Amanda J. Dobbs (born August 10, 1993) is an American former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. As a

single skater Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

, she placed fourth at the 2010 Four Continents Championships. She also competed in

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

on the national senior level with Joseph Jacobsen .

Personal life

Dobbs was born in

Clovis, California Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The 2020 population was 120,124. Clovis is located northeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). History The city of Clovis began as a freight stop along the S ...

and lives in

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. She attends

Laurel Springs School Laurel Springs School is a WASC-accredited K–12 distance learning school in Ojai, California, United States. Laurel Springs School offers personalized resources, customizable curricula, individualized teacher services, college advising and ot ...

. Her uncle played for the Texas Rangers.

Career

Early career

Dobbs began competing in 2003 on the Intermediate level. In 2004, she won the silver medal on the intermediate level at the 2005 Central Pacific Regionals. She also competed in

with Christopher Trefil on the intermediate level. They won the pewter medal at the 2005 U.S. Junior Championships. She moved up to the novice level for the 2005–2006 season and placed 7th at her regional championship. With Trefil in pairs, she also competed on the novice level. They won the silver medal at their sectional championship and qualified for the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where they placed 5th. In the 2006–2007 season, she remained on the novice level. She won her regional championship and advanced to her sectional championship, where she placed 6th. In the 2007–2008 season, Dobbs moved up to the junior level. She won her regional championship and won the bronze medal at her sectional championship to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 5th. She was assigned to the

2008 International Challenge Cup The 2008 International Challenge Cup (also called the AEGON Challenge Cup after its title sponsor) was held between March 6 and 9, 2008 in The Hague. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing Ice d ...

, where she won the bronze medal.

2008–2009 season

In the 2008–2009 season, Dobbs debuted on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

circuit. At the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Mexico, she won the gold medal and was assigned to a second event by

U.S. Figure Skating U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee "USOPC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act an ...

. At her second event, in South Africa, she won the bronze medal. She qualified in fifth position to the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, she placed 7th. By qualifying to the Junior Grand Prix Final, she had earned a bye to the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Dobbs competed on the junior level and placed 7th. Following that season, Dobbs teamed up with Joseph Jacobsen to compete in

while still competing as a single skater.

2009–2010 season

In the 2009–2010 season, Dobbs competed in single and pair skating. She made her senior international debut at the 2009

Ice Challenge The Icechallenge (formerly known as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen or Leo Scheu Memorial) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Grazer Eislaufverein and sanctioned by the Austrian Figure Skating association and the ...

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and won the bronze medal. The timing of this competition gave her a bye through the regional championships to her sectional championships. At the 2010

Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. Skaters compete in five levels: Senior, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile. Medals are awarded in four dis ...

, held in the fall of 2009, Dobbs qualified for the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships by winning the pewter medals in both the singles event and the pairs event. At the 2010 U.S. Championships, Dobbs placed 6th in the ladies event, and 7th in the pairs event with Jacobsen. Because the

2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. It was held at the Hwasan Ice Arena in Jeonju, South Korea on January 27–30. Medals were awarded in the disciplines ...

were held so close to the U.S. Championships, U.S. Figure Skating had submitted possible entries in advance. Dobbs was on the alternate list for Four Continents and was assigned to the event following the 2010 U.S. Championships. Dobbs & Jacobsen were not listed as alternates and so could not have been sent; but were the fourth alternates for the

2010 World Figure Skating Championships The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was h ...

. At the Four Continents Championships, she placed second in the short program with 57.56 points, 1.32 behind Akiko Suzuki. She finished fourth overall.

2010–2011 season

Dobbs was assigned to one senior Grand Prix event, the

2010 Cup of China The 2010 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on November 4–7. Medals were a ...

, and finished sixth.

Coaching

As of 2020, she coaches out of the Detroit Skating Club.

Programs

Singles

Pairs with Jacobsen

Pairs with Trefil

Competitive highlights

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; JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

Ladies' singles

Pairs with Jacobsen

Pairs with Trefil

Detailed results

Small medals for short and long programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Singles career

References

External links

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Amanda Dobbs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dobbs, Amanda 1993 births Living people American female pair skaters American female single skaters Sportspeople from Clovis, California 21st-century American women 20th-century American women