Former partner Michael Bramante Height 1.60 m Skating club Detroit SC | Began skating 2000 Home town Bloomfield Hills Name Kaitlin Hawayek | |
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Combined total 157.122014 Junior Worlds Short dance 66.732014 Junior Worlds Choreographer | ||
Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker - 2013 World Junior Championships - FD
190210 Four Continents Gala 2019 - Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker - Austin Powers
Kaitlin Hawayek (born November 4, 1996) is an American ice dancer. With partner Jean-Luc Baker, she is the 2014 World Junior champion, 2013 JGP Final silver medalist, and 2014 U.S. national junior champion.
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- Kaitlin Hawayek Jean Luc Baker 2013 World Junior Championships FD
- 190210 Four Continents Gala 2019 Kaitlin Hawayek Jean Luc Baker Austin Powers
- Personal life
- Early career
- 201213 season
- 201314 season
- 201415 season
- 201516 season
- 201617 season
- Competitive highlights
- References
Personal life
Kaitlin Hawayek was born in Buffalo, New York. Before moving to Detroit, she attended Nardin Academy High School. She is interested in neuroscience. Her two brothers play ice hockey.
Early career
Hawayek was introduced to ice skating by her mother in 1999. She was initially a single skater and represented the Skating Club of Western New York in her early career, coached by Janice Smith and Jessica Lauria. After switching to ice dancing, she teamed up with Michael Bramante in June 2010. They won the novice bronze medal at the 2011 U.S. Championships. The following season, Hawayek/Bramante competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and finished 6th on the junior level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They parted ways at the end of the season.
2012–13 season
Hawayek teamed up with Jean-Luc Baker in June 2012. They were sent to two JGP events and won the silver medal in Germany. Hawayek/Baker took the junior silver medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan where they finished 7th.
2013–14 season
During the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Hawayek/Baker won the gold medal in their JGP events, at the JGP Mexico and the JGP Poland. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the silver medal. They then won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships setting a new Junior World record for the overall score with a total of 157.12 points.
2014–15 season
Hawayek/Baker began the 2014–15 season at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fourth after placing fourth in the short and third in the free dance. Their Grand Prix assignments were the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 NHK Trophy.
2015–16 season
Baker sustained a concussion when Hawayek accidentally struck him with her arm in September 2015, just prior to the Labor Day weekend. He returned to limited training after two weeks and full training a week later.
Hawayek/Baker finished fourth at the 2015 Skate America. Due to food poisoning, Hawayek vomited eight times in four hours during the night before the short dance at the 2015 Cup of China. After competing in the first segment, the duo decided to withdraw. They placed fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.
2016–17 season
Hawayek/Baker won the silver medal at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International. Competing on the Grand Prix series, they finished 6th at the 2016 Skate Canada International and 4th at the 2016 NHK Trophy.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix