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'''Jerod Swallow''' (born October 18, 1966 in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]])<ref name=sportref/> is an [[United States|American]] [[ice dancing|ice dancer]]. With his partner and wife [[Elizabeth Punsalan]], he is a five-time [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. national champion]], two-time [[Skate America]] champion, and competed twice in the [[Winter Olympics]].
'''Jerod Swallow''' (born October 18, 1966) is an American [[ice dancing|ice dancer]]. With his wife [[Elizabeth Punsalan]], he is a five-time [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. national champion]], two-time [[Skate America]] champion, and competed twice in the [[Winter Olympics]].

== Personal life ==
Swallow was born October 18, 1966, in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]].<ref name=SR/> He married Elizabeth Punsalan in September 1993.<ref name=inquirer/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
Early in his career, Swallow competed in both [[pair skating]] and ice dancing, with Shelly Propson and Jodie Balogh respectively. He teamed up with Elizabeth Punsalan in mid-1989. They were initially coached by Sandy Hess in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref name=in052411/> They placed 7th at [[1989 Skate America]] and 5th at the [[1989 United States Figure Skating Championships|1990 U.S. Championships]]. The following season, they won their first [[1991 United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. national title]]. They were one of the favorites for the 1992 Olympic team but at the [[1992 United States Figure Skating Championships|1992 U.S. Championships]], Swallow fell during the free dance and they finished in third.<ref name="inquirer"/> Swallow was ready to leave competition for show skating but Punsalan persuaded him to continue.<ref name="inquirer"/>
Swallow competed in two disciplines at the [[1985 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|1985 World Junior Championships]], placing fourth in [[pair skating]] with [[Shelley Propson]] and fourth in [[ice dancing]] with [[Jodie Balogh]]. He and Propson withdrew from the [[1986 United States Figure Skating Championships|1986 U.S. Championships]] after an accident in a practice session. She hit her head when she fell from a lift and was taken to the hospital where she recovered quickly.<ref name=LAT860207/><ref name=NYT860208/>


=== Partnership with Punsalan ===
In 1992, Punsalan and Swallow began working with [[Igor Shpilband]] for choreography in Detroit. By the 1993-1994 season, he had become their head coach.<ref name=in052411/> The couple developed a rivalry with [[Renee Roca]] and [[Gorsha Sur]], who had earlier choreographed a program for them and trained alongside them.<ref name="tblount"/> The U.S. had a single berth to the ice dancing event at the [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]]. Punsalan and Swallow were involved in a letter-writing campaign to Congress to prevent Sur from receiving expedited citizenship, which would allow him to compete at the 1994 Olympics.<ref name="mkent"/><ref name="tblount"/> At the [[1994 United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] in January 1994, Punsalan and Swallow placed first in the original dance, ahead of their injured rivals in second.<ref name="jlongman"/> Roca and Sur withdrew before the free dance and Punsalan and Swallow went on to win their second national title and were named to the Olympic team. On February 4, tragedy struck when Punsalan's father was stabbed to death.<ref name="inquirer"/> Her brother was charged but found not mentally fit to stand trial.<ref name="tblount"/> Punsalan and Swallow competed at the [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympics]] only two weeks later, finishing 15th.
Swallow teamed up with [[Elizabeth Punsalan]] in mid-1989. They were initially coached by [[Sandy Hess]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref name=in052411/> They placed 7th at [[1989 Skate America]] and 5th at the [[1989 United States Figure Skating Championships|1990 U.S. Championships]]. The following season, they won their first [[1991 United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. national title]].


At the [[1991 World Figure Skating Championships|1991 World Championships]] in [[Munich]], they performed a "catchy"<ref name="kestnbaum-232">{{Cite book |last=Kestnbaum |first=Ellyn |title=Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning |publisher=Wesleyan Publishing Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-8195-6641-1 |location=Middleton, Connecticut |pages=232}}</ref> free dance based upon the theme of [[stock car racing]]. They both wore black sketch suits in racing colors. They played the roles of race cars, with test trials, [[pit stop]]s, and the race itself. Writer Ellyn Kestnbaum, in her discussion and analysis of the program, does not consider Punsalan and Swallow's program as a single coherent narrative, but states that it instead used a variety of images, including that of victory and defeat, related to their theme. Kestnbaum also stated that although their theme seemed to "defy gender",<ref name="kestnbaum-232" />
Punsalan and Swallow won silver at the [[1995 United States Figure Skating Championships|1995 U.S. Championships]] behind Gorsha and Sur but finished ahead of them the following year to take their [[1996 United States Figure Skating Championships|third national title]].<ref name="rharvey"/> Punsalan and Swallow won another two national titles at the [[1997 United States Figure Skating Championships|1997]] and [[1998 United States Figure Skating Championships|1998 U.S. Championships]]. They placed 7th at the [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Winter Olympics]] and 6th at the [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1998 World Championships]].


