Zachary Donohue

Zachary Donohue

Donohue with Hubbell at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Full name Zachary Tyler Donohue
Country represented United States
Born (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991
North Madison, Connecticut
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Partner Madison Hubbell
Former partner Alissandra Aronow, Piper Gilles, Lili Lamar
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
Former coach Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Annenko, Marina Zueva, Igor Shpilband, Mathew Gates
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil
Former choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Marina Zueva, Igor Shpilband, Mathew Gates
Skating club Lansing Skating Club
Gadbois Centre
Former skating club Detroit Skating Club, All Year FSC
Training locations Montreal, Quebec
Former training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 176.81
2016 Worlds
Short dance 69.36
2016 Four Continents
Free dance 108.37
2016 Worlds
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing the  United States
Four Continents Championships
2014 Taipei Ice dancing

Zachary Tyler "Zach" Donohue (born January 8, 1991) is an American ice dancer. With Madison Hubbell, he is the 2014 Four Continents champion, two-time Nebelhorn Trophy champion (2011, 2013), and three-time (2012, 2015, 2016) U.S. national bronze medalist.

With former partner Piper Gilles, he won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Personal life

Zachary Donohue was born January 8, 1991 in Madison, Connecticut.[1] He was home-schooled through high school.[2] He is currently in a relationship with British ice dancer Olivia Smart.[3]

Early career

In the 2006–07 season, Donohue competed with Kaylyn Patitucci. They placed 5th on the novice level at the Eastern Sectional Championships and did not advance to the 2007 U.S. Championships.

In the 2007–08 season, Donohue competed with Lili Lamar. They placed 5th on the Junior level at the Eastern Sectional Championships and did not advance to the 2008 U.S. Championships.

Partnership with Gilles

Donohue teamed up with Piper Gilles ahead of the 2008–09 season. They made their international debut at the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic, which they won. They placed second at their second event in Cape Town, South Africa, qualifying them for the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final in South Korea. They withdrew from the Junior Grand Prix Final before the competition due to injury to Gilles. They won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2009 and 2010 U.S. Championships. In 2010, Gilles & Donohue were selected to compete for the United States at the World Junior Championships. They placed 9th out of a field of 34 teams. They announced the end of their partnership in May 2010. Donohue partnered with Alissandra Aronow and trained in Canton, Michigan, under the coaching team of Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva. They competed at the senior level for the 2010-11 season, and ended their partnership shortly after the 2011 U.S. Championships.

Partnership with Hubbell

Hubbell and Donohue at the 2011 Skate America

On May 12, 2011, it was announced that Donohue had teamed up with Madison Hubbell.[4] The new partnership trained at the Detroit Skating Club under the coaching team of Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, and Natalia Annenko-Deller.[5] They made their international debut at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy where they won the gold medal.[6][7] They finished 10th at the 2012 World Championships.

After sustaining a concussion in June 2013,[8] Hubbell spent six weeks recuperating.[9] She attributed the injury to "lack of focus, as painful as that is to admit. I finished twizzles, I did my 3-turn, and I fell off my heel."[9] In 2013–14, Hubbell/Donohue won gold at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, placed fourth at the 2013 Skate America, and won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2013 Skate Canada International. After placing fourth at the 2014 U.S. Championships, they were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents Championships and finished ahead of Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier to take the gold medal. Hubbell/Donohue were first alternates for the 2014 World Championships but did not take the slot made available when Davis/White withdrew; Hubbell had sustained a torn labrum in her left hip[10] and underwent surgery in March 2014.[8]

For the 2014–15 Grand Prix season, Hubbell/Donohue were assigned to the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard.[11]

On April 13, 2015, Hubbell/Donohue announced that they had started training with Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer[12] at the Centre Gadbois in Montreal.[13]

Programs

With Hubbell

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2016–2017
[2]
  • Blues: Feeling Good
    performed by Nina Simone
  • Hip Hop: hip hop medley
    by various artists

"Love" medley:

