Pamela O'Connor (figure skater)

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Pamela O'Connor
Personal information
Country representedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1980-03-22) 22 March 1980 (age 43)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Former partner Jonathon O'Dougherty
Former coach Marina Klimova,
Sergei Ponomarenko,
Muriel Zazoui,
Karen Barber,
N. Chilcott,
T. Ovchinnikova
Skating clubDeeside Nottingham
Retired2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total144.46
2005 Europeans
Comp. dance27.33
2005 Europeans
Original dance42.81
2005 Europeans
Free dance74.32
2005 Europeans

Pamela "Pam" O'Connor (born 22 March 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former ice dancer who competed internationally representing Great Britain. With her husband Jonathon O'Dougherty, she is the 2003 British national champion.

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Career

O'Connor competed with partner Jonathan O'Dougherty. [1] They 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 retired from competitive skating in 2005.

In 1999, O'Connor appeared as a young figure skater in a Robbie Williams music video.

O'Connor competed on the British and Australian versions of Dancing on Ice in 2006. In Dancing on Ice (UK) series 1, O'Connor was partnered with David Seaman and was voted out in the semi-final. In series 2 one year later, she was partnered with Neil Fox and was voted out in week 1.

Personal life

O'Connor grew up in Cumbernauld and attended Cumbernauld High School. She is married to O'Dougherty.

Programs

Season Original dance Free dance
2004–2005 [2]
  • Kick in the Head
    by Robbie Williams
  • Down with Love
    by Holly Palmer, Michael Buble
  • Tonight
    by Elton John
2003–2004 [3]
  • Swing

Competitive highlights

(with Jonathon O'Dougherty)

Results [3] [2]
International
Event1996–971997–981998–991999–002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–06
Worlds 19th
Europeans 16th14th
Bofrost Cup 7th5th
Finlandia Trophy 3rd
Golden Spin 5th2nd
Karl Schäfer 6th
Nebelhorn 8th
Ondrej Nepela 2nd3rd
Pavel Roman 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 17th
National
British 1st J.4th5th4th3rd2nd1st2nd2nd
J. = Junior level

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References

  1. Mittan, Barry (11 September 2003). "O'Connor and O'Dougherty Reign as British Dance Champions". GoldenSkate.com.
  2. 1 2 "Pamela O'CONNOR / Jonathon O'DOUGHERTY: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
  3. 1 2 "Pamela O'CONNOR / Jonathon O'DOUGHERTY: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004.