Lloyd Jones(born 1 August 1988) is a Welsh-French former competitiveice dancer.He represented France from 2009 to 2014. WithPernelle Carron,he is the 2011Cup of Chinabronze medalist, 2013Winter Universiadechampion, 2010Cup of Nicechampion, three-timeNRW Trophychampion, and 2010French nationalchampion. The two competed at the2014 Winter OlympicsinSochi.Earlier in his career, Jones competed forGreat Britain.
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| Born | 1 August 1988 Cardiff,Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | France | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Pernelle Carron | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 5 September 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editJones was born on 1 August 1988 inCardiff,Wales.[1]He became a French citizen in October 2013.[2][3]
Career
editEarly partnerships
editEarly in his career, Jones competed for Great Britain. Following a partnership with Lucy Strange, he teamed up with Leigh Rogers. They won two British national junior titles and competed twice at theWorld Junior Championships.His next partner was Danielle Bennett, with whom he won silver on the junior level at the 2009 British Championships.
Partnership with Pernelle Carron
editIn April 2009, Jones teamed up withPernelle Carronto compete for France.[4]They were coached byMuriel Boucher-ZazouiandRomain HaguenauerinLyon,France, at the start of their partnership.
In their first season together, Carron and Jones won theNRW Trophyand became theFrench national champions,a title they won in the absence of the higher rankedIsabelle Delobel/Olivier SchoenfelderandNathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat.Carron and Jones were 12th at theEuropean Championshipsand at that season'sWorld Championships.
In the 2010–2011 season, they again won the2010 NRW Trophy,as well as the 2010Coupe de Nice,and finished 5th and 4th in two Grand Prix assignments,2011 Skate Canadaand the2010 Trophee Eric Bompard,respectively. They were unable to defend their national title, finishing with a silver medal behind Pechalat and Bourzat. They moved up to 9th at theEuropean Championshipsand again finished 12th atWorlds.After the season ended, they moved to the United States to be coached byNatalia Linichuk.[5]
In 2011–12, Carron and Jones began their season by taking silver at the2011 Cup of Nice.They then won their first Grand Prix medal together, bronze, at the2011 Cup of China.At the end of the season, they moved to the UK to be coached byMarika Humphreys.
Programs
editWith Carron
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2013–2014 [1] |
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| 2012–2013 [6] |
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| 2011–2012 [7][8] |
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| 2010–2011 [9] |
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| 2009–2010 [10] |
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With Rogers
edit| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2006–2007 [11] |
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| 2005–2006 [12] |
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Competitive highlights
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GP:Grand Prix;JGP:Junior Grand Prix
With Carron for France
edit| International[13] | |||||
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| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Winter Olympics | 15th | ||||
| World Champ. | 12th | 12th | 21st | 12th | |
| European Champ. | 12th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 13th |
| GPBompard | 9th | 4th | 8th | ||
| GPCup of China | 3rd | 4th | |||
| GPRostelecom | 6th | ||||
| GPSkate America | 6th | ||||
| GPSkate Canada | 5th | 7th | |||
| Cup of Nice | 1st | 2nd | |||
| Golden Spin | 2nd | ||||
| Ice Challenge | 6th | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Winter Universiade | 1st | ||||
| National[13] | |||||
| French Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Masters | 3rd | 2nd | |||
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| World Team Trophy | 6th T 5th P |
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| T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. | |||||
With Bennett for Great Britain
edit| National | |||
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| Event | 2008–2009 | ||
| British Championships | 2nd J | ||
| J = Junior level | |||
With Rogers for Great Britain
edit| International[14] | |||
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| Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 |
| World Junior Championships | 20th | 17th | |
| JGPBulgaria | 12th | ||
| JGPCzech Republic | 9th | ||
| JGPNetherlands | 12th | ||
| JGPRomania | 14th | ||
| JGPUnited Kingdom | 11th | ||
| Grand Prize SNP | 4th | ||
| National[14] | |||
| British Championships | 1st J | 1st J | |
| J = Junior level | |||
References
edit- ^ab"Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2013/2014".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon 31 October 2013.
- ^Nony, Céline (22 October 2013)."Lloyd Jones naturalisé!"[Lloyd Jones naturalized].L'Équipe(in French).
- ^"Lloyd Jones naturalisé"[Lloyd Jones naturalized](PDF).Fédération Française des Sports de Glace(in French). 24 October 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 28 February 2014.Retrieved28 February2014.
- ^Peret, Paul (30 April 2009)."Pernelle Carron and Matthieu Jost Split".IFS Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2012.
- ^Peret, Paul (10 October 2011)."Daisuke Takahashi: French Twizzles".IFS Magazine. Archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2011.Retrieved13 October2011.
- ^"Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2010/2011".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES: 2009/2010".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Leigh ROGERS / Lloyd JONES: 2006/2007".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Leigh ROGERS / Lloyd JONES: 2005/2006".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Competition Results: Pernelle CARRON / Lloyd JONES".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ab"Competition Results: Leigh ROGERS / Lloyd JONES".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on 2 November 2013.
External links
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