Hawayek is recovering from a concussion sustained while training earlier this season. New pill cuts cholesterol, heart, Soccer World Reacts to Arsenals Wild Comeback Win, NBA Opens Investigation After Ja Morants Concerning, Report: Belichick Told Coaches to Not Be Too Hard, Jackson Mahomes Accused of Assault by Restaurant, Bryce Youngs Official NFL Combine Measurements Are, Giants Met With RB Bijan Robinson Amid Saquon Barkley, Patriots to Release Veteran QB Brian Hoyer, per Report, Report: Nets Signing Nerlens Noel After Pistons Buyout, In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winters challenges, Global race to boost electric vehicle range in cold, Ohio derailment tests Sen. Browns push to buck Dem, Texas congressmans breaks with GOP could lead to, Students get dance instruction from renowned dance, Capitol rioter from Buffalo admits to stealing badge, Patriots and Heroes Park vandalized overnight, Building that caught fire had expired work permit, First responders honor Firefighter Jason Arno, How to donate to the family of the fallen Buffalo. WebBaker sustained a concussion when Hawayek accidentally struck him with her arm in September 2015, just prior to the Labor Day weekend. Stolz has been the breakout story of the sport this season. She prevailed by 1.23 seconds over countrywoman Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong. You are using an out of date browser. Their coaches at the Detroit Skating Club (DSC) are grumpy. We didnt want to make any assumptions and take anything for granted, she said. Hawayak and Baker, who were 11th at All Rights Reserved. Figure Skating Championships because of a series of injuries over the past 18 months that they said led to challenges with their mental health. I hope she recovers fully and doesn't rush her return. With three Olympic spots on the line, those two teams are locked up, especially considering the selection criteria. Figure Skating. I don't want to point fingers but they really train way too many teams. The worst part for him, though, was being unable to celebrate making the Olympic team with his partner. In their Olympic debut, Hawayek and Baker performed their rhythm dance to music by Donna Summer en route to a score of 74.58. It was slow and frustrating at times. When the pandemic hit last March, Hawayek and Baker decided to move in with her parents in East Aurora for a time so they could be together to train. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker have withdrawn from NHK Trophy due to injury, U.S. They are just two of the figure skaters in the American contingent headed to the Winter Games next month who have had to overcome obstacles mostly illness and injury to compete in the most important competition of their lives. One of the younger teams favorited at this event, Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker were also among the first to perform but their routine was hampered early on when Hawayek struggled with a stepout during the twizzle sequence. Earning all positive grades of execution, the team earned Level 4 on two elements. Wishing Kaitlin a fast but complete recovery! At 25, Hawayek is still relatively young for an ice dancer. Canadian Brendan Mackay won with a 97.25-point third and final run that included a 1620, followed by Finlands Jon Sallinen (95.75) and Ferreira (93.00). NHK Trophy will be broadcast live and on-demand on Peacock Premium, and can be seen on NBC on Sunday, Nov. 14 from 4-6 p.m. But mainly, just wanting to process how I was feeling and knowing I needed to move on to the next day.. Im a little bit tired, but nothing near what I can be, he said. In the past year Baker, who grew up in Edmonds and is a 2012 graduate of Mukilteos Kamiak High School, collected two big prizes in ice dancing with partner Kaitlin Hawayek of East Aurora, N.Y. During the 2013-2014 season, the US Junior Ice Dance champions competed at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and were crowned World Junior Ice Dance champions. Italian skier Dominik Paris won his first career World Cup super-G on Friday, two years after his victory in the classic Hahnenkamm downhill on the same course. Why cant we get this? Defenseman Cale Makar has been cleared to return to the Colorado Avalanche lineup after two different hits over an 11-day span landed him both times in the leagues concussion protocol. But Im grateful I had the concussion in a day and age when concussions are taken very seriously.. 2023 Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean Luc Baker - Official WebsiteAll rights reserved. Hope you will be healthy enough to compete @ US Nationals! Hawayek, 26, and Baker, 29, plan to petition for one of three ice dance spots on the U.S. team for Marchs world championships in Japan. She said skating in front of the world is like having your artwork hanging on the wall in a gallery. Olympic championSu Yimingof China didnt enter worlds. She landed a 900 and back-to-back 720s. //-->