Jamie Silverstein
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 23, 1983 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Ryan O'Meara Brandon Forsyth Justin Pekarek |
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| Former coach | Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva |
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| Skating club | Arctic FSC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 155.51 2005 Skate America |
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| Comp. dance | 29.98 2006 4CC |
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| Original dance | 48.28 2005 Skate America |
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| Free dance | 78.79 2005 Skate America |
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Jamie Silverstein (born December 23, 1983) is an American former ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 2000 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 1999 World Junior champion, and 2000 U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Personal life and career
Silverstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.[1] After her parents divorced when she was 11, she moved with her mother to Michigan.[2]
Early in her career, Silverstein competed with Justin Pekarek. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles.[3][4] The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the 2000 U.S. Championships, and bronze at the 2000 Four Continents. They announced their split on January 10, 2001.[5] Silverstein later revealed that she had battled eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, during her career.[2][6][7]
Silverstein trained briefly with Brandon Forsyth but never competed with him.[6] She left competitive skating for a period and attended Cornell University.[7] She was off the ice completely for two years, stepping onto the ice again in late 2004.[2] Silverstein decided to make a return to competition. In April 2005, she began training with Ryan O'Meara.[8] They won the bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships and qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[2][9]
On May 3, 2006, Silverstein and O'Meara announced they would be taking time off from competitive skating.[10] She planned to return to school and complete her degree.[10] In 2008, she graduated from Cornell University with a degree as a College Scholar, choosing to specialize in catharsis and emotional psychology. Her thesis work involved a performance piece whose subject was Ekman's 6 basic emotions. Now she works as a yoga instructor and is an advocate in eating disorder recovery. She also maintains a blog. In 2012, Silverstein opened a yoga studio, The Grinning Yogi, in Seattle.[11]
Competitive highlights
With O'Meara
| International | |
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| Event | 2005–2006 |
| Winter Olympic Games | 16th |
| Four Continents | 6th |
| Skate America | 5th |
| National | |
| U.S. Championships | 3rd |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st |
With Pekarek
| International | |||||
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| Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 |
| Worlds | 12th | ||||
| Four Continents | 3rd | ||||
| Skate America | 5th | ||||
| Sparkassen Cup | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn | 1st | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | 1st | |||
| JGP Final | 6th | 1st | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 2nd | ||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Germany | 3rd | 1st | |||
| National | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st N. | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 2nd |
| Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior JGP = Junior Grand Prix (Junior Series) |
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Programs
(with O'Meara)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2005–2006[12] |
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Nu Tango |
See also
References
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External links
- Official website[dead link]
- Jamie Silverstein / Ryan O'Meara at the U.S. Figure Skating
- Jamie Silverstein / Ryan O'Meara at the International Skating Union
- U.S. Olympic Team bio[dead link]
- Detroit Skating Club
- "The Tribe goes to Torino: Sketches of Jewish Olympic-Bound Athletes", 2/16/06
- Articles with dead external links from January 2011
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American female ice dancers
- Cornell University alumni
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Olympic figure skaters of the United States
- Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
- People from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
- World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists
