Chris Reed (figure skater)
Japanese ice dancer (1989-2020)
Chris Reed (July 7, 1989 – March 14, 2020) was an American-born Japanese ice dancer. With his sister Cathy Reed, he became a seven-time Japanese national champion (2008–2011, 2013–2015) and the 2011 Asian Winter Games silver medalist.[1]
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_(10).jpg) Reed with Muramoto at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 7, 1989 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 14, 2020 (aged 30) Detroit, Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Warren Township, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Kana Muramoto, 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 164.38 2018 Worlds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short dance: | 65.65 2018 Worlds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free dance | 98.73 2018 Worlds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Kana | クリス・リード |
They competed at two Winter Olympics (2010, 2014) and reached the final segment at nine ISU Championships.
On March 14, 2020, Reed died of sudden cardiac arrest in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 30.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Competition Results: Kana MURAMOTO / Chris REED". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018.
- ↑ "フィギュアアイスダンス五輪選手 クリス・リードさんが急逝 ３０歳 心臓突然死で". 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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