Olympic figure skating couple Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam will step on the ice Sunday, February 15, competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics from the Milano Ice Skating Arena. At the Winter Olympics, they’re just one of the couples that will be competing in the spotlight in the pairs figure skating competition, which continues on Monday, February 16.
So, are Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam dating or married? Or, is this couple only in a professional relationship? Let’s go inside these talented skaters’ partnership.
Are Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam Dating? Inside the Olympic Figure Skating Couple
The question of the moment is, “Are Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam dating or a couple?” It appears the answer is that, no, the couple isn’t in a romantic relationship off the ice.
In an article for Town and Country published on February 9, Rachel King states that “this pairing appears to be strictly professional.”
“Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea only started skating together in 2022, which is a relatively short period of time for a pairs team already at the Olympics. The team has since won the 2024 U.S. National Championships and placed second in 2026 going into Milan. With a nearly 14-year age difference between Kam and O’Shea— the largest for any U.S. pair to compete at the World Championships level since at least 1990—this pairing appears to be strictly professional
O’Shea is appearing at the Olympics for the first time at 34 years old. It’s certainly a large age gap between these partners, but it works.
U.S. Pairs: Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam Have a Different Idea of a Great Day
So, let’s go inside the personalities of these skaters. When asked by Women’s Health in an interview what a “perfect day” would entail, they have different answers.
For Kam, that would be getting “as much sleep as I could get,” she tells the outlet, adding, “I would stay in bed until probably, like, noon, if I could.”
His answer was, “I would get out into nature for the sunrise. I would go on a nice hike, and then come home and find my relaxation later on in the day.”
Kam adds, “Danny comes in with this big smile every day, and I’m like, ‘Wait, I need a second. Please turn the sun off.'”
O’Shea laughed and commented, “She’ll just wave at me from afar and be like, ‘I am here. Hello.’ We just learned to be there for each other in those moments, right? I’m ready, I’m smiling, and I’m there to say, ‘Okay, good morning, Ellie, and now have your space.'”
Their coach Drew Meekins has commented on their age gap, with one being a Gen Z and millennial.
“The dynamic of the relationship is just critical to the success of the team,” Meekins told Women’s Health. “We’ve had to work through a lot of figuring out what each other is trying to say and how the other person wants to receive that information and all of that stuff. My job is usually kind of helping them navigate it.”
Are Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam Dating?