Jason Dungjen

Jason Dungjen (born September 28, 1967) is an American figure skating coach and a former pair skater. With Kyoko Ina, he is a two-time Skate America silver medalist, a three-time Nations Cup medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. With Susan Dungjen, he is the 1983 NHK Trophy silver medalist and 1984 World Junior silver medalist.

Jason Dungjen
Dungjen in 2010
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1967-09-28) September 28, 1967
Detroit, Michigan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partnerYuka Sato (professional), Kyoko Ina, Karen Courtland, Susan Dungjen, Paula Visingardi
Former coachPeter Burrows, Marylynn Gelderman
Retired1998

Career

Dungjen's first skating partner was his sister, Susan Dungjen. Together, they won silver medals at the 1983 NHK Trophy, 1984 World Junior Championships, and 1984 Grand Prix International St. Gervais. After their partnership ended, he competed with Paula Visingardi and Karen Courtland.

Dungjen began competing with Kyoko Ina in the 1991–92 season. They won the 1997 and 1998 U.S. Championships and placed fourth at the 1998 Winter Olympics. They withdrew from the 1998 World Championships after an accident during a practice session — while practicing a triple twist, Ina's arm hit Dungjen's forehead, fracturing the browbone above his right eye.[1] Their partnership dissolved after the event and he retired from competition. Dungjen later skated with Yuka Sato on the Stars on Ice tour.

Dungjen is a coach at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and an ISU Technical Specialist for the United States.[2][3] Among others, he has coached Alissa Czisny, Jeremy Abbott,[4] Valentina Marchei,[5] and Adam Rippon.[6]

Personal life

Dungjen is now married to Clara Rua.[2][7]

Programs

(with Ina)

Season Short program Free skating
1997–1998 Polovtsian Dances
by Alexander Borodin
1996–1997 Grand Canyon Suite

Competitive highlights

With Kyoko Ina
Results[8][9]
International
Event 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Olympics9th4th
Worlds12th8th6th4th
CS Lalique5th6th
CS Nations Cup2nd3rd4th3rd
CS NHK Trophy4th3rd
CS Skate America2nd5th4th2nd
CS Skate Canada3rd
Continents Cup2nd
Karl Schäfer1st
Piruetten3rd
National
U.S. Champ.7th5th2nd2nd2nd1st1st
CS = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–1996 (later Grand Prix)

With Karen Courtland
Results[10]
International
Event 1990–1991
Prague Skate1st
National
U.S. Championships5th

With Paula Visingardi
Results[11]
International
Event 1988–89 1989–90
NHK Trophy5th
National
U.S. Championships9th8th

With Susan Dungjen
Results[12]
International
Event 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
NHK Trophy2nd5th
International St. Gervais2nd
International: Junior
World Junior Championships2nd
National
U.S. Championships1st J.8th4th6th

References
  1. "American pairs champions withdraw from worlds". Associated Press. canoe.ca. March 30, 1998.
  2. Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (December 1, 2011). "Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen: Building Champions". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  3. "ISU Communication No. 1467". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03.
  4. Sciarrillo, Laura (January 3, 2012). "Jason Dungjen: how he works with his athletes". ArtOnIce.it. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  5. "Valentina MARCHEI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014.
  6. "Rippon enlists Jason Dungjen as new coach". U.S. Figure Skating. Universal Sports. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  7. Gallagher, Jack (December 4, 2013). "Mao has much at stake in Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka". Japan Times.
  8. "Kyoko INA / John ZIMMERMAN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001.
  9. "Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008.
  10. "Karen Courtland & Jason Dungjen". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on March 22, 2003.
  11. "Paula Visingardi & Jason Dungjen". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on May 15, 2003.
  12. "Susan Dungjen & Jason Dungjen". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on May 18, 2003.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.