Pamela O'Connor (figure Skater)
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Pamela "Pam" O'Connor (born 22 March 1980 in
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) is a Scottish former
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who competed internationally representing
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. With her husband Jonathon O'Dougherty, she is the 2003 British national champion.


Career

O'Connor competed with partner Jonathan O'Dougherty. They competed at one World Championships, finishing 19th in
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, and twice at the European Championships, finishing 16th in
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and 14th in
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. They won medals at several internationals –
Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by Skating Finland (). The competition debuted in 1995 in Helsinki, and when the ISU launched the ISU Challenger ...
,
Pavel Roman Memorial The Pavel Roman Memorial () is an international ice dance competition held in Olomouc, Czech Republic and organized by the Czech Skating Association. The competition is named in honor of Pavel Roman, a former figure skater and ice dancer who compe ...
,
Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Nepela Memorial () is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia, by the Slovak Figure Skating Association (). The competition debuted in ...
, and
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– and one senior
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title. They retired from competitive skating in 2005. In 1999, O'Connor appeared as a young figure skater in a
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. O'Connor competed on the
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and
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versions of ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2006. In Dancing on Ice (UK) series 1, O'Connor was partnered with
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and was voted out in the semi-final. In series 2 one year later, she was partnered with Neil Fox and was voted out in week 1.


Personal life

O'Connor grew up in Cumbernauld and attended Cumbernauld High School. She is married to O'Dougherty.


Programs


Competitive highlights

(with Jonathon O'Dougherty)


References


External links

*
Pam O'Connor / Jonathon O'Dougherty
* Scottish female ice dancers Sportspeople from Glasgow 1980 births Living people {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub