Background
Silverstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Mountain. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. After her parents divorced when she was 11, she moved with her mother to Michigan.
Silverstein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Mountain. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. After her parents divorced when she was 11, she moved with her mother to Michigan.
Cornell University.
With Ryan O"Meara, she is the 2006 United States. bronze medalist and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Early in her career, Silverstein competed with Justin Pekarek. The next season, they moved up to the senior level
They announced their split on January 10, 2001.
Silverstein later revealed that she had battled eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, during her career. Silverstein trained briefly with Brandon Forsyth but never competed with him.
She left competitive skating for a period and attended Cornell University. She was off the ice completely for two years, stepping onto the ice again in late 2004.
Silverstein decided to make a return to competition.
In April 2005, she began training with Ryan O"Meara. They were coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan. On May 3, 2006, Silverstein and O"Meara announced they would be taking time off from competitive skating.
She planned to return to school and complete her degree.
In 2008, she graduated from Cornell University with a degree as a College Scholar, choosing to specialize in catharsis and emotional psychology. Her thesis work involved a performance piece whose subject was Ekman"s 6 basic emotions.
She also maintains a blog. (with O"Meara).