Swallow represented the more male role of the human agent, or driver. Punsalan's role of the car followed conventional representation of the female body taking on "the status of inanimate object (or alien 'other')",<ref name="kestnbaum-233">Kestnbaum, p. 233</ref> while Swallow took "literal control"<ref name="kestnbaum-233" /> of Punsalan's body in the program, which controlled the narrative imagery; as Kestnbaum put it, "The man's choreographed control of the woman's body thus results in male victory within the final image of the performance".<ref name="kestnbaum-233" />
Punsalan and Swallow ended their eligible career in 1998 and continued to skate in shows for a number of years. Swallow is managing director at the Detroit Skating Club in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]].<ref name="in110727"/>


They were one of the favorites for the 1992 Olympic team but at the [[1992 United States Figure Skating Championships|1992 U.S. Championships]], Swallow fell during the free dance and they finished in third.<ref name="inquirer" /> Swallow was ready to leave competition for show skating but Punsalan persuaded him to continue.<ref name="inquirer" />
== Personal life ==

Swallow married Elizabeth Punsalan in September 1993.<ref name="inquirer"/>
In 1992, Punsalan/Swallow began working with [[Igor Shpilband]] for choreography in Detroit. By the 1993–94 season, he had become their head coach.<ref name=in052411/> The couple developed a rivalry with [[Renee Roca]] / [[Gorsha Sur]], who had earlier choreographed a program for them and trained alongside them.<ref name=tblount/> The U.S. had a single berth to the ice dancing event at the [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]]. Punsalan and Swallow were involved in a letter-writing campaign to Congress to prevent Sur from receiving expedited citizenship, which would allow him to compete at the 1994 Olympics.<ref name=mkent/><ref name=tblount/> At the [[1994 United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] in January 1994, Punsalan and Swallow placed first in the original dance, ahead of their injured rivals in second.<ref name=jlongman/> Roca/Sur withdrew before the free dance and Punsalan/Swallow went on to win their second national title and were named to the Olympic team. They competed at the [[Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympics]] only two weeks after her father's death,<ref name=inquirer/> finishing 15th.

Punsalan/Swallow won silver at the [[1995 United States Figure Skating Championships|1995 U.S. Championships]] behind Roca/Sur but finished ahead of them the following year to take their [[1996 United States Figure Skating Championships|third national title]].<ref name=rharvey/> Punsalan/Swallow won another two national titles at the [[1997 United States Figure Skating Championships|1997]] and [[1998 United States Figure Skating Championships|1998 U.S. Championships]]. They placed 7th at the [[Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Winter Olympics]] and 6th at the [[1998 World Figure Skating Championships|1998 World Championships]].

Punsalan/Swallow ended their eligible career in 1998 and continued to skate in shows for a number of years. Swallow is managing director at the Detroit Skating Club in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]].<ref name=in110727/>


==Results==
==Results==
===Ice dance===
(with Punsalan)


===Ice dancing with Punsalan===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | '''International'''
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
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! 1997–98
! 1997–98
|-
|-
| [[Winter Olympic Games]] || || || || || align="center" | 15th || || || || align="center" | 7th
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] || || || || || 15th || || || || 7th
|-
|-
| [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || || align="center" | 11th || || || align="center" | 12th || || align="center" | 7th || align="center" | 6th || align="center" | 6th
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Champ.]] || || 11th || || || 12th || || 7th || 6th || 6th
|-
|-
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Final]] || || || || || || || || || 6th
| [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || align="center" | 5th || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|-
|-
| [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]] || || || || || || || || || align="center" | 6th
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd ||
|-
|-
| [[Skate America]] || align="center" | 7th || || align="center" | 4th || align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd || || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || || align="center" | 4th || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Trophée Eric Bompard|Lalique]] || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd ||
|-
|-
| [[Skate Canada International]] || || || || || || || || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[NHK Trophy]] || || 6th || || 5th || || || || ||
|-
|-
| [[Trophée Eric Bompard]] || || || || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd ||
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Skate America]] || 7th || || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || 4th || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
|-
| [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || || || align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd ||
| align=left | <small>GP</small> [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|-
|-
| [[NHK Trophy]] || || align="center" | 6th || || align="center" | 5th || || || || ||
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | '''National'''
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Champ.]] || 5th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|-
| colspan=10 align=center | <small> GP = Champions Series (Grand Prix) </small>
|}
|}


