Jean-Luc Baker

Jean-Luc Baker
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993
Burnley, England
Home town Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Partner Kaitlin Hawayek
Former partner Joylyn Yang, Nicole McClellan
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
Former coach Sharon Jones Baker, Stephen Baker, Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Annenko-Deller
Former choreographer Anjelika Krylova, Sharon Jones Baker, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating club Montreal International School of Skating
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Began skating 1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 177.36
2016 Golden Spin
Short dance 70.12
2016 Golden Spin
Free dance 107.24
2016 Golden Spin
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Four Continents Championships
2018 TaipeiIce dancing
World Junior Championships
2014 SofiaIce dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2013–14 FukuokaIce 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
    Worlds10th
    Four Continents5th1st
    GP Cup of ChinaWD
    GP Intern. de FranceTBD
    GP NHK Trophy3rd4thTBD
    GP Rostelecom Cup6th
    GP Skate America4th5th
    GP Skate Canada6th4th
    CS Autumn Classic2nd
    CS Finlandia4th
    CS Golden Spin2nd2nd3rd
    CS Nebelhorn4th
    CS U.S. Classic2nd
    International: Junior[1]
    Junior Worlds7th1st
    JGP Final2nd
    JGP Germany2nd
    JGP Mexico1st
    JGP Poland1st
    JGP Turkey5th
    National[25]
    U.S. Champ.2nd J1st J4th5th5th4th
    J = Junior level
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    With Yang

    International[26]
    Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
    JGP Czech Republic10th
    JGP Japan7th
    National[3]
    U.S. Championships7th N3rd N6th J
    U.S. Junior Champ.1st V1st I
    Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER". International Skating Union.
    2. 1 2 3 "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joylyn Yang / Jean-Luc Baker". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
    4. 1 2 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.
    6. 1 2 Myhre, Rich (January 5, 2010). "Local ice dancers' Olympic dreams". The Herald. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.
    7. 1 2 "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.
    8. 1 2 Thayer, Jacquelyn (December 5, 2013). "For Hawayek and Baker, a Quick Step to Success". ice-dance.com.
    9. 1 2 "JOYLYN YANG & JEAN‐LUC BAKER" (PDF). ice-dance.com. 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012.
    10. 1 2 "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013.
    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.
    12. 1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (February 2, 2016). "Concussions in figure skating: How they happen". IceNetwork.com.
    13. 1 2 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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    23. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
    24. ↑ "Joylyn YANG / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011.
    25. ↑ Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker, IceNetwork.com, archived from the original on August 12, 2016
      • "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
    26. ↑ "Competition Results: Joylyn YANG / Jean-Luc BAKER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
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