Daniel Eaton (figure skater)

Daniel Eaton

Aldridge/Eaton in 2012

Personal information

Country represented

United States

Born

March 26, 1992
Titusville, Florida

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Partner

Danielle Thomas

Former partner

Alexandra Aldridge, Sameena Sheikh, Rachel Richardson, Brielle O'Connor

Coach

Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali

Former coach

Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Deller, Elizabeth Swallow

Choreographer

Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali

Former choreographer

Pasquale Camerlengo, C. Thacker, M. Lemanski

Skating club

Arctic Edge

Former skating club

Detroit SC

Training locations

Canton, Michigan

Former training locations

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Began skating

1997

ISU personal best scores

Combined total

144.95
2014 Four Continents

Short dance

58.46
ISU JGP Sencila Bled Cup 2012

Free dance

87.62
2014 U.S. International FS Classic

Medal record

Figure skating: Ice dancing
Competitor for United States
Four Continents Championships
	2014 Taipei	Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
	2013 Milan	Ice dancing
	2012 Minsk	Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
	2012–13 Sochi	Ice dancing

Daniel Eaton (born March 26, 1992) is an American ice dancer. With former partner Alexandra Aldridge, he is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time (2012, 2013) World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national junior champion. He currently skates with Danielle Thomas.

Career

Early years

Eaton competed on the novice level with Sameena Sheikh at the 2009 U.S. Championships. She retired after the event due to injury.^[1]

Partnership with Aldridge

Eaton teamed up with Alexandra Aldridge in May 2009.^[1]^[2] In their first season together, they won the U.S. novice title.^[3] The following season, they debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing 6th and 4th in France and England, respectively. They finished 5th on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.

During the 2011–12 season, Aldridge/Eaton won bronze in Latvia and silver in Austria on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the junior title at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal ahead of Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov.

In 2012–13, Aldridge/Eaton won gold medals at their JGP events in Lake Placid, USA and Slovenia. Their results qualified them for the 2012–13 JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they won the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Aldridge/Eaton placed sixth in their senior international debut at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then fifth in their sole GP event, the 2013 Cup of China. They finished 5th at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents where they won the bronze medal. Aldridge/Eaton joined the U.S. team to the 2014 World Championships as a result of the withdrawal of Meryl Davis / Charlie White and injury to Madison Hubbell (first alternate with Zachary Donohue).^[4] They trained at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, coached by Anjelika Krylova, until the end of the season.^[5]

Aldridge/Eaton made a coaching change in July 2014, joining Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns, and Oleg Epstein at Canton, Michigan's Arctic Edge.^[6] After winning gold at the U.S. Classic, they competed at two Grand Prix events, placing sixth at the 2014 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. They finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on January 30, 2015.^[7]

Partnership with Thomas

In mid-March 2015, Eaton and Danielle Thomas announced they had formed a partnership, based in Canton, Michigan.^[8]

Programs

With Aldridge

Aldrige/Eaton, bronze medalists at the 2012 World Junior Championships

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2014–2015 ^[9]^[6]	Carmen by Georges Bizet: Paso doble: Carmen Ouverture Paso doble: Torreador March choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali	Gone with the Wind by Max Steiner: Tara's Theme performed by André Rieu Atlanta Bazaar Fleeing of Atlanta Tara's Theme choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali
2013–2014 ^[5]	Quickstep: Man with the Hex Foxtrot: The Business of Love (from The Mask) Swing: Hey Pachuco (from The Mask)	Secret Love by Nicos Dhoom Taana (Om Shanti Om) Anarkli Disco (Houseful 2) Songs of 2012 Bollywood
2012–2013 ^[10]	Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Brian Setzer Down Home Blues by Gene Harris	Fiddler on the Roof by Isaac Stern
2011–2012 ^[11]	I Need to Know by Marc Anthony Mambo No. 8 performed by The Mambo Kings Orchestra	Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman	Proud Mary performed by Ike & Tina Turner
2010–2011 ^[2]	Falling in Love with Love (from The Boys from Syracuse) by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart Let's Face the Music and Dance by Irving Berlin	Dramatico by Edvin Marton
	Original dance
2009–2010 ^[2]		The Man in the Iron Mask performed by Bruce Fowler, Suzette Moriarty, Ladd McIntosh and Walt Fowler

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Thomas

International^[12]
Event	2015–16
CS U.S. Classic	5th
CS Ice Challenge	1st
SC Autumn Classic	4th
National^[12]
U.S. Champ.	6th

With Aldridge

Aldridge/Eaton perform their short dance at the 2012–13 JGP Final

International^[13]
Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Worlds					17th
Four Continents					3rd
GP Cup of China					5th
GP Rostel. Cup						7th
GP Skate Canada						6th
CS U.S. Classic						1st
Nepela Trophy					6th
International: Junior^[13]
Junior Worlds			3rd	3rd
JGP Final			4th	3rd
JGP Austria			2nd
JGP France		6th
JGP Latvia			3rd
JGP Slovenia				1st
JGP U.K.		4th
JGP U.S.				1st
National^[2]
U.S. Champ.	1st N.	5th J.	1st J.	1st J.	5th	6th
Midwestern	1st N.	2nd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

With Sheikh

Event	2008–09
U.S. Championships	10th N.
N. = Novice

References

1 2 Walker, Elvin (February 22, 2012). "Aldridge and Eaton hope to challenge in Belarus". Golden Skate.
1 2 3 4
"Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015.
- Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 20, 2010). "Aldridge, Eaton come from behind to win novice dance". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
↑ "Davis and White Elect Not to Compete at 2014 World Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 3 March 2014.
1 2 "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
1 2 Slater, Paula (July 17, 2014). "Aldridge and Eaton make switch to Zoueva". Golden Skate.
↑ "Aldridge, Eaton announce split after six years". U.S. Figure Skating (IceNetwork). January 30, 2015.
↑ Brannen, Sarah S. (March 17, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Emotional Baldé meets grandpa". IceNetwork.
↑ "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
↑ "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
↑ "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
1 2 "Competition Results: Danielle THOMAS / Daniel EATON". International Skating Union.
1 2 "Competition Results: Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.

External links

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