Caydee Denney
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Caydee Denney is an American
pair skater
. She currently skates with John Coughlin
. With former partner Jeremy Barrett
, she won the 2010 U.S. national championship
. She also competed as a single skater
until 2009.
, where they placed 4th. They won the 2009 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
to qualify for the national championships.
Denney and Barrett won the silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Nationals
. They placed sixth at the 2009 Four Continents
. The following season they won the U.S. national title
and the right to compete at the Olympics, where they finished 13th. They placed 7th at the 2010 World Championships
.
At the 2011 U.S. Nationals
, they won the bronze medal and were assigned to compete at Four Continents, however they were forced to withdraw; Denney accidentally sliced Barrett's calf on his right leg while practicing side-by-side jumps.
Denney and Barrett ended their partnership in February 2011.
. They train under coach Dalilah Sappenfield
at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado
, Denney having relocated from Wesley Chapel, Florida
after splitting from her previous partner. Denney and Coughlin have a height difference of 14 inches (36 cm). They made their competitive debut at the Liberty Summer competition in July 2011, winning the short program.
. Her younger sister Haven Denney is also a competitive skater on the national level, and both of her parents were competitive artistic roller skaters.
United States
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pair skater
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
. She currently skates with John Coughlin
John Coughlin (figure skater)
John Coughlin is an American pair skater, best known for his partnership with Caitlin Yankowskas, with whom he skated from 2007 to 2011. They won the 2011 U.S. national title. He currently skates with Caydee Denney.- Early years :Coughlin began skating at the age of five...
. With former partner Jeremy Barrett
Jeremy Barrett (figure skater)
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, she won the 2010 U.S. national championship
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...
. She also competed as a single skater
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
until 2009.
Partnership with Barrett
Denney and Barrett first began skating together in 2006, but the partnership did not last. They teamed up again in 2008 and began competing in the 2008-2009 season. Based on their good performance during the summer non-qualifying competitions, Denney and Barrett were assigned to the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy2008 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy is the Nebelhorn Trophy for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. The competition held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....
, where they placed 4th. They won the 2009 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....
to qualify for the national championships.
Denney and Barrett won the silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Nationals
2009 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States. In addition to determining the national champions, the event...
. They placed sixth at the 2009 Four Continents
2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition was open to skaters from a non-European Member nation of...
. The following season they won the U.S. national title
2010 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships was the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It was the national championship of the United States. In addition, the event was used to determine the U.S...
and the right to compete at the Olympics, where they finished 13th. They placed 7th at the 2010 World Championships
2010 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
.
At the 2011 U.S. Nationals
2011 United States Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 United States Figure Skating Championships were a national figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. Skaters competed for the title of U.S. national champion in men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing on the senior, junior, and novice levels...
, they won the bronze medal and were assigned to compete at Four Continents, however they were forced to withdraw; Denney accidentally sliced Barrett's calf on his right leg while practicing side-by-side jumps.
Denney and Barrett ended their partnership in February 2011.
Partnership with Coughlin
On May 17, 2011, Denney announced that she had teamed up with John CoughlinJohn Coughlin (figure skater)
John Coughlin is an American pair skater, best known for his partnership with Caitlin Yankowskas, with whom he skated from 2007 to 2011. They won the 2011 U.S. national title. He currently skates with Caydee Denney.- Early years :Coughlin began skating at the age of five...
. They train under coach Dalilah Sappenfield
Dalilah Sappenfield
Dalilah Sappenfield is an American figure skating coach and choreographer. She has worked as a coach since 1993 and is the 2008 USFSA/PSA Coach of the Year, an award she won after her pair teams won the gold medals at the novice, junior, and senior levels at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...
at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
, Denney having relocated from Wesley Chapel, Florida
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. Wesley Chapel is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area metro. The population was 44,092 at the 2010 census. In 2003, some residents of Wesley Chapel started a movement to incorporate the community...
after splitting from her previous partner. Denney and Coughlin have a height difference of 14 inches (36 cm). They made their competitive debut at the Liberty Summer competition in July 2011, winning the short program.
Personal life
Caydee Denney was born in Ocala, FloridaOcala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
. Her younger sister Haven Denney is also a competitive skater on the national level, and both of her parents were competitive artistic roller skaters.
With Coughlin
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 | East of Eden (1981 TV mini-series) by Lee Holdridge Lee Holdridge Lee Holdridge is a Haitian-born American television composer and orchestrator.-Biography:He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, of a Puerto-Rican mother and an American father, the botanist an climatologist Leslie Holdridge... performed by the London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:... |
Nessun Dorma Nessun dorma Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot... Vanessa Mae, Jeff Beck Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds... version |
With Barrett
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Love Theme from Cousins Cousins (film) Cousins is a 1989 remake of a French film , with Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Lloyd Bridges, and Keith Coogan.-Plot summary:... by Angelo Badalamenti Angelo Badalamenti Angelo Badalamenti is an American composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga and Mulholland Drive... choreography by David Wilson David Wilson (figure skater) David Wilson is a Canadian former figure skater who currently works as a choreographer out of the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club.As a skater, his competitive career was cut short when he was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease... |
Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.... by George Gershwin George Gershwin George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known... choreography by David Wilson David Wilson (figure skater) David Wilson is a Canadian former figure skater who currently works as a choreographer out of the Toronto Cricket and Skating Club.As a skater, his competitive career was cut short when he was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease... |
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| 2009–2010 | The Firebird The Firebird The Firebird is a 1910 ballet created by the composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer Michel Fokine. The ballet is based on Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird of the same name that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor.... by Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor.... |
Scheherazade Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Sheherazade , Op. 35, is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features common to Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colourful... by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César... |
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| 2008–2009 | Palladio by Silent Nick Summer Haze Summer Haze Summer Haze is a pornographic actress and a professional wrestler.Haze was once married to adult film director, Craig Valentine, and together they owned the production company, Club Summer Haze Productions. Haze and Valentine divorced in 2007 after six years of marriage... by Vanessa Mae |
Spartacus Spartacus Spartacus was a famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Little is known about Spartacus beyond the events of the war, and surviving historical accounts are sometimes contradictory and may not always be reliable... by Aram Khatchaturian |
Cryin' by Aerosmith Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many... |
Pairs career with Coughlin
| Event | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
5th |
| Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly... |
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.... |
3rd |
Pairs career with Barrett
| Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
13th | ||
| 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... |
9th | 7th | |
| Four Continents Championships Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance... |
6th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly... |
4th | ||
| Skate Canada Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's... |
5th | ||
| NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
4th | 5th | |
| 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.... |
4th | ||
| Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938.... |
1st |
Singles career
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
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| Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938.... |
6th J. | ||||
| Midwestern Sectionals Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating.Skaters compete in three levels: Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance. Medals are... |
6th N. | ||||
| South Atlantic Regionals | 2nd | ||||
| Southwestern Regionals | 16th N. | 11th N. | 7th N. | 1st N. | |
| N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level | |||||
External links
- Caydee Denney & John Coughlin at Icenetwork
- Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett at Tracings.net