Garrett MacKeen

Garrett MacKeen
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born March 23, 1994
Burnaby, British Columbia
Home town Oshawa, Ontario
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Mackenzie Bent
Coach Carol and Jon Lane
Juris Razgulajevs
Choreographer Carol Lane
Juris Razgulajevs
Skating club Scarboro FSC
Bowmanville FSC
Training locations Scarborough, Ontario
Began skating 1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 144.51
2014 JGP Estonia
Short dance 59.83
2014 JGP Estonia
Free dance 84.68
2014 JGP Estonia

Garrett MacKeen (born March 23, 1994 in Burnaby) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Mackenzie Bent, he is the 2014 Canadian national junior champion and finished 5th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.[1]

Career

Bent/MacKeen debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011. During the 2014–15 JGP season, they won gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic and silver in Tallinn, Estonia. Their results qualified them for the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona.

Programs

(with Bent)

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[2][3]		 Junior-level
  • Rhumba: Vida Loca
    by Francisco Cespedes
  • Samba: Straight to Memphis
    by Club Des Belugas
    choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs

Senior-level

  • TBA
    choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
2013–2014
[4]
  • Quickstep: Let's Start Tomorrow Night
    by Marc Shaiman
  • Foxtrot: Movin' the Line
    by Marc Shaiman
  • Quickstep: Let's Be Bad
    by Marc Shaiman
  • Yesterday Once More
    performed by Carpenters
  • Fun Fun Fun
    performed by Carpenters
  • End of the World
    performed by Carpenters
  • Hard Jive
    performed by Sha Na Na
2012–2013
[5]
  • Blues: History Is Made At Night
    by Marc Shaiman
  • Swing: I Never Met A Wolf Who Didn't Love
  • Misterio Y Fuego
    performed by Ensemble Vivant

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Bent

International[1]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Junior Worlds 5th 12th TBD
JGP Final 4th
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Croatia 4th
JGP Czech Rep. 1st
JGP Estonia 5th 2nd
JGP Latvia 1st
JGP Romania 3rd
JGP Slovakia 6th
National[1]
Canadian Champ. 3rd N. 4th J. 2nd J. 1st J. 6th
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Competition Results: Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ Slater, Paula (August 26, 2014). "Double duty for Canada’s Bent and MacKeen". Golden Skate.
  3. ↑ "Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mackenzie BENT / Garrett MACKEEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013.

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