  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody
    by Bootstraps
  • Can't Help Falling in Love
    by Ingrid Michaelson
  • Earned It
    by Bootstraps
2015–2016
[1][14]
  • Waltz: Hallelujah
    performed by k.d. lang
  • March: Hallelujah March
    by Karl Hugo
2014–2015
[8][15][16]		 The Great Gatsby:
  • Down the Road
  • Happy
    by C2C
  • Lay Me Down
    by Sam Smith
2013–2014
[2][16][17]
  • Hide and Seek
    by Imogen Heap
  • Whatcha Say
    by Jason Derulo
2012–2013
[2][16][18][19]		 Titanic:
by James Horner
  • Waltz
  • John Ryan's Polka
2011–2012
[2][16][20]
  • Latin medley

With Gilles

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[21][22]
  • Thank God I'm a Country Boy
    by John Denver
  • Country Roads
    by John Denver
  • Devil Went Down to Georgia
    by Charlie Daniels Band
  • Flamenco medley
    by the Gypsy Queens and Kings
Alfred Hitchcock movies:
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    by Bernard Herrmann
  • Vertigo Suite
    by Bernard Hermann
  • North by Northwest Overture
    by Bernard Herrmann
2008–2009
[21][23]
  • Go Daddy-O
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Flat Foot Floogie
    by Yallopin' Hounds Orchestra
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
    by James Horner
  • Malagenha
    by Sergei Mendes
  • Besame Mucho
    performed by Michel Petrucciani with the Graffiti Quartet
  • Pontero en Libertad
    by Monica Naranja

Competitive highlights

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

With Hubbell

International[24]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Worlds 10th 10th 6th
Four Continents 5th 1st 4th
GP Final 6th TBD
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Skate America 6th 4th 2nd
GP Skate Canada 5th 3rd 3rd
GP Trophée de France 4th 3rd 1st 2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy 3rd WD 2nd
CS Golden Spin 1st
CS U.S. Classic 1st 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 1st
National[2]
U.S. Championships 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd
Midwestern Sectionals 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Gilles

International[25]
Event 2008–09 2009–10
JGP Czech Republic 1st
JGP Germany 3rd
JGP Hungary 4th
JGP South Africa 2nd
National[21]
U.S. Championships 3rd J 3rd J
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd J
Level: J = Junior

With Lamar and Patitucci

National
Event 2006–07
with
Patitucci		 2007–08
with
Lamar
Eastern Sectionals 5th N 5th J
Level: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Madison Hubbell / Zach Donohue". IceNetwork.
  3. ↑ "Instagram photo by Olivia Sophie Smart • Aug 31, 2016 at 1:24am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  4. ↑ "Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. May 12, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 27, 2011). "Hubbell, Donohue hope to put a spell on judges". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (September 22, 2011). "Zhiganshina and Gazsi dance to lead at Nebelhorn". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (September 24, 2011). "Hubbell and Donohue capture gold at Nebelhorn Trophy". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 Thayer, Jacquelyn (October 28, 2014). "Hubbell & Donohue Ready for Reinvention". ice-dance.com.
  9. 1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen". IceNetwork.com.
  10. ↑ "Davis and White Elect Not to Compete at 2014 World Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. March 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Ice Dance" (PDF). July 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0G68UXw8xQ
  13. ↑ "Hubbell and Donohue to train with Dubreuil and Lauzon" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. April 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ Klaus-Reinhold Kany (August 20, 2015). "Dance teams head to Montreal in hopes of rebirth". IceNetwork.com.
  15. ↑ "Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Schedule/Programs/Results". Official website of Hubbell and Donohue. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
  19. ↑ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (November 15, 2012). "Hubbell, Donohue emphasize passion over points". IceNetwork.com.
  20. ↑ "Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  21. 1 2 3 "Piper Gilles / Zach Donohue". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Piper GILLES / Zachary DONOHUE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Piper GILLES / Zachary DONOHUE: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 20, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Competition Results: Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE". International Skating Union.
  25. ↑ "Competition Results: Piper GILLES / Zachary DONOHUE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.

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