Jean-Luc BAKER
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Figure Skating |
Ice Dance | 11 | |
| Team Event | |||
| Team Event | 2 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 9 | Ice Dance | 2021 | Stockholm, SWE |
| 9 | Ice Dance | 2019 | Saitama, JPN |
| 10 | Ice Dance | 2018 | Milan, ITA |
| Four Continents Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Ice Dance | 2018 | Taipei City, TPE |
| 5 | Ice Dance | 2019 | Anaheim, CA, USA |
| 5 | Ice Dance | 2015 | Seoul, KOR |
| 6 | Ice Dance | 2020 | Seoul, KOR |
| World Junior Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Ice Dance | 2014 | Sofia, BUL |
| 7 | Ice Dance | 2013 | Milan, ITA |
| Grand Prix Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 6 | Ice Dance | 2018/19 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Ice Dance | 2018/19 | Hiroshima, JPN |
| 2 | Ice Dance | 2020/21 | Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| 4 | Ice Dance | 2019/20 | Kelowna, BC, CAN |
| 4 | Ice Dance | 2018/19 | Grenoble, FRA |
| 5 | Ice Dance | 2021/22 | Sochi, RUS |
| 5 | Ice Dance | 2019/20 | Chongqing, CHN |
| World Team Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Team | 2021 | Osaka, JPN |
Photography, playing sports outside, grilling, dancing, bike riding, and camping. (isuresults.com; usfigureskatingfanzone.com)
Athlete.
High school graduate.
Father, Stephen (Steve) (figure skating coach). Mother, Sharon (figure skating coach).
English
Seattle SC.
Marie-France Dubreuil (CAN)
Patrice Lauzon (CAN)
Romain Haguenauer (FRA/CAN)
Ice Academy of Montreal coaching staff
Mother Sharon Jones (Figure skating): Finished 13th at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in ice dance with partner Paul Askham, representing Great Britain.
Father Stephen (Steve) Baker (Figure skating): Finished sixth at the 1976 World Junior Championship with partner Karen Wood, representing Great Britain.
Practiced taekwondo as a child.
Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 (Ice dance - 4th)
Was born with a club left foot. “It literally makes it two sizes smaller than the right foot. At birth my parents were told I would never be able to walk and, well, I essentially proved them wrong.” (usfigureskatingfanzone.com)
Romain Haguenauer (CAN/FRA)
Marie-France Dubreuil (CAN)
Sam Chouinard (CAN)
Ginette Cournoyer (CAN)
Kaitlin Hawayek (USA)
Jean-Luc Baker (USA)
2010
1995.
His parents are former competitive figure skaters and now coaches and introduced him to the sport. "They put me on to the ice to keep me out of trouble. I still get in trouble, but on the ice." (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)
To continue competing beyond the 2021/22 season. To show that they can be successful and still be themselves. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)
He and his partner train in the Ice Academy of Montreal with a dozen of high-level teams including 2018 Olympic silver medallists Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA).
"We are always so proud when we are on the top of the podium or on the podium, but the things we are going to remember are the challenges that we overcome. That has made us better humans." (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)
His parents. "They live every day to the fullest and they are never afraid to be themselves." (Athlete, 10 Dec 2012)
His skating partner Kaitlyn Hawayek. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)
"Try to stay who we are." (Athlete, 10 Dec 2021)
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- Gold Medal Event
United States of America
Figure Skating