O'Dougherty was born in Wrexham, Wales on 22 February 1978. He graduated from South Nottingham College in 2004 with a degree in Sports Science.[1] He now studies at San Jose State University. He has one brother, who also skated competitively.[2]
O'Connor and O'Dougherty moved to California in 2004, then moved to Minnesota in 2007, where they married. They moved back to California in 2009, where they coached at Sharks Ice in San Jose, California. They then moved to Bozeman, MT where O'Dougherty serves as the Skating Director for the Gallatin Ice Foundation.
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O'Dougherty started to skate at age twelve.[2] He was initially a singles skater. After switching to ice dancing. In 1995, he teamed up with O'Connor.[3] They won the bronze medal at the British Junior ice dance championships in their first year together.[citation needed]
O'Connor and O'Dougherty retired from competitive skating in 2005. They appeared in the 2006 Australian TV show, Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice. O'Dougherty's celebrity partner, Giaan Rooney, injured her ankle before the second episode.
O'Connor and O'Dougherty coach at the Sharks Ice in San Jose, California. They have coached several ice dancers and singles skaters, including Madeline Heritage and Nathan Fast,[4] and Katie Dano.
jonathon, dougherty, born, february, 1978, welsh, dancer, competed, britain, with, wife, pamela, connor, born, 1978, february, 1978, height172, figure, skating, careercountry, great, britainskating, clubdeeside, nottinghamretired2005, contents, personal, life,. Jonathon O Dougherty born 22 February 1978 is a Welsh ice dancer who competed for Britain with his wife Pamela O Connor Jonathon O DoughertyBorn 1978 02 22 22 February 1978 age 45 Height172 cm 5 64 ft Figure skating careerCountry Great BritainSkating clubDeeside NottinghamRetired2005 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Programs 4 Competitive highlights 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editO Dougherty was born in Wrexham Wales on 22 February 1978 He graduated from South Nottingham College in 2004 with a degree in Sports Science 1 He now studies at San Jose State University He has one brother who also skated competitively 2 O Connor and O Dougherty moved to California in 2004 then moved to Minnesota in 2007 where they married They moved back to California in 2009 where they coached at Sharks Ice in San Jose California They then moved to Bozeman MT where O Dougherty serves as the Skating Director for the Gallatin Ice Foundation Career editO Dougherty started to skate at age twelve 2 He was initially a singles skater After switching to ice dancing In 1995 he teamed up with O Connor 3 They won the bronze medal at the British Junior ice dance championships in their first year together citation needed O Connor and O Dougherty competed at one World Championships finishing 19th in 2002 and twice at the European Championships finishing 16th in 2003 and 14th in 2005 They won medals at several internationals Finlandia Trophy Pavel Roman Memorial Ondrej Nepela Memorial and Golden Spin of Zagreb and one senior national title They trained in Great Britain and France until they moved to California to train with Sergei Ponomarenko and Marina Klimova Olympic gold medalists In 1999 O Dougherty appeared in Robbie Williams music video for She s the One O Connor and O Dougherty retired from competitive skating in 2005 They appeared in the 2006 Australian TV show Torvill and Dean s Dancing on Ice O Dougherty s celebrity partner Giaan Rooney injured her ankle before the second episode O Connor and O Dougherty coach at the Sharks Ice in San Jose California They have coached several ice dancers and singles skaters including Madeline Heritage and Nathan Fast 4 and Katie Dano Programs edit with O Connor Season Original dance Free dance2004 2005 5 Kick in the Head by Robbie Williams Down with Love by Holly Palmer Michael Buble Tonight by Elton John2003 2004 6 Swing Moulin Rouge Competitive highlights edit with O Connor Results 5 6 InternationalEvent 1996 97 1997 98 1998 99 1999 00 2000 01 2001 02 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06Worlds 19thEuropeans 16th 14thBofrost Cup 7th 5thFinlandia Trophy 3rdGolden Spin 5th 2ndKarl Schafer 6thNebelhorn 8thOndrej Nepela 2nd 3rdPavel Roman 1stInternational JuniorJunior Worlds 17thNationalBritish 1st J 4th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2ndJ Junior levelReferences edit About Pam and Jonathon Retrieved 27 March 2011 a b Mittan Barry 11 September 2003 O Connor and O Dougherty Reign as British Dance Champions GoldenSkate com Pam O Connor and Jonathon O Dougherty Ice Dance com Retrieved 27 March 2011 Meet the Juniors Ice Dance Figure Skaters Online Retrieved 27 March 2011 a b Pamela O CONNOR Jonathon O DOUGHERTY 2004 2005 International Skating Union Archived from the original on 25 November 2005 a b Pamela O CONNOR Jonathon O DOUGHERTY 2003 2004 International Skating Union Archived from the original on 9 June 2004 External links editJonathon O Dougherty at the International Skating Union Pam amp Jonathon O Dougherty Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathon O 27Dougherty amp oldid 1106488636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
