Jason Dungjen(born September 28, 1967) is an Americanfigure skatingcoach and a formerpair skater.WithKyoko Ina,he is a two-timeSkate Americasilver medalist, a three-timeNations Cupmedalist, and a two-timeU.S. nationalchampion. With Susan Dungjen, he is the 1983NHK Trophysilver medalist and 1984World Juniorsilver medalist.
| Jason Dungjen | |
|---|---|
 Dungjen in 2010 | |
| Born | September 28, 1967 Detroit,Michigan |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Retired | 1998 |
Career
editDungjen's first skating partner was his sister,Susan Dungjen.Together, they won silver medals at the 1983NHK Trophy,1984World Junior Championships,and 1984Grand Prix International St. Gervais.After their partnership ended, he competed with Paula Visingardi and Karen Courtland.
Dungjen began competing withKyoko Inain the 1991–92 season. They won the1997and1998 U.S. Championshipsand placed fourth at the1998 Winter Olympics.They withdrew from the1998 World Championshipsafter an accident during a practice session — while practicing a tripletwist,Ina's arm hit Dungjen's forehead, fracturing the browbone above his right eye.[1]Their partnership dissolved after the event and he retired from competition. Dungjen later skated with then-wifeYuka Satoon theStars on Icetour.
Dungjen is a coach at the Detroit Skating Club inBloomfield Hills, Michiganand an ISU Technical Specialist for the United States.[2][3]Among others, he has coachedAlissa Czisny,Jeremy Abbott,[4]Valentina Marchei,[5]andAdam Rippon.[6]
Personal life
editPrograms
edit(with Ina)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Polovtsian Dances byAlexander Borodin | |
| 1996–1997 | Grand Canyon Suite |
Competitive highlights
editWith Kyoko Ina
edit| Results[8][9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||||
| Event | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| Olympics | 9th | 4th | |||||
| Worlds | 12th | 8th | 6th | 4th | |||
| CSLalique | 5th | 6th | |||||
| CSNations Cup | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | |||
| CSNHK Trophy | 4th | 3rd | |||||
| CSSkate America | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | |||
| CSSkate Canada | 3rd | ||||||
| Continents Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 1st | ||||||
| Piruetten | 3rd | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| CS = Became part ofChampions Seriesin 1995–1996 (laterGrand Prix) | |||||||
With Karen Courtland
edit| Results[10] | |
|---|---|
| International | |
| Event | 1990–1991 |
| Prague Skate | 1st |
| National | |
| U.S. Championships | 5th |
With Paula Visingardi
edit| Results[11] | ||
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| Event | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
| NHK Trophy | 5th | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 9th | 8th |
With Susan Dungjen
edit| Results[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 |
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 5th | ||
| International St. Gervais | 2nd | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 8th | 4th | 6th |
References
edit- ^"American pairs champions withdraw from worlds".canoe.ca.Associated Press.March 30, 1998. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^abKany, Klaus-Reinhold (December 1, 2011)."Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen: Building Champions".IFS Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2012.RetrievedDecember 2,2011.
- ^"ISU Communication No. 1467".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-03.
- ^Sciarrillo, Laura (January 3, 2012)."Jason Dungjen: how he works with his athletes".ArtOnIce.it.RetrievedJanuary 3,2012.
- ^"Valentina MARCHEI".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon January 14, 2014.
- ^"Rippon enlists Jason Dungjen as new coach".U.S. Figure Skating.Universal Sports. June 15, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon June 23, 2011.RetrievedJune 15,2011.
- ^Gallagher, Jack (December 4, 2013)."Mao has much at stake in Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka".Japan Times.
- ^"Kyoko INA / John ZIMMERMAN: 2000/2001".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon April 20, 2001.
- ^"Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen".Pairs on Ice. Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2008.
- ^"Karen Courtland & Jason Dungjen".Pairs on Ice. Archived fromthe originalon March 22, 2003.
- ^"Paula Visingardi & Jason Dungjen".Pairs on Ice. Archived fromthe originalon May 15, 2003.
- ^"Susan Dungjen & Jason Dungjen".Pairs on Ice. Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2003.
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