Jennifer Don
| Jennifer Don | |
|---|---|
| File:Jennifer Don.jpg
Jennifer Don in 2004
|
|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Chinese Taipei United States |
| Born | Houston, Texas |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Coach | Tiffany Chin |
| Choreographer | Mary Scotvold, Paul Wylie |
| Skating club | Texas Gulf Coast |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 149.38 2004 Cup of Russia |
| Short program | 55.58 2004 Cup of Russia |
| Free skate | 93.80 2004 Cup of Russia |
Jennifer Don (born October 6; Chinese: 唐文珍; pinyin: Táng Wénzhēn) is a Taiwanese American figure skater who competed in both the pairs and singles disciplines. For most of her career, she represented the United States in competition. With partner Jonathon Hunt, she is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist in pairs. As a single skater, she won the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy, becoming the first woman to win a competition under the ISU International Judging System. In 2006, she represented Chinese Taipei.
Contents
Personal life
Don was born on October 6, in Houston, Texas.[1] She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2009, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Global Studies.[2]
Skating career
Don started skating at the age of 10.[3] As a singles skater, she was the 2001 U.S. national bronze medalist on the novice level and the 2002 U.S. silver medalist on the junior level.[4]
As a pair skater, Don won the bronze medal with Jonathon Hunt at the 2003 World Junior Championships.[5] They announced the end of their partnership on March 2005,[6] Hunt having decided to retire.[7] Don was unable to find another partner so she decided to compete as a single skater for Taiwan.[7] In 2005, she won the Chinese Taipei National Championships.[8]
Results
Single skating
for the United States (excluding Taiwanese Nationals and Winter Universiade)
| Event | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 13th | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei Championships | 1st | ||||||
| U.S. Figure Skating Championships | 3rd N. | 2nd J. | 11th | 8th | |||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 6th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Winter Universiade | 25th |
Pair skating
(with Jered Guzman)
| Event | 2002 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Figure Skating Championships | 10th |
(with Jonathon Hunt)
| Event | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Figure Skating Championships | 3rd | ||
| Skate America | 7th | ||
| Cup of Russia | 4th | ||
| U.S. Figure Skating Championships | 6th | 4th | 6th |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jennifer Don. |
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Chinese-language text
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1984 births
- Living people
- American female single skaters
- American female pair skaters
- Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade
- People from Houston, Texas
- Taiwanese female single skaters
- World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
