Ellie Kam
| Ellie Kam | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Born | 20 December 2004 Yokota Air Base, Japan |
| Home town | Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Partner | Danny O'Shea |
| Former partner | Ian Meyh |
| Coach | Drew Meekins |
| Choreographer | Drew Meekins |
| Skating club | Thunderbirds FSC |
| Training locations | Colorado Springs |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 178.83 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | 63.40 2023 Worlds |
| Free skate | 116.76 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Ellie Kam (born December 20, 2004) is a Japanese-born American pair skater. With her current skating partner, Danny O'Shea, she is the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, the 2022 IceChallenge champion, and the 2023 U.S. national bronze medalist.
Career
2022–23 season Debut of Kam/O'Shea
Kam and O'Shea made their international debut at the 2022 Ice Challenge and won the gold medal in the pairs competition. They then made their Challenger debut at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, winning the silver medal.[1]
Kam/O'Shea competed next at the 2023 U.S. Championships, where they placed third in the short program.[2] They opened their free skate with Kam falling on their triple twist, but still managed to place third in that segment as well, winning the bronze medal. Kam called the experience "quite the whirlwind."[3]
Having reached the national podium, Kam/O'Shea were assigned to make their ISU championship debut together at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, held in their home training location of Colorado Springs. O'Shea considered this "pretty special."[4] They placed seventh in the short program, but a fifth-place free skate moved them up to sixth overall.[5] Kam/O'Shea finished the season at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, where they finished twelfth.[6]
2023–24 season
In their first international appearance of the 2023-24 season, Kam and O'Shea won the gold medal at the Finlandia Trophy.
Programs
With O'Shea
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 |
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| 2022–2023 |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With O'Shea
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | 12th | |
| Four Continents | 6th | |
| GP Finland | TBD | |
| GP France | TBD | |
| CS Golden Spin | 2nd | |
| CS Finlandia | 1st | |
| CS Nebelhorn | WD | |
| Ice Challenge | 1st | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||
References
- ↑ "Team USA Wraps up Challenger Series with Seven Medals at Golden Spin of Zagreb". U.S. Figure Skating. December 10, 2022.
- ↑ Walker, Elvin (January 27, 2023). "Knierim and Frazier, Levito, Chock and Bates Take First Step Toward Gold". U.S. Figure Skating.
- ↑ Flett, Ted (January 29, 2023). "Knierim and Frazier reclaim US pairs title". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Field, Carson (February 10, 2023). "Danny O'Shea, Ellie Kam represent Colorado Springs at Four Continents championships". The Gazette.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (February 11, 2023). "Miura and Kihara reign at Four Continents". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier Win Second Straight World Championships Medal with Silver". U.S. Figure Skating. March 23, 2023.
External links
- ISU bio
- U.S. Figure Skating bio
- U.S. Figure Skating Names Ice Dance and Pairs World, World Junior and Four Continents Team Selections
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