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Aldridge/Eaton in 2012
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Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Titusville, Florida |
March 26, 1992 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Danielle Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Alexandra Aldridge, Sameena Sheikh, Rachel Richardson, Brielle O'Connor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Deller, Elizabeth Swallow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Pasquale Camerlengo, C. Thacker, M. Lemanski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Arctic Edge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former skating club | Detroit SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Training locations | Canton, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former training locations | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Combined total | 144.95 2014 Four Continents |
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Short dance | 58.46 ISU JGP Sencila Bled Cup 2012 |
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Free dance | 87.62 2014 U.S. International FS Classic |
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Medal record
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Daniel Eaton (born March 26, 1992) is an American ice dancer. With former partner Alexandra Aldridge, he is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time (2012, 2013) World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, a two-time U.S. national junior champion and 2010 Novice National Ice Dance Champion. Danielle Thomas and Daniel Eaton became partners, 2015. Their competitive season placed them first at the Ice Challenge, Graz, Austria, first at Mid-Western Sectionals and sixth at their US Championship. Season 2016 began with first place finish at the Lake Placid International Ice Dance Championship and second place finish at the First Annual Dance Chicago competition.
Eaton competed on the novice level with Sameena Sheikh at the 2009 U.S. Championships. She retired after the event due to injury.
Eaton teamed up with Alexandra Aldridge in May 2009. In their first season together, they won the U.S. novice title. The following season, they debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing 6th and 4th in France and England, respectively. They finished 5th on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.
During the 2011–12 season, Aldridge/Eaton won bronze in Latvia and silver in Austria on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the junior title at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal ahead of Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov.