Louann Donovan(born September 26, 1986) is an American former competitivefigure skater.She is the 2004Nebelhorn Trophychampion and competed in twoWorld Junior Championships,placing as high as sixth.
| Louann Donovan | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1986 Boston,Massachusetts |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Began skating | 1992 |
Career
editDonovan initially played ice hockey. She began taking figure skating lessons after watchingNancy Kerrigancompete at the 1992 Olympics.[1]
Donovan won the junior title at the 2002 U.S. Championships. She was assigned to the2002 World Junior Championshipsand placed sixth. The following season, Donovan won a silver medal on theISU Junior Grand Prixseries and then debuted on the senior level at the U.S. Championships, placing ninth. She was sent to the2003 World Junior Championshipsand finished tenth.
Donovan won gold in her senior international debut at the2004 Nebelhorn Trophy.Doing a triple flip after the event, she broke the navicular bone of her right foot in half.[2]As doctors initially believed it was a sprain, she attempted to compete at the2004 Finlandia Trophyand injured her foot further.[2]
As of 2007, Donovan works as a skating director at the Icenter inSalem, New Hampshire.[2]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2002–2003 [3] |
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| 2001–2002 [4] |
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Results
edit| International[3][4] | |||||
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| Event | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||
| International: Junior[3][4] | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 6th | 10th | |||
| JGPBulgaria | 6th | ||||
| JGPCanada | 2nd | ||||
| JGPItaly | 7th | ||||
| JGPSlovakia | 5th | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd J | ||||
| National[3][4] | |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 6th J | 1st J | 9th | 16th | |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew J = Junior | |||||
References
edit- ^"Louann Donovan: Interview".Golden Skate. September 11, 2002.
- ^abcFawcett, Laura (April 30, 2007)."Former Junior Champ Louann Donovan Takes on New Challenges Off the Ice".U.S. Figure Skating.
- ^abcd"Louann DONOVAN: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon January 3, 2007.
- ^abcd"Louann DONOVAN: 2001/2002".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon June 12, 2002.
External links
edit- Louann Donovanat theInternational Skating Union
- "Louann Donovan Online".Archived from the original on November 3, 2007.RetrievedMay 1,2007.
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