Jason Chan (figure skater)

Jason Chan (born 12 August 1996) is a Canadian-Australian ice dancer who currently represents Australia. With partner Holly Harris, he is the 2019 Australian national senior champion.[1][2]

Jason Chan
Personal information
Country representedAustralia
Former country(ies) representedCanada
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996
Montreal, Quebec
Home townMontreal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PartnerHolly Harris
Former partnerValérie Taillefer
CoachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
Former coachElise Hamel, Shawn Winter
ChoreographerMarie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Skating clubSaint Laurent FSC
Training locationsMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total161.05
2020 Four Continents Championships
Short dance62.83
2020 Four Continents Championships
Free dance98.22
2020 Four Continents Championships

With former partner Valérie Taillefer he was the 2014 Canadian novice dance champion.[3]

Career

Early career

In 2011, Chan trained in Montreal with Valérie Taillefer, competing at the pre-novice level in the Canadian national skating championships in Regina.[4] At the novice level at the 2014 Canadian Championships, the pair won the gold medal.[3][5] The pair also competed in the Skate Canada Challenge in Regina that year, and took first place in the novice dance category.[6] Taillefer/Chan competed for three seasons on the ISU Junior Grand Prix, before the end of their partnership.

2019–20 season: Debut of Harris/Chan

Chan formed a dance partnership with Australian ice dancer Holly Harris to represent her country, and began training at the Ice Academy of Montreal under coaches Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer.[7]

Harris/Chan debuted internationally on the Challenger series at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where they placed ninth, in the process defeating reigning Australian national champions Kerry/Dodds (in eleventh place) by almost 25 points. They went on to win the Australian national title.[7] Harris/Chan made their ISU Championship debut at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, where they placed ninth. They were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

2020–21 season

Harris/Chan were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[9]

Programs

With Harris

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2020–2021
[10]
  • Waltzing Matilda
    from Ophelia of the Spirits
  • By the Boab Tree
    from Ophelia of the Spirits
  • Faraway Downs
    by Felix Meagher, Baz Luhrmann, Angela Little
2019–2020
[10]

Competitive highlights

With Harris for Australia

CS: Challenger Series; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 19–20 20–21
WorldsC
Four Continents9th
GP Skate CanadaC
CS Warsaw Cup9th
Toruń Cup12th
National[11]
Australian Champ.1st
TBD = Assigned
C = Event cancelled

With Taillefer for Canada

International[12]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
JGP Latvia8th
JGP Slovakia9th
JGP Slovenia9th
National
Canadian Champ.10th N1st N6th J7th J4th J6th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

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