Jennifer Don (born October 6, 1984; ) is a

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figure skater who competed in both the

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and

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disciplines. For most of her career, she represented the United States in competition. With partner Jonathon Hunt, she is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist in pairs. As a single skater, she won the 2003

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, becoming the first woman to win a competition under the ISU International Judging System. In 2006, she represented Chinese Taipei. Jennifer is a PSA member and CER A certified.

Personal life

Don was born on October 6, 1984, in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the

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(UCLA) in 2009, where she earned a bachelor's degree in

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Skating career

Don started skating at the age of 10. As a singles skater, she was the 2001 U.S. national bronze medalist on the novice level and the 2002 U.S. silver medalist on the junior level. As a

pair skater 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 ...

, Don won the bronze medal with Jonathon Hunt at the 2003 World Junior Championships. They announced the end of their partnership in March 2005, Hunt having decided to retire. Don was unable to find another partner so she decided to compete as a single skater for Taiwan. In 2005, she won the Chinese Taipei National Championships.

Programs

Singles

Pairs

With Hunt

Results

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; JGP:

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Single skating

For the United States until 2004 and then Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

Pairs with Guzman

Pairs with Hunt

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Don, Jennifer 1984 births Living people American female single skaters American female pair skaters Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade People from Houston Taiwanese female single skaters World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists 21st-century American women