Sharon Jones (figure skater)
| Sharon Jones | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Sharon Jones Baker |
| Born | 24 April 1964 Manchester, England |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Skating club | Altrincham Ice Dance & Figure Skating Club |
Sharon Jones (born 24 April 1964) is an English former competitive ice dancer. With partner Paul Askham, she is the 1985–1988 British national champion. They represented Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where they placed 13th.[1]
Jones married Stephen (Steve) Baker, a former pair skater who competed at the 1976 World Junior Championships.[2] Their son, Jean-Luc, is the 2014 World Junior ice dancing champion competing with Kaitlin Hawayek for the United States.[2] The couple work as coaches in Seattle.[3] They coached their son during his earlier partnership with Joylyn Yang.[4]
Competitive highlights
(with Askham)
| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 |
| Winter Olympics | 13th | |||||
| World Championships | 15th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 9th | |
| European Championships | 11th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 6th | |
| International de Paris | 2nd | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 5th | ||||
| Skate America | 4th | |||||
| St. Ivel / Skate Electric | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||||
| British Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- ^ "Sharon Jones". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Seattle Skating Club Professionals". Seattle Skating Club. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013.
- ^ Myhre, Rich (5 January 2010). "Local ice dancers' Olympic dreams". The Herald. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008.
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