Zachary Donohue
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Zachary Donohue is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 ice dancer. With former partner Piper Gilles
Piper Gilles
Piper Gilles is an American ice dancer. With former partner Zachary Donahue, she is the 2009 & 2010 U.S. junior bronze medalist. She currently skates with Paul Poirier, with whom she plans to represent Canada....

, he is the 2009
2009 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States. In addition to determining the national champions, the event...

 & 2010 U.S. junior bronze medalist
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...

. He currently skates with Madison Hubbell
Madison Hubbell
Madison L. Hubbell is an American ice dancer. She competed with her brother Keiffer Hubbell from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time U.S. pewter medalists and 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions. She currently skates with Zachary Donohue.- Personal...

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Early career

In the 2006–2007 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
2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure...

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In the 2007–2008 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
2008 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships was the figure skating national championship to determine the national champions of the United States for the 2007/2008 season. It was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions,...

.

Partnership with Gilles

Donohue teamed up with Piper Gilles
Piper Gilles
Piper Gilles is an American ice dancer. With former partner Zachary Donahue, she is the 2009 & 2010 U.S. junior bronze medalist. She currently skates with Paul Poirier, with whom she plans to represent Canada....

 for the 2008–2009 season. They made their international debut at the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, which they won. They placed second at their second event in Cape Town
Cape Town
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, South Africa
South Africa
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, qualifying them for the 2008–2009 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
2009 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States. In addition to determining the national champions, the event...

 and 2010 U.S. Championships
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...

. In 2010, Gilles & Donohue were selected to compete for the United States at the World Junior Championships
2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they were an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...

. 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
Igor Shpilband
-Personal life:Shpilband was born in Moscow. In January 1990, he and other skaters were part of a U.S. tour headlined by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean when one of them, Gorsha Sur, decided to defect and Shpilband, Veronika Pershina and Elena Krikanova decided to join him. He got a coaching...

 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
2011 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 United States Figure Skating Championships were a national figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. Skaters competed for the title of U.S. national champion in men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels...

.

Partnership with Hubbell

On May 12, 2011, it was announced that he had teamed up with Madison Hubbell
Madison Hubbell
Madison L. Hubbell is an American ice dancer. She competed with her brother Keiffer Hubbell from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time U.S. pewter medalists and 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions. She currently skates with Zachary Donohue.- Personal...

. The new partnership trains at the Detroit Skating Club under the coaching team of Pasquale Camerlengo
Pasquale Camerlengo
Pasquale Camerlengo is an Italian retired competitive ice dancer who now works as a coach and choreographer .- Career:...

, Anjelika Krylova
Anjelika Krylova
Anjelika Alexeevna Krylova is a Russian retired ice dancer. With partner Oleg Ovsyannikov, she is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World champion. She currently works as a coach and choreographer in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan....

, Massimo Scali
Massimo Scali
Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...

, Natalia Annenko-Deller
Natalia Annenko
Natalia Valeryevna Annenko is a Russian ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. She won the 1982 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Vadim Karkachev. She later went on to compete with Genrikh Sretenski. With Sretenski, she is the 1988 European silver medalist and...

, and Elizabeth Punsalan
Elizabeth Punsalan
Elizabeth Punsalan or Swallow is an American ice dancer. With her partner and husband Jerod Swallow, she is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics.- Career :Early in her career, Punsalan competed with Christopher Rettstatt,...

, with assistance on elements from Jason Dungjen
Jason Dungjen
Jason Dungjen is an American retired pair skater who was a two-time U.S. national champion. He is currently a skating coach....

. They made their international debut at 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy
2011 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy was an international figure skating competition for the 2011–2012 season. It is held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 where they won the gold medal.

Programs

With Madison Hubbell
Season Short dance
Short dance
The short dance is a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was approved by the June 2010 International Skating Union congress and instituted beginning in the 2010–2011 figure skating season...

Free dance
Free dance (figure skating)
The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...

Exhibition
2011–2012 I Put a Spell on You
I Put a Spell on You
"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked #320 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Although Hawkins'...


With Hubbell

Event 2011–2012
Skate America
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...

 
6th
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 
1st

With Gilles

Event 2008–2009 2009–2010
U.S. Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

 
3rd J. 3rd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Germany  3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary  4th
Junior Grand Prix, South Africa
2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...

 
2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic
2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...

 
1st
Midwestern Sectionals
Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating.Skaters compete in three levels: Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance. Medals are...

 
2nd J.
  • J = Junior level

Earlier partnerships

(With Lili Lamar)
Event 2007–2008
Eastern Sectionals
Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....

 
5th J.
  • J = Junior level


(with Kaylyn Patitucci)
Event 2006–2007
Eastern Sectionals
Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....

 
5th N.
  • N = Novice level

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