Ann Patrice McDonough
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| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 29, 1985 Osan, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
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| Home town | Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| Residence | Newark, Delaware | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Former coach |
Tom Zakrajsek Janet Champion |
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| Former choreographer |
Rostyslav Sinitsyn Nikolai Morozov |
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| Skating club | Broadmoor SC | |||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | ||||||||||||||||
| Combined total | 139.97 2003 Cup of China |
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| Short program | 57.00 2003 Cup of China |
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| Free skate | 82.97 2003 Cup of China |
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Ann Patrice McDonough (born May 29, 1985) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2002 World Junior champion and the 2003 U.S. national pewter medalist. McDonough retired from competition in 2004.
Ann Patrice McDonough was born in Osan, South Korea and adopted as an infant. Her mother, Julie McDonough, grew up in Korea and wanted to be a skater. She designed skating costumes for her daughter and other competitive skaters. The McDonough family moved to the United States in 1986.
She graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2002, at age 16.
In the 1996–97 season, McDonough won the bronze medal at the novice level at the 1997 U.S. Championships. The following season she moved up to Junior, but placed 5th at sectionals and did not qualify for the Nationals.
In the 1998–99 season, McDonough won both her regional and sectional championship to qualify for the 1999 U.S. Championships, where she placed 6th on the junior level. She remained Junior for the 1999-2000 season and won the Junior national title at the 2000 U.S. Championships. This trip earned her an assignment to the Gardena Spring Trophy, which she won.
In the 2000–2001 season, McDonough made her debut on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won the bronze medal at her first event and the silver at her second, which qualified her for the Junior Grand Prix Final. She went on to win the Junior Grand Prix Final. McDonough made her senior national debut at the 2001 U.S. Championships and placed 7th. She went on to the 2001 World Junior Championships, where she won the silver medal.
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