Siobhan Karam

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Siobhan Karam
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Karam & O'Keefe in 2009.
Personal information
Country representedFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1986-05-01) May 1, 1986 (age 36)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height160 cm (5.2 ft)
Partner Kevin O'Keefe
Former partner Joshua McGrath
Coach Marina Zoueva, Igor Shpilband
Choreographer Marina Zoueva, Igor Shpilband
Skating clubMinto SC
Retired2009

Siobhan Karam (born May 1, 1986) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. She competed for two years with Kevin O'Keefe, with whom she teamed up in May 2007. They placed 4th at the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 6th at the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

Karam previously competed with Joshua McGrath. They were the 2005 Canadian junior national champion. They came 7th at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and competed on both the Junior Grand Prix and the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. They were teamed up in 1997 by Marina Zoueva [1] and their partnership ended in 2007 when McGrath retired from skating.

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