Jamie Silverstein
Jamie Silverstein (born December 23, 1983) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 2000 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 1999 World Junior champion, and 2000 U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
| Jamie Silverstein | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 23, 1983 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Arctic FSC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life edit
Silverstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] She grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.[2] After her parents divorced when she was 11, she moved with her mother to Michigan.[3]
Skating career edit
Early in her career, Silverstein competed with Justin Pekarek. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles.[4][5] The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the 2000 U.S. Championships, and bronze at the 2000 Four Continents. They announced their split on January 10, 2001.[6] Silverstein later revealed that she had battled eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, during her career.[3][7][8]
Silverstein trained briefly with Brandon Forsyth but never competed with him.[7] She left competitive skating for a period and attended Cornell University.[8] She was off the ice completely for two years, stepping onto the ice again in late 2004.[3] Silverstein decided to make a return to competition. In April 2005, she began training with Ryan O'Meara.[9] They won the bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships and qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[3][10]
On May 3, 2006, Silverstein and O'Meara announced that they would take time off from competitive skating, with Silverstein planning to return to school.[11]
Later life and career edit
In 2008, Silverstein graduated from Cornell University with a degree as a College Scholar, choosing to specialize in catharsis and emotional psychology. Her thesis work involved a performance piece whose subject was Ekman's six basic emotions. Now she works as a yoga instructor and is an advocate in eating disorder recovery. She also maintains a blog.
In 2012, Silverstein opened a yoga studio, The Grinning Yogi, in Seattle.[12]
Programs edit
With O'Meara edit
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2005–06 [1] |
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With Pekarek edit
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 1999–2000 [13] |
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| 1998–99 | |
Competitive highlights edit
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix
With O'Meara edit
| International[14] | |
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| Event | 2005–06 |
| Winter Olympics | 16th |
| Four Continents Champ. | 6th |
| GP Skate America | 5th |
| National[10] | |
| U.S. Championships | 3rd |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st |
With Pekarek edit
| International[13] | |||||
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| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 |
| World Champ. | 12th | ||||
| Four Continents Champ. | 3rd | ||||
| GP Skate America | 5th | ||||
| GP Sparkassen Cup | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||
| International: Junior[13] | |||||
| World Junior Champ. | 10th | 1st | |||
| JGP Final | 6th | 1st | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 2nd | ||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Germany | 3rd | 1st | |||
| National[13] | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st N | 3rd J | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Jamie SILVERSTEIN / Ryan O'MEARA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. from the original on November 2, 2009.
- ^ Anderson, Shelly (February 18, 2006). "Local skater savoring Olympic 'experience'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b c d Elliott, Helene (February 17, 2006). "Silverstein Already Has a Big Victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Silverstein and Pekarek continue winning ways". Associated Press. Canadian Online Explorer. February 14, 1999. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Silverstein and Pekarek announce end to successful career". ABC Sports Online. ESPN. January 10, 2001. from the original on October 6, 2008.
- ^ a b DeSimone, Bonnie (October 22, 2005). "Skater dancing way into contention for Olympic berth". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Macur, Juliet (February 18, 2006). "Ex-Rising Star Makes a Healthy Return to the Ice". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (October 10, 2005). "Painful Breakups Lead to New Beginnings for Silverstein and O'Meara". SkateToday.
- ^ a b . U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on May 24, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ . U.S. Figure Skating. May 3, 2006. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Elfman, Lois (June 14, 2012). "Silverstein experiences life's twists and turns". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ a b c d . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016.
- ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links edit
- "The Tribe goes to Torino: Sketches of Jewish Olympic-Bound Athletes", 2/16/06