Jodeyne Higgins

Jodeyne Higgins
Jodeyne Higgins and Sean Rice on the Dancing on Ice tour in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Jodeyne Higgins
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1974-09-26) 26 September 1974
Partner	Sean Rice
Skating club	Stratford FSC

Jodeyne Higgins (born 26 September 1974) is a Canadian pair skater who also competed in the fours discipline. She is a two-time (1993, 1995) Canadian pairs bronze medalist with skating partner and husband Sean Rice, and a four-time (1993–1996) Canadian fours champion with Rice, Scott MacDonald and Alison Purkiss (1994–1996), and Jodi Barnes and Rob Williams (1993).

Higgins and Rice also won the 1992 Canadian fours bronze medal with Janice Yeck and Scott MacDonald and the 1997 silver medal with Melissa Shields and Trevor Buttenham.

They retired from competitive skating and toured professionally on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, for whom Higgins works as the ice show director. In 2009, Higgins was a contestant on Battle of the Blades. She was paired with hockey player Ken Daneyko and was eliminated in week four. In 2011, Higgins appeared in series 6 of ITV's Dancing on Ice, with whom she reached the semi finals. She also performed with Dr. Johnson Beharry VC and husband Sean Rice on the 2011 Dancing On Ice Tour. In 2012, Higgins was partnered with Chico Slimani for series 7 after Chesney Hawkes injured himself in training before the start of the new series. Chico and Jodeyne finished 3rd in the Final of Dancing on Ice Series 7.

To date, Higgins and her husband continue to perform world wide skating in professional shows.

Competitive highlights

Pairs results

(with Rice)

International
Event	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
Worlds		10th		14th
CS Skate Canada					3rd	6th
Skate America			5th
Trophée Lalique			6th
Nations Cup		4th		8th
Nebelhorn Trophy		3rd
National
Canadians	3rd J.	3rd	6th	3rd	4th	4th	7th	5th
CS = Part of Champions Series from 1995–1996 (later renamed Grand Prix) J. = Junior level

Fours results

Event	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Canadian Championships	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd
Partners: 1992: Sean Rice, Janice Yeck, Scott MacDonald 1993: Sean Rice, Jodi Barnes, Rob Williams 1994–1996: Sean Rice, Alison Purkiss, MacDonald 1997: Sean Rice, Melissa Shields, Trevor Buttenham

References

• "Skate Canada Results Book – Volume 2 – 1974 – current" (PDF). Skate Canada. 
• "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. 

External links

• Jodeyne Higgins at Battle of the Blades