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Jamie Silverstein (born December 23, 1983) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Justin Pekarek, she is the 2000 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 1999 World Junior champion, and 2000 U.S. silver medalist. With Ryan O'Meara, she is the 2006 U.S. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Jamie Silverstein
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1983-12-23) December 23, 1983 (age 38) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Former partner	Ryan O'Meara Brandon Forsyth Justin Pekarek
Former coach	Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva
Skating club	Arctic FSC
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	155.51 2005 Skate America
Comp. dance	29.98 2006 4CC
Original dance	48.28 2005 Skate America
Free dance	78.79 2005 Skate America
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Representing the  United States Four Continents Championships 2000 Osaka Ice dancing World Junior Championships 1999 Zagreb Ice dancing

Early life

Silverstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] She grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.[2] After her parents divorced when she was 11, she moved with her mother to Michigan.[3]

Skating career

Early in her career, Silverstein competed with Justin Pekarek. They won the 1999 World Junior and U.S. Junior titles.[4][5] The next season, they moved up to the senior level. They won gold at the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy, silver at the 2000 U.S. Championships, and bronze at the 2000 Four Continents. They announced their split on January 10, 2001.[6] Silverstein later revealed that she had battled eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, during her career.[3][7][8]

Silverstein trained briefly with Brandon Forsyth but never competed with him.[7] She left competitive skating for a period and attended Cornell University.[8] She was off the ice completely for two years, stepping onto the ice again in late 2004.[3] Silverstein decided to make a return to competition. In April 2005, she began training with Ryan O'Meara.[9] They won the bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships and qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[3][10]

On May 3, 2006, Silverstein and O'Meara announced that they would take time off from competitive skating, with Silverstein planning to return to school.[11]

Later life and career

In 2008, Silverstein graduated from Cornell University with a degree as a College Scholar, choosing to specialize in catharsis and emotional psychology. Her thesis work involved a performance piece whose subject was Ekman's six basic emotions. Now she works as a yoga instructor and is an advocate in eating disorder recovery. She also maintains a blog.

In 2012, Silverstein opened a yoga studio, The Grinning Yogi, in Seattle.[12]

Programs

With O'Meara

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2005–06 [1]	Salsa: Round the World Rhumba: Sweet the Sting Cha Cha	Nu Tango

With Pekarek

Season	Original dance	Free dance
1999–2000 [13]	I Like It Like That Eres Todo en Mí I Like It Like That	Iieee (from From the Choirgirl Hotel) by Tori Amos Great Expectations Estella's Theme by Patrick Doyle Siren by Tori Amos
1998–99	My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

With O'Meara

International[14]
Event	2005–06
Winter Olympics	16th
Four Continents Champ.	6th
GP Skate America	5th
National[10]
U.S. Championships	3rd
Pacific Coast Sectionals	1st

With Pekarek

International[13]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00
World Champ.					12th
Four Continents Champ.					3rd
GP Skate America					5th
GP Sparkassen Cup					4th
Nebelhorn Trophy					1st
International: Junior[13]
World Junior Champ.			10th	1st
JGP Final			6th	1st
JGP Bulgaria			2nd
JGP France				2nd
JGP Germany			3rd	1st
National[13]
U.S. Championships	1st N	3rd J	2nd J	1st J	2nd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

See also

• List of select Jewish figure skaters

References

External links

• Official website
• U.S. Olympic team bio
• "The Tribe goes to Torino: Sketches of Jewish Olympic-Bound Athletes", 2/16/06

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