Ami Parekh (born January 10, 1988) is an Indian-American former competitive figure skater who represented India in international competitions. She is an eight-time Indian ladies' champion. In 2007, she became the first figure skater representing India to compete in a senior ISU event and has competed twice in the World Figure Skating Championships and three times at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Personal life She currently practices medicine in the USA as Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician focusing on Sports Medicine & Neuro-Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2013–2014 Raga-Jazz Style by Shankar Jaikishan Fantaisie Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin 2012–2013 Nyah (from Mission Impossible 2) by Hans Zimmer 2011–2012 La Bayadere by Ludwig Minkus 2006–2007 Bollywood Mix
Competitive highlights Results International Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 Worlds 44th 46th Four Continents 20th 20th 18th NRW Trophy 16th Denkova-Staviski Cup 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 30th Golden Spin 15th Int. Challenge Cup 20th 5th U.S. Classic 15th International: Junior Norway 17th National Indian Champs. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st JGP = Junior Grand Prix, PR = Preliminary round
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2025 Podcast Interview with Ami Parekh on the "Future of Figure Skating Podcast" with video also available on YouTube 2025 Interview about Ami's work with Chicago Youth Foundation 2025 Book featuring Ami Parekh and other, rare South Asian women athletes globally "Women: The Heartbeat of Sport" by Manisha Tailor 2025 University Interview "Figure Skating it Out" 2024 Interview about Ami's work with Chicago Youth Foundation
2013 Skate Guard Blog Interview with Ami Parekh