Jason Chan (figure skater)
| Jason Chan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1996 Montreal, Quebec |
| Hometown | Montreal |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Australia |
| Partner | Holly Harris |
| Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer |
| Skating club | Saint Laurent FSC |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Jason Chan (born 12 August 1996) is a Canadian-Australian ice dancer who currently represents Australia. With partner Holly Harris, he is the 2019 Australian national senior champion.[1][2]
With former partner Valérie Taillefer he was the 2014 Canadian novice dance champion.[3]
Career
Early career
In 2011, Chan trained in Montreal with Valérie Taillefer, competing at the pre-novice level in the Canadian national skating championships in Regina.[4] At the novice level at the 2014 Canadian Championships, the pair won the gold medal.[3][5] The pair also competed in the Skate Canada Challenge in Regina that year, and took first place in the novice dance category.[6] Taillefer/Chan competed for three seasons on the ISU Junior Grand Prix, before the end of their partnership.
2019–20 season: Debut of Harris/Chan
Chan formed a dance partnership with Australian ice dancer Holly Harris to represent her country, and began training at the Ice Academy of Montreal under coaches Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer.[7]
Harris/Chan debuted internationally on the Challenger series at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where they placed ninth, in the process defeating reigning Australian national champions Kerry/Dodds (in eleventh place) by almost 25 points. They went on to win the Australian national title.[7] Harris/Chan made their ISU Championship debut at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, where they placed ninth. They were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
2020–21 season
Harris/Chan were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[9]
Programs
With Harris
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 [10] |
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| 2019–2020 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
With Harris for Australia
CS: Challenger Series; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[11] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 |
| Worlds | C | |
| Four Continents | 9th | |
| GP Skate Canada | C | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 9th | |
| Toruń Cup | 12th | |
| National[11] | ||
| Australian Champ. | 1st | |
| TBD = Assigned C = Event cancelled | ||
With Taillefer for Canada
| International[12] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| JGP Latvia | 8th | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 9th | |||||
| JGP Slovenia | 9th | |||||
| National | ||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 10th N | 1st N | 6th J | 7th J | 4th J | 6th J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | ||||||
References
- ^ "Australian Figure Skating Championships 2019". Ice Skating Victoria (a member association of Ice Skating Australia).
- ^ "2019 National championships videos/results: Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Switzerland". Rocker News, December 14, 2019
- ^ a b "Novice skating's Number one Phan". Ottawa Citizen: 2014-01-15
- ^ "Local ice dancers gear up for nationals". CTV News Montreal, November 30, 2011
- ^ "Short and sweet for Phan". Gord Holder, Ottawa Citizen, May 20, 2014
- ^ "Mayor of Saint-Laurent Pays Tribute to Four Young Figure Skaters". City of Montreal website, April 2, 2014
- ^ a b "Interview - Holly Harris and Jason Chan". In The Loop podcast.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Holly HARRIS / Jason CHAN". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Valerie TAILLEFER / Jason CHAN". International Skating Union.