Louann Donovan Explained

Louann Donovan
Country:United States
Birth Date:September 26, 1986
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Formercoach:Mary and Evy Scotvold
Formerchoreographer:Mary Scotvold, Cheryl Franks
Former Skating Club:SC Boston
Formertraininglocations:Dennis, Massachusetts
Beganskating:1992

Louann Donovan (born September 26, 1986) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy champion and competed in two World Junior Championships, placing as high as sixth.

Career

Donovan initially played ice hockey. She began taking figure skating lessons after watching Nancy Kerrigan compete at the 1992 Olympics.

Donovan won the junior title at the 2002 U.S. Championships. She was assigned to the 2002 World Junior Championships and placed sixth. The following season, Donovan won a silver medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and then debuted on the senior level at the U.S. Championships, placing ninth. She was sent to the 2003 World Junior Championships and finished tenth.

Donovan won gold in her senior international debut at the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy. Doing a triple flip after the event, she broke the navicular bone of her right foot in half. As doctors initially believed it was a sprain, she attempted to compete at the 2004 Finlandia Trophy and injured her foot further.

As of 2007, Donovan works as a skating director at the Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2002–2003
  • The Given
    by Michael Smith
2001–2002
  • Sleeping Beauty
    by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Results

International
Event01–0202–0303–0404–05
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International: Junior
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align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
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National
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JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
J = Junior

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