Tarah Kayne

Tarah Kayne
Born (1993-04-28) April 28, 1993 (age 31)
Fort Myers, Florida
HometownBradenton, Florida
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubSouthwest Florida FSC
Began skating1998
Retired2020
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Pairs
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Taipei Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Pairs

Tarah Kayne (born April 28, 1993) is an American retired competitive pair skater. With former partner Daniel O'Shea, she is the 2018 Four Continents champion, 2014 Four Continents silver medalist, and 2016 U.S. national champion.

Personal life

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Kayne was born on April 28, 1993, in Fort Myers, Florida.

Career

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Early years

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Kayne began learning to skate in 1998.[1] She competed in the novice ladies' category in the 2010–2011 season and then on the junior level for one season.[2] She then switched to pairs, teaming up with Daniel O'Shea in April 2012.[3]

2012–2013 season

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Kayne/O'Shea finished seventh in their first trip to the U.S. Championships, in January 2013. Making their international debut, they won the silver medal at the 2013 International Challenge Cup.[4]

2013–2014 season

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Kayne/O'Shea won bronze medals at the U.S. Classic and Ice Challenge. After placing sixth at the 2014 U.S. Championships, they were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents, where they won the silver medal.

2014–2015 season

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On July 28, 2014,[5] Kayne underwent surgery due to a labral tear in her right hip.[6] As a result, the pair withdrew from their 2014–15 Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Cup of China and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.[7] Kayne/O'Shea returned to competition at the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb, taking bronze at the ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. The pair stepped onto their first national podium at the 2015 U.S. Championships, where they were awarded the bronze medal.

2015–2016 season

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Kayne/O'Shea began their season with gold at a CS event, the 2015 U.S. International Classic. Kayne injured her right knee at the event.[8]

Making their Grand Prix debut, the pair placed sixth at the 2015 Skate America and fourth at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. Another Challenger medal followed, bronze at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb in December.[9] In January, Kayne/O'Shea placed first[10] in both segments at the 2016 U.S. Championships and won the gold medal by a margin of 14.85 points over defending champions Alexa Scimeca / Chris Knierim.[11]

2016–2017 season

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After placing fifth at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, Kayne/O'Shea competed at two Grand Prix events, finishing sixth at the 2016 Skate America and fourth at the 2016 NHK Trophy. The pair withdrew from the 2017 U.S. Championships due to a concussion, Kayne having hit her head while attempting a throw triple flip during the short program on January 19.[12]

During the season, Kayne experienced increasing pain due to right knee tendinitis,[12] the result of her 2015 injury.[8] She received a new cadaver tendon in an operation at the Vail Valley Medical Center on February 14, 2017, and then refrained from walking for seven weeks.[8] She resumed training by July 2017.[8]

2017–2018 season

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Kayne/O'Shea did not compete in the early part of the season, including the Grand Prix, instead beginning the season at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they won the bronze medal. They took silver at the 2018 U.S. Championships, and were named first alternates for the 2018 Winter Olympics, where the United States had only one pairs spot, as well as part of America's teams for the Four Continents and World Championships.[13]

At the 2018 Four Continents Championships, they were third after the short program and then had a personal best score in the free skate to win the gold medal, the first American team to do so in over a decade.[14] Kayne said she felt "really great about our performance," They anticipated competing at the World Championships.[13] However, following the event, Kayne was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right knee.[15] As a result, they withdrew from the World Championships, and were replaced by bronze medalists Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay.[16]

They were coached by Jim Peterson, in Ellenton, Florida, until the end of the season.[1]

2018–2019 season

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On September 7, 2018, Kayne/O'Shea announced a coaching change, deciding to join Dalilah Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[17] They began the season with the seventh-place finish at the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, they first competed at the 2018 NHK Trophy, finishing fifth. At the 2018 Internationaux de France, Kayne/O'Shea were fourth after the short program, but placed second in the free skate, finishing less than two points ahead of bronze medalists Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii. This was their first Grand Prix medal. Kayne remarked that after a "less than desirable" performance in Japan, "to have come to France and make this much improvement in just two short weeks made us both very happy."[18]

At the 2019 U.S. Championships, Kayne/O'Shea placed first in the short program, just ahead of Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc. In the free skate, they made some small opening mistakes on their twist and side-by-side jumps, but then had a major error when they failed to execute their final lift, which caused them to drop to fourth place. O'Shea commented afterward "I didn't do what I was supposed to do." They were nevertheless named to the American team for the Four Continents Championships over bronze medalists Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay.[19] They finished in sixth place there, with Kayne saying their performance was a personal disappointment.[20]

2019–2020 season

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Kayne/O'Shea began with a fourth-place finish at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. On the Grand Prix, they were sixth to begin at the 2019 Cup of China.[21] Kayne/O'Shea were sixth as well at the 2019 NHK Trophy.[22]

Competing at the 2020 U.S. Championships, Kayne/O'Shea placed second in the short program, seven points behind the leaders, Knierim/Knierim.[23] Third in the free skate, they won the bronze medal behind the Knierims and Calalang/Johnson. O'Shea called it "an improvement as the program has progressed over the first part of the season. We are taking steps in the right direction."[24] They finished the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.[25]

