Allison Reed
Introduction '''Allison Lynn Reed''' (born June 8, 1994) is an American-born ice dancer who currently competes for Lithuania with Saulius Ambrulevičius. They are the 2024 European bronze medalists, two-time ISU Grand Prix bronze medalists, and six-time ISU Challenger Series medalists (including gold at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb). They have finished in the top ten at two World Championships (2022, 2023).She previously skated with Otar Japaridze for Georgia and with Vasili Rogov for Israel. With Japaridze, she competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Biography Allison Reed was born on June 8, 1994 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to a Japanese mother and an American father. She is the younger sister of Japanese ice dancers Cathy and Chris Reed. She grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey and attended Warren Middle School and Watchung Hills Regional High School. She received a Georgian passport in January 2010.On March 17, 2020, Reed announced on her social media that their brother, Chris, had suddenly passed away in Detroit, Michigan, on March 14, 2020, due to cardiac arrest. President of the JSF, Akihisa Nagashima paid tribute to him: "I am absolutely stunned by the sad news. I would like to offer my deepest appreciation to Chris Reed for his contribution to Japanese ice dancing over the years and extend condolences to his family. May Mr. Reed rest in peace. "A memorial service was held at a Michigan funeral home on March 21, 2020, and was publicly live-streamed on numerous platforms. Her sister Cathy paid tribute to him in both Japanese and English: "I miss your voice. I miss your big smile. I miss holding your hand. But I'll be strong for you, Chris."
Career Reed started skating in 1997 at the age of three. === Partnership with Japaridze ===Originally a singles skater, she teamed up with her first ice dancing partner, Georgia's Otar Japaridze, in May 2009.They trained in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with coach and choreographer Evgeni Platov. They qualified an entry for Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy. Reed and Japaridze split following the 2010–2011 season.=== Partnership with Rogov ===In 2012, Reed teamed up with Vasili Rogov to compete for Israel. They withdrew from the 2013 European Championships after Rogov fell ill. They competed at the 2013 World Championships and finished 23rd. They dropped down to 30th at the 2014 World Championships but moved up to 20th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, advancing to the Free Skate for the first time at the World Championships. Reed and Vogov announced the end of their partnership on June 24, 2015.=== Partnership with Ambrulevičius ======= 2017–18 season ====In spring 2017, it was announced that Reed had teamed up with Lithuania's Saulius Ambrulevičius and that they would represent Lithuania, while coached by Marina Zueva, Johnny Johns, Massimo Scali, and Oleg Epstein. They made their competitive debut at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, where they finished sixth. They then went on to place seventh at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, fifth at the 2017 Santa Claus Cup, and eighth at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy.Reed/Ambrulevičius won the gold medal at the 2017–18 Lithuanian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, they finished twentieth overall.==== 2018–19 season ====Reed/Ambrulevičius began their season at the 2018 Halloween Cup, where they won the silver medal, before going on to finish fifth at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup.Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed sixth at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup and ninth at the 2018 Internationaux de France. They then went on to win their second consecutive national title at the 2018–19 Lithuanian Championships.Selected to compete at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished thirteenth, before going on to finish seventeenth at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.==== 2019–20 season ====Reed/Ambrulevičius opened their season at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy, finishing sixth. They then went on to place seventh at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and fifth at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. Competing on the 2019–20 Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed tenth at the 2019 Internationaux de France and fifth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup.After winning their third national title at the 2019–20 Lithuanian Championships, Reed/Ambrulevičius went on to finish eleventh at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria and win the gold medal at the 2020 Bavarian Open.Although selected to compete at the 2020 World Championships, the event was ultimately cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.