Donald Adair
| Donald Adair | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | 1960 (age 55–56) |
| Former partner | Renée Roca |
| Retired | 1987 |
Donald Adair (born 1960)[1] is an American former ice dancer. With Renée Roca, he is the 1986 U.S. national champion.[2][3] An injury led to Adair's sudden retirement from competitive skating prior to the 1987 World Championships.[4] He married Kelley Morris, the 1977 U.S. junior champion in ice dancing.[1] They have coached at the Indiana Skating Academy in Indianapolis and the Louisville Skating Academy in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]
Results
(with Roca)
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 |
| World Champ. | 11th | 6th | |||
| Skate America | 1st | ||||
| Skate Canada | 1st | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||
| National | |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |
References
- 1 2 3 Elfman, Lois (June 19, 2014). "Adairs nurturing next generation of U.S. ice dancers". IceNetwork.
- ↑ "National Figure Skating Championships Adair and Roca Lead All the Way and Dance to a Title". Los Angeles Times. February 8, 1986. pp. Sports 6. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ "A NEW LEADING EDGE IN U.S. FIGURE SKATING". Philadelphia Inquirer. February 10, 1986. pp. C08. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Defector Finds New Life, and New Partner". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1993. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
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