Chris Reed (figure skater)

Template:Infobox figure skater Template:Chinese Chris Reed (born July 7, 1989) is a Japanese ice dancer. With his sister Cathy Reed, he became a seven-time Japanese national champion (2008–2011, 2013–2015) and the 2011 Asian Winter Games silver medalist. They competed at two Winter Olympics (2010, 2014) and reached the final segment at nine ISU Championships.

With Kana Muramoto, Reed is the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist and a two-time Japanese national champion (2016–2017). They have competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.

Personal life

Chris Reed was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan.<ref name="ISU-1516"/> His mother is Japanese and his father is American.<ref name=NJ100223/> Reed has two skating siblings – his elder sister, Cathy, with whom he competed with in ice dancing, and his younger sister Allison Reed, who is also an ice dancer.<ref name=NJ100223/>

Partnership with Cathy Reed

The Reeds won the novice ice dancing title at the 2006 U.S. Championships. They decided to represent Japan beginning in the 2006–07 season.<ref name=ST061227/> While novice national champions are usually given a chance to compete on the Junior Grand Prix, Cathy Reed was too old at the time of their win to compete as a junior internationally. The Reeds accepted an offer to compete for Japan, advancing immediately to the senior level.

After advancing to the senior level, they placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and second at the 2007 Japan Championships. At the 2007 Four Continents, they placed ahead of several teams who had been competing a seniors much longer.

Making their Grand Prix debut, the Reeds placed 9th at the 2007 Skate America and 8th at the 2007 NHK Trophy. They won the Japanese national championships. They repeated their 7th-place finish at the Four Continents, and then placed 16th at the 2008 Worlds. They represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.<ref name=NJ100223/>

The Reeds were named in the Japanese team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

After the 2014–15 figure skating season, his sister retired from competitive figure skating.

Partnership with Kana Muramoto

On June 17, 2015, it was announced that Chris Reed had teamed up with Kana Muramoto and that the duo would train under Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, and Massimo Scali in Canton, Michigan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Together, they are the 2015–16 Japanese national champions.

Programs

With Kana Muramoto

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2016-2017 <ref name="M/R1617">Template:Cite web</ref>	Blues: The Sun's Gonna Shine Again by Ray Charles Jive: I Got a Woman by Ray Charles Swing: Mess Around by Ray Charles	Poeta en el Puerto by Vincente Amigo Amor Dulce Muerte by Vincente Amigo Nada Puede Dormir by Vincente Amigo	All I Need is the Girl by Jule Styne
2015–16 <ref name="ISU-1516"/>	Template:Small Wiener Café Template:Small Template:Small Olympiamarsch Template:Small Template:Small UNO March Template:Small	Pennies from Heaven Template:Small Jubilee Stomp Template:Small The Reel Chaplin: A Symphonic Adventure Template:Small Limelight Template:Small	Everything Has Changed Template:Small

With Cathy Reed

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2014–15 <ref name="ISU-1415"/>	Template:Small El Cid: Farruca Template:Small Template:Small Gato Montes Template:Small	Moon River Mr. Lucky The Big Blow Out Template:Small	River Flows in You Template:Small
2013–14 <ref name="ISU-1314"/>	Template:Small Puttin' On the Ritz Template:Small Template:Small Harlem Nocturne Template:Small Template:Small Puttin' On the Ritz Template:Small	Ona Hei Template:Small Bitter Sweet Water Template:Small Good Death Template:Small Ona Hei Template:Small	The Prayer Template:Small Onmyoji Template:Small
2012–13 <ref name="ISU-1213"/>	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers June Bride Barn Dance	The Beatles Golden Slumbers Carry that Weight The End	The Prayer Template:Small
2011–12 <ref name="ISU-1112"/>	La Llama Template:Small Whatever Happens Template:Small Drums Template:Small	Chale Chalo Template:Small Mon Amour Template:Small Chale Chalo Template:Small
2010–11 <ref name="ISU-1011"/>	The Addams Family Template:Small Party...For Me? The Tango	Just for a Little While Template:Small Ain't No Sunshine Template:Small Think Template:Small
		Original dance
2009–10 <ref name="ISU-0910"/>	Japanese: Sakura Kodo	Angels & Demons Template:Small
2008–09 <ref name="ISU-0809"/>	Template:Small Money, Money Template:Small	Il Mirto E La Rosa Template:Small
2007–08 <ref name="ISU-0708"/>	Zorba the Greek Template:Small	Prayer in the Night Template:Small
2006–07 <ref name="ISU-0607"/>	Tango Jalousie Libertango Template:Small	Prayer in the Night
2005–06 <ref name=USFS0506/>		Concierto de Aranjuez Template:Small
2003–05 <ref name="Prog-CRCR"/>		Libertango Template:Small
2001–02 <ref name="Prog-CRCR"/>		Chicago Template:Small

Competitive highlights

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

With Kana Muramoto for Japan

International<ref name="ISU-KMCR"/>
Event	2015–16	2016–17
Worlds	15th	23rd
Four Continents	7th	9th
Template:Small NHK Trophy	7th	WD
Template:Small Skate America		8th
Template:Small U.S. Classic		2nd
Asian Games		2nd
MNNT Cup	2nd	3rd
National<ref name="JSF-KMCR"/>
Japan Champ.	1st	1st

With Cathy Reed for Japan

International<ref name="ISU-CRCR"/>
Event	Template:Tooltip	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
Olympics				17th				21st
Worlds		16th	16th	15th	13th	24th	20th	18th	22nd
Four Continents	7th	7th	WD				7th
Template:Small NHK Trophy		8th	8th	7th	7th	7th	5th	6th	6th
Template:Small Skate America		9th			7th
Golden Spin	4th			5th
Nebelhorn Trophy						4th
NRW Trophy							2nd
MNNT Cup							2nd
Asian Games					2nd
National<ref name="ISU-CRCR"/><ref name="JSF-CRCR"/>
Japan Champ.	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	WD	1st	1st	1st
Team events
Olympics								5T
World Team Trophy							3rd T 4th P		3rd T 6th P
WD: Withdrew T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

With Cathy Reed for the United States

National
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
U.S. Championships			1st N
Eastern Sectionals	10th N	5th N	1st N
North Atlantic Regionals		1st N
N: Novice level

External links

• Template:Webarchive
• Cathy Reed & Chris Reed official blog