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 Season Short program Free skating 2002–2003 The Given by Michael Smith Capriccio Espanol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 2001–2002 Bolero by Maurice Ravel Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Results International Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 Nebelhorn Trophy 1st International: Junior Junior Worlds 6th 10th Bulgaria 6th Canada 2nd Italy 7th Slovakia 5th Triglav Trophy 2nd J National U.S. Champ. 6th J 1st J 9th 16th JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew J = Junior
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