Allison Lynn Reed is an American ice dancer. She competed with Otar Japaridze

Otar Japaridze

Otar Japaridze is a Georgian ice dancer. With former partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- Career :...

 for Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 from 2009 to 2011.

Career

Reed started skating at the age of three. Originally a singles skater, she teamed up with her first ice dancing partner, Georgia's Otar Japaridze, in May 2009; they trained in Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey

Mount Laurel Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, and is an edge city "suburb" of Philadelphia. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 40,221...

 with coach and choreographer Evgeni Platov. They qualified an entry for Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Georgia participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with a team of 8 athletes. On the day of the opening ceremony, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in an accident while practicing during for games.- Alpine skiing:...

 at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It served as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The event...

. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010-11 season.

Personal life

Reed's mother is from Japan and her father is from the United States. She is the younger sister of Cathy

Cathy Reed

Cathy Reed is a Japanese ice dancer who represents Japan. She competes with her younger brother Chris Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...

 and Chris Reed

Chris Reed

Chris Reed is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his older sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...

, who compete for Japan.

Reed received a Georgian passport in January 2010. She is dating Czech single skater Michal Brezina

Michal Brezina

Michal Březina is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2011 Skate America champion, the 2009 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2010 Czech national champion.- Career :...

.

Programs

With Japaridze

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2010–2011	Waltz: Desde el Alma by Juan D'Arienzo Tango: Building the Bullet by Luis Bacalov	The Messiah Will Come Again Oh Pretty Woman by Gary Moore
2009–2010	Georgian Folk Dance: Bukinagari & Iloumi	Crusaders of the Light & Preliator by Yoav Goren

Competitive highlights

(with Japaridze)

Event	2009–2010	2010–2011
Winter Olympic Games	22nd
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	21st	18th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...	19th	17th
Ice Challenge Ice Challenge The Ice Challenge is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen and was retitled the Ice Challenge in 2008. It is held every autumn in...		2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...		4th
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....	12th
Pavel Roman Memorial Pavel Roman Memorial The Pavel Roman Memorial is an international ice dancing competition organized by the Czech Skating Association. Named after Pavel Roman, the competition is held annually in Olomouc, Czech Republic.-Senior dance:- Junior dance :...	9th