Andrew Dodds

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Andrew Dodds
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 32)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country Australia
CoachSingles: Margaret Nicholls
Ice dance: Monica MacDonald, John Dunn
Skating clubBoondall FSC
Began skating1995
Andrew Dodds
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Andrew Dodds (born 2 August 1991) is an Australian figure skater who competes in both men's singles and ice dance. As a single skater, he is a three-time Australian national silver medalist and has competed in the final segment at four Four Continents Championships. As an ice dancer with partner Chantelle Kerry, he is a two-time Australian national champion (2017, 2018) and has appeared at two Four Continents.

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Personal life

Andrew Dodds was born on 2 August 1991, in Gold Coast, Queensland. [1] He studied commerce at Griffiths University. [2] He has also studied Japanese. [3] His brothers Matthew Dodds, Ryan Dodds and Jordan Dodds have also represented Australia in figure skating. [4]

Career

Single skating

Dodds began learning to skate in 1995. [1] He competed at one ISU Junior Grand Prix competition, in September 2010 in Karuizawa, Japan.

Dodds received bronze medals at the New Zealand Winter Games in 2009 and 2011. He won his first senior national medal, bronze, during the 2011–2012 season. His ISU Championship debut came at the 2014 Four Continents in Taipei, Taiwan; his short program placement (27th) did not allow him to compete in the free skate. Similarly, his appearance at the 2015 Four Continents Championships (Seoul, South Korea) ended after the short program, in which he ranked 25th.

During the 2015–2016 season, Dodds became the Australian national silver medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, finishing 20th. The following season, he took bronze at the Australian Championships and placed 20th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. He was coached by Margaret Nicholls in Gold Coast, Queensland. [1]

Ice dancing

Dodds had a tryout with Australian single skater Chantelle Kerry in April 2017. They announced their partnership in mid-May, after Dodds had passed his dance tests. The two are coached by Monica MacDonald and John Dunn in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [5]

Kerry/Dodds debuted their partnership at the 2017 International Cup of Nice, finishing 16th.

In 2018, Andrew Dodds and Chantelle Kerry appeared in the music video of "Before I Go" by Australian singer Guy Sebastian. [6]

Programs

Ice dancing

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
Short dance
2017–2018
[8]
  • Ruled by Secrecy
    by Muse

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2017
[4] [9]
2014–2015
[10]
  • Miracle Reunion
    by Joe Hisaishi
  • Wrath of the White Witch
    by Joe Hisaishi
2013–2014
[11]
2010–2011
[12]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Kerry

International [13]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 21–22
Worlds 30th26th
Four Continents 13th10th14thWD
CS Alpen Trophy 11th
CS Asian Open 4thWD
CS Finlandia Trophy 14th
CS Lombardia Trophy WD
CS Warsaw Cup 13th12th
Cup of Nice 16th
Mezzaluna Cup 2nd
Lake Placid IDI9th
Open d'Andorra 4th4th
Toruń Cup 14th
U.S. Classic 6th
Warsaw Cup 5th
National
Australian Champ. 1st1st2ndC
TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled

Men's singles

International [14] [15]
Event07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Four Continents 27th25th20th20th21st13th
CS Autumn Classic 13th10th10th
CS Ice Challenge 13th
CS Lombardia 12thWD
CS Nebelhorn 14th14th
CS Ondrej Nepela 8thWD
CS U.S. Classic 9th11th13th9th
Asian Open 8th9th
Bosphorus Cup 12th
Crystal Skate 7th
Cup of Nice 23rd25th18th
Golden Spin 12th
Istanbul Cup 12th
NZ Winter Games 3rd3rd
Skate Down Under6th
Winter Universiade 24th
Volvo Open Cup 11th11th
Warsaw Cup 3rd
International: Junior [14]
JGP Japan 20th
National [14]
Australian Champ. 7th5th3rd5th4th3rd2nd3rd2nd2nd4th
Australian Junior Champ. 6th J6th J4th J
N = Novice; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

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