Joshua Reagan (born November 5, 1989) is an American

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. Competing for Canada with Brittany Jones, he is the 2016 U.S. International Classic champion. Earlier in his career, he represented the United States with Ashley Cain. They became the 2011 U.S. Junior champions and placed fourth at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

His father is an

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who lives in Dallas, Texas. Josh currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. Reagan and Jones retired from skating in July 2017.

Career

Reagan began skating in 1998 at Americas Ice Garden in downtown Dallas. On August 1, 2005, he sustained a concussion in an on-ice fall and became blind in one eye for a year. He focused on swimming for the next four years but then returned to skating. Reagan began skating with Ashley Cain in April 2009. They were coached by David Kirby (son of Michael Kirby) and Peter Cain at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in

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. Cain and Reagan finished 4th at the 2011 World Junior Championships and won the 2011 U.S. Junior title. On February 24, 2012, they announced the end of their partnership. On March 22, 2012, it was announced that Reagan had teamed up with 2011 U.S. senior champion Caitlin Yankowskas. They were coached by Johnny Johns, David Kirby, and Marina Zueva in

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. Yankowskas and Reagan were assigned to the

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and the

2012 NHK Trophy The 2012 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Miyagi on November 22–25. Medals we ...

but withdrew from both events after Reagan sustained a rib injury in practice. They ended their partnership without having competing anywhere. On April 29, 2013, Reagan and

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announced they had formed a partnership. They too parted ways without appearing in a competition. In October 2013, Reagan was paired with Canadian skater Brittany Jones by Kristy Wirtz and Kris Wirtz, who coached the pair in Kitchener-

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. Jones/Reagan decided to compete for Canada and placed seventh at the 2014 Canadian Championships. They changed coaches in spring 2015, moving to

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. Jones/Reagan won gold at the 2016 U.S. International Classic after placing second in the short and first in the free.

Programs

With Jones

With Yankowskas

With Cain

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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With Jones for Canada

Pair skating with Ashley Cain (for the United States)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reagan, Joshua American male pair skaters 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from DeSoto, Texas American emigrants to Canada