Katy Reed ( born Cathy Reed , Japanese; キ ャ シ ー ・ リ ー ド ; born June 5, 1987 in Kalamazoo , Michigan , USA ) is a Japanese American figure skater who performed ice dancing with her brother Chris Reed . They are world champions (2012) in a team , three times (2009, 2013 and 2015) bronze medalists in team competitions, as well as seven - time champions of Japan (2008-2011, 2013-2015). As of November 2013, they occupy 17th place in the rating of the International Union of Skaters (ISU) [1] .
| Katie Reed | |
|---|---|
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| Personal data | |
| Represents |  Japan |
| Previous countries |  USA |
| Date of Birth | June 5, 1987 (32 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Kalamazoo , MI |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Former partners | Chris Reed |
| Former trainers | Nikolai Morozov , She-Lynn Bourne , Walter Rizzo Andre Strukoff Susan Kelly Halite hight Alexey Gorshkov |
| Former choreographers | Igor Shpilband |
| Place of residence | Warren , Minnesota |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results on the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | 141.75 |
| Short | 56.35 |
| Arbitrary | 85.40 |
| Completed the performance | |
Content
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Career
- 3 Sports Achievements
- 3.1 for Japan
- 3.2 for the USA
- 4 Career Coach
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Personal life
Katie Reed was born, raised and lives in the United States now. Her father is American and her mother is Japanese . In addition to her brother Chris, with whom Katie performs in ice dancing for Japan, she also has a younger sister, Allison Reed , who performed ice dancing with Otar Japaridze for Georgia [2] , and later represented Israel for some time with Vasily Rogov . Then she began to play for Lithuania with Saulius Ambrulyavichyus .
Career
Katie began skating in 1994 . They composed a dance duet with their brother in 2001 . In 2006 , they won the US Championship in the Novice category.
Usually, victories in the novice category are followed by appearances at international competitions, such as the junior Grand Prix series , but Katie (who is two years older than her brother) could no longer be considered a junior according to the rules of the International Skating Union - she was already 19 years old and in the adult team of the United States, where competition is very high, they could not break through. When they received an offer from the Japan Speed Skating Federation to speak for their mother’s homeland, the duo agreed.
Starting from the 2006-2007 season, the couple has represented Japan in the international arena. Moreover, they began to compete immediately in the "adult" age group, having missed the junior level. Their debut at a serious world level fell on the continental championship .
In the 2007-2008 season, the Reeds took part in the Grand Prix series and also received their first gold in the national tournament (besides them, no other dance duets were presented at the championship). In addition, Reeds made their debut this season at the World Cup , where they took 16th place.
In the 2008-2009 season, they confirmed their title of champions of the country , but this time two duos competed with them, and at the world championship , as well as last year, took 16th place. As the best-rated season, Japanese dancers were included in the country's team for the first ever team world championship , where they became 5th, bringing the team 8 points in the piggy bank.
At the end of 2013, at a tournament in Germany, the couple fought for the right to compete in figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics - ice dancing . In a difficult struggle, they managed to break into the main competitions of the four-year period.
However, at the Olympics, they performed unsuccessfully, were not included in the free program. The post-Olympic season did not work out for them, and Katie decided to end her skater career [3] .
Sporting Achievements
for Japan
| Competition | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009—2010 | 2010—2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012—2013 | 2013—2014 | 2014—2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games personal competitions | 17 | 21 | |||||||
| Winter olympic games team competition | 5 | ||||||||
| World Championships | 16 | 16 | fifteen | 13 | 24 | twenty | eighteen | 22 | |
| Championships of the Four Continents | 7 | 7 | Wd | 7 | |||||
| Japan Championships | 2 | one | one | one | one | Wd | one | one | one |
| Grand Prix Stages: NHK Trophy | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate America | 9 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| World Team Championship | 5/3 * | 6/1 * | 4/3 * | 3 | |||||
| Nebelhorn trophy | four | 7 | |||||||
| The Golden Horse of Zagreb | four | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| Winter Asian Games | 2 | ||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 2 |
- WD = retired
- * - place in the individual event / team place (since 2015, no individual event has been held).
for the USA
| Competition | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Championships | 1N. | ||
| Eastern sectionals | 10N. | 5N. | 1N. |
| North atlantic regional | 1N. |
- N = Beginner Level
Coach Career
At the end of her sports career, she began working as a choreographer and coach. Among her students is a loner Rika Kihira .
Notes
- ↑ ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance . ISU (June 17, 2011). Date of treatment June 17, 2011. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ E. Reed and O. Dzhaparidze (English) on the official website of the International Union of Skaters .
- ↑ Katie Reed completed her career.
Links
- C. Reed and C. Reed (English) on the official website of the International Union of Skaters .