Daniel Eaton (born March 26, 1992) is an American ice dancer who now represents the Republic of Korea with his partner Yura Min, with whom he is the 2020 Korean National Champion. With former partner Alexandra Aldridge, he is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time (2012, 2013) World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, a two-time U.S. national junior champion and the 2010 U.S. national novice champion.
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Born | Titusville, Florida | March 26, 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() (since 2018) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Ice dance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Yura Min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Igor Shpilband Pasquale Camerlengo Adrienne Lenda Natalia Deller Charlie White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Detroit Skating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early years
editEaton competed on the novice level with Sameena Sheikh at the 2009 U.S. Championships. She retired after the event due to injury.[1]
Partnership with Aldridge
editEaton teamed up with Alexandra Aldridge in May 2009.[1][2] In their first season together, they won the U.S. novice title.[3] The following season, they debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing 6th and 4th in France and England, respectively. They finished 5th on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.
During the 2011–12 season, Aldridge/Eaton won bronze in Latvia and silver in Austria on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the junior title at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal ahead of Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov.
In 2012–13, Aldridge/Eaton won gold medals at their JGP events in Lake Placid, USA and Slovenia. Their results qualified them for the 2012–13 JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they won the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Aldridge/Eaton placed sixth in their senior international debut at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then fifth in their sole GP event, the 2013 Cup of China. They finished 5th at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents where they won the bronze medal. Aldridge/Eaton joined the U.S. team to the 2014 World Championships as a result of the withdrawal of Meryl Davis / Charlie White and injury to Madison Hubbell (first alternate with Zachary Donohue).[4] They trained at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, coached by Anjelika Krylova, until the end of the season.[5]
Aldridge/Eaton made a coaching change in July 2014, joining Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns, and Oleg Epstein at Canton, Michigan's Arctic Edge.[6] After winning gold at the U.S. Classic, they competed at two Grand Prix events, placing sixth at the 2014 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. They finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on January 30, 2015.[7]
In August 2017, Aldridge/Eaton resumed training together at the Detroit Skating Club, coached by Krylova and Camerlengo.[8]
Partnership with Thomas
editIn mid-March 2015, Eaton and Danielle Thomas announced they had formed a partnership, based in Canton, Michigan.[9]
Partnership with Min
editOn September 22, 2018, Eaton announced a new partnership with South Korean ice dancer Yura Min.[10] Min/Eaton began their partnership competing in several minor competitions, and two Challengers, placing ninth at both the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. After winning the South Korean national title, they placed eighth at the 2020 Four Continents Championships.[11] They were assigned to make their World Championship debut, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in that event's cancellation.[12]
Due to Eaton suffering from back problems, Min and Eaton did not compete during the 2020–21 season.[13]
Min/Eaton initially planned to skate their rhythm dance to a medley of Queen songs, but after receiving critiques from judges at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International as to whether it suited the street dance theme, they changed it to a Macklemore theme.[13] They two competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a place for South Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but came seventh at the event and were named only the second reserve.[11]
Programs
editWith Yura Min
editSeason | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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2021–2022 [14] |
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2019–2020 [15] |
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With Thomas
editSeason | Short dance | Free dance |
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2015–2016 [16] |
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With Aldridge
editSeason | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2017–2018 [17] |
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2014–2015 [18][6] |
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2013–2014 [5] |
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2012–2013 [19] |
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2011–2012 [20] |
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2010–2011 [2] |
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2009–2010 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Yura Min for South Korea
editInternational[11] | |||
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Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
Worlds | C | WD | |
Four Continents | 8th | ||
CS Lombardia Trophy | WD | ||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | 7th | |
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 9th | ||
Bosphorous Cup | 5th | ||
Lake Placid IDI | 7th | 6th | |
Mezzaluna Cup | 4th | ||
Santa Claus Cup | 4th | ||
U.S. Classic | 4th | ||
National[11] | |||
South Korean Champ. | 1st | ||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
With Aldridge for the United States
editInternational[21] | ||||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 17–18 |
Worlds | 17th | |||||
Four Continents | 3rd | |||||
GP Cup of China | 5th | |||||
GP Rostel. Cup | 7th | |||||
GP Skate Canada | 6th | |||||
CS U.S. Classic | 1st | |||||
Nepela Trophy | 6th | |||||
International: Junior[21] | ||||||
Junior Worlds | 3rd | 3rd | ||||
JGP Final | 4th | 3rd | ||||
JGP Austria | 2nd | |||||
JGP France | 6th | |||||
JGP Latvia | 3rd | |||||
JGP Slovenia | 1st | |||||
JGP U.K. | 4th | |||||
JGP U.S. | 1st | |||||
National[2] | ||||||
U.S. Champ. | 5th J | 1st J | 1st J | 5th | 6th | 8th |
Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior |
With Thomas
editInternational[22] | ||
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Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
CS Ice Challenge | 1st | |
CS U.S. Classic | 5th | 8th |
Autumn Classic | 4th | |
Lake Placid IDI | 2nd | |
National[22] | ||
U.S. Championships | 6th |
References
edit- ^ a b Walker, Elvin (February 22, 2012). "Aldridge and Eaton hope to challenge in Belarus". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b c d "Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015.
- "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
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- "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 20, 2010). "Aldridge, Eaton come from behind to win novice dance". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Davis and White Elect Not to Compete at 2014 World Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. 3 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Slater, Paula (July 17, 2014). "Aldridge and Eaton make switch to Zoueva". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Aldridge, Eaton announce split after six years". U.S. Figure Skating. IceNetwork. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "The Return of Aldridge & Eaton". ice-dance.com. September 16, 2017.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S. (March 17, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Emotional Baldé meets grandpa". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Daniel Eaton on Instagram: "Always keep your eyes on the horizon, never lose sight of your dreams. I'm beyond excited to announce my partnership with @yuraxmin keep an…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Yura MIN / Daniel EATON". International Skating Union.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ a b "Min, Eaton pin Olympic hopes on Macklemore". ice-dance.com. September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Yur MIN / Daniel EATON: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Yur MIN / Daniel EATON: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Danielle Thomas and Daniel Eaton". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Profile - Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON". Ice-dance. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Danielle THOMAS / Daniel EATON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
External links
editMedia related to Daniel Eaton at Wikimedia Commons
- Yura Min / Daniel Eaton at the International Skating Union
- Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton at the International Skating Union
- Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine at IceNetwork
- Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton at the International Skating Union
- Danielle Thomas / Daniel Eaton at IceNetwork