Jamie Silverstein | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
December 23, 1983 ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||
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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Medal record
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Jamie Silverstein (born December 23, 1983) is an American former competitive 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.
Silverstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. After her parents divorced when she was 11, she moved with her mother to Michigan.
Early in her career, Silverstein competed with Justin Pekarek. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles. 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. Silverstein later revealed that she had battled eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, during her career.