Bridget Namiotka


Bridget Namiotka is an American former pair skater. She teamed up with John Coughlin in late 2004. 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. Namiotka has pancreatitis.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2006–2007

  • Summertime
by George Gershwin
arranged by Kenny G
by Hans Zimmer
  • Freedom
by Michael W. Smith
2005–2006

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  • Disco Firebird
  • The Prince of Egypt
    • by Hans Zimmer

    Competitive highlights

    With Merrit

    With Coughlin

    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.
    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".