==== 2020–21 season ====Reed/Ambrulevičius switched coaches from Marina Zueva to Maurizio Margaglio prior to the season. They began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2020 Rostelecom Cup, before going on to win their fourth national title at the 2020–21 Lithuanian Championships.At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed fifteenth.==== 2021–22 season ====Prior to the season, Reed/Ambrulevičius relocated to Montreal, Quebec to train under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer. Despite Reed/Ambrulevičius qualifying a spot for a Lithuanian dance team at the 2022 Winter Olympics with their place at the 2021 World Championships, it was announced in October 2021 that Reed's application for Lithuanian citizenship was denied, thus ending their bid for the Winter Olympics. Reed/Ambrulevičius nonetheless began their season at the 2021 Budapest Trophy, where they took the silver medal. On the Grand Prix series, Reed/Ambrulevičius placed eighth at the 2021 Internationaux de France and seventh at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. They then won the silver medal at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb as well as their fifth national title at the 2021–22 Lithuanian Championships.At the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Reed/Ambrulevičius finished eighth, before going on to finish tenth at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France.==== 2022–23 season ====Reed/Ambrulevičius opened their season by winning silver at both the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy and the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Although they withdrew from the 2022 Skate America, they did compete at the 2022 NHK Trophy, where they finished fourth. At the event, Reed saw her sister Cathy in-person for the first time in over two years, having been separated due to the pandemic.Reed/Ambrulevičius went on to win the silver medal at the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, before competing at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, where they achieved a career-best fourth-place finish. They were only 2.54 points out of third place. They ended their season at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, where they finished seventh.==== 2023–24 season ====Reed/Ambrulevicius at the 2023 Skate Canada InternationalBeginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Reed/Ambrulevičius won the silver medal at the event for the second consecutive season. Given two assignments on the Grand Prix, they began at the 2023 Skate Canada International, this time held in Vancouver. They finished third in both segments, winning the bronze medal, their first on the circuit. It was the first Grand Prix medal for Lithuania since Drobiazko/Vanagas's silver at the 2001 NHK Trophy. Reed said afterward that "there was some opposition, opportunities missed, and some dreams we were not able to achieve, but this is a dream we achieved." They won another bronze medal at their second event, the 2023 NHK Trophy. She called it "extra special" to win a medal in Japan, and with her sister Cathy in attendance while coaching one of her own teams. Reed/Ambrulevičius were named as first alternates to the Grand Prix Final.Reed/Ambrulevičius concluded the first half of the season at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they won the gold medal, their first Challenger title. Reed hailed it as a "truly wonderful way to end the year. "With the 2024 European Championships being hosted on home ice in Kaunas, Reed/Ambrulevičius entered the event as the medal hopes of the nation. They finished third in the rhythm dance, before setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score to come third there as well, taking the bronze medal, their first time on an ISU championship podium. The free dance occurred on Lithuania's Day of the Defenders of Freedom, which Ambrulevičius noted as significant, saying "we fought for our freedom and today we fought for our country again and we did it." The duo's success brought renewed attention to the issue of Reed's Lithuanian citizenship application. On February 9, Reed announced that she was renew her bid for citizenship.
Programs === With Ambrulevičius === Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2023–2024  * Welcome to the Jungle* Paradise City* Welcome to the Jungle * Enough of our Machines * Children * Insomnia  2022–2023  *  How How*  Starlight Scene*  On the Run * Insomnia * Švelnumas  2021–2022  * Old Friend *  Hazey * Blue Monday (Vandalism Remix) * Vinegar & Salt * White Lies * Lacrimosa * On Fire  2020–2021  *  Love Will Come and Find Me Again*  You Deserve It  * Churchyard * It Happened Quiet* Soft Universe  2019–2020   2018–2019  *  Ojos Negros*  Idilio*  Zita * Crazy  2017–2018  *  Light It Up (Samba remix)*  Addicted to You (Rhumba remix)*  Destination Calibria * Stairway to Heaven === With Rogov === Season Short dance Free dance 2014–2015  * Flamenco* Paso doble* Romeo + Juliet  2013–2014  *  Hit the Road Jack*  Rhythm* Pirates of the Caribbean** Up Is Down ** He's A Pirate ** Two Hornpipes (Tortuga) ** Moonlight Serenade  2012–2013  *  Claudia's Waltz *  A Rambler's Life * Bacchanale === With Japaridze === Season Short dance Free dance 2010–2011  * Desde el Alma * Building the Bullet * The Messiah Will Come Again * Oh Pretty Woman  Original dance 2009–2010   Georgian folk dance:* Bukinagari* Iloumi* Crusaders of the Light * Preliator
