Ellie Kam
 Ellie Kam and Daniel O'Shea at the 2025 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 20, 2004 Yokota Air Base, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Daniel O'Shea (since 2022) Ian Meyh (2021–22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Drew Meekins Sandy Straub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Thunderbirds Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ellie Wong Kam (born December 20, 2004) is an American pair skater. With her current skating partner, Danny O'Shea, she is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, the 2024 Four Continents bronze medalist, four-time Grand Prix medalist, four-time Challenger Series medalist, and 2024 U.S. national champion.
Personal life
[edit]Kam was born on 20 December 2004 in Yokota Air Base, Japan, to a Japanese mother, Mako, and an American father, Benjamin, who is of Japanese and Chinese descent.[1][2] She also has two older brothers, Zane and Kai. At the time of Kam's birth, her father had been stationed in Japan due to his work as an Air Force surgeon. Following his assignment's completion, the family moved to Alaska before eventually settling in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3][1]
She is currently a student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where she majors in health science. Moreover, Kam frequently aids in designing skating costumes for herself and her pairs partner, Daniel O'Shea.[4]
Skating career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Kam trained as a pairs skater for several years after switching from singles to pairs with partner Ian Meyh. In 2022, they qualified for the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships but subsequently withdrew. Their partnership ended in mid-2022, after they had competed twice at senior-level club competitions.
She later characterized her work with Meyh as “an amazing experience,” adding, “I learned everything, pairs-wise, with Ian.” [5]
2022–2023 season
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Kam formed a new partnership with veteran pair skater Danny O'Shea, who had previously been acting as an advisor at her camp. They had initially begun skating together at her coach's suggestion as a way to keep her skills practised.[5] In the fall, they made their international debut at the 2022 Ice Challenge and won the gold medal in the pairs competition. They then made their Challenger debut at the