Liam Dougherty (born May 4, 1984 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

ice dancer. He competed with partners

Mylène Girard Mylène Girard (born March 16, 1984 in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec) is a Canadian ice dancer. She teamed up with partner Jonathan Pelletier in 2008. She has also competed with Liam Dougherty, Brian Innes and Bradley Yaeger. Career With Innes, she is ...

Terra Findlay Terra Findlay (born May 3, 1990) is a French-Canadian ice dancer who has also competed for France. Personal life Findlay was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Her mother is a figure skating coach and her father and brother are hockey p ...

and

Melissa Piperno Melissa Piperno (born February 6, 1984, in LaSalle, Quebec) is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Liam Dougherty, she is the 2003 Canadian junior national champion. They placed 10th at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships ...

Career

He began skating at age eight and switched to ice dancing at age 13. Early in his career, he partnered with

Tanith Belbin Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian-American ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Ben ...

for a short time. He began skating with Piperno in 1999. Together they are the 2003 Canadian junior national champion and placed 10th at the

2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held from February 24 to March 2 at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Due t ...

as well as competed on both the

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 ...

and the senior

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. That partnership ended in 2004 and Dougherty was left without a partner for over a year. He attended the 2005 Canadian Championships as a reporter for the Yukon News. He teamed up with

later that year. They competed together for two seasons. After that partnership ended in 2007, Dougherty teamed up with Mylene Girard. They placed 10th at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy. Their partnership ended following that season.

Competitive highlights

(with Girard) (with Findlay) (with Piperno)

References

External links

* Canadian male ice dancers 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan {{Canada-figure-skating-bio-stub