Bridget Namiotka

Bridget Namiotka (born January 3, 1990) is an American former pair skater. She teamed up with John Coughlin in late 2004.[1] They won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold in Croatia, and placed fourth at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on July 3, 2007.[2] Namiotka has pancreatitis.[1]

Bridget Namiotka
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1990-01-03) January 3, 1990
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Former partnerJohn Coughlin,
Alex Merritt,
Daniel Haskins
CoachJeff Digregorio,
Ron Ludington,
Jeremy Allen
ChoreographerMarina Zueva,
Jill Casgrove
Skating clubUniversity of Delaware FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total141.39
2007 World Juniors
Short program50.76
2007 World Juniors
Free skate90.63
2007 World Juniors

Programs

(with Coughlin)

Season Short program Free skating
2006–2007
[3][4]
  • Pearl Harbor
    by Hans Zimmer
  • Freedom
    by Michael W. Smith
2005–2006
[3][5]
  • Time to Say Good Bye
  • Disco Firebird
  • The Prince of Egypt
    by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

With Merrit
Event 2003
U.S. Championships5th N.
N. = Novice level

With Coughlin
International[6]
Event 2005–06 2006–07
World Junior Champ.4th4th
JGP Final5th6th
JGP Canada4th
JGP Croatia1st
JGP Czech Republic3rd
JGP Norway2nd
National[3]
U.S. Championships2nd J.9th
J. = Junior level

Accusations against John Coughlin

When Namiotka was between the ages of 14 and 17, her skating partner was John Coughlin, who was four years her senior. Coughlin committed suicide in January 2019, while under investigation for sexual abuse.[7][8]

In May 2019, Namiotka identified herself on Facebook as a victim of Coughlin's, becoming the first skater to go public. In the same posting, Namiotka said that Coughlin had "hurt a lot of people" and "had hurt at least 10 girls".[7][8]

References
  1. Mittan, Barry (December 26, 2005). "Namiotka and Coughlin Make First Junior Grand Prix Final". SkateToday. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. "Pairs Team Namiotka and Coughlin Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. July 3, 2007. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2013-01-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Murphy, Dan (May 21, 2019). "Ex-skater says deceased partner abused her". ESPN.
  8. Eustachewich, Lia (May 21, 2019). "John Coughlin sexually abused me before he killed himself: Bridget Namiotka". New York Post.
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