Lloyd Jones (figure skater)

Lloyd Jones (born 1 August 1988) is a Welsh-French former competitive ice dancer. He represented France from 2009 to 2014. With Pernelle Carron, he is the 2011 Cup of China bronze medalist, 2013 Winter Universiade champion, 2010 Cup of Nice champion, three-time NRW Trophy champion, and 2010 French national champion. The two competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Earlier in his career, Jones competed for Great Britain.

Lloyd Jones
Jones with Carron in 2011
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Former country(ies) representedGreat Britain
Born (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988
Cardiff, Wales
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PartnerPernelle Carron
Former partnerDanielle Bennett (GBR)
Leigh Rogers (GBR)
Lucy Strange (GBR)
Former coachBarbara Fusar-Poli, Igor Shpilband, Marika Humphreys-Baranova, Natalia Linichuk, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Karen Quinn, Monica Rich
Former choreographerPernelle Carron, Lloyd Jones, Marika Humphreys, L. Palou, R. Godoy, Natalia Linichuk, Romain Haguenauer
Former skating clubClub de Courchevel
CSGL Lyon
Former training locationsNovi, Michigan
Aston, Pennsylvania
Lyon
Began skating1994
RetiredSeptember 5, 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total145.98
2013 Worlds
Short dance60.58
2013 Worlds
Free dance85.40
2013 Worlds
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
2013 Trentino Ice dancing

Personal life

Jones was born on 1 August 1988 in Cardiff, Wales.[1] He became a French citizen in October 2013.[2][3]

Career

Early partnerships

Early in his career, Jones competed for Great Britain. Following a partnership with Lucy Strange, he teamed up with Leigh Rogers. They won two British national junior titles and competed twice at the World Junior Championships. His next partner was Danielle Bennett, with whom he won silver on the junior level at the 2009 British Championships.

Partnership with Pernelle Carron

In April 2009, Jones teamed up with Pernelle Carron to compete for France.[4] They were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon, France at the start of their partnership.

In their first season together, Carron and Jones won the NRW Trophy and became the French national champions, a title they won in the absence of the higher ranked Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder and Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat. Carron and Jones were 12th at the European Championships and at that season's World Championships.

In the 2010–2011 season, they again won the 2010 NRW Trophy, as well as the 2010 Coupe de Nice, and finished 5th and 4th in two Grand Prix assignments, 2011 Skate Canada and the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard, respectively. They were unable to defend their national title, finishing with a silver medal behind Pechalat and Bourzat. They moved up to 9th at the European Championships and again finished 12th at Worlds. After the season ended, they moved to the United States to be coached by Natalia Linichuk.[5]

In 2011–12, Carron and Jones began their season by taking silver at the 2011 Cup of Nice. They then won their first Grand Prix medal together, bronze, at the 2011 Cup of China. At the end of the season, they moved to the UK to be coached by Marika Humphreys.

Programs

With Carron
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2013–2014
[1]
  • Foxtrot: De-Lovely
    by Cole Porter
  • Quickstep: Anything Goes
    by Cole Porter
2012–2013
[6]
  • Polka: Cotton Eyed Joe
  • Waltz: Tennessee Waltz
  • Polka: Cotton Eyed Joe
2011–2012
[7][8]
  • Mambo
  • Historia de un amor
    by Perez Prado
  • Mambo No. 8
  • Jazz Night
2010–2011
[9]
  • Seaside Rendez Vous
    by Queen
Original dance
2009–2010
[10]

With Rogers
Season Original dance Free dance
2006–2007
[11]
2005–2006
[12]
  • Samba: Loona Viva El Amor
    by Dj Sammy
  • Rhumba: Con Los Anos Que Me Queden
    by Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr.
  • Samba: Laundry Service
    by Shakira, Gloria Estefan
  • Hi De Ho
    by various artists
  • Gee Baby Aint I Good to You
    by D. Redman and A Razel
  • Hey Pachuco
    by E. Nichols

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Carron for France
International[13]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Winter Olympics15th
World Champ.12th12th21st12th
European Champ.12th9th7th10th13th
GP Bompard9th4th8th
GP Cup of China3rd4th
GP Rostelecom6th
GP Skate America6th
GP Skate Canada5th7th
Cup of Nice1st2nd
Golden Spin2nd
Ice Challenge6th
NRW Trophy1st1st1st
Winter Universiade1st
National[13]
French Champ.1st2nd2nd2nd
Masters3rd2nd
Team events
World Team Trophy6th T
5th P
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

With Bennett for Great Britain
National
Event 2008–2009
British Championships2nd J
J = Junior level

With Rogers for Great Britain
International[14]
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
World Junior Championships20th17th
JGP Bulgaria12th
JGP Czech Republic9th
JGP Netherlands12th
JGP Romania14th
JGP United Kingdom11th
Grand Prize SNP4th
National[14]
British Championships1st J1st J
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
  2. Nony, Céline (22 October 2013). "Lloyd Jones naturalisé !" [Lloyd Jones naturalized]. L'Équipe (in French).
  3. "Lloyd Jones naturalisé" [Lloyd Jones naturalized] (PDF). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace (in French). 24 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. Peret, Paul (30 April 2009). "Pernelle Carron and Matthieu Jost Split". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
  5. Peret, Paul (10 October 2011). "Daisuke Takahashi: French Twizzles". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  6. "Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. "Leigh ROGERS / Lloyd JONES: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "Leigh ROGERS / Lloyd JONES: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. "Competition Results: Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  14. "Competition Results: Leigh ROGERS / Lloyd JONES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.

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