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CHRIS REED

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Figure Skating
Mar 17, 2020
Retired ice dancer Chris Reed dies of heart attack at age 30
Former ice dancer Chris Reed, who represented Japan for more than a decade, died on Saturday of a heart attack in Detroit, according to a published report. He was 30.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir lead ice dance after setting world record in short dance
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have the lead in ice dance following the short dance at Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday afternoon.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 13, 2018
Japan Skating Federation doing an inadequate job of finding, developing pairs and ice dance prospects
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 3: U.S. snowboarder Red Gerard earns team first gold medal
Gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu's arrival on Sunday provides a much needed morale boost for Team Japan, who advanced to the final rounds of struggled to keep up in speedskating and team figure skating but well behind the leaders. In figure skating a resurgent Olympic Athletes of Russia climbed to second place and won crowd support at the Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018
Japan advances in team competition
Japan is in fifth place with 32 points heading into the final day of the figure skating team event following the pairs free skate on Sunday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 30, 2018
Guts and glory define the Sakamoto story
Kaori Sakamoto's ascendancy continues unabated.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 25, 2018
Shoma Uno takes lead at Four Continents; Keiji Tanaka sits in third place
Shoma Uno took a narrow lead Thursday after the men's short program at the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 8, 2017
Japan's human rights issues fared better in 2016
Welcome back to JBC's annual countdown of the top issues as they affected Non-Japanese (NJ) residents of Japan. We had some brighter spots this year than in previous years, because Japan's government has been so embarrassed by hate speech toward Japan's minorities that they did something about it. Read on:
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 23, 2016
Mura pulls ahead of Uno at national championships
Takahito Mura placed first in the men’s short program at the All-Japan Championships on Friday night, earning 90.34 points to sit ahead of Shoma Uno’s 88.05 in the absence of flu-hit four-time reigning champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
Figure Skating
Apr 19, 2015
Ice dancer Cathy Reed announces retirement
Ice dancer Cathy Reed, who skated for Japan at both the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Games, said on Sunday she will retire from competition.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 25, 2015
Reeds fail to advance to free dance at worlds
Japan's Cathy and Chris Reed failed to advance to the free dance in the ice dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Sep 13, 2009
Unhappy alliance: Reeds' mom blasts JSF over funding
The Japan Skating Federation, which has been found wanting in its support of skaters in the past, is once again being called out for its lack of commitment.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 30, 2008
Competing for Japan a challenge for ice dancing Reeds
Cathy and Chris Reed lived a nomadic life growing up. Just when it looked like it had finally settled down, they found themselves back on the road again.

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