Jordan Cowan
| Personal information | |
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| Born | June 20, 1990 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Home town | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Discipline | Ice dance |
| Partner | Anastasia Olson |
| Coach | |
| Skating club | Detroit Skating Club |
| Began skating | 1999 |
| Retired | 2011 |
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Jordan Cowan (born 20 June 1990)[1] is an American on-ice videographer and former competitive ice dancer. Cowan was born in Los Angeles and started skating at the age of 8. He later moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan for training. Cowan partnered with Anastasia Olson to compete in six U.S. Figure Skating Championships before retiring from competition in 2011 or 2012.[2][3][4]
After retiring from competition, Cowan became a ballroom dancer, skating coach, and enrolled in a computer science course.[2] In 2018, he launched On Ice Perspectives and started filming figure skating performances from the ice. He became the first on-ice camera operator for a live figure skating broadcast in the 2019 series of Dancing on Ice, for which he was nominated for a Guild of Television Camera Professionals award.[5][6] Cowan has also worked on The Real Full Monty on Ice, Battle of the Blades, and various international figure skating competitions.[4][7]
Cowan filmed the figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, becoming the first on-ice camera operator for an Olympic figure skating event. He wore a custom white suit designed by a figure skating tailor, and operated a handheld camera rig that he designed.[3][8][9]
References
- ^ "Anastasia OLSON / Jordan COWAN". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ a b Morelli, Matteo (12 December 2020). "Jordan Cowan and his on-ice perspective". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ a b Church, Ben (19 February 2026). "Skating backwards in an all-white suit: Meet the accidental star of this year's Winter Olympics". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ a b Barry, Colleen (16 February 2026). "The cameraman who skates backward to capture Olympic triumph and defeat". AP News. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Introducing the First Skating Cameraman in Live TV Broadcast". Radio & Television Business Report. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Miller, Max (7 May 2021). "Behind the scenes: Dancing On Ice's skating cameraman". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Faulkner, Cameron (10 March 2021). "A former pro is helping figure skating look more authentic than ever". The Verge. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Messman-Rucker, Ariel (19 February 2026). "Hot figure skating camera operator becomes the accidental star of the Olympics". Pride Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (19 February 2026). "On-ice cameraman brings new Olympic angle". Reuters. Retrieved 25 February 2026.