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American ice dancer

Emilie Nussear
Other names	Emilie Connors
Born	(1982-11-09) November 9, 1982 (age 42)Clearwater, Florida
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Retired	2003

Emilie Nussear Connors[1] (born November 9, 1982)[2] is an American former competitive ice dancer. She had the most success with partner Brandon Forsyth, with whom she is the 2000 World Junior silver medalist. They were coached by Bob Young in Simsbury, Connecticut.[3]

In January 2002, Nussear tried out with Mathew Gates on the advice of her coach, Tatiana Tarasova.[2] Nussear/Gates won the silver medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and placed 5th at the 2003 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, and Maia Usova in Newington, Connecticut.[2]

As of 2016, she is a coach at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury.[1]

She is married to sports journalist Kevin Connors of ESPN.[4]

(with Gates)

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

1. ^ a b "Emilie (Nussear) Connors" (PDF). International Skating Center of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 16, 2016.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Emilie NUSSEAR / Mathew GATES: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006.
3. ^ a b c "NUSSEAR Emilie / FORSYTH Brandon". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
4. ^ "Former Rockville Centre resident announces engagement". Long Island Herald. Long Island, New York. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

• Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates at the International Skating Union
• Ice Dance.com profile