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 Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Annenko-Deller
Former coach Sharon Jones Baker, Stephen Baker
Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova
Former choreographer Sharon Jones Baker
Skating club Seattle SC
Training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Former training locations Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Began skating 1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 169.75
2016 NHK Trophy
Short dance 66.73
2014 Junior Worlds
Free dance 104.34
2016 NHK Trophy
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2014 Sofia Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dancing

Jean-Luc Baker (born October 7, 1993) is an American ice dancer. With partner Kaitlin Hawayek, he is 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]

Early career

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.

Partnership with Hawayek

2012–13 season

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.

2013–14 season

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.

2014–15 season

Hawayek/Baker began the 2014–15 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]

2015–16 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.

2016–17 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.

Programs

With Hawayek

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2016–17
[2][14][4]
    2015–16
    [15][16][17][18]
    2014–15
    [19][7]
    2013–14
    [8][20]
    • 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
    2012–13
    [10]

      With Yang

      Season Short dance Free dance
      2010–11
      [21]
      2009–10
      [3]
      2008–09
      [3][9]
      2007–08
      [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
      Four Continents 5th
      GP Cup of China WD
      GP NHK Trophy 3rd 4th
      GP Rostelecom Cup 6th
      GP Skate America 4th
      GP Skate Canada 6th
      CS Autumn Classic 2nd
      CS Finlandia 4th
      CS Golden Spin 2nd
      CS Nebelhorn 4th
      International: Junior[1]
      Junior Worlds 7th 1st
      JGP Final 2nd
      JGP Germany 2nd
      JGP Mexico 1st
      JGP Poland 1st
      JGP Turkey 5th
      National[22]
      U.S. Champ. 2nd J 1st J 4th 5th
      J = Junior level
      TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

      With Yang

      International[23]
      Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
      JGP Czech Republic 10th
      JGP Japan 7th
      National[3]
      U.S. Championships 7th N 3rd N 6th J
      U.S. Junior Champ. 1st V 1st 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 November 23, 2016.
      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.
      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.
      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. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (October 5, 2016). "Hawayek, Baker: 'We're focusing on the basics'". IceNetwork.com.
      15. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
      16. ↑ Slater, Paula (August 26, 2015). "Hawayek and Baker ready to push boundaries". Golden Skate.
      17. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (October 5, 2015). "Hawayek, Baker reach for the stars with new free". IceNetwork.com.
      18. ↑ Thayer, Jacquelyn (October 7, 2015). "Together, Hawayek and Baker Shaping Their Vision". twofortheice.com.
      19. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
      20. ↑ "Kaitlin HAWAYEK / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
      21. ↑ "Joylyn YANG / Jean-Luc BAKER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011.
      22. ↑ Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker, IceNetwork.com, archived from the original on August 12, 2016
      23. ↑ "Competition Results: Joylyn YANG / Jean-Luc BAKER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
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