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.
Personal life Chantelle Kerry was born on 9 June 1996, in Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of Monica MacDonald, a former competitive ice dancer, and sister of Brendan Kerry, who competes in men's singles.
On June 11, 2022, she became engaged to American ice dancer Zachary Donohue. They were married on September 18, 2022, in Sydney, Australia.
Skating career 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.
Programs
Ice dancing Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2019–2020 : Sweet Transvestite : Time Warp Love Is a Bitch Never Tear Us Apart Love Is a Bitch 2018–2019 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Night Fever Enchantress 03 - Victory 1 - Extreme Music/Two Steps from Hell Your Disco Needs You Short dance 2017–2018 Ain't No Sunshine Let's Get Loud Ruled by Secrecy
Single skating Season Short program Free skating 2014–2015 My Immortal Black Swan 2013–2014 Once Upon a Time 2012–2013 The Balcony Alice in Wonderland Alice Returns Blood of the Jabberwocky Proposal Alice Returns 2011–2012 Zoot Zoot Riot The Silver Strut Zoot Zoot Riot
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Dodds International Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 Worlds 30th 26th Four Continents 13th 10th 14th WD Alpen Trophy 11th Asian Open 4th WD Finlandia Trophy 14th Lombardia Trophy WD 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 International 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 Youth Olympics 10th Australia 13th Croatia 11th Estonia 24th 17th Japan 19th Poland 8th Slovenia 19th NZ Winter Games 3rd 2nd National Australian Champ. 2nd J 1st J 1st J 1st WD 3rd J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
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