Kaitlin Hawayek

Kaitlin Hawayek
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996
Buffalo, New York
Home town Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Jean-Luc Baker
Former partner Michael Bramante
Coach Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Annenko-Deller
Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova
Skating club Detroit SC
Training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 157.12
2014 Junior Worlds
Short dance 66.73
2014 Junior Worlds
Free dance 94.15
2015 Skate America
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2014 Sofia Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dancing

Kaitlin Hawayek (born November 4, 1996) is an American ice dancer. With partner Jean-Luc Baker, she is the 2014 World Junior champion, 2013 JGP Final silver medalist, and 2014 U.S. national junior champion.[1]

Personal life

Kaitlin Hawayek was born in Buffalo, New York.[2] Before moving to Detroit, she attended Nardin Academy High School. She is interested in neuroscience.[3] Her two brothers play ice hockey.[3]

Career

Early career

Hawayek was introduced to ice skating by her mother.[3] She was initially a single skater and represented the Skating Club of Western New York in her early career, coached by Janice Smith and Jessica Lauria. After switching to ice dancing, she teamed up with Michael Bramante in June 2010.[4] They won the novice bronze medal at the 2011 U.S. Championships. The following season, Hawayek/Bramante competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and finished 6th on the junior level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They parted ways at the end of the season.

Partnership with Baker

Hawayek teamed up with Jean-Luc Baker in June 2012.[5] They were sent to two JGP events and won the silver medal in Germany. Hawayek/Baker took the junior silver medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan where they finished 7th.

During the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Hawayek/Baker won the gold medal in their JGP events, at the JGP Mexico and the JGP Poland. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the silver medal. They then won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships setting a new Junior World record for the overall score with a total of 157.12 points.

Hawayek/Baker began the 2014–15 season at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fourth after placing fourth in the short and third in the free dance. Their Grand Prix assignments were the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 NHK Trophy.[6]

Baker sustained a concussion when Hawayek accidentally struck him with her arm in September 2015, just prior to the Labor Day weekend.[7][8] After two weeks, he returned to training, although limited for one more week.[7] Hawayek/Baker finished fourth at the 2015 Skate America. Due to food poisoning, Hawayek vomited eight times in four hours during the night before the short dance at the 2015 Cup of China.[8] After competing in the first segment, the duo decided to withdraw. They placed fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

Programs

With Baker

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[9][10][11][2]		 The Nutcracker
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:
  • Waltz: Waltz of the Flowers
  • Polka: (The Nutcracker) March
  • Waltz: Waltz of the Flowers
    choreo. by Anjelika Krylova, Kaitlin Hawayek, and Jean-Luc Baker
2014–2015
[12]		 Romeo and Juliet
by Abel Korzeniowski:
  • Wedding Vows
  • The Cheek of Night
  • Come, Gentle Night
  • Forbidden Love
2013–2014
[13][3]
  • Happy Feet
  • It Had To Be You
    by Harry Connick
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
 Amelie
by Yann Tiersen:
  • J'y suis jamais alle
  • Comptine d'un autre ete - L'Apres
  • La Noyee
  • Sur le fil
2012–2013
[5]

    With Bramante

    Season Short dance Free dance
    2011–2012
    [14]
    • Sway
      performed by Pussycat Dolls
    • Tequila
      performed by Bogo Pogo Orchestra
    • Sinful Samba
      performed by David Hirschfelder
    • Alegria
      by Rene Dupere
    • Querer
      by Rene Dupere
    • Irna
      by Rene Dupere
    2010–2011
    [4]
    • Strictly Violin
      by ND
    • The Red Violin
      by Ikuko Kawai

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Baker

    International[1]
    Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
    Four Continents 5th
    GP NHK Trophy 3rd
    GP Rostelecom Cup 6th
    GP Skate America 4th
    GP Cup of China WD
    CS Nebelhorn 4th
    CS Finlandia 4th
    CS Golden Spin 2nd
    International: Junior[1]
    Junior Worlds 7th 1st
    JGP Final 2nd
    JGP Germany 2nd
    JGP Mexico 1st
    JGP Poland 1st
    JGP Turkey 5th
    National[15]
    U.S. Championships 2nd J. 1st J. 4th 5th
    J. = Junior level
    WD = Withdrew

    With Bramante

    International[16]
    Event 2010–11 2011–12
    JGP Estonia 8th
    JGP Romania 4th
    National[4]
    U.S. Championships 3rd N. 6th J.
    Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER". International Skating Union.
    2. 1 2 "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 Thayer, Jacquelyn (December 5, 2013). "For Hawayek and Baker, a Quick Step to Success". ice-dance.com.
    4. 1 2 3 "Kaitlin Hawayek / Michael Bramante". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
    5. 1 2 "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013.
    6. ↑ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Ice Dance" (PDF). July 10, 2014.
    7. 1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen". IceNetwork.com.
    8. 1 2 Blanchette, John (January 7, 2016). "It’s Been A Season Of Ups And Downs, Risks And Rewards For Ice Dancers Hawayek And Baker". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016.
    9. ↑ Slater, Paula (August 26, 2015). "Hawayek and Baker ready to push boundaries". Golden Skate.
    10. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (October 5, 2015). "Hawayek, Baker reach for the stars with new free". IceNetwork.
    11. ↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (October 7, 2015). "Together, Hawayek and Baker Shaping Their Vision". twofortheice.com.
    12. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
    13. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
    14. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Michael BRAMANTE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
    15. ↑ Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker, IceNetwork
    16. ↑ "Competition Results: Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Michael BRAMANTE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014.

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