Andrew Dodds

Andrew Dodds (born 2 August 1991) is an Australian figure skater who competes in both men's singles and ice dance. As a single skater, he is a three-time Australian national silver medalist and has competed in the final segment at four Four Continents Championships. As an ice dancer with partner Chantelle Kerry, he is a two-time Australian national champion (2017, 2018) and has appeared at two Four Continents.

Andrew Dodds
Personal information
Country representedAustralia
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerChantelle Kerry
CoachSingles: Margaret Nicholls
Ice dance: Monica MacDonald, John Dunn
ChoreographerMargaret Nicholls
Skating clubBoondall FSC
Training locationsSydney, New South Wales
Gold Coast, Queensland
Began skating1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total191.40
2019 Four Continents
Short program71.91
2019 Four Continents
Free skate119.49
2019 Four Continents
Andrew Dodds
ISU personal best scores
Combined total143.59
2020 Four Continents
Short dance58.30
2020 Four Continents
Free dance85.29
2020 Four Continents

Personal life

Andrew Dodds was born on 2 August 1991, in Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] He studied commerce at Griffiths University.[2] He has also studied Japanese.[3] His brothers Matthew Dodds, Ryan Dodds and Jordan Dodds have also represented Australia in figure skating.[4]

Career

Single skating

Dodds began learning to skate in 1995.[1] He competed at one ISU Junior Grand Prix competition, in September 2010 in Karuizawa, Japan.

Dodds received bronze medals at the New Zealand Winter Games in 2009 and 2011. He won his first senior national medal, bronze, during the 2011–2012 season. His ISU Championship debut came at the 2014 Four Continents in Taipei, Taiwan; his short program placement (27th) did not allow him to compete in the free skate. Similarly, his appearance at the 2015 Four Continents Championships (Seoul, South Korea) ended after the short program, in which he ranked 25th.

During the 2015–2016 season, Dodds became the Australian national silver medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, finishing 20th. The following season, he took bronze at the Australian Championships and placed 20th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. He was coached by Margaret Nicholls in Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]

Ice dancing

Dodds had a tryout with Australian single skater Chantelle Kerry in April 2017. They announced their partnership in mid-May, after Dodds had passed his dance tests. The two are coached by Monica MacDonald and John Dunn in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[5]

Kerry/Dodds debuted their partnership at the 2017 International Cup of Nice, finishing 16th.

In 2018, Andrew Dodds and Chantelle Kerry appeared in the music video of "Before I Go" by Australian singer Guy Sebastian.[6]

Programs

Ice dancing
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[7]
Short dance
2017–2018
[8]
  • Ruled by Secrecy
    by Muse

Single skating
Season Short program Free skating
2015–2017
[4][9]
2014–2015
[10]
  • Miracle Reunion
    by Joe Hisaishi
  • Wrath of the White Witch
    by Joe Hisaishi
2013–2014
[11]
2010–2011
[12]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Kerry
International[13]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds30th26th
Four Continents13th10th14th
CS Alpen Trophy11th
CS Asian Open4thWD
CS Warsaw Cup13th12th
Cup of Nice16th
Open d'Andorra4th
Toruń Cup14th
Warsaw Cup5th
National
Australian Champ.1st1st2nd

Men's singles
International[14][15]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Four Continents25th25th20th20th21st13th
CS Autumn Classic13th10th10th
CS Ice Challenge13th
CS Lombardia 12thWD
CS Nebelhorn14th14th
CS Ondrej Nepela8thWD
CS U.S. Classic 9th11th13th9th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Asian Open8th9th
Crystal Skate7th
Cup of Nice23rd18th
Golden Spin12th
Istanbul Cup12th
NZ Winter Games3rd3rd
Skate Down Under6th
Winter Universiade24th
Volvo Open Cup11th11th
Warsaw Cup3rd
International: Junior[14]
JGP Japan20th
National[14]
Australian Champ.5th J5th J7th4th3rd5th4th3rd2nd3rd2nd2nd4th
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
  2. McMurran, Alistair (15 August 2011). "Snowsports: Competition a family affair". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017.
  3. Stevens, Ryan (19 November 2013). "Interview With Andrew Dodds". SkateGuard.
  4. "Andrew DODDS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  5. Calder, Anne (23 May 2017). "A new adventure for Kerry & Dodds". ice-dance.com.
  6. Guy Sebastian music video: "Before I Go"
  7. "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
  8. "Profile – Chantelle Kerry & Andrew Dodds". ice-dance.com.
  9. "Andrew DODDS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  10. "Andrew DODDS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  11. "Andrew DODDS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  12. "Andrew DODDS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  13. "Competition Results: Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS". International Skating Union.
  14. "Competition Results: Andrew DODDS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
  15. "Andrew DODDS". rinkresults.com/.
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