Sean Rice
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Sean Rice (July 20, 1972 – January 14, 2022) was a Canadian pair skater who also competed in the fours discipline. With Jodeyne Higgins, he was the 1995 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time (1993, 1995) Canadian national bronze medallist. He was also a four-time (1993–1996) Canadian fours champion.
Career
Competing in pairs, Higgins and Rice won bronze at the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy and at the 1993 Canadian Nationals. They were assigned to the 1993 World Championships where they placed 10th. The following season was less successful for the pair. They finished 6th at Nationals and were not sent to Worlds. After winning bronze at the 1995 Canadian Championships, they obtained a second trip to Worlds and finished 14th. The pair never reached the podium again at Nationals but they won bronze at the 1995 Skate Canada International.
Competing in fours at the Canadian Championships, Higgins and Rice won gold medals with Scott MacDonald and Alison Purkiss (1994–1996), and Jodi Barnes and Rob Williams (1993). They also won the 1992 bronze medal with Janice Yeck and Scott MacDonald and the 1997 silver medal with Melissa Shields and Trevor Buttenham.
After retiring from competitive skating, Higgins and Rice toured professionally on Royal Caribbean International. In 2011, Rice participated in ITV1's Dancing on Ice, partnered with British TV presenter Angela Rippon.[1] In 2012, Rice was partnered with British Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott.
Personal life and death
Higgins and Rice were married and had a daughter, Signey, born in October 2013.[2] Rice died on January 14, 2022, at the age of 49.[3][4]
Competitive highlights
Pairs with Higgins
| International[5] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 |
| World Champ. | 10th | 14th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 3rd | 6th | ||||||
| Skate America | 5th | |||||||
| Trophée Lalique | 6th | |||||||
| Nations Cup | 4th | 8th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | |||||||
| National[6] | ||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 3rd J | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th |
| GP = Champions Series (Grand Prix); J = Junior level | ||||||||
Fours with Higgins and others
| National | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Canadian Championships | 3rd1 | 1st2 | 1st3 | 1st3 | 1st3 | 2nd4 |
| Partners in addition to Jodeyne Higgins: 1 Janice Yeck / Scott MacDonald 2 Jodi Barnes / Rob Williams 3 Alison Purkiss / Scott MacDonald 4 Melissa Shields / Trevor Buttenham | ||||||
Earlier partnerships
(with Sherry Ball)
| Event | 1990 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 5th |
(with Kimberly Thomson)
| Event | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Canadian Championships | 2nd N. |
| N. = Novice level | |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sperling, Daniel (January 9, 2011). "Rippon, Sawalha first out of 'Dancing On Ice'". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."She's here". Serenity Photo. October 2013. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nugent, Annabel. "Sean Rice death: Dancing on Ice stars pay tribute to professional skater after he dies aged 49". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lloyd, Albertina (January 17, 2022). "'Dancing On Ice' pro skater Sean Rice dies aged 49". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Skate Canada Results Book – Volume 2 – 1974 – current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
External links
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