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Allison Lynn Reed (born June 8, 1994) is a Lithuanian-American
ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...
who currently competes for
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with
Saulius Ambrulevičius Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With current ice dance partner Allison Reed, they are the European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ...
. They are the 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time
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bronze medalists, and seven-time
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medalists (two golds, five silvers). They have finished in the top ten at three
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(
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,
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,
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). She previously skated with Otar Japaridze for
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and with Vasili Rogov for
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. With Japaridze, she competed at the
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.


Biography

Allison Reed was born on June 8, 1994, in
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to a Japanese mother and an American father. She is the younger sister of Japanese ice dancers
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and Chris Reed. She grew up in
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and attended Warren Middle School and
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. She received a Georgian passport in January 2010. In November 2024, Reed was granted Lithuanian citizenship by
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. On December 17, 2024 she took the oath of allegiance at the Lithuanian embassy in Ottawa, Canada. On March 17, 2020, Reed announced on her social media that their brother,
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, had suddenly passed away in
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,
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, on March 14, 2020, due to
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. She had been training in
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with her ice dance partner,
Saulius Ambrulevičius Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With current ice dance partner Allison Reed, they are the European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ...
, during the
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pandemic when she had learned the news. Reed credits Ambrulevičius for helping her through her grieving process. President of the JSF,
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paid tribute to Chris Reed: "I am absolutely stunned by the sad news. I would like to offer my deepest appreciation to Chris Reed for his contribution to Japanese ice dancing over the years and extend condolences to his family. May Mr. Reed rest in peace." A
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was held at a Michigan
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on March 21, 2020, and was publicly
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on numerous platforms. Her sister,
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, paid tribute to him in both Japanese and English: "I miss your voice. I miss your big smile. I miss holding your hand. But I'll be strong for you, Chris." Since his death, Reed began storing a photo of her brother in her Lithuania team jacket pocket whilst at competitions.


Career

Reed started skating in 1997 at the age of three.


Partnership with Japaridze

Originally a solo ice dancer, she teamed up with her first
ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A ...
partner, Georgia's Otar Japaridze, in May 2009. They trained in
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with coach and choreographer
Evgeni Platov Evgeni Arkadievich Platov (Ukrainian to English: Ev'heni Arkadievich Platov) (; born August 7, 1967; Ukrainian: Євген Аркадійович Платов) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He is best known for his partnership with ...
. They qualified an entry for
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at the
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. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010–2011 season.


Partnership with Rogov

In 2012, Reed teamed up with Vasili Rogov to compete for Israel. They withdrew from the 2013 European Championships after Rogov fell ill. Reed/Rogov went on to compete at the 2013 World Championships and finished 23rd. They dropped down to 30th at the 2014 World Championships but moved up to 20th at the 2015 World Championships in
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, advancing to the Free Skate for the first time at the World Championships. Reed and Vogov announced the end of their partnership on June 24, 2015.


Partnership with Ambrulevičius


2017–18 season

In spring 2017, it was announced that Reed had teamed up with
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's
Saulius Ambrulevičius Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With current ice dance partner Allison Reed, they are the European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ...
and that they would represent Lithuania, while coached by
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, Johnny Johns,
Massimo Scali Massimo Scali (born 11 December 1979) is an Italian former competitive Ice dancing, ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships, 2010 World bronze medalist, a two-time (2009 European Figure Skating ...
, and Oleg Epstein. They made their competitive debut at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, where they finished sixth. They then went on to place seventh at the
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was a senior international figure skating competition held in September 2017 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2017–18 ISU Challenger Series. It also served as the final qualification event for the 2018 Wi ...
, fifth at the 2017 Santa Claus Cup, and eighth at the
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. Reed/Ambrulevičius won the gold medal at the 2017–18 Lithuanian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in
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,
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, they finished twentieth overall.


2018–19 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius began their season at the 2018 Halloween Cup, where they won the silver medal, before going on to finish fifth at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup. Debuting on the
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series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed sixth at the
2018 Rostelecom Cup The 2018 Rostelecom Cup was the fifth event of six in the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held on November 16–18, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Medals were awarded in ...
and ninth at the
2018 Internationaux de France The 2018 Internationaux de France was the sixth event of six in the 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble on November 23–25. Medals ...
. They then went on to win their second consecutive national title at the 2018–19 Lithuanian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2019 European Championships in
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,
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, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished thirteenth, before going on to finish seventeenth at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama,
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.


