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Jennifer Don (born October 6, 1984; Chinese: 唐文珍; pinyin: Táng Wénzhēn) is a Taiwanese American figure skater who competed in both the pairs and singles disciplines. For most of her career, she represented the United States in competition. With partner Jonathon Hunt, she is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist in pairs. As a single skater, she won the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy, becoming the first woman to win a competition under the ISU International Judging System.[1] In 2006, she represented Chinese Taipei. Jennifer is a PSA member and CER A certified.[2]

Jennifer Don
Jennifer Don in 2004
Personal information
Country represented	Chinese Taipei United States
Born	(1984-10-06) October 6, 1984 (age 38) Houston, Texas
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach	Tiffany Chin
Choreographer	Mary Scotvold, Paul Wylie
Skating club	Texas Gulf Coast
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	149.38 2004 Cup of Russia
Short program	55.58 2004 Cup of Russia
Free skate	93.80 2004 Cup of Russia

Personal life

Don was born on October 6, 1984, in Houston, Texas.[3] She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2009, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Global Studies.[4]

Skating career

Don started skating at the age of 10.[5] As a singles skater, she was the 2001 U.S. national bronze medalist on the novice level and the 2002 U.S. silver medalist on the junior level.[6][7]

As a pair skater, Don won the bronze medal with Jonathon Hunt at the 2003 World Junior Championships.[8] They announced the end of their partnership in March 2005,[9] Hunt having decided to retire.[10] Don was unable to find another partner so she decided to compete as a single skater for Taiwan.[10] In 2005, she won the Chinese Taipei National Championships.[11]

Programs

Singles

Season	Short program	Free skating
2003-2004	Journey of Man from Cirque de Soleil by Benoit Jutras	Butterfly Graduation by Mark Shaiman Freedom Battle by M.W. Smith

Pairs

With Hunt

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004-2005	Piano Concerto no. 2 Sergei Rachmaninov	Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Single skating

For the United States until 2004 and then Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

International
Event	00–01 (USA)	01–02 (USA)	02–03 (USA)	03–04 (USA)	04–05	05–06 (TAI)	06–07 (TAI)
Four Continents				13th
Golden Spin				6th
Nebelhorn Trophy				1st
Winter Universiade							25th
National
Chinese Taipei						1st
United States	3rd N	2nd J	11th	8th
Eastern Sectionals			2nd

Pairs with Guzman

International
Event	2002
U.S. Championships	10th

Pairs with Hunt

International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
GP Cup of Russia			4th
GP Skate America			7th
International: Junior
World Junior Champ.	3rd
National
U.S. Championships	6th	4th	6th
Eastern Sectionals	1st

References

External links

• Official website^{[dead link]}
• Jennifer Don at the International Skating Union
• Jump Elements

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