Kenneth Ormsby Explained

Kenneth Ormsby
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Partner:	Paulette Doan
Retired:	1964

Kenneth Ormsby is a former Canadian ice dancer. Competing with Paulette Doan, he was the 1963 and 1964 Canadian champion and in those years won bronze and silver medals (respectively) at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Ormsby was from Toronto and trained there during his competitive career. He was also studying for a degree in accounting.^[1]

After the 1964 season, Doan and Ormsby turned professional and toured with Ice Follies. They announced their engagement the day they joined the show.^[2]

As of 2010, Kenneth Ormsby is on the coaching staff at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club in Toronto, Ontario.^[3]

Results

(with Paulette Doan)

Event	1961	1962	1963	1964
		5th	3rd	2nd
	3rd		1st
	1st J.*
	3rd	3rd	1st	1st

• Doan and Ormsby competed in both the junior and senior events at the 1961 Canadian Championships.^[4]

Notes and References

1. "1963 North American, U.S., & Canadian Champions", Skating magazine, May 1963
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=863&dat=19650204&id=LM0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wCoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159,2794635 "Ice Follies Presents New Stars, New Look"
3. Web site: Scarboro FSC professional coaching staff . 2010-06-02 . 2011-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192335/http://www.sfsc.on.ca/professional_coaching_staff . dead .
4. "The Canadians", Skating magazine, April 1961