Results ''GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''=== With Ambrulevičius for Lithuania === International Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 Worlds  20th  17th  C  15th  10th  7th  Europeans  WD  13th  11th   8th  4th  3rd  France   9th  10th  C  8th    NHK Trophy       4th  3rd  Rostelecom   6th  5th  7th  7th    Skate America       WD   Skate Canada        3rd  Autumn Classic        WD  Cup of Austria      WD    Finlandia    5th      Golden Spin      2nd  2nd  1st  Lombardia    6th    2nd   Nebelhorn  7th   7th    2nd  2nd  Ondrej Nepela  6th        Tallinn Trophy  8th       Bavarian Open    1st     Budapest Trophy      2nd   Halloween Cup   2nd      Santa Claus Cup  5th       Volvo Open   5th      National Lithuanian Champ. 1st  1st  1st  1st  1st    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled === With Rogov for Israel === International Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 World Champ. 23rd  30th  20th European Champ. WD  24th  16th  Finlandia Trophy    5th  Nebelhorn Trophy    6th  Volvo Cup    6th Bavarian Open    2nd Golden Spin of Zagreb  7th  7th  Nebelhorn Trophy  13th  18th  NRW Trophy  6th  4th  Pavel Roman Memorial  10th   Tallin Trophy    1st Ukrainian Open   6th  U.S. Classic   10th  National  Ukraine   6th   WD = Withdrew === With Japaridze for Georgia ===2011 European Championships International Event 2009–10 2010–11 Winter Olympics  22nd  World Champ. 21st  18th European Champ. 19th  17th Golden Spin of Zagreb   4th Ice Challenge   2nd Nebelhorn Trophy  12th  Pavel Roman Memorial  9th
Detailed results Current personal best scores are highlighted in '''bold'''.=== With Ambrulevičius === '''2023–2024 season''' Date Event RD FD Total January 8–14, 2024 2024 European Championships 3  80.73 3  '''122.64''' 3  '''203.37''' December 6–9, 2023 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1  '''81.19''' 1  118.92 1  200.11 November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy 3  78.71 3  118.15 3  196.86 October 27–29, 2023 2023 Skate Canada International 3  75.60 3  116.41 3  192.01 September 20–23, 2023 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2  73.62 2  116.93 2  190.552022–23 seasonDateEventRDFDTotal March 22–26, 2023 2023 World Championships 7  78.70 7  120.50 7  199.20 January 25–29, 2023 2023 European Championships 4  77.33 4  118.34 4  195.67 December 7–10, 2022 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1  77.21	 2  112.26 2  189.47 November 18–20, 2022 2022 NHK Trophy 4  75.23 3  114.75 4  189.98 September 21–24, 2022 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2 	78.98 2  106.43 2  185.41 September 16–19, 2022 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 3  71.95	 2  111.65 2  183.60'''2021–22 season''' Date Event RD FD Total March 21–27, 2022 2022 World Championships 10  74.06	 11  106.15 10  180.21 January 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 7  74.45 8  108.72 8  183.17 December 7–11, 2021 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1  75.81 4  104.34 2  180.15 November 26–28, 2021 2021 Rostelecom Cup 7  71.43 8  106.45 7  177.88 November 19–21, 2021 2021 Internationaux de France 8  64.43 6  105.40 8  169.83 October 14–17, 2021 2021 Budapest Trophy 1  72.05 2  108.96 2  181.012020–21 seasonDateEventRDFDTotal March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 15  71.29	 15  106.89 15  178.18November 20–22, 20202020 Rostelecom Cup  7  72.43 7  110.13 7  182.562019–20 seasonDateEventRDFDFebruary 3–9, 20202020 Bavarian Open 1  68.79	 1  108.99 1  177.78	January 20–26, 20202020 European Championships 8 	73.22 13  101.02 11  174.24November 15–17, 20192019 Rostelecom Cup 5  69.79 6  105.64 5  175.43November 1–3, 20192019 Internationaux de France 10  60.99 9  100.74 10  161.73October 11–13, 20192019 CS Finlandia Trophy 5  70.61 6  97.72 5  168.33September 25–28, 20192019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7  73.41 7  106.72 7  180.13September 13–15, 20192019 CS Lombardia Trophy 3  69.22 6  98.26 6  167.482018–19 seasonDateEventRDFDTotalMarch 18–24, 20192019 World Championships 16  67.21 17  100.85 17  168.06January 21–27.20192019 European Championships 12  64.81 14  99.30 13  164.11November 23–25, 20182018 Internationaux de France 9  59.77 9  93.50 9  153.27November 16–18, 20182018 Rostelecom Cup 5  64.54 6  93.49 6  158.03November 6–11, 20182018 Volvo Open Cup 4  59.96	 6  93.82	 5  153.78October 19–21, 20182018 Halloween Cup 2  61.80 3  94.31 2  156.112017–18 seasonDateEventSDFDTotalMarch 19–25, 20182018 World Championships 18  61.33	 20  86.97 20  148.30December 4–10, 2017 2017 Santa Claus Cup 4  60.82	 6  86.00	 5  146.82	November 21–26, 20172017 CS Tallinn Trophy 7  55.02	 9  81.66 8  136.68September 27–30, 20172017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4  58.34 8  84.61 7  142.95September 21–23, 20172017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 8  51.74 4  86.66 6  138.40
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