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Chris Reed
The Reeds in practice.Personal information Full name Chris Reed Country represented Japan
Born July 7, 1989
Kalamazoo, MichiganHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Partner Cathy Reed Coach Nikolai Morozov
Valter RizzoFormer coach Shae-Lynn Bourne
Galit Chait
Andrew Stroukoff
Susan KelleyChoreographer Nikolai Morozov Skating club Kawagoe Figure Skating Club ISU personal best scores Combined total 159.60
2010 Winter OlympicsComp. dance 29.49
2010 Winter OlympicsOriginal dance 50.81
2010 Winter OlympicsFree dance 81.77
2008 Four ContinentsMedal recordFigure skating Ice dancing Competitor for Japan
Asian Winter Games Silver 2011 Astana-Almaty Ice dancing Japanese name Kana クリス・リード Chris Reed (born July 7, 1989) is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his older sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.
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Personal life
Chris Reed was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His mother is Japanese and his father is American.[1] He holds dual American and Japanese citizenship, although Japanese nationality law states that he would have to choose by age 22 between the two, as his sister Cathy did in 2009, when she renounced her American citizenship in order to continue to represent Japan.[2] Reed has two skating siblings – his elder sister, Cathy, with whom he competes in ice dancing, and his younger sister Allison Reed, who is also an ice dancer.[1]
Career
The Reeds are the 2006 U.S. Novice Dance Champions, but chose to represent Japan beginning in the 2006–2007 season.[3] While Novice national champions are usually given a chance to compete on the Junior Grand Prix, Cathy Reed was too old at the time of their win to compete as a junior internationally. The Reeds were offered a chance to compete for Japan and they took it. They advanced immediately to the senior level, skipping Juniors entirely.
After advancing to the senior level, they placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and second at the 2007 Japan Championships. At the 2007 Four Continents, they placed ahead of several teams who had been competing a seniors much longer.
At their Grand Prix debut, the 2007 Skate America, they placed 9th. They placed 8th at their second Grand Prix event, the 2007 NHK Trophy. They won the Japanese national championships. They repeated their 7th place finish at the Four Continents, and then placed 16th at the 2008 Worlds. They represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[1]
Programs
(with Cathy Reed)
Season Short dance Free dance 2011–2012 - La Llama
by Chris Ice - Whatever Happens
by Michael Jackson - Drums
by Basic J
- Chale Chalo
(from Lagaan)
by A. R. Rahman - Mon Amour
by David Visan - Chale Chalo
(from Lagaan)
by A. R. Rahman
2010–2011 From The Addams Family: - Party...For Me?
- The Tango
by Marc Shaiman
- Just for a Little While
by Smokin' Joe Kubek Band - Ain't No Sunshine
by Al Jarreau - Think
by Aretha Franklin
(The Blues Brothers soundtrack)
Original dance 2009–2010 Competitive highlights
(with Cathy Reed for Japan)
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Winter Olympics 17th World Championships 16th 16th 15th 13th Four Continents Championships 7th 7th WD Asian Winter Games 2nd Japanese Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st NHK Trophy 8th 8th 7th 7th 7th Skate America 9th 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 4th Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th 5th - WD = Withdrawn
(for the U.S.)
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 U.S. Championships 1st N. Eastern Sectionals 10th N. 5th N. 1st N. North Atlantic Regional 1st N. - N = Novice level
References
- ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Dave (February 23, 2010). "Zaretsky, Reed siblings make Jersey proud in Olympic ice dancing". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/olympics/index.ssf/2010/02/zaretsky_reed_siblings_make_je.html. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/feature/figure/fi20091117_02.htm
- ^ U.S. Novice Champs to Compete for Japan
- Cathy Reed & Chris Reed at the International Skating Union
- 2006 U.S. Nationals bioPDF (25.7 KiB)
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- American ice dancers
- Japanese ice dancers
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of Japan
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- People from Kalamazoo, Michigan
- La Llama
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