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Jean-Luc Baker
Born (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30)
Burnley, England
HometownBloomfield Hills, Michigan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerKaitlin Hawayek
CoachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
Skating clubMontreal International School of Skating
Began skating1995
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Taipei Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dancing

Jean-Luc Baker (born October 7, 1993) is an American ice dancer. With partner Kaitlin Hawayek, he is the 2018 Four Continents champion, the 2014 World Junior champion, 2013 JGP Final silver medalist, and 2014 U.S. national junior champion.[1]

Personal life

Jean-Luc Baker was born in Burnley, England.[2] He is the son of Sharon Jones Baker, who represented the United Kingdom in ice dancing at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and Stephen Baker, who competed for the U.K. in pair skating at the 1976 World Junior Championships.[3]

Baker was born with a club foot.[4] At the age of four, he moved with his family to the United States. He attended Harbour Pointe Middle School and Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Washington. After graduation, he moved to Detroit, Michigan to pursue his career.[5] He has a black belt in taekwondo.[6]

Career

Early years

Jean-Luc Baker was introduced to ice skating by his parents in 1995.[2][7] He was inspired to switch from singles to ice dancing by his mother.[8] He teamed up with Joylyn Yang in the summer of 2006, with his parents coaching the duo.[6][9] They won U.S. national titles on the juvenile and intermediate levels and took the novice bronze medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships. The following season, Yang/Baker were assigned to two ISU Junior Grand Prix events, finishing 7th in Japan and 10th in the Czech Republic. They were 6th on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.

2012–2013 season: First season with Hawayek

Baker teamed up with Kaitlin Hawayek in June 2012.[10] They were sent to two JGP events and won the silver medal in Germany. Hawayek/Baker took the junior silver medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan where they finished 7th.

2013–2014 season: World Junior title

During the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Hawayek/Baker won the gold medal in their JGP events, at the JGP Mexico and the JGP Poland. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the silver medal. They then won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships, setting a new Junior World record for the overall score with a total of 157.12 points.

2014–2015 season

Hawayek/Baker began their season at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fourth after placing fourth in the short and third in the free dance. Their Grand Prix assignments were the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 NHK Trophy.[11]

2015–2016 season

Baker sustained a concussion when Hawayek accidentally struck him with her arm in September 2015, just prior to the Labor Day weekend.[12][13] He returned to limited training after two weeks and full training a week later.[12]

Hawayek/Baker finished fourth at the 2015 Skate America. Due to food poisoning, Hawayek vomited eight times in four hours during the night before the short dance at the 2015 Cup of China.[13] After competing in the first segment, the duo decided to withdraw. They placed fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–2017 season

Hawayek/Baker won the silver medal at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International. Competing on the Grand Prix series, they finished 6th at the 2016 Skate Canada International and 4th at the 2016 NHK Trophy.

2017–2018 season: Four Continents title

Hawayek/Baker won the pewter medal at the 2018 U.S. Championships and then gold at the 2018 Four Continents Championships. They placed 10th at the 2018 World Championships. On April 20, 2018, they announced that in the summer they would begin training under Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[14]

Programs

With Hawayek

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2017–2018
[15]

Austen Powers medley[16]

2016–2017
[2][17][4]
2015–2016
[18][19][20][21]
2014–2015
[7][22]
2013–2014
[8][23]
  • Happy Feet
  • It Had To Be You
    by Harry Connick
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
  • Amélie
    by Yann Tiersen
    • J'y suis jamais allé
    • Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi
    • La noyée
    • Sur le fil
2012–2013
[10]

With Yang

Season Short dance Free dance
2010–2011
[24]
2009–2010
[3]
2008–2009
[3][9]
2007–2008
[3]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Hawayek

International[1]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18-19
Worlds 10th
Four Continents 5th 1st
GP Cup of China WD
GP Intern. de France TBD
GP NHK Trophy 3rd 4th TBD
GP Rostelecom Cup 6th
GP Skate America 4th 5th
GP Skate Canada 6th 4th
CS Autumn Classic 2nd
CS Finlandia 4th
CS Golden Spin 2nd 2nd 3rd
CS Nebelhorn 4th
CS U.S. Classic 2nd
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds 7th 1st
JGP Final 2nd
JGP Germany 2nd
JGP Mexico 1st
JGP Poland 1st
JGP Turkey 5th
National[25]
U.S. Champ. 2nd J 1st J 4th 5th 5th 4th
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Yang

International[26]
Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
JGP Czech Republic 10th
JGP Japan 7th
National[3]
U.S. Championships 7th N 3rd N 6th J
U.S. Junior Champ. 1st V 1st I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ a b c "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Joylyn Yang / Jean-Luc Baker". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Kennedy, Michelle (August 12, 2016). "Hawayek & Baker bring a fresh inspiration". ice-dance.com.
  5. ^ Managan, Megan (March 27, 2014). "Kamiak graduate wins gold at Junior Worlds Ice dancing competition". South Everett Beacon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b Myhre, Rich (January 5, 2010). "Local ice dancers' Olympic dreams". The Herald. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b "Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker: "At the senior level everything is more serious"". figureskating-online.com. December 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b Thayer, Jacquelyn (December 5, 2013). "For Hawayek and Baker, a Quick Step to Success". ice-dance.com.
  9. ^ a b "JOYLYN YANG & JEAN‐LUC BAKER" (PDF). ice-dance.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ a b "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen". IceNetwork.com.
  13. ^ a b Blanchette, John (January 7, 2016). "It's Been A Season Of Ups And Downs, Risks And Rewards For Ice Dancers Hawayek And Baker". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker to Train in Montreal". U.S. Figure Skating. April 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport. October 29, 2017.
  17. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (October 5, 2016). "Hawayek, Baker: 'We're focusing on the basics'". IceNetwork.com.
  18. ^ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Slater, Paula (August 26, 2015). "Hawayek and Baker ready to push boundaries". Golden Skate.
  20. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (October 5, 2015). "Hawayek, Baker reach for the stars with new free". IceNetwork.com.
  21. ^ Thayer, Jacquelyn (October 7, 2015). "Together, Hawayek and Baker Shaping Their Vision". twofortheice.com.
  22. ^ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "Joylyn YANG / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker, IceNetwork.com, archived from the original on August 12, 2016 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Competition Results: Joylyn YANG / Jean-Luc BAKER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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