Kevin Reynolds (figure skater)
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| Full name | Kevin Reynolds | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Canada |
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| Born | July 23, 1990 North Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Home town | Coquitlam, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Joanne McLeod | ||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Shae-Lynn Bourne Megan Wing Aaron Lowe |
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| Former choreographer | Tatiana Tarasova | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Vancouver SC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current training locations | Burnaby | ||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World standing | 19 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season's bests | 14 (2010–2011)[2] 20 (2009–2010)[3] 22 (2008–2009)[4] |
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| Combined total | 216.58 2010 Worlds |
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| Short program | 81.60 2010 Four Continents |
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| Free skate | 145.38 2010 Worlds |
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Kevin Reynolds (born July 23, 1990) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2010 Canadian bronze medalist, the 2012 Canadian silver medalist and 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist. He is known for his strong jumping skills and is currently the only skater to have landed two quadruple jumps in a short program.
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[edit] Personal life
Reynolds was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia and was raised in Coquitlam. He currently resides near Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam. Reynolds was home schooled along with his brother Ryan.[5]
[edit] Career
Reynolds began skating at age five and has trained with coach Joanne McLeod since he was nine.[5] He won the Canadian Nationals at the Juvenile level in 2001 and the novice level in 2003 at age 12. The next year, he was fourth at the junior level, giving him a spot on the Junior National Team. This earned him a spot to the Junior Grand Prix, where he placed 5th at his first event. At Nationals, he moved up to second place at the junior level.
The following season, he improved on his Junior Grand Prix showing, then made his senior debut at Nationals. He placed 9th, earning himself a trip to the Junior Worlds. He placed 7th there after landing a quadruple salchow in the free skate. In the 2006-2007 season, he won the Junior Grand Prix in Mexico and placed second in Taiwan. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, when he was suffering from food poisoning, he won the bronze medal after landing his first quadruple toe loop in competition.
At the 2008 Canadian Championships, Reynolds landed a quad-triple-triple combination in his free program, the first Canadian to accomplish this. He is the second skater of three in the world, under Code of Points, to land the combination in international competition, after Evgeni Plushenko and before Kevin van der Perren.
In 2008-09, Reynolds finished fourth in both Grand Prix appearances and at the national championships. He was assigned at the last moment to compete at the Junior World Championships, where he came in 9th.[6]
Although Reynolds was not selected for the Canadian Olympic team, Skate Canada assigned him to the 2010 Four Continents Championships and the World Championships. At Four Continents, Reynolds led after the short program, and although he faltered in the free skate, the combined score was enough to earn him the bronze medal.[7] At his first World Championships, Reynolds popped a jump in the short program, but earned the highest technical score in the free skate portion of the event, finishing in 11th place overall.[8]
At the 2010 Skate Canada International, Reynolds became the first skater to ever land two quadruple jumps in a short program. Taking advantage of an off-season rule change allowing skaters to do both a solo quadruple jump and one in combination, Reynolds opened his program with a quadruple salchow-triple toe loop combo and later landed a solo quadruple toe-loop.[9] The two elements netted him 26.32 points of his 80.09 total. He was fourth at the Canadian Championships and was named to the Canadian team for Four Continents and as an alternate for the World Championships. Reynolds finished 11th at the 2011 Four Continents in February. In the short program he aggravated a hip injury from December and took time off following the competition but began training again when he was added to the Canadian team for the 2011 World Championships, replacing Shawn Sawyer who had dropped out.[10][11]
His favorite quad is the salchow, which he first landed at 15, and he has also practiced a quad loop.[12]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 | Chambermaid Swing by Parov Stelar choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne |
Chrono Trigger choreo. by Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe |
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| 2010–2011 | Moanin' Drum Thunder Suite by Art Blakey |
Johann Strauss Medley | Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Harry Conway |
| 2009–2010 | Moanin' Drum Thunder Suite recorded by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers |
Immigrant Song & Whole Lotta Love & Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin |
Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Harry Conway |
| 2008–2009 | Armenian Folk Music | Walpurgis Night from the Opera Faust by Charles Gounod |
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| 2007–2008 | Canaro en Paris by Scarpino Caldasella Corteo by Philippe Leduc from Cirque du Soleil 9 de Julio by Cardenas Bayardo |
Violin Concerto D minor op 77 by Johannes Brahms O Doux Printemps D' Autrefois by Jules Massenet |
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| 2006–2007 | Arlington (JFK soundtrack) by John Williams Drummers' Salute (JFK soundtrack) by John Williams |
Let's Dance by Stone and Bonin Harlem Nodvie by E. Hagin We'll Get It by SY Oliver |
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| 2005–2006 | Laughing Buddha by Vanessa Mae Hoedown by Bobby McFerrin |
Varekai by Violaine Corradi Ombra by Violaine Corradi Snake Food by Safri Duo |
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| World Championships | 11th | 20th | ||||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 3rd | 11th | 8th | |||||||
| World Junior Championships | 7th | 5th | 6th | 9th | ||||||
| Canadian Championships | 1st N. | 4th J. | 2nd J. | 9th | 11th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd |
| Skate America | 9th | 4th | 6th | |||||||
| Skate Canada International | 4th | |||||||||
| Cup of China | 8th | 7th | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | |||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 8th | |||||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 4th | WD | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 3rd | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Taipei | 2nd | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Mexico | 1st | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 8th | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Andorra | 4th | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA | 5th | |||||||||
| NACS Waterloo | 3rd J. | |||||||||
| NACS Edmonton | 1st N. | |||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st N. | |||||||||
| Western Challenge | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | |||||||
| BC/YT Sectionals | 1st N. | 2nd J. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrawn
[edit] References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (February 5, 2004). "Reynolds Gains Crowd Following at Canadians". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/020504.shtml. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ "American skater Rippon wins another world junior title". Associated Press (CBC News). February 26, 2009. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/story/2009/02/26/world-juniors.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ "Canada's Reynolds skates away with bronze". The Canadian Press (CBC News). January 30, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/figureskating/story/2010/01/30/spo-four-cont-mens-final.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Kondakova, Anna (March 25, 2010). "Takahashi becomes first Japanese man to win World title". GoldenSkate. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2009/w_ml.shtml. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ "Reynolds makes history, Chan stumbles at Skate Canada". The Canadian Press (TSN). October 29, 2010. http://www.tsn.ca/figure_skating/story/?id=339121. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Kwong, PJ (April 21, 2011). "2 quads not an option for Reynolds at worlds". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/pjkwong/2011/04/2-quads-not-an-option-for-reynolds-at-worlds.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Beverley (March 29, 2011). "Reynolds gets named to figure skating worlds team". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/reynolds-gets-named-to-figure-skating-worlds-team/article1961796/. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Bőd, Titanilla (January 20, 2011). "Kevin Reynolds: "The quads are my most consistent jumps"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011kevinreynolds. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
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