John Baldwin (figure skater)
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Rena Inoue and John Baldwin
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Full name | John Baldwin, Jr. | |||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
October 18, 1973 |||||||||||||||
Residence | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Partner | Rena Inoue | |||||||||||||||
Former partner | Tristan Colell | |||||||||||||||
Former coach | Jenni Meno Todd Sand Philipp Mills Peter Oppegard Oksana Grishuk Jill Watson |
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Former choreographer | Oksana Grishuk Philipp Mills |
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Skating club | All Year FSC | |||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1975 | |||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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Combined total | 183.17 2006 Worlds |
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Short program | 61.73 2007 Four Continents |
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Free skate | 122.27 2006 Worlds |
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Medal record
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John Baldwin, Jr. (born October 18, 1973) is an American figure skater. With partner Rena Inoue, he is a two-time U.S. national champion. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.
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Personal life
Baldwin was born in Dallas, Texas. His parents were both skating coaches.[1] His father, John Baldwin Sr., competed as a single skater in the 1960s. His brother Don Baldwin competed in singles as well.
Baldwin proposed to his skating partner Rena Inoue in January 2008.[2] They had a baby girl in November 2011.
Career
John Baldwin originally competed in both singles and pairs. With partner Tristan Colell, he competed at the World Junior Championships.
Baldwin was a veteran single skater, having competed at every national championship from his win at the novice level in 1987 through 2000. His best finish at Nationals as a senior was 9th in 1995. He won the 1995 national gold medal in compulsory figures.[3]
His father, who was a skating coach, arranged a tryout between Baldwin and Rena Inoue, a Japanese skater living in America. Inoue and Baldwin tried out and agreed to form the partnership. They began competing together in 2000.[4]
They placed 11th at the 2001 U.S. Championships. The following season, they won the pewter medal at the 2002 U.S. Championships. They were sent to the 2002 Four Continents, their first international competition together, and placed 7th.
In the 2002–2003 season, Inoue / Baldwin competed on the Grand Prix circuit for the first time. Returning to Nationals, they won the bronze medal. They withdrew from the 2003 Four Continents, but placed 10th at the 2003 World Championships.
In the 2003–2004 season, they improved on their Grand Prix results and won their first national title. They placed 4th at the 2004 Four Continents and repeated their 10th place finish at the 2004 World Championships.
In the 2004–2005 season, they medalled for the first time on the Grand Prix and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they placed 6th. They won the silver medal at the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed 11th at the 2005 World Championships.
In the 2005–2006 season, Inoue / Baldwin medalled on the Grand Prix. At the 2006 U.S. Championships, Inoue and Baldwin became the first pair to successfully perform a throw triple Axel in competition.[5] They went on to the 2006 Four Continents, which they won. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, they made Olympic and international history when they landed the throw triple axel for the first time in international competition. They placed 7th overall. At the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, they placed 4th.
In the 2006–2007 season, Inoue / Baldwin won the gold medal at the 2006 Skate America after winning the short program and placing second in the free skate. They won the silver medal at 2006 Skate Canada International the next week; and then won the silver at 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard one week later. They qualified for the Grand Prix Final. While in Saint Petersburg for that competition, Baldwin was abducted, assaulted and robbed,[6] though he and Inoue were still able to compete, and finished fourth. At the 2007 U.S. Championships, they won the silver medal. They placed 8th at the 2007 World Championships.
In the 2007–2008 season, Inoue / Baldwin sat out the Grand Prix series, choosing to skate in shows instead. Returning to competition at the 2008 U.S. Championships, they won the silver medal. While they were taking their bows following their free skate, Baldwin proposed marriage to Inoue on the ice and she accepted.[2][7][8] Inoue and Baldwin competed at the 2008 World Championships, where they placed 10th.
Inoue / Baldwin were 5th at the 2008 Skate America and won the silver medal at the 2008 NHK Trophy.
Programs
(with Inoue)
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2009–2010 [9][10] |
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2008–2009 [11][10] |
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2007–2008 [12][10] |
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2006–2007 [13][10] |
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2005–2006 [14][10] |
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2004–2005 [15][10] |
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2003–2004 [16][10] |
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2002–2003 [17] |
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2001–2002 [18] |
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Competitive highlights
Pairs career with Inoue
Results[19] | ||||||||||
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Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
Olympics | 7th | |||||||||
Worlds | 10th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 8th | 10th | ||||
Four Continents | 7th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 7th | ||||
Grand Prix Final | 6th | 4th | ||||||||
GP Bofrost | 5th | |||||||||
GP Bompard | 4th | 2nd | 4th | |||||||
GP Cup of China | 5th | |||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 5th | |||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
GP Skate America | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | 2nd | |||||||||
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U.S. Champ. | 11th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
GP = Grand Prix |
Pairs career with Colell
Event | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 |
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World Junior Championships | 9th | |
U.S. Championships | 8th J. | |
J. = Junior level |
Singles career
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Event | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 |
World Junior Championships | 3rd | |||||||||||||
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U.S. Championships | 1st N. | 3rd J. | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | 3rd J. | 6th J. | 13th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 13th | 15th | |
U.S. Championships (figures) | 1st | |||||||||||||
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References
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External links
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- Rena Inoue / John Baldwin at the International Skating Union
- Rena Inoue / John Baldwin at the U.S. Figure Skating
- Official site of Inoue / Baldwin at the Wayback Machine (archived March 17, 2010)
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- American male pair skaters
- American male single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of the United States
- Sportspeople from Dallas, Texas
- Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
- World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists