Jennifer Don (born October 6, 1984; ) is a Taiwanese American figure skater who competed in both the pairs and singles disciplines. For most of her career, she represented the United States in competition. With partner Jonathon Hunt, she is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist in pairs. As a single skater, she won the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy, becoming the first woman to win a competition under the ISU International Judging System. In 2006, she represented Chinese Taipei. Jennifer is a PSA member and CER A certified.
Personal life Don was born on October 6, 1984, in Houston, Texas. She is an alumna of Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2009, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Global Studies.
Skating career Don started skating at the age of 10. As a singles skater, she was the 2001 U.S. national bronze medalist on the novice level and the 2002 U.S. silver medalist on the junior level.
As a pair skater, Don won the bronze medal with Jonathon Hunt at the 2003 World Junior Championships. They announced the end of their partnership in March 2005, Hunt having decided to retire. Don was unable to find another partner so she decided to compete as a single skater for Taiwan. In 2005, she won the Chinese Taipei National Championships.
Programs
Singles Season Short program Free skating 2003–2004 Journey of Man from Cirque du Soleil by Benoît Jutras Butterfly Graduation by Mark Shaiman Freedom Battle by Michael W. Smith
Pairs
With Hunt Season Short program Free skating 2004–2005 Piano Concerto no. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Single skating For the United States until 2004 and then Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) International Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 05–06 06–07 Four Continents 13th Golden Spin 6th Nebelhorn Trophy 1st Winter Universiade 25th National Chinese Taipei 1st United States 2nd J 11th 8th
Pairs with Guzman International Event 2002 U.S. Championships 10th
Pairs with Hunt International Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Cup of Russia 4th Skate America 7th International: Junior World Junior Champ. 3rd National U.S. Championships 6th 4th 6th
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