Ashley Cain (figure skater)

Ashley Cain
Ashley Cain at the 2012 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Full name	Ashley Elizabeth Cain
Country represented	United States
Born	(1995-07-22) July 22, 1995 Carrollton, Texas
Home town	Coppell, Texas
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner	Timothy LeDuc
Former partner	Joshua Reagan Sergei Sidorov
Coach	Peter Cain, Darlene Cain
Former coach	David Kirby
Choreographer	Jeremy Abbott, Scott Brown
Skating club	Stars FSC of Texas
Training locations	Euless, Texas
Began skating	1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	162.39 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program	57.87 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate	104.52 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy

Ashley Elizabeth Cain (born July 22, 1995) is an American figure skater. As a single skater, she is the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and the 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist.^[1] She also competes in pair skating with Timothy LeDuc.

Personal life

Ashley Cain was born July 22, 1995 in Carrollton, Texas.^[2] She is the daughter of Peter Cain, an Australian former pair skater who competed at the 1980 Olympics, and Darlene, a Canadian former ice dancer.^[3]^[4] She is also the niece of Elizabeth Cain and the cousin of Sean Carlow who competed for Australia in pair skating and men's singles, respectively.

She studied online at Texas Tech University Independent School.^[5]

Career

Cain began skating pairs with Joshua Reagan in April 2009.^[6] They were coached by David Kirby and Peter Cain at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless, Texas.^[3] Cain and Reagan finished 4th at the 2011 World Junior Championships and won the 2011 U.S. Junior title, becoming the only pair to ever win U.S. novice and junior titles in consecutive years.^[7] On February 24, 2012, they announced the end of their partnership.^[7]

As a single skater, Cain began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011 and won silver on the junior level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, her first senior international. The following season, she took bronze at the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and was invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Cup of China and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.^[8]^[9]

Cain is a member of U.S. Figure Skating's DREAM (Determination, Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Motivation) Team, which is involved in mentoring developing skaters.^[10]

On May 23, 2016, Cain announced her new pair partnership with Timothy LeDuc.^[11]^[12]

Programs

Pairs with LeDuc

Season	Short program	Free skating
2016–17	I Put a Spell on You by Jay Hawkins performed by Annie Lennox	The Prayer performed by Andrea Boccelli and Celine Dion

Singles career

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–16 ^[13]^[14]	Skinny Love by Birdy choreo. by Jeremy Abbott	Boléro for Violin and Orchestra by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Scott Brown
2014–15 ^[14]^[15]	Mission: Impossible performed by The Piano Guys and Lindsey Stirling choreo. by Scott Brown	Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Scott Brown
2013–14 ^[16]	Flamenco Fire by Didulya	Ave Maria by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by William Joseph
2012–13 ^[17]	Montserrat by Orquesta del Plata performed by Bajofondo	Ave Maria performed by William Joseph
2011–12 ^[14]	Montserrat by Orquesta del Plata performed by Bajofondo	Who Wants to Live Forever by David Garrett
2010–11 ^[14]	Love in Venice by Edvin Marton	The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) performed by André Rieu
2009–10 ^[14]	Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy	Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino performed by Tim Simonec

Pairs career with Reagan

Season	Short program	Free skating
2011–12 ^[18]	Moon River by Henry Mancini	Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre
2010–11 ^[19]	Clubbed to Death (from The Matrix) by Rob Dougan	Romeo and Juliet Ouverture by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2009–10 ^[6]	One by Three Dog Night performed by the London Symphony	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with Leduc

International
Event	2016–17
CS Finlandia Trophy	4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy	4th
National
U.S. Championships

Ladies' singles

International^[1]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
GP Cup of China					10th
GP Rostelecom Cup					8th
CS Nepela Trophy					3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy				3rd
International: Junior^[1]
JGP France			5th
JGP Latvia		6th
JGP Romania		5th
National^[14]
U.S. Champ.	6th J	2nd J	12th	12th	14th	14th
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

Pairs with Reagan

International^[20]
Event	2010–11	2011–12
GP Cup of Russia		6th
Cup of Nice		4th
International: Junior^[20]
World Junior Champ.	4th
JGP Final	5th
JGP Czech Republic	2nd
JGP United Kingdom	6th
National^[6]
U.S. Championships	1st J	6th
J: Junior level

Pairs with Sidorov

National
Event	2007–08
U.S. Championships	8th N
N: Novice level

References

1 2 3 "Competition Results: Ashley CAIN". International Skating Union.
↑ "Ashley CAIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014.
1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (August 29, 2011). "Cain, Reagan bank on strong jumping skills". IceNetwork. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
↑ Walker, Elvin (September 5, 2010). "Cain and Reagan ambitious and ready". Golden Skate.
↑ Coker, Lesleyann (February 13, 2012). "Ashley Cain: US Figure Skating's Rising Star". Huffington Post.
1 2 3 "Ashley Cain / Joshua Reagan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012.
1 2 Cain, Ashley (February 24, 2012). "Cain and Reagan End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 21, 2014). "Philadelphia postcards: Cain is able but not willing". IceNetwork.
↑ Bőd, Titanilla (November 7, 2014). "Ashley Cain: "This season I'm stepping out of my box!"". Absolute Skating.
↑ "DREAM (Determination, Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Motivation)". U.S. Figure Skating.
↑ Cain, Ashley (May 23, 2016). "Ashley Elizabeth Cain (@icegirlash) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
↑ Brannen, Sarah S. (May 31, 2016). "The Inside Edge: Cain, LeDuc reenter pairs fray". IceNetwork.com.
↑ The Skating Lesson [SkatingLesson] (April 23, 2015). "A first look at Ashley Cain's new program" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
"Ashley Cain". IceNetwork.com.
- "Earlier versions: 2011 to 2013". Archived from the original on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ Slater, Paula (September 1, 2014). "Cain prepares for Grand Prix debut, again". Golden Skate.
↑ "Ashley CAIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
↑ "Ashley CAIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013.
↑ "Ashley CAIN / Joshua REAGAN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
↑ "Ashley CAIN / Joshua REAGAN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
1 2 "Competition Results: Ashley CAIN / Joshua REAGAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.

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