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Haven Denney

Haven Denney(born October 28, 1995) is an Americanpair skater.With former partner,Brandon Frazier,she is a two-timeSkate Americasilver medalist (2014, 2016), the2014 CS Lombardia Trophychampion, the2013 World Juniorchampion, and the2017 U.S. nationalchampion.

Haven Denney
Denney/Frazier at the2019 Internationaux de France
Born(1995-10-28)October 28, 1995(age 29)
Ocala, Florida
HometownAurora, Illinois
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachJohn Zimmerman,Silvia Fontana
Skating clubSC of New York
Began skating2004
Medal record
RepresentingUnited States
Figure skating:Pairs
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Milan Pairs

Personal life

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Haven Denney was born inOcala, Florida.[1]Her parents, DeeDee and Bryan Denney, both competed inroller skating.[2]Haven won the 2003 U.S. pairs roller skating silver medal.[3]She is the younger sister of U.S. pair skaterCaydee Denney.[3]

Career

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Early years

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Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier first teamed up in 2002 as roller skaters before switching to the ice.[4][5]As figure skaters, they competed together for three seasons from 2005 to 2008,[6]coached by Jim Peterson andLyndon Johnston.[7]After two seasons on the juvenile level,[6]the pair moved up a level and won the 2008 U.S. intermediate bronze medal.[5]With their families living in different states, the skaters decided to part ways.[6]

Denney then competed with Daniel Raad for three seasons.[8]

2011–12 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

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Denney/Frazier teamed up again in spring 2011.[4][5]They competed on the2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prixseries, placing 8th and 7th inLatviaandAustria.They won the junior title at the2012 U.S. Championshipsand were assigned to the2012 World Junior Championshipswhere they placed 4th. The pair was coached byDalilah SappenfieldinColorado Springs, Coloradountil the fall of 2012 when they moved toCoral Springs, Floridato train withJohn ZimmermanandSilvia Fontanaat Coral Gables.[9]

2012–13 season: World Junior title

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In the 2012–13 season, Denney/Frazier finished 4th at the2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prixevent held inLake Placid,New York. They won gold at the2013 World Junior Championships,the first American pair to win the title since2007.

2013–14 season: Grand Prix debut

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For the 2013–14 season, the team placed fifth at both their Grand Prix events, the2013 Skate Canada Internationaland2013 NHK Trophy.They were also fifth at the2014 U.S. Championshipsand then fourth at the2014 U.S. Championships.

2014–15 season: First senior medals

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In 2014–15, Denney/Frazier won medals at twoChallenger Seriesevents – gold at the2014 CS Lombardia Trophyand silver at the2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic.Turning to theGrand Prixseries, they won their first GP medal, silver, at the2014 Skate Americaand then finished fourth at the2014 Rostelecom Cup.In the second half of the season, Denney/Frazier won the silver medal at the2015 U.S. Championships.After nationals, they began training full-time underIngo Steuer.[6]They finished 7th at the2015 Four Continentsand 12th at the2015 World Championships.

In April 2015, Denney/Frazier changed their training location fromCoral Springs, Florida,toWest Palm Beach, Florida.[10]Soon after, on April 22, Denney sustained a knee injury while practicing a throw double flip off the ice.[11]She said, "When I landed, my foot stayed and my body kept rotating" and she then heard "a couple of loud pops".[12]Having torn theanterior cruciate ligament,lateral collateral ligament,and bilateral andlateral meniscusin her right knee,[12]she underwent surgery on April 28 at the Steadman Clinic inVail, Colorado.[11]

2015–16 season

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Denney put no weight on her right leg for six weeks and then began physical therapy before returning to the ice in October 2015.[12]During this time, Frazier worked on his skating skills underMarina Zuevaand her team inCanton, Michigan.[11]In October, the pair started training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Initially limited to basic stroking and crossovers, Denney began cautiously practicing jumps in late November.[12]

Denney/Frazier did not compete in the 2015–16 season. By April 2016, they were training withRockne BrubakerandStefania Bertonat the Fox Valley Ice Center inGeneva, Illinois.[12][13]

2016–17 season: First national title

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Denney/Frazier returned to competition, beginning at the2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial,where they placed fourth. They received invitations to twoGrand Prixevents, the2016 Skate Americaand2016 Skate Canada International.[14]They won the silver medal at Skate America, and finished fourth at Skate Canada International. They competed at a second Challenger event, the2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb,again finishing fourth.