(with Balogh)
=== Ice dancing with Balogh ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|-
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''International'''
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
! 1983–84
! 1983–84
! 1984–85
! 1985–86
! 1986–87
! 1987–88
! 1988–89
! 1988–89
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Skate America]] || || || || 5th || ||
| [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || align="center" | 5th J. || align="center" | 6th
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Champ.]] || || 4th || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''National'''
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || 5th J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || 10th || || || 6th
|-
| colspan=7 align=center | <small> J. = Junior level </small>
|}
|}


===Pair skating with Propson===
===Pairs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
(with Propson)
|-

! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | '''International'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
! 1983–84
! 1983–84
! 1984–85
! 1985–86
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Champ.]] || || 4th ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | '''National'''
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || 6th J. || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J || WD
|-
|-
| colspan=4 align=center | <small> J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew </small>
| [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || align="center" | 6th J.
|}
|}


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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=sportref>{{cite news | url = http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jerod-swallow-1.html | title = Jerod Swallow | publisher = Sports-Reference | accessdate = September 6, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=NYT860208>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/08/sports/players-skaters-discover-high-cost-of-risks.html | title = Skaters discover high cost of risks | first = Peter | last = Alfano | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = February 8, 1986}}</ref>


<ref name=in052411>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110524&content_id=19494044&vkey=ice_news | title = Shpilband, Zoueva at forefront of dance revolution | first = Amy | last = Rosewater |date = May 24, 2011 | publisher = IceNetwork | accessdate = June 18, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=LAT860207>{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-07-sp-5394-story.html | title = National Figure Skating Championships : Wachsman and Waggoner Fall, but Win Pairs Title | work = Times Wire Services | publisher = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = February 7, 1986}}</ref>


<ref name="in110727">{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110727&content_id=22378098&vkey=ice_news | title = Hubbell, Donohue hope to put a spell on judges | first = Lynn | last = Rutherford | date = July 27, 2011 | accessdate = July 27, 2011 | publisher = icenetwork }}</ref>
<ref name=SR>{{cite news | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jerod-swallow-1.html | title = Jerod Swallow | publisher = [[Sports Reference]] | access-date = September 6, 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104034350/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/jerod-swallow-1.html | archive-date = November 4, 2012 }}</ref>


<ref name="inquirer">{{cite news | url = http://articles.philly.com/1994-02-18/sports/25859600_1_punsalan-and-swallow-ice-dance | title = Liz Punsalan Ice Dances Her Way Through Grief And Anger Two Weeks Ago, Her Brother Was Charged In Her Father's Stabbing Death. Being On The Ice Helps Her Smile Through The Tears. | first = Diane | last = Pucin | date = February 18, 1994 | accessdate = September 6, 2011 | publisher = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] }}</ref>
<ref name=in052411>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110524&content_id=19494044&vkey=ice_news | title = Shpilband, Zoueva at forefront of dance revolution | first = Amy | last = Rosewater | date = May 24, 2011 | publisher = IceNetwork | access-date = June 18, 2011 | archive-date = September 23, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120923133349/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110524&content_id=19494044&vkey=ice_news | url-status = dead }}</ref>


<ref name="mkent">{{cite news | url = http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-02-16/sports/1995047108_1_roca-punsalan-swallow | title = Skating squabble plays to soap opera background | first = Milton | last = Kent | date = February 16, 1995 | accessdate = September 7, 2011 | publisher = [[The Baltimore Sun]] }}</ref>
<ref name=in110727>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110727&content_id=22378098&vkey=ice_news | title = Hubbell, Donohue hope to put a spell on judges | first = Lynn | last = Rutherford | date = July 27, 2011 | access-date = July 27, 2011 | publisher = icenetwork | archive-date = February 20, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180220092329/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110727&content_id=22378098&vkey=ice_news | url-status = dead }}</ref>