2019–20 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius opened their season at the
2019 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy was held in September 2019 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. Entries The In ...
, finishing sixth. They then went on to place seventh at the
2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held in September 2019 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries ...
and fifth at the
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy was held in October 2019 in Espoo. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Internationa ...
. Competing on the 2019–20 Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed tenth at the
2019 Internationaux de France The 2019 Internationaux de France was the third event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, France from November 1–3. Medal ...
and fifth at the
2019 Rostelecom Cup The 2019 Rostelecom Cup was the fifth event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia from November 15–17. Medals wer ...
. After winning their third national title at the 2019–20 Lithuanian Championships, Reed/Ambrulevičius went on to finish eleventh at the 2020 European Championships in
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,
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and win the gold medal at the 2020 Bavarian Open. Although selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to the onset of the
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.


2020–21 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius switched coaches from
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to
Maurizio Margaglio Maurizio Margaglio (; born 16 November 1974) is an Italian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With partner Barbara Fusar-Poli, he is the 2001 World champion, 2001 European champion, and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. They won nine Italian ...
prior to the season. They began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, before going on to win their fourth national title at the 2020–21 Lithuanian Championships. At the 2021 World Championships in
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,
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, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed fifteenth.


2021–22 season

Prior to the season, Reed/Ambrulevičius relocated to
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,
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to train under
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,
Patrice Lauzon Patrice Lauzon (born November 26, 1975) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With his wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medalist. Personal life Patrice Lauzon was born in Montreal, Quebe ...
, and
Romain Haguenauer Romain Haguenauer (born 16 July 1976) is a French ice dancing coach, choreographer, and former competitor. He is best known for his work with the French five-time World and 2022 Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron; and with ...
. Despite Reed/Ambrulevičius qualifying a spot for a Lithuanian dance team at the
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with their place at the 2021 World Championships, it was announced in October 2021 that Reed's application for Lithuanian citizenship was denied, thus ending their bid for the Winter Olympics. Reed/Ambrulevičius nonetheless began their season at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, where they took the silver medal. On the
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series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed eighth at the 2021 Internationaux de France and seventh at the
2021 Rostelecom Cup The 2021 Rostelecom Cup was the sixth event in the 2021–22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi on 26–28 November. Medals were awa ...
. They then won the silver medal at the
2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 7–11, 2021 in Sisak, Croatia. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. T ...
as well as their fifth national title at the 2021–22 Lithuanian Championships. At the
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in
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,
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, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished eighth, before going on to finish tenth at the 2022 World Championships in
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,
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.


2022–23 season

Reed/Ambrulevičius opened their season by winning silver at both the
2022 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy was held on September 16–18, 2022, in Bergamo, Italy. It was the second event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The Internation ...
and the
2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 21–24, 2022, in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was the third event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entrie ...
. Although they withdrew from the
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, they did compete at the
2022 NHK Trophy The 2022 NHK Trophy was the fifth event of the 2022-23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan, from November 18-20. Medals were awa ...
, where they finished fourth. At the event, Reed saw her sister
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in-person for the first time in over two years, having been separated due to the pandemic. Reed/Ambrulevičius went on to win the silver medal at the
2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 7–10, 2022, in Sisak, Croatia. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Inter ...
, before competing at the 2023 European Championships in
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,
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, where they achieved a career-best fourth-place finish. They were only 2.54 points out of third place. They ended their season at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama,
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, where they finished seventh.


