John Baldwin (figure skater)

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John Baldwin figure skating
Rena Inoue and John Baldwin Jr.
Full name John Martin Baldwin, Jr.
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday 18th October 1973
place of birth Dallas , Texas ,  USAUnited StatesUnited States 
size 174 cm
Weight 75 kg
Career
society All Year FSC, Culver City
Trainer Jenni Meno, Todd Sand
choreographer Oksana Grishuk
status active
Personal best
 Total points 183.17 World Cup 2006
 Freestyle 122.27 World Cup 2006
 Short program 61.73 4 continents 2007
Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Grand Prix competitions 0 0 1
last change: May 19, 2013

John Martin Baldwin, Jr. (born October 18, 1973 in Dallas , Texas , USA ) is an American figure skater . Currently, he starts with Rena Inoue in pairs skating . Both are a couple in their private lives. Rena Inoue and John Baldwin Jr. are two-time American pair skating champions.

Career

John Baldwin comes from a skating family. His father, John Baldwin Sr., started as an individual runner in the 1960s . His brother Don Baldwin also competed in men's figure skating. John Baldwin Jr. was also initially a single runner.

On the advice of his father, he switched to pair skating with Rena Inoue.

Rena Inoue and John Baldwin Jr. are the first sports couple to perfectly show a triple throwing axel in competition. They achieved this for the first time at the US Championships in 2006 and were able to repeat this element in the short freestyle for the 2006 Winter Olympics . The couple is coached by Peter Oppegard . John Baldwin starts for the club "All Year FSC". He lives in Santa Monica , California .

Results

Pair skating

(with Rena Inoue)

Competition / winter season 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
winter Olympics - - - - - 7th -
World championships - - 10. 10. 11. 4th 8th.
Four continents championships - 7th - 4th - 1. 3.
American championships 11. 4th 3. 1. 2. 1. 2.
Grand Prix Final - - - - 6th - 4th

Single run

Competition / winter season 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000
Junior World Championships 3. - - - - - - - - - -
American championships - 1.J - - 13. 9. 11. 13. 12. 13. 15th
  • J = juniors

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personal data
SURNAME Baldwin, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baldwin, John Martin Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH 18th October 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas , United States