Australian Ice Dance Champions, Danielle O’Brien (from Strathfield) and Greg Merriman (from Canterbury) competed in the Four Continents Championship in Colorado Springs, USA last weekend placing 9th, scoring a personal best 105.91 points. The title was won by current Canadian Olympic Champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. 2011 World Champions, Meryl Davis and Charlie White from USA had to settle for the silver having led their training mates in the Short Dance the day before.

The talented duo, who missed out on the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, have relocated to Bloomfield Hills in USA to train with the successful coaching team of Pasquale Camerlengo and Anjelika Krylova in their bid to make the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Among their training partners are the third placed Americans and the top French couple who recently won the European Championship.

Danielle and Greg will return to their training base before heading off to the World Championships in Nice, France in late March.

In the men’s event, OWI athlete Brendan Kerry achieved Australia’s highest placing in 19th, with Ice Skating Australia (ISA) skaters Mark Webster 20th and Nicholas Fernandez 24th.

In the women’s event, ISA skater Chantelle Kerry finished in 17th place in her first Four Continents event with Zara Pasfield in 29th and Jaimee Nobbs 30th.

Article courtesy www.burwoodscene.com.au