Ellie Kam

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 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. 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. In an interview following the event, O'Shea shared, "We are very happy with what we accomplished this week, together alongside Alisa and Misha. We secured the three spots for Worlds next year and the third potential Olympic spot. It means a lot to us." O'Shea subsequently had to receive surgery on his injured foot. "It’s been a long journey," O’Shea reflected on his Olympic aspirations. "A long time on Team USA and a long time working towards this. And it was always a goal but coming back and skating with Ellie for these past four seasons, it’s been at the forefront of my mind for sure." Two days later, the pair delivered a clean performance in the free skate, placing fourth in that segment and accumulating enough points to help Team United States of America win the gold medal. "It felt like a performance of a lifetime," Kam said after their free skate. "It’s certainly our personal best, and to put it out on a stage like this as a team, it feels amazing. We’re still improving, and there’s still a lot of opportunity to improve even from what we did tonight, but I think we couldn’t be more proud."

Following the Winter Olympics, Kam/O'Shea withdrew from the 2026 World Championships due to injury. Chan/Howe were called up to compete.

Programs

Pair skating with Daniel O'Shea Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2022–23