At the2017 U.S. Championships,Denney/Frazier won the national title for the first time. Denney commented "I'm just so proud of where we are right now. We've worked so hard through our ups and downs and everything. I'm just very appreciative and blessed to be here."[15]They were assigned to the2017 Four Continents Championships,where they finished eighth, and the2017 World Championships,where they placed twentieth in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate.

2017–18 season

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Denney/Frazier began the season at the2017 U.S. Classic,where they placed fifth. They placed seventh at both of theirGrand Prixevents, the2017 Skate Americaand2017 Skate Canada International.

At the2018 U.S. Championships,Denney/Frazier placed fifth. They were not selected for the2018 Winter Olympicsor any ISU Championship events. In spring 2018, the pair decided to rejoinJohn ZimmermanandSilvia Fontana,who are based at Florida Hospital Center Ice inWesley Chapel, Florida.[16]

2018–19 season

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Denney developed a stress fracture in her ankle early in the summer.[17]Denney/Frazier won the bronze medal at their Challenger event to start the season, the2018 CS Autumn Classic International.They placed sixth at the2018 Skate Canada International,but had to withdraw from their second Grand Prix event, the2018 Internationaux de France,because Denney's stress fracture had become too painful for her to skate.[17]

At the2019 U.S. Championships,Denney/Frazier won the silver medal, placing third in the short program and second in the free skate, making some errors on their jumps in the latter. Frazier remarked "There were some things we left out on the table, and that's what we are going to shoot for, to get better."[18]At the2019 Four Continents Championships,their final event of the season, they finished in fifth place. Side-by-side jump errors continued to plague them, which Denney said would be a focus for improvement in the off-season.[19]

2019–20 season & end of partnership

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For the new season, Denney/Frazier revived their acclaimedThe Lion Kingfree skate from the 2014–2015 season. After placing sixth at the2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy,they won the bronze medal at the2019 Skate America,managing a second-place finish in the free skate, and beating reigning US national championsCain-Gribble/LeDuc.[20]At their secondGrand Prixevent, the2019 Internationaux de France,they placed third in the short program, with Denney landing an underrotated triple Salchow jump.[21]She landed a clean triple Salchow in the free skate, though botched their intended three-jump combination and Denney/Frazier again placed second in that segment, winning their second bronze medal of the season. They again finished ahead of Cain-Gribble/LeDuc.[22]

Denney/Frazier struggled at the2020 U.S. Championships,beginning in the short program where Denney fell on their throw and then popped their planned triple jump as well, resulting in them finishing sixth in that segment.[23]Despite further side-by-side jump errors and another throw fall in the free, they rose one ordinal to fifth overall.[24]

On March 25, they announced that they were ending their partnership.[25]

Programs

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(with Frazier)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[26]
2018–2019
[27]
  • Irrepressibles selection
2017–2018
[28][29]
  • Who Wants to Live Forever
    byQueen,David Garrett
2016–2017
[1][13]
2014–2015
[30][31]
2013–2014
[9][32]
2012–2013
[33]
  • Malagueña
    by Ernesto Lecuona
2011–2012
[3]

Competitive highlights

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

With Frazier

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International[34]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds 12th 20th
Four Continents 4th 7th 8th 5th
GPFrance WD 3rd
GPNHK Trophy 5th
GPRostelecom Cup 4th
GPSkate America 2nd 2nd 7th 3rd
GPSkate Canada 5th 4th 7th 6th
CSAutumn Classic 2nd 3rd
CSGolden Spin 4th
CSLombardia 1st
CSNebelhorn Trophy 6th
CSNepela Memorial 4th
CSU.S. Classic 4th
Nepela Trophy 4th
International: Junior[34]
Junior Worlds 4th 1st
JGPAustria 7th
JGPLatvia 8th
JGPUSA 4th
National[7]
U.S. Champ. 1st J 5th 5th 2nd 1st 5th 2nd 5th
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; J = Junior

With Raad

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National[8]
Event 2009–10 2010–11
U.S. Championships 7th J 6th J

References

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