Daniel O'Shea (figure skater)

Daniel "Danny" O'Shea (born February 13, 1991) is an American pair skater. With his former partner, Tarah Kayne, he is the 2018 Four Continents champion, 2014 Four Continents silver medalist, and 2016 U.S. national champion.

Daniel O'Shea
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991
Pontiac, Michigan
Home townGurnee, Illinois
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Former partnerTarah Kayne, Christine Mozer, Caroline Knoop, Jessica Calalang
CoachTBD
Former coachNatalia Mishkutionok, Jim Peterson, Amanda Evora, Dalilah Sappenfield
ChoreographerRandi Strong
Former choreographerPasquale Camerlengo, Charlie White, Jim Peterson
Skating clubSkokie Valley SC Willmette
Training locationsEllenton, Florida
Began skating1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total194.29
2019 CS Golden Spin
Short program66.34
2019 Four Continents
Free skate128.09
2019 CS Golden Spin
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Pairs
Four Continents Championships
2018 TaipeiPairs
2014 TaipeiPairs

Skating career

Early career

O'Shea began learning to skate in 1995.[1] He competed with Christine Mozer in the 2011–2012 season, Caroline Knoop in 2010–2011, and Jessica Calalang in 2009–2010. He also competed in singles until 2011.

O'Shea teamed up with Tarah Kayne in April 2012.[2]

2012–2013 season

Kayne/O'Shea finished seventh in their first trip to the U.S. Championships, in January 2013. Making their international debut, they won the silver medal at the 2013 International Challenge Cup.[3]

2013–2014 season

Kayne/O'Shea won bronze medals at the U.S. Classic and Ice Challenge. After placing sixth at the 2014 U.S. Championships, they were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents, where they won the silver medal.

2014–2015 season

On July 28, 2014,[4] Kayne underwent surgery due to a labral tear in her right hip.[5] As a result, the pair withdrew from their 2014–15 Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Cup of China and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.[6] Kayne/O'Shea returned to competition at the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb, taking bronze at the ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. The pair stepped onto their first national podium at the 2015 U.S. Championships, where they were awarded the bronze medal.

2015–2016 season

Kayne/O'Shea began their season with gold at a CS event, the 2015 U.S. International Classic. Kayne injured her right knee at the event.[7]

Making their Grand Prix debut, the pair placed sixth at the 2015 Skate America and fourth at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. Another Challenger medal followed, bronze at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb in December.[8] In January, Kayne/O'Shea placed first[9] in both segments at the 2016 U.S. Championships and won the gold medal by a margin of 14.85 points over defending champions Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim.[10]

2016–2017 season

After placing fifth at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, Kayne/O'Shea competed at two Grand Prix events, finishing sixth at the 2016 Skate America and fourth at the 2016 NHK Trophy. The pair withdrew from the 2017 U.S. Championships due to a concussion, Kayne having hit her head while attempting a throw triple flip during the short program on January 19.[11]

During the season, Kayne experienced increasing pain due to right knee tendinitis,[11] the result of her 2015 injury.[7] She received a new cadaver tendon in an operation at the Vail Valley Medical Center on February 14, 2017 and then refrained from walking for seven weeks.[7] She resumed training by July 2017.[7]

2017–2018 season

Kayne/O'Shea did not compete in the early part of the season, including the Grand Prix, instead beginning the season at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they won the bronze medal. They took silver at the 2018 U.S. Championships, and were named first alternates for the 2018 Winter Olympics, where the United States had only one pairs spot, as well as part of America's teams for the Four Continents and World Championships.[12]

At the 2018 Four Continents Championships, they were third after the short program and then had a personal best score in the free skate to win the gold medal, the first American team to do so in over a decade.[13] Kayne said she felt "really great about our performance," They anticipated competing at the World Championships.[12] However, following the event, Kayne was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right knee.[14] As a result, they withdrew from the World Championships, and were replaced by bronze medalists Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay.[15]

They were coached by Jim Peterson, in Ellenton, Florida, until the end of the season.[16]