2023–24 season

Beginning the season at the
2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 20–23, 2023, in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Int ...
, Reed/Ambrulevičius won the silver medal at the event for the second consecutive season. Given two assignments on the
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, they began at the
2023 Skate Canada International The 2023 Skate Canada International was the second event of the 2023–24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Thunderbird Sports Centre, Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Spor ...
, this time held in Vancouver. They finished third in both segments, winning the bronze medal, their first on the circuit. It was the first Grand Prix medal for Lithuania since Drobiazko/ Vanagas's silver at the 2001 NHK Trophy. Reed said afterward that "there was some opposition, opportunities missed, and some dreams we were not able to achieve, but this is a dream we achieved." They won another bronze medal at their second event, the
2023 NHK Trophy The 2023 NHK Trophy was the sixth event of the 2023–24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in Osaka, Japan, from November 24–26. ...
. She called it "extra special" to win a medal in Japan, and with her sister Cathy in attendance while coaching one of her own teams. Reed/Ambrulevičius were named as first alternates to the
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. Reed/Ambrulevičius concluded the first half of the season at the
2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held on December 6–9, 2023, in Sisak, Croatia. It was the ninth and final event of the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...
, where they won the gold medal, their first Challenger title. Reed hailed it as a "truly wonderful way to end the year." With the
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being hosted on home ice in
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, Reed/Ambrulevičius entered the event as the medal hopes of the nation. They finished third in the rhythm dance, before setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score to come third there as well, taking the bronze medal, their first time on an ISU championship podium. The free dance occurred on Lithuania's
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, which Ambrulevičius noted as significant, saying "we fought for our freedom and today we fought for our country again and we did it." The duo's success brought renewed attention to the issue of Reed's Lithuanian citizenship application. On February 9, Reed announced that she would renew her bid for citizenship. The 2024 World Championships were held in
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, Canada, the location of the team's training base. Reed/Ambrulevičius finished a career-best sixth overall, an end to what Reed called an "incredible, incredible season".


2024–25 season

During summer preparations, Reed's skate blade injured Ambrulevičius' hand twice, as a result delaying their start by a month. They discarded their initial plan to compete at the
2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 19–21, 2024, in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. En ...
. Reed/Ambrulevičius instead began their season on the Challenger series at the
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, where they won the gold medal. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished fourth at the
2024 Grand Prix de France The 2024 Grand Prix de France was the third event of the 2024–25 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Angers IceParc in Angers from November 1–3. Medals were award ...
, having struggled with level issues. The following week they competed at their second event, the
2024 NHK Trophy The 2024 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of the 2024–25 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from November 8–10. Medals w ...
, where they won the bronze medal, despite lost twizzle levels in the free dance. Reed said afterward regarding their goals for the season and Olympic qualification, "we're just really looking forward to performing at Worlds and hopefully getting that spot from Lithuania. Hopefully we'll be the ones to go this time." Following the Grand Prix, the issue of Reed's bid for Lithuanian citizenship came to a head, following an October recommendation by Lithuania's citizenship committee that she be granted citizenship, with her sporting achievements cited as "special merits to the country." On November 18, Reed met with
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at the
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in
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, and told reporters afterward that it had "been a long journey to this moment, but now I'm very happy. I think it went very well." On November 21, Nausėda decreed that her request be granted. Reed took the oath of allegiance in a ceremony at the Lithuanian embassy to Canada in
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on December 17. At the 2025 European Championships in
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, Estonia, Reed and Ambrulevičius finished in sixth place. At the 2025 World Championships in
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, United States, they skated in the penultimate group of the rhythm dance, and performed shortly after the Finnish team of
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and
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had unexpectedly fallen and appeared poised to miss qualification for the free dance by one ordinal. However, Reed also fell in the segment, and as a result, Reed and Ambrulevičius finished twenty-first, missing the free dance. The Finns, who thereby reached the free dance, said afterward that they had "shared their grief," adding: "We're all good friends, and we really felt for them."


Programs


Ice dance with Saulius Ambrulevičius (for Lithuania)


Ice dance with Vasili Rogov (for Israel)


With Otar Japaridze (for Georgia)


Results


Ice dance with Saulius Ambrulevičius (for Lithuania)


Ice dance with Vasili Rogov (for Israel)


Ice dance with Otar Japaridze (for Georgia)


Detailed results


Ice dance with Saulius Ambrulevičius (for Lithuania)


References


External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Allison 1994 births Living people American female ice dancers Lithuanian female ice dancers Israeli female ice dancers Female ice dancers from Georgia (country) Sportspeople from Kalamazoo, Michigan Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Georgia (country) American sportspeople of Japanese descent People from Warren Township, New Jersey Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey Watchung Hills Regional High School alumni 21st-century American sportswomen European Figure Skating Championships medalists