2009 US National Pair Skating Silver Medalists :
Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett are the 2009 US Pair Skating Silver Medalists. They rose to the top of the US Figure Skating pair skating scene very quickly.About Caydee Denney:
Caydee Denney was born on June 22, 1993 in Ocala, Florida. She began when she was seven years old. Before she was an ice skater, she was a competitive artistic roller figure skater. In roller skating, she won the Juvenile National Roller Singles title and Elementary Pairs National title. Her parents are roller skating coaches and her younger sister, Haven, has won national medals in pair skating in both rollers and on the ice.In addition to competing in pair skating, Caydee has had a successful single skating career. She especially enjoys swimming.
About Jeremy Barrett:
Jeremy Barrett was born on April 10, 1984 in Sarasota, Florida. He began skating when he was eight years old and first competed in pair skating with his sister. Later, he won the 2004 US Junior Pairs figure skating title with Shantel Jordan. At that time, the team was not able to compete in Junior Worlds because Jordan was too young.Barrett works at Ellenton's Ice and Sports Complex rink. He drives the Zamboni and he works at the rink's snack bar. He is also a personal trainer, so he also works at a gym. He has stated that he has about four or five jobs to help support his skating.
History of the Pair:
Denney and Barrett skated together in 2006. Then, Caydee's family moved to Colorado so that Caydee could pursue singles. The move didn't work out since Caydee's father had to stay in Florida, so the family moved back to Florida in June of 2008. Jeremy and Caydee teamed up again when the Denney family returned to Florida.Coaches:
Caydee and Jeremy are coached by Jim Peterson, Alison Smith, and Lyndon Johnson.Competitive Highlights:
After getting back together in June of 2008, the pair competed at the Liberty Open and 2008 Indy Pairs Challenge. Their performances at those events made them win an assignment to Germany's Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2008. They placed 4th at that event.They won the senior pairs event at the 2009 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships. They went on to win the short program at the 2009 US National Figure Skating Championships that took place in Cleveland, Ohio, and placed second overall.
