Haven Denney
Haven Denney | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Ocala, Florida | October 28, 1995||||||||||||||
Hometown | Aurora, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Coach | John Zimmerman, Silvia Fontana | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC of New York | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Haven Denney (born October 28, 1995) is an American
Personal life
Haven Denney was born in Ocala, Florida.[1] Her parents, DeeDee and Bryan Denney, both competed in roller skating.[2] Haven won the 2003 U.S. pairs roller skating silver medal.[3] She is the younger sister of U.S. pair skater Caydee Denney.[3]
Career
Early years
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 and Lyndon 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
Denney/Frazier teamed up again in spring 2011.
2012–13 season: World Junior title
In the 2012–13 season, Denney/Frazier finished 4th at the 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix event held in Lake Placid, New York. They won gold at the 2013 World Junior Championships, the first American pair to win the title since 2007.
2013–14 season: Grand Prix debut
For the 2013–14 season, the team placed fifth at both their Grand Prix events, the 2013 Skate Canada International and 2013 NHK Trophy. They were also fifth at the 2014 U.S. Championships and then fourth at the 2014 U.S. Championships.
2014–15 season: First senior medals
In 2014–15, Denney/Frazier won medals at two
In April 2015, Denney/Frazier changed their training location from Coral Springs, Florida, to West 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 the anterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, and bilateral and lateral meniscus in her right knee,[12] she underwent surgery on April 28 at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado.[11]
2015–16 season
Denney put no weight on her right leg for six weeks and then began physical therapy before returning to the ice in October 2015.
Denney/Frazier did not compete in the 2015–16 season. By April 2016, they were training with Rockne Brubaker and Stefania Berton at the Fox Valley Ice Center in Geneva, Illinois.[12][13]
2016–17 season: First national title
Denney/Frazier returned to competition, beginning at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, where they placed fourth. They received invitations to two Grand Prix events, the 2016 Skate America and 2016 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, the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, again finishing fourth.
At the 2017 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 the 2017 Four Continents Championships, where they finished eighth, and the 2017 World Championships, where they placed twentieth in the short program and did not qualify for the free skate.
2017–18 season
Denney/Frazier began the season at the 2017 U.S. Classic, where they placed fifth. They placed seventh at both of their Grand Prix events, the 2017 Skate America and 2017 Skate Canada International.
At the 2018 U.S. Championships, Denney/Frazier placed fifth. They were not selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics or any ISU Championship events. In spring 2018, the pair decided to rejoin John Zimmerman and Silvia Fontana, who are based at Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Florida.[16]
2018–19 season
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, the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International. They placed sixth at the 2018 Skate Canada International, but had to withdraw from their second Grand Prix event, the 2018 Internationaux de France, because Denney's stress fracture had become too painful for her to skate.[17]
At the 2019 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 the 2019 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
For the new season, Denney/Frazier revived their acclaimed
Denney/Frazier struggled at the 2020 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
(with Frazier)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2019–2020 [26] |
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2018–2019 [27] |
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2017–2018 [28][29] |
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2016–2017 [1][13] |
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2014–2015 [30][31] |
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2013–2014 [9][32] |
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2012–2013 [33] |
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2011–2012 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Frazier
International[34] | ||||||||
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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 | ||||
GP France |
WD | 3rd | ||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 4th | |||||||
GP Skate America | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 3rd | ||||
GP Skate Canada | 5th | 4th | 7th | 6th | ||||
CS Autumn Classic |
2nd | 3rd | ||||||
CS Golden Spin | 4th | |||||||
CS Lombardia | 1st | |||||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |||||||
CS Nepela Memorial | 4th | |||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 4th | |||||||
Nepela Trophy |
4th | |||||||
International: Junior[34] | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 4th | 1st | ||||||
JGP Austria | 7th | |||||||
JGP Latvia | 8th | |||||||
JGP USA | 4th | |||||||
National[7] | ||||||||
U.S. Champ. | 1st J | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 5th |
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; J = Junior |
With Raad
National[8] | ||
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Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
U.S. Championships | 7th J | 6th J |
References
- ^ a b "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
- ^ Johnston, Joey (February 7, 2010). "Olympian Denney ready to melt hearts". tbo.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Walker, Elvin (May 27, 2012). "Second time a charm for Denney and Frazier". Golden Skate.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon May 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Cloutier, Claire (September 21, 2016). "Interview with Denney/Frazier". A Divine Sport.
- ^ a b "Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019.
"Earlier versions: 2013–2018".IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon June 9, 2018.
"Earlier versions". Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. - ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon March 1, 2012.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon May 13, 2016.
- ^ Slater, Paula (April 22, 2015). "Denney and Frazier regroup with Steuer". Golden Skate.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon July 7, 2017.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon August 1, 2017.
- ^ IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Aaron and Settlage End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 21, 2017). "Denney and Frazier take national pairs title". Golden Skate.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (August 21, 2018). "Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier "Hit the Reset Button"". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019.
- ^ a b Penny, Brandon (January 25, 2019). "Overcoming 4 Years Of Injuries, Tarah Kayne And Danny O'Shea Return To Health To Lead After Short At Nationals". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019.
- ^ Mammoser, Scott (January 26, 2019). "Cain and LeDuc capture Pair's U.S. title". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (February 9, 2019). "Sui and Han rebound for fifth Four Continents title". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 20, 2019). "China's Peng and Jin win first Grand Prix gold at 2019 Skate America". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 1, 2019). "Russia's Pavliuchenko and Khodykin hold top spot in pairs in Grenoble". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (November 2, 2019). "Russia's Mishina and Galliamov edge out teammates for 2019 Internationaux de France gold". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 23, 2020). "Knierim and Knierim lead Pairs at U.S. Nationals". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (January 25, 2020). "Knierim and Knierim reclaim U.S. National title in Pairs". Golden Skate.
- ^ Lutz, Rachel (March 25, 2020). "Haven Denney, Brandon Frazier mark another U.S. pair split". NBC Sports.
- ^ "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019.
- ^ Cloutier, Claire (July 26, 2017). "U.S. Champions Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier: "We want to show everyone that we still have a lot to give"". figureskatersonline.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- IceNetwork.com. Archived from the originalon May 28, 2017.
- ^ "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 26, 2013.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Haven DENNEY / Brandon FRAZIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019.
External links
Media related to Haven Denney at Wikimedia Commons