Liam Dougherty

Liam Dougherty
Personal information
Full name	Liam Dougherty
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1984-05-04) May 4, 1984
Height
Former partner	Mylène Girard Terra Findlay Melissa Piperno
Former coach	Julie Marcotte
Skating club	Anjou Kinsmen CPA

Liam Dougherty (born May 4, 1984 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice dancer. He competed with partners Mylène Girard, Terra Findlay and Melissa Piperno.

Career

He began skating at age eight and switched to ice dancing at age 13. Early in his career, he partnered with Tanith Belbin for a short time. He began skating with Piperno in 1999. Together they are the 2003 Canadian junior national champion and placed 10th at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships as well as competed on both the Junior Grand Prix and the senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. That partnership ended in 2004 and Dougherty was left without a partner for over a year. He attended the 2005 Canadian Championships as a reporter for the Yukon News. He teamed up with Terra Findlay later that year. They competed together for two season.

After that partnership ended in 2007, Dougherty teamed up with Mylene Girard. They placed 10th at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy. Their partnership ended following that season.

Competitive highlights

(with Girard)

Event	2007–2008
Canadian Championships	5th
Nebelhorn Trophy	10th

(with Findlay)

Event	2005–2006	2006–2007
Canadian Championships	8th	7th

(with Piperno)

Event	1999–2000	2000–2001	2001–2002	2002–2003	2003–2004
World Junior Championships				10th
Canadian Championships	2nd N.	12th J.	5th J.	1st J.	7th
Cup of Russia					12th
Skate America					9th
Junior Grand Prix, France				3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Italy			5th	3rd
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

External links

• Melissa Piperno / Liam Dougherty at the International Skating Union