<ref name="tblount">{{cite news | url = http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1995_1257216/latest-skating-controversy-will-be-detailed-on-abc.html | title = Latest skating controversy will be detailed on ABC | first = Terry | last = Blount | date = February 17, 1995 | accessdate = September 7, 2011 | publisher = [[Houston Chronicle]] }}</ref>
<ref name=inquirer>{{cite news | url = http://articles.philly.com/1994-02-18/sports/25859600_1_punsalan-and-swallow-ice-dance | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120913170641/http://articles.philly.com/1994-02-18/sports/25859600_1_punsalan-and-swallow-ice-dance | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 13, 2012 | title = Liz Punsalan Ice Dances Her Way Through Grief And Anger Two Weeks Ago, Her Brother Was Charged In Her Father's Stabbing Death. Being On The Ice Helps Her Smile Through The Tears. | first = Diane | last = Pucin | date = February 18, 1994 | access-date = September 6, 2011 | publisher = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref>


<ref name="jlongman">{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/06/sports/olympics-roca-ice-dancer-breaks-arm-but-comes-back-to-skate-on.html | title = OLYMPICS; Roca, Ice Dancer, Breaks Arm But Comes Back to Skate On | first = Jere | last = Longman | date = January 6, 1994 | accessdate = September 7, 2011 | publisher = [[The New York Times]] }}</ref>
<ref name=mkent>{{cite news | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/02/16/skating-squabble-plays-to-soap-opera-background/ | title = Skating squabble plays to soap opera background | first = Milton | last = Kent | date = February 16, 1995 | access-date = September 7, 2011 | work = [[The Baltimore Sun]] | archive-date = June 2, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170602151022/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-02-16/sports/1995047108_1_roca-punsalan-swallow | url-status = live }}</ref>


<ref name="rharvey">{{cite news | url = http://articles.latimes.com/1996-01-20/sports/sp-26744_1_dance-title | title = Punsalan, Swallow Win Dance Title | first = Randy | last = Harvey | date = January 20, 1996 | accessdate = September 7, 2011 | publisher = [[Los Angeles Times]] }}</ref>
<ref name=tblount>{{cite news | url = http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1995_1257216/latest-skating-controversy-will-be-detailed-on-abc.html | title = Latest skating controversy will be detailed on ABC | first = Terry | last = Blount | date = February 17, 1995 | access-date = September 7, 2011 | publisher = [[Houston Chronicle]] | url-status = bot: unknown | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121022021605/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1995_1257216/latest-skating-controversy-will-be-detailed-on-abc.html | archive-date = October 22, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=jlongman>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/06/sports/olympics-roca-ice-dancer-breaks-arm-but-comes-back-to-skate-on.html | title = OLYMPICS; Roca, Ice Dancer, Breaks Arm But Comes Back to Skate On | first = Jere | last = Longman | date = January 6, 1994 | access-date = September 7, 2011 | work = [[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

<ref name=rharvey>{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-20-sp-26744-story.html | title = Punsalan, Swallow Win Dance Title | first = Randy | last = Harvey | date = January 20, 1996 | access-date = September 7, 2011 | work = [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>


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Jerod Swallow
Punsalan and Swallow in 2002.
Born (1966-10-18) October 18, 1966 (age 58)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubDetroit Skating Club
Retired1998

Jerod Swallow (born October 18, 1966) is an American ice dancer. With his wife Elizabeth Punsalan, he is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics.

Personal life

[edit]

Swallow was born October 18, 1966, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] He married Elizabeth Punsalan in September 1993.[2]

Career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

Swallow competed in two disciplines at the 1985 World Junior Championships, placing fourth in pair skating with Shelley Propson and fourth in ice dancing with Jodie Balogh. He and Propson withdrew from the 1986 U.S. Championships after an accident in a practice session. She hit her head when she fell from a lift and was taken to the hospital where she recovered quickly.[3][4]

Partnership with Punsalan

[edit]

Swallow teamed up with Elizabeth Punsalan in mid-1989. They were initially coached by Sandy Hess in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[5] They placed 7th at 1989 Skate America and 5th at the 1990 U.S. Championships. The following season, they won their first U.S. national title.

