Chantelle Kerry (born 9 June 1996) is an Australian figure skater. As an ice dancer with Andrew Dodds, she is a two-time Australian national champion and has competed at two Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she competed in ladies' singles. She is the 2013 Skate Down Under champion and 2013 Australian national champion, and competed in the final segment at two Four Continents.
| Chantelle Kerry | |
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 Kerry in Nice, France at the 2012 World Championships | |
| Born | 9 June 1996 Sydney |
| Hometown | Sydney |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coach | Monica MacDonald Kylie Fennel |
| Skating club | Macquarie ISC |
| Began skating | 2005 |
Personal life edit
Chantelle Kerry was born on 9 June 1996, in Sydney, Australia.[1] She is the daughter of Monica MacDonald, a former competitive ice dancer, and sister of Brendan Kerry, who competes in men's singles.[2]
On June 11, 2022, she became engaged to American ice dancer Zachary Donohue.[3] They were married on September 18, 2022, in Sydney, Australia.
Skating career edit
Kerry joined a skating club, Macquarie ISC in Sydney, in 2005. She won her first junior national title in the 2010–2011 season and repeated in 2011–2012. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2011. In January 2012, Kerry competed at the Winter Youth Olympics and finished 10th. After placing 17th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships, she came in 22nd in the preliminary round at her first World Championships and did not advance further.
In the 2012–2013 season, Kerry became the Australian senior champion and placed 14th at the 2013 Four Continents. At the start of the following season, she won gold at Skate Down Under.
Kerry passed her senior ice dancing tests in 2016 and had a tryout with single skater, Andrew Dodds, in April 2017. They announced their partnership in mid-May, after Dodds had passed his own dance tests. The two are coached by Monica MacDonald and John Dunn in Sydney, Australia.[4]
In popular culture edit
In 2018, Andrew Dodds and Chantelle Kerry appeared in the music video of "Before I Go" by Australian singer Guy Sebastian.[5]
Programs edit
Ice dancing edit
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2019–2020 [6] |
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| 2018–2019 |
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| 2017–2018 [7] |
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Single skating edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2014–2015 [2] |
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| 2013–2014 [8] |
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| 2012–2013 [9] |
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| 2011–2012 [10] |
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Competitive highlights edit
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Dodds edit
| International[11] | |||||
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| Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Worlds | 30th | 26th | |||
| Four Continents | 13th | 10th | 14th | WD | |
| CS Alpen Trophy | 11th | ||||
| CS Asian Open | 4th | WD | |||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 14th | ||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | WD | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 13th | 12th | |||
| Cup of Nice | 16th | ||||
| Lake Placid IDI | 9th | ||||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 2nd | ||||
| Open d'Andorra | 4th | 4th | |||
| Toruń Cup | 14th | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 6th | ||||
| Warsaw Cup | 5th | ||||
| National | |||||
| Australian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 2nd | C | C |
| TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled | |||||
Ladies' singles edit
| International[12] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
| Worlds | 40th | ||||||
| Four Continents | 17th | 14th | |||||
| Open d'Andorra | 3rd | ||||||
| Skate Down Under | 1st | ||||||
| International: Junior[12] | |||||||
| Youth Olympics | 10th | ||||||
| JGP Australia | 13th | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 11th | ||||||
| JGP Estonia | 24th | 17th | |||||
| JGP Japan | 19th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 8th | ||||||
| JGP Slovenia | 19th | ||||||
| NZ Winter Games | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
| National[12] | |||||||
| Australian Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | WD | 3rd | |
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Chantelle Kerry: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Kerry, Chantelle (18 June 2022). "June 11, 2022 💍💙 Some photos from our small Sydney engagement party today 😍" (Instagram).
- ^ Calder, Anne (23 May 2017). "A new adventure for Kerry & Dodds". ice-dance.com.
- ^ Guy Sebastian music video: "Before I Go"
- ^ "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Profile – Chantelle Kerry & Andrew Dodds". ice-dance.com.
- ^ "Chantelle Kerry: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Chantelle Kerry: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Chantelle Kerry: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Competition Results: Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Chantelle KERRY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Chantelle Kerry at Wikimedia Commons