Brittany Jones

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Brittany Jones
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Jones/Beharry in December 2012
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1996-01-18) January 18, 1996 (age 25)
Toronto, Ontario
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner Joshua Reagan
Former partner Ian Beharry, Kurtis Gaskell, Paul Messner
Coach Bryce Davison
Former coach Kristy Wirtz, Lee Barkell, Kris Wirtz, Paul Wirtz
ChoreographerMark Pillay
Former choreographer Marina Zueva, David Wilson
Skating clubKitchener Waterloo SC
Training locations Kitchener-Waterloo
Former training locations Barrie
Began skating2004

Brittany Jones (born January 18, 1996) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Joshua Reagan, she is the 2016 U.S. International Classic champion. She finished in the top six at three World Junior Championships with earlier partners.

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Career

Jones teamed up with Kurtis Gaskell around 2008. They placed sixth at the 2011 World Junior Championships. They split after the 2012 Canadian Championships. Jones then had a one-year partnership with Ian Beharry. The two finished sixth at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

In October 2013, [1] Jones was paired with U.S. skater Joshua Reagan by Kristy Wirtz and Kris Wirtz, who coached the pair in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. [2] Jones/Reagan decided to compete for Canada and placed seventh at the 2014 Canadian Championships. They changed coaches in spring 2015, moving to Bryce Davison. [3]

Jones/Reagan won gold at the 2016 U.S. International Classic after placing second in the short and first in the free. [4] [5]

Programs

With Reagan

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
2015–16
2014–15
[2] [6]
2013–14

With Beharry

Season Short program Free skating
2012–13
[7] [8]
  • Black Magic Woman
    by Santana

With Gaskell

Season Short program Free skating
2011–12
[9]
  • Music From a Farther Room
    by Paul Swartz
  • Nocturne
    performed by Lucia Micarelli
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
    performed by Lucia Micarelli
2010–11
[10]
2009–10
[11] [12]
  • The Ukraine

Competitive highlights

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

Pair skating with Reagan

International [13]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
GP Skate Canada 7th7th
CS Autumn Classic 7th
CS U.S. Classic 4th1st
Autumn Classic 4th
National [1]
Canadian Champ. 7th7th6th4th
SC Challenge2nd
TBD: Assigned

Pair skating with Beharry

International [14]
Event 2012–13
World Junior Champ. 6th
JGP Final 6th
JGP Austria 1st
JGP Germany 3rd
National [14]
Canadian Champ. 4th

Pair skating with Gaskell

International [15]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
GP Cup of Russia 7th
International: Junior [15]
World Junior Champ. 7th6th
JGP Final 6th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Germany 8th4th
JGP Poland 3rd
National [15]
Canadian Champ. 1st J9th6th7th
J: Junior level

Single skating

Event 2011–12
Canadian Championships 17th J
J: Junior level

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