Danielle O'Brien

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Australian ice dancer

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nameDanielle O'Brien
image2011 Four Continents Danielle OBRIEN Gregory MERRIMAN.jpg
captionO'Brien/Merriman in 2011.
countryAustralia
birth_date
birth_placeSydney
height150 cm
partnerGregory Merriman
skating clubSydney FSC
beganskating1997
retiredApril 11, 2014
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|name= Danielle O'Brien |image= 2011 Four Continents Danielle OBRIEN Gregory MERRIMAN.jpg |caption= O'Brien/Merriman in 2011. |country= Australia |birth_date= |birth_place= Sydney |height= 150 cm |partner= Gregory Merriman |skating club= Sydney FSC |beganskating= 1997 |retired= April 11, 2014

Danielle O'Brien (born 7 February 1990) is an Australian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Gregory Merriman, she is a six-time Australian senior national champion and three-time junior national champion. They have competed at the World Championships and Four Continents Championships since 2008, and have competed at three World Junior Championships. They became the first Australian ice dancers to reach the free dance at a World Championships.

Career

Danielle O'Brien teamed up with Gregory Merriman, who also skated at the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink, in April 1998. They were coached by Australian ice dancing champion Monica MacDonald in Sydney, Australia. In the 2009–10 season, they trained with former World champion Victor Kraatz and Maikki Kraatz. O'Brien/Merriman withdrew from the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2010 Winter Olympics, due to Merriman's diagnosis of pericarditis, a viral infection in the sac surrounding the heart.

In the 2010–11 season, O'Brien/Merriman began training part-time in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan under coaches Anjelika Krylova, two-time World champion, and Pasquale Camerlengo. They relocated to Detroit to train there full-time in late 2011. Although Merriman's heel of his boot separated during the preliminary round at the 2012 World Championships, they placed eighth out of 23 couples and qualified for the short dance, where they placed 20th and qualified for the free. O'Brien/Merriman became the first Australian team to qualify for the free dance at a World Championships. They finished 20th overall.

In 2012–13, O'Brien/Merriman finished 7th at the US International Classic, 4th at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, 8th at the 2012 NRW Trophy and 4th at the 2012 Ice Challenge. In January 2013, they became the first Australian ice dancers to medal at an International event when they took bronze at the Toruń Cup in Poland. In February, O'Brien/Merriman competed at the 2013 Four Continents Championships where they finished with a personal best placement of eighth. They did not qualify for the 2013 World Championships due to new TES requirements.

The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was the last chance to qualify for the Olympics; O'Brien/Merriman finished sixth and earned a place for Australia in the Olympic ice dancing event. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, they advanced to the free dance and finished 20th. They retired from competition on April 21, 2014.

Programs

(with Merriman)

::data[format=table] | Season | Short dance | Free dance | 2013–2014 | 2012–2013 | 2011–2012 | 2010–2011 | Original dance | 2009–2010 | 2008–2009 | 2007–2008 | 2006–2007 | 2005–2006 | 2004–2005 | 2003–2004 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Australian aboriginal music: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Australian Aboriginal music: | Mamma Mia musical by ABBA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | White Stones by Secret Garden, Rolf Lovland: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Results

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ResultsInternationalEvent04–0505–0606–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–14International: JuniorNational
Olympics20th
Worlds27th25th25th27th20th24th
Four Continents10th10th10th9th9th8th7th
Ice Challenge4th
NebelhornWD15th6th
NRW Trophy8th
Ondrej Nepela10th4th
Skate Down Under1st
Toruń Cup3rd
U.S. Classic7th
Volvo Cup12th
Junior Worlds26th23rd20th
JGP China10th
JGP Japan11th
JGP Taiwan10th
Australian Champ.1st J.1st J.1st J.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
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References

References

  1. "Competition Results: Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN". International Skating Union.
  2. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union.
  3. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union.
  4. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union.
  5. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union.
  6. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union.
  7. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union.
  8. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union.
  9. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union.
  10. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union.
  11. "Danielle OBRIEN / Gregory MERRIMAN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union.
  12. Mittan, Barry. (8 August 2005). "Australian Dancers Win First Gold". Skate Today.
  13. Moore, Emmeline. (16 February 2014). "Australian ice dancers live dream after heart scare". [[Agence France-Presse]].
  14. Miller, Nick. (9 February 2014). "Greg Merriman, Danielle O'Brien prepare for Olympic debut". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. Georgakopoulos, Chris. (4 February 2014). "Ice dancing duo Greg Merriman and Danielle O'Brien primed for Sochi Winter Olympic Games". DailyTelegraph.com.au.
  16. Noonan, Belinda. (12 March 2013). "Disappointment for Aussie ice dancers has its benefits". Burwood Scene.
  17. (11 April 2014). "Dani and Greg hang up the skates". Olympics.com.au.
  18. "Danielle O'Brien". [[Australian Olympic Committee]].

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