 Dungjen in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1967-09-28)September 28, 1967 (age 58) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Retired | 1998 |
Jason Dungjen (born September 28, 1967) is an Americanfigure skating coach and a formerpair skater. WithKyoko Ina, he is a two-timeSkate America silver medalist, a three-timeNations Cup medalist, and a two-timeU.S. national champion. With Susan Dungjen, he is the 1983NHK Trophy silver medalist and 1984World Junior silver medalist.
Dungjen's first skating partner was his sister,Susan Dungjen. Together, they won silver medals at the 1983NHK Trophy, 1984World Junior Championships, and 1984Grand Prix International St. Gervais. After their partnership ended, he competed with Paula Visingardi and Karen Courtland.
Dungjen began competing withKyoko Ina in the 1991–92 season. They won the1997 and1998 U.S. Championships and placed fourth at the1998 Winter Olympics. They withdrew from the1998 World Championships after an accident during a practice session — while practicing a tripletwist, Ina's arm hit Dungjen's forehead, fracturing the browbone above his right eye.[1] Their partnership dissolved after the event and he retired from competition. Dungjen later skated with then-wifeYuka Sato on theStars on Ice tour.
Dungjen is a coach at the Detroit Skating Club inBloomfield Hills, Michigan and an ISU Technical Specialist for the United States.[2][3] Among others, he has coachedAlissa Czisny,Jeremy Abbott,[4]Valentina Marchei,[5] andAdam Rippon.[6]
Dungjen is married to Clara Rua.[2][7]
(with Ina)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Polovtsian Dances byAlexander Borodin | |
| 1996–1997 | Grand Canyon Suite |
| Results[8][9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||||
| Event | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| Olympics | 9th | 4th | |||||
| Worlds | 12th | 8th | 6th | 4th | |||
| CSLalique | 5th | 6th | |||||
| CSNations Cup | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | |||
| CSNHK Trophy | 4th | 3rd | |||||
| CSSkate America | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | |||
| CSSkate Canada | 3rd | ||||||
| Continents Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 1st | ||||||
| Piruetten | 3rd | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| CS = Became part ofChampions Series in 1995–1996 (laterGrand Prix) | |||||||
| Results[10] | |
|---|---|
| International | |
| Event | 1990–1991 |
| Prague Skate | 1st |
| National | |
| U.S. Championships | 5th |
| Results[11] | ||
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| Event | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
| NHK Trophy | 5th | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 9th | 8th |
| Results[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 |
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 5th | ||
| International St. Gervais | 2nd | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 8th | 4th | 6th |
