Chris Reed
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| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  Japan |
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| Date of birth: | July 7, 1989 | |
| Height: | 183 cm | |
| Partner: | Cathy Reed | |
| Coach: | Nikolai Morozov, Galit Chait | |
| Former Coach: | Shae-Lynn Bourne, W. Rizzo, Andrei Stroukoff, Susan Kelley | |
| Choreographer: | Nikolai Morozov | |
| Skating Club: | Kawagoe Figure Skating Club | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Ice Dance Total: | 158.47 | 2008 Four Continents |
| Comp. Dance: | 27.42 | 2007 Four Continents |
| Original Dance: | 49.64 | 2008 Four Continents |
| Free Dance: | 81.77 | 2008 Four Continents |
Chris Reed (Japanese: クリス・リード) (born July 7, 1989 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008 Japanese national champions.
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[edit] Career
The Reeds are the 2006 U.S. Novice Dance Champions, but chose to represent Japan beginning in the 2006-2007 season.[1] 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, although Chris was young enough. The Reeds were offered a chance to compete for Japan and they took it. The Reeds are half-Japanese and hold dual American and Japanese citizenship. They advanced immediately to the senior level, skipping Juniors entirely.
The two train in Simsbury, Connecticut under Shae-Lynn Bourne and Nikolai Morozov. After advancing to the senior level, they placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and second at the 2007 Japan Figure Skating Championships. At the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, they showed they belong as seniors, placing ahead of several teams who have been competing a seniors much longer than the Reeds have.
At their Grand Prix debut, the 2007 Skate America, they placed 9th.
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Reed)
(for Japan)
| Event | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
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| World Championships | 16th | |
| Four Continents Championships | 7th | 7th |
| Japanese Championships | 2nd | 1st |
| NHK Trophy | 8th | |
| Skate America | 9th | |
| Golden Spin, Zagreb | 4th |
(for the U.S.)
| Event | 2005-2006 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 1st N. |
- N = Novice level
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Chris Reed at the International Skating Union biography page
- SkateToday article
- 2006 U.S. Nationals bioPDF (25.7 KiB)
