Chris Reed (figure skater)

Chris Reed

Cathy and Chris Reed at the 2011 World Championships
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1989-07-07) July 7, 1989
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Home town Warren, Michigan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner Kana Muramoto
Former partner Cathy Reed
Coach Marina Zueva, Oleg Eipstein, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns
Former coach Galit Chait Moracci, Alexei Gorshkov, Tyler Myles, John Kerr, Inese Bucevica, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Nikolai Morozov, Valter Rizzo, Andrew Stroukoff, Susan Kelley
Choreographer Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali
Former choreographer Igor Shpilband, Patti Wilcox, Galit Chait, Inese Bucevica, Nikolai Morozov
Skating club Arctic Edge FSC
Kinoshita Club Tokyo
Former skating club Kawagoe Figure Skating Club
Training locations Canton, Michigan
Former training locations Hackensack, New Jersey
Began skating 1994
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 145.83
2016 Four Continents
Short dance 57.13
2016 Four Continents
Free dance 88.70
2016 Four Continents
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. With his sister Cathy Reed, he is a seven-time Japanese national champion (2008–2011, 2013-2015). Reed teamed up with ice dancer Kana Muramoto in June 2015,[1] with whom he is the 2015–16 Japanese national champion.

Personal life

Chris Reed was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His mother is Japanese and his father is American.[2] Reed has two skating siblings – his elder sister, Cathy, with whom he competed with in ice dancing, and his younger sister Allison Reed, who is also an ice dancer.[2]

He is currently in a relationship with Austrian figure skater, Kerstin Frank.[3][4]

Career

The Reeds are the 2006 U.S. Novice Dance Champions, but chose to represent Japan beginning in the 2006–2007 season.[5] 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.[2]

The Reeds were named in the Japanese team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

After the 2014–15 figure skating season, Cathy retired from competitive figure skating.

Programs

(with Muramoto)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[6]

(with Cathy Reed)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2014–2015
[7]
  • Flamenco: El Cid: Farruca
    by Thomas Hickstein, Elva La Guardia
  • Paso Doble: Gato Montes
    by Hugo Montenegro
2013–2014
[8]
  • Ona Hei
    (from Total War: Shogun 2)
    by Jeff van Dyck
  • Bitter Sweet Water
    (from Hell Girl Mitsuganae)
    by Hiromi Mizutani
  • Good Death
    (from Total War: Shogun 2)
    by Jeff van Dyck
  • Ona Hei
    (from Total War: Shogun 2)
    by Jeff van Dyck
2012–2013
[9]		 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers:
  • June Bride
  • Barn Dance
 The Beatles:
  • Golden Slumbers
  • Carry that Weight
  • The End
2011–2012
[10]
  • 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
[11]		 The Addams Family:
by Marc Shaiman
  • Party...For Me?
  • The Tango
Original dance
2009–2010
[12]		 Japanese:
  • Sakura
  • Kodo
2008–2009
[13]
  • Charleston: Money, Money
    (from Cabaret soundtrack)
2007–2008
[14]
2006–2007
[15]
  • Prayer in the Night
2005–2006
[16]

    Competitive highlights

    With Kana Muramoto for Japan

    International
    Event 2015–16
    Worlds 15th
    Four Continents 7th
    GP NHK Trophy 7th
    MNNT Cup 2nd
    National[17][18]
    Japan Champ. 1st

    With Cathy Reed for Japan

    Results[19]
    International
    Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
    Olympics 17th 21st
    Worlds 16th 16th 15th 13th 24th 20th 18th 22nd
    Four Continents 7th 7th WD 7th
    GP NHK Trophy 8th 8th 7th 7th 7th 5th 6th 6th
    GP Skate America 9th 7th
    Golden Spin 4th 5th
    Nebelhorn 4th
    NRW Trophy 2nd
    MNNT Cup 2nd
    Asian Games 2nd
    National
    Japan Champ. 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st WD 1st 1st 1st
    Team events
    Olympics 5T
    World Team 3T
    (4P)     		3T
    (6P)
    GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew
    T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

    With Cathy Reed for the United States

    National
    Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
    U.S. Championships 1st N.
    Eastern Sectionals 10th N. 5th N. 1st N.
    North Atlantic Regionals 1st N.
    N. = Novice level

    References

    1. ↑ Muramoto, Kana. "New Partnership". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
    2. 1 2 3 D'Alessandro, Dave (February 23, 2010). "Zaretsky, Reed siblings make Jersey proud in Olympic ice dancing". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.
    3. ↑ "Missing my Sweetheart". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
    4. ↑ "Finally gonna see my babe". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
    5. ↑ Mittan, Barry (December 27, 2006). "U.S. Novice Champs to Compete for Japan". SkateToday.
    6. ↑ "Ice Dance". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
    7. ↑ "Ice Dance". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
    8. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
    9. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
    10. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
    11. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
    12. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
    13. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009.
    14. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
    15. ↑ "Cathy REED / Chris REED: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007.
    16. ↑ "2006 U.S. Championships: Cathy Reed / Chris Reed" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011.
    17. ↑ "Muramoto Kana". Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012.
    18. ↑ "Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
    19. ↑ "Competition Results: Cathy REED / Chris REED". International Skating Union.

    External links

    Media related to Chris Reed at Wikimedia Commons


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