Andrew Dodds
Andrew Dodds (born 2 August 1991) is an Australian figure skater who competes in both men's singles and ice dance. As a single skater, he is a three-time Australian national silver medalist and has competed in the final segment at four Four Continents Championships. As an ice dancer with partner Chantelle Kerry, he is a two-time Australian national champion (2017, 2018) and has appeared at two Four Continents.
Andrew Dodds | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Australia |
Born | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 2 August 1991
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Partner | Chantelle Kerry |
Coach | Singles: Margaret Nicholls Ice dance: Monica MacDonald, John Dunn |
Choreographer | Margaret Nicholls |
Skating club | Boondall FSC |
Training locations | Sydney, New South Wales Gold Coast, Queensland |
Began skating | 1995 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 191.40 2019 Four Continents |
Short program | 71.91 2019 Four Continents |
Free skate | 119.49 2019 Four Continents |
Andrew Dodds | |
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ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 143.59 2020 Four Continents |
Short dance | 58.30 2020 Four Continents |
Free dance | 85.29 2020 Four Continents |
Personal life
Andrew Dodds was born on 2 August 1991, in Gold Coast, Queensland.[1] He studied commerce at Griffiths University.[2] He has also studied Japanese.[3] His brothers Matthew Dodds, Ryan Dodds and Jordan Dodds have also represented Australia in figure skating.[4]
Career
Single skating
Dodds began learning to skate in 1995.[1] He competed at one ISU Junior Grand Prix competition, in September 2010 in Karuizawa, Japan.
Dodds received bronze medals at the New Zealand Winter Games in 2009 and 2011. He won his first senior national medal, bronze, during the 2011–2012 season. His ISU Championship debut came at the 2014 Four Continents in Taipei, Taiwan; his short program placement (27th) did not allow him to compete in the free skate. Similarly, his appearance at the 2015 Four Continents Championships (Seoul, South Korea) ended after the short program, in which he ranked 25th.
During the 2015–2016 season, Dodds became the Australian national silver medalist and competed in the final segment at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, finishing 20th. The following season, he took bronze at the Australian Championships and placed 20th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. He was coached by Margaret Nicholls in Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]
Ice dancing
Dodds had a tryout with Australian single skater Chantelle Kerry in April 2017. They announced their partnership in mid-May, after Dodds had passed his dance tests. The two are coached by Monica MacDonald and John Dunn in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[5]
Kerry/Dodds debuted their partnership at the 2017 International Cup of Nice, finishing 16th.
In popular culture
In 2018, Andrew Dodds and Chantelle Kerry appeared in the music video of "Before I Go" by Australian singer Guy Sebastian.[6]
Programs
Ice dancing
Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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2019–2020 [7] |
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2018–2019 |
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2017–2018 [8] |
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Single skating
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2015–2017 [4][9] |
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2014–2015 [10] |
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2013–2014 [11] |
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2010–2011 [12] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Kerry
International[13] | |||
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Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
Worlds | 30th | 26th | |
Four Continents | 13th | 10th | 14th |
CS Alpen Trophy | 11th | ||
CS Asian Open | 4th | WD | |
CS Warsaw Cup | 13th | 12th | |
Cup of Nice | 16th | ||
Open d'Andorra | 4th | ||
Toruń Cup | 14th | ||
Warsaw Cup | 5th | ||
National | |||
Australian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
Men's singles
International[14][15] | |||||||||||||
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Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
Four Continents | 25th | 25th | 20th | 20th | 21st | 13th | |||||||
CS Autumn Classic | 13th | 10th | 10th | ||||||||||
CS Ice Challenge | 13th | ||||||||||||
CS Lombardia | 12th | WD | |||||||||||
CS Nebelhorn | 14th | 14th | |||||||||||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 8th | WD | |||||||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 9th | 11th | 13th | 9th | |||||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | WD | ||||||||||||
Asian Open | 8th | 9th | |||||||||||
Crystal Skate | 7th | ||||||||||||
Cup of Nice | 23rd | 18th | |||||||||||
Golden Spin | 12th | ||||||||||||
Istanbul Cup | 12th | ||||||||||||
NZ Winter Games | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||||||
Skate Down Under | 6th | ||||||||||||
Winter Universiade | 24th | ||||||||||||
Volvo Open Cup | 11th | 11th | |||||||||||
Warsaw Cup | 3rd | ||||||||||||
International: Junior[14] | |||||||||||||
JGP Japan | 20th | ||||||||||||
National[14] | |||||||||||||
Australian Champ. | 5th J | 5th J | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew |
References
- "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
- McMurran, Alistair (15 August 2011). "Snowsports: Competition a family affair". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017.
- Stevens, Ryan (19 November 2013). "Interview With Andrew Dodds". SkateGuard.
- "Andrew DODDS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Calder, Anne (23 May 2017). "A new adventure for Kerry & Dodds". ice-dance.com.
- Guy Sebastian music video: "Before I Go"
- "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
- "Profile – Chantelle Kerry & Andrew Dodds". ice-dance.com.
- "Andrew DODDS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Andrew DODDS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Andrew DODDS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Andrew DODDS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Competition Results: Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS". International Skating Union.
- "Competition Results: Andrew DODDS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017.
- "Andrew DODDS". rinkresults.com/.