At the 1991 World Championships in Munich, they performed a "catchy"[6] free dance based upon the theme of stock car racing. They both wore black sketch suits in racing colors. They played the roles of race cars, with test trials, pit stops, and the race itself. Writer Ellyn Kestnbaum, in her discussion and analysis of the program, does not consider Punsalan and Swallow's program as a single coherent narrative, but states that it instead used a variety of images, including that of victory and defeat, related to their theme. Kestnbaum also stated that although their theme seemed to "defy gender",[6]

Swallow represented the more male role of the human agent, or driver. Punsalan's role of the car followed conventional representation of the female body taking on "the status of inanimate object (or alien 'other')",[7] while Swallow took "literal control"[7] of Punsalan's body in the program, which controlled the narrative imagery; as Kestnbaum put it, "The man's choreographed control of the woman's body thus results in male victory within the final image of the performance".[7]

They were one of the favorites for the 1992 Olympic team but at the 1992 U.S. Championships, Swallow fell during the free dance and they finished in third.[2] Swallow was ready to leave competition for show skating but Punsalan persuaded him to continue.[2]

In 1992, Punsalan/Swallow began working with Igor Shpilband for choreography in Detroit. By the 1993–94 season, he had become their head coach.[5] The couple developed a rivalry with Renee Roca / Gorsha Sur, who had earlier choreographed a program for them and trained alongside them.[8] The U.S. had a single berth to the ice dancing event at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Punsalan and Swallow were involved in a letter-writing campaign to Congress to prevent Sur from receiving expedited citizenship, which would allow him to compete at the 1994 Olympics.[9][8] At the U.S. Championships in January 1994, Punsalan and Swallow placed first in the original dance, ahead of their injured rivals in second.[10] Roca/Sur withdrew before the free dance and Punsalan/Swallow went on to win their second national title and were named to the Olympic team. They competed at the 1994 Olympics only two weeks after her father's death,[2] finishing 15th.

Punsalan/Swallow won silver at the 1995 U.S. Championships behind Roca/Sur but finished ahead of them the following year to take their third national title.[11] Punsalan/Swallow won another two national titles at the 1997 and 1998 U.S. Championships. They placed 7th at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 6th at the 1998 World Championships.

Punsalan/Swallow ended their eligible career in 1998 and continued to skate in shows for a number of years. Swallow is managing director at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[12]

Results

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Ice dancing with Punsalan

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International
Event 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Winter Olympics 15th 7th
World Champ. 11th 12th 7th 6th 6th
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of Russia 3rd
GP Lalique 2nd 2nd 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 6th 5th
GP Skate America 7th 4th 3rd 1st 4th 1st
GP Skate Canada 2nd
National
U.S. Champ. 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
GP = Champions Series (Grand Prix)

Ice dancing with Balogh

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International
Event 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Skate America 5th
World Junior Champ. 4th
National
U.S. Championships 5th J. 1st J 10th 6th
J. = Junior level

Pair skating with Propson

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International
Event 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
World Junior Champ. 4th
National
U.S. Championships 6th J. 2nd J WD
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

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  1. ^ "Jerod Swallow". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Pucin, Diane (February 18, 1994). "Liz Punsalan Ice Dances Her Way Through Grief And Anger Two Weeks Ago, Her Brother Was Charged In Her Father's Stabbing Death. Being On The Ice Helps Her Smile Through The Tears". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "National Figure Skating Championships : Wachsman and Waggoner Fall, but Win Pairs Title". Times Wire Services. Los Angeles Times. February 7, 1986.
  4. ^ Alfano, Peter (February 8, 1986). "Skaters discover high cost of risks". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b Rosewater, Amy (May 24, 2011). "Shpilband, Zoueva at forefront of dance revolution". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Kestnbaum, Ellyn (2003). Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning. Middleton, Connecticut: Wesleyan Publishing Press. p. 232. ISBN 0-8195-6641-1.
  7. ^ a b c Kestnbaum, p. 233
  8. ^ a b Blount, Terry (February 17, 1995). "Latest skating controversy will be detailed on ABC". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Kent, Milton (February 16, 1995). "Skating squabble plays to soap opera background". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Longman, Jere (January 6, 1994). "OLYMPICS; Roca, Ice Dancer, Breaks Arm But Comes Back to Skate On". The New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  11. ^ Harvey, Randy (January 20, 1996). "Punsalan, Swallow Win Dance Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  12. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (July 27, 2011). "Hubbell, Donohue hope to put a spell on judges". icenetwork. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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