2020–2021 season

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In September, Kayne and O'Shea announced they were leaving coach Dalilah Sappenfield, at the time saying publicly that they were looking forward to exploring new training options and looking forward to staying strong as a team.[26]

They were fourth at the ISP Points Challenge, a virtual domestic competition. They competed at the 2020 Skate America, primarily attended by American pairs teams due to travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27] Their previous coaches Jim Peterson and Amanda Evora helped them to prepare for the competition. The permanent training environment of Kayne and O'Shea will be determined after the competition.[28]

On December 10, it was announced that Kayne and O'Shea had split. While Kayne initially said she would be staying with Peterson and Evora as coaches, she subsequently retired from competitive skating.[29][30]

Allegations against Dalilah Sappenfield

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In an exposé published by USA Today on October 8, 2021, Kayne detailed the alleged emotional and psychological abuse she endured at the hands of her former coach, Dalilah Sappenfield, before leaving Sappenfield's training group in September 2020. Kayne stated that Sappenfield's abuse prompted her to engage in self-harm behaviors, and that she'd been afraid to seek mental health treatment out of concern that Sappenfield would find out. She said, "these awful experiences forced me out of the sport I love. Dalilah said multiple times that she wanted to end my career, and she succeeded." Kayne's former skating partner, Danny O'Shea, expressed his support for Kayne on social media. Kayne was one of several skaters to file complaints against Sappenfield with the United States Center for SafeSport, leading to her suspension pending further investigation.[30]

Programs

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(with O'Shea)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
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2019–2020
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2018–2019
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2017–2018
[33][1]
  • Swan Lake
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Shae Zukiwsky
2016–2017
[33][34][35]
2015–2016
[33][36][37]
  • Take Me to Church
    by Hozier
    choreo. by Jim Peterson
2014–2015
[33][3][38]
2013–2014
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2012–2013
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(Single Skating)

Season Short program Free skating
2010–2011 unknown

Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With O'Shea

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International[40]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds 13th WD
Four Continents 2nd 8th 4th 1st 6th 5th
GP Cup of China WD 6th
GP France 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 4th 5th 6th
GP Rostelecom Cup WD 4th
GP Skate America 6th 6th 5th
CS Finlandia 5th 7th
CS Golden Spin 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd
CS Tallinn Trophy 2nd
CS U.S. Classic 1st 4th
Challenge Cup 2nd
Ice Challenge 3rd
U.S. Classic 3rd
National[3]
U.S. Champ. 7th 6th 3rd 1st WD 2nd 4th 3rd WD

With O'Shea

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Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 5
59.86 		5
114.49 		5
174.35
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 18–27, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 7
62.65 		5
123.55 		5
186.20
January 18–27, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 2
70.35 		3
133.72 		3
204.07
December 4–7, 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3
66.20 		2
128.09 		2
194.29
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 7
58.70 		5
120.03 		6
178.73
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 5
64.08 		6
114.71 		6
178.79
September 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. Classic 4
64.90 		4
109.12 		4
174.02
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 7–10, 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships 5
66.34 		6
114.02 		6
180.36
January 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 1
71.83 		4
126.81 		4
198.64
November 26–December 2, 2018 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy 4
57.28 		1
120.41 		2
177.69
November 23–25, 2018 2018 Internationaux de France 4
63.45 		2
127.98 		2
191.43
November 9–11, 2018 2018 NHK Trophy 5
59.00 		5
105.16 		5
164.16
October 4–7, 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 7
52.53 		6
109.50 		7
162.03
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 3
65.74 		1
128.68 		1
194.42
January 3–7, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 2
68.93 		2
131.87 		2
200.80
December 6–9, 2017 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3
56.38 		3
105.88 		3
162.26
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 25–27, 2016 2016 NHK Trophy 5
57.02 		4
115.18 		4
172.20
October 21–23, 2016 2016 Skate America 8
57.93 		3
115.57 		6
173.50
October 6–10, 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 4
54.65 		5
103.46 		5
158.11
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28–April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 14
59.27 		11
118.96 		13
178.23
February 16–21, 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 7
59.72 		4
122.30 		4
182.02
January 15–24, 2016 2016 U.S. Championships 1
69.61 		1
142.04 		1
211.65
December 2–5, 2015 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6
55.58 		1
119.38 		3
174.96
November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup 6
58.78 		4
122.45 		4
181.23
October 22–25, 2015 2015 Skate America 6
58.38 		5
107.61 		6
165.99
September 16–20, 2015 2015 CS U.S. Classic 3
54.30 		1
116.00 		1
170.30
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 10–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 8
57.91 		8
108.76 		8
166.67
January 17–25, 2015 2015 U.S. Championships 4
61.56 		3
123.75 		3
185.31
December 4–6, 2014 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 3
50.72 		3
111.00 		3
161.72
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 20–25, 2014 2014 Four Continents Championships 3
62.05 		2
119.40 		2
181.45
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships 7
61.48 		6
112.41 		6
173.89
November 19–24, 2013 2013 Ice Challenge 3
53.97 		2
103.68 		3
157.65
September 12–14, 2013 2013 U.S. Classic 4
60.31 		3
106.96 		3
167.27
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 21–24, 2013 2013 International Challenge Cup 3
54.11 		2
113.71 		2
167.82
January 20–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships 9
47.74 		7
100.58 		7
148.32

References

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