Chantelle Kerry

Chantelle Kerry (born 9 June 1996) is an Australian figure skater. As an ice dancer with Andrew Dodds, she is a two-time Australian national champion and has competed at two Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she competed in ladies' singles. She is the 2013 Skate Down Under champion and 2013 Australian national champion, and competed in the final segment at two Four Continents.

Chantelle Kerry
Kerry in Nice, France at the 2012 World Championships
Born	(1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 28) Sydney
Hometown	Sydney
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Australia
Coach	Monica MacDonald Kylie Fennel
Skating club	Macquarie ISC
Began skating	2005

Personal life

Chantelle Kerry was born on 9 June 1996, in Sydney, Australia.^[1] She is the daughter of Monica MacDonald, a former competitive ice dancer, and sister of Brendan Kerry, who competes in men's singles.^[2]

On June 11, 2022, she became engaged to American ice dancer Zachary Donohue.^[3] They were married on September 18, 2022, in Sydney, Australia.

Skating career

Kerry joined a skating club, Macquarie ISC in Sydney, in 2005. She won her first junior national title in the 2010–2011 season and repeated in 2011–2012. She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2011. In January 2012, Kerry competed at the Winter Youth Olympics and finished 10th. After placing 17th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships, she came in 22nd in the preliminary round at her first World Championships and did not advance further.

In the 2012–2013 season, Kerry became the Australian senior champion and placed 14th at the 2013 Four Continents. At the start of the following season, she won gold at Skate Down Under.

Kerry passed her senior ice dancing tests in 2016 and had a tryout with single skater, Andrew Dodds, in April 2017. They announced their partnership in mid-May, after Dodds had passed his own dance tests. The two are coached by Monica MacDonald and John Dunn in Sydney, Australia.^[4]

Programs

Ice dancing

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2019–2020 [5]	Swing: Sweet Transvestite Jive: Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley	Love Is a Bitch by Two Feet Never Tear Us Apart by INXS Love Is a Bitch by Two Feet
2018–2019	Tango, Blues: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 performed by Laurindo Almeida Night Fever performed by Bee Gees	Enchantress by Two Steps from Hell 03 - Victory 1 - Extreme Music/Two Steps from Hell by Nick Phoenix / Thomas Bergersen Your Disco Needs You by Kylie Minogue
	Short dance
2017–2018 [6]	Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez	Ruled by Secrecy by Muse

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2014–2015 [2]	My Immortal by Evanescence	Black Swan by Tchaikovsky, Clint Mansell
2013–2014 [7]	My Immortal by Evanescence	Once Upon a Time by Mark Isham
2012–2013 [8]	The Balcony by Marcelo Zarvos	Alice in Wonderland by Danny Elfman Alice Returns Blood of the Jabberwocky Proposal Alice Returns
2011–2012 [9]	Zoot Zoot Riot by Cherry Poppin Daddies The Silver Strut by Rickey Woodad Zoot Zoot Riot by Cherry Poppin Daddies	Alice in Wonderland by Danny Elfman Alice Returns Blood of the Jabberwocky Proposal Alice Returns

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Dodds

International[10]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
Worlds	30th	26th
Four Continents	13th	10th	14th		WD
CS Alpen Trophy		11th
CS Asian Open		4th	WD
CS Finlandia Trophy					14th
CS Lombardia Trophy					WD
CS Warsaw Cup	13th		12th
Cup of Nice	16th
Lake Placid IDI					9th
Mezzaluna Cup					2nd
Open d'Andorra			4th		4th
Toruń Cup			14th
U.S. Classic					6th
Warsaw Cup		5th
National
Australian Champ.	1st	1st	2nd	C	C
TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled

Ladies' singles

International[11]
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
Worlds			40th
Four Continents			17th	14th
Open d'Andorra							3rd
Skate Down Under					1st
International: Junior[11]
Youth Olympics			10th
JGP Australia			13th
JGP Croatia				11th
JGP Estonia			24th		17th
JGP Japan						19th
JGP Poland					8th
JGP Slovenia				19th
NZ Winter Games	3rd		2nd
National[11]
Australian Champ.	2nd J	1st J	1st J	1st	WD		3rd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

1. "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
2. "Chantelle Kerry: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. Kerry, Chantelle (18 June 2022). "June 11, 2022 💍💙 Some photos from our small Sydney engagement party today 😍" (Instagram).
4. Calder, Anne (23 May 2017). "A new adventure for Kerry & Dodds". ice-dance.com.
5. "Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
6. "Profile – Chantelle Kerry & Andrew Dodds". ice-dance.com.
7. "Chantelle Kerry: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. "Chantelle Kerry: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. "Chantelle Kerry: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
10. "Competition Results: Chantelle KERRY / Andrew DODDS". International Skating Union.
11. "Competition Results: Chantelle KERRY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017.

External links

Media related to Chantelle Kerry at Wikimedia Commons

• Chantelle Kerry at the International Skating Union
• Chantelle Kerry / Andrew Dodds at the International Skating Union