2018–2019 season

On September 7, 2018, Kayne/O'Shea announced a coaching change, deciding to join Dalilah Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[17] They began the season with the seventh-place finish at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, they first competed at the 2018 NHK Trophy, finishing fifth. At the 2018 Internationaux de France, Kayne/O'Shea were fourth after the short program, but placed second in the free skate, finishing less than two points ahead of bronze medalists Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii. This was their first Grand Prix medal. Kayne remarked that after a "less than desirable" performance in Japan, "to have come to France and make this much improvement in just two short weeks made us both very happy."[18]

At the 2019 U.S. Championships, Kayne/O'Shea placed first in the short program, just ahead of Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc. In the free skate, they made some small opening mistakes on their twist and side-by-side jumps, but then had a major error when they failed to execute their final lift, which caused them to drop to fourth place. O'Shea commented afterward "I didn’t do what I was supposed to do." They were nevertheless named to the American team for the Four Continents Championships over bronze medalists Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay.[19] They finished in sixth place there, with Kayne saying their performance was a personal disappointment.[20]

2019–2020 season

Kayne/O'Shea began with a fourth-place finish at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. On the Grand Prix, they were sixth to begin at the 2019 Cup of China.[21] Kayne/O'Shea were sixth as well at the 2019 NHK Trophy.[22]

Competing at the 2020 U.S. Championships, Kayne/O'Shea placed second in the short program, seven points behind the leaders, Knierim/Knierim.[23] Third in the free skate, they won the bronze medal behind the Knierims and Calalang/Johnson. O'Shea called it "an improvement as the program has progressed over the first part of the season. We are taking steps in the right direction."[24] They finished the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.[25]

2020–2021 season

In September, Kayne and O'Shea announced they were leaving their longtime coach, citing that they were looking forward to exploring new training options and looking forward to staying strong as a team.[26]

They were fourth at the ISP Points Challenge, a virtual domestic competition. They competed at the 2020 Skate America, primarily attended by American pairs teams due to travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27] Their previous coaches Jim Peterson and Amanda Evora helped them to prepare for the competition. The permanent training environment of Kayne and O'Shea will be determined after the competition.[28]

On December 10, it was announced that Kayne and O'Shea had split. [29]

Programs

with Kayne
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[30]
2019–2020
[31]
2018–2019
[32]
2017–2018
[32][16]
  • Swan Lake
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Shae Zukiwsky
2016–2017
[32][1][33]
2015–2016
[32][34][35]
  • Take Me to Church
    by Hozier
    choreo. by Jim Peterson
2014–2015
[32][2][36]
2013–2014
[32][2][37]
2012–2013
[32][2]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; Junior Grand Prix

With Kayne
International[38]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds13thWD
Four Continents2nd8th4th1st6th5th
GP Cup of ChinaWD6th
GP France2nd
GP NHK Trophy4th5th6th
GP Rostelecom CupWD4th
GP Skate America6th6th5th
CS Finlandia5th7th
CS Golden Spin3rd3rd3rd2nd
CS Tallinn Trophy2nd
CS U.S. Classic1st4th
Challenge Cup2nd
Ice Challenge3rd
U.S. Classic3rd
National[2]
U.S. Champ.7th6th3rd1stWD2nd4th3rdWD
Eastern Sectionals1st
ISP Points Challenge4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Earlier partnerships
National
Event 2009–10
(with Calalang)[39]		 2010–11
(with Knoop)[40]		 2011–12
(with Mozer)[41]
U.S. Championships5th NWD
Eastern Sectionals5th J1st J
Midwestern Sectionals4th N
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Single skating
International[42][43]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
JGP Italy13th
International Challenge Cup2nd J
National
U.S. Championships8th N1st N10th J
Eastern Sectionals6th J
Midwestern Sectionals1st N1st N4th J6th J
South Atlantic Regionals5th J
Upper Great Lakes Regionals1st N2nd N2nd J4th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
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