Daniel Eaton (figure skater)
Daniel Eaton is an American ice dancer who now represents the Republic of Korea with his partner Yura Min. With former partner Alexandra Aldridge, he is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, a two-time U.S. national junior champion and the 2010 U.S. national novice champion.
Early years
Eaton competed on the novice level with Sameena Sheikh at the 2009 U.S. Championships. She retired after the event due to injury.Partnership with Aldridge
Eaton teamed up with Alexandra Aldridge in May 2009. In their first season together, they won the U.S. novice title. The following season, they debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing 6th and 4th in France and England, respectively. They finished 5th on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.During the 2011–12 season, Aldridge/Eaton won bronze in Latvia and silver in Austria on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the junior title at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal ahead of Anna Yanovskaya / Sergei Mozgov.
In 2012–13, Aldridge/Eaton won gold medals at their JGP events in Lake Placid, USA and Slovenia. Their results qualified them for the 2012–13 JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they won the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Aldridge/Eaton placed sixth in their senior international debut at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then fifth in their sole GP event, the 2013 Cup of China. They finished 5th at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents where they won the bronze medal. Aldridge/Eaton joined the U.S. team to the 2014 World Championships as a result of the withdrawal of Meryl Davis / Charlie White and injury to Madison Hubbell. They trained at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, coached by Anjelika Krylova, until the end of the season.
Aldridge/Eaton made a coaching change in July 2014, joining Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns, and Oleg Epstein at Canton, Michigan's Arctic Edge. After winning gold at the U.S. Classic, they competed at two Grand Prix events, placing sixth at the 2014 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. They finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on January 30, 2015.
In August 2017, Aldridge/Eaton resumed training together at the Detroit Skating Club, coached by Krylova and Camerlengo.
Partnership with Thomas
In mid-March 2015, Eaton and Danielle Thomas announced they had formed a partnership, based in Canton, Michigan.Partnership with Min
On September 22, 2018, Eaton and Yura Min announced they had formed a partnership.Programs
With Yura Min
With Thomas
With Aldridge
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2017–2018 | by Gloria Estefan by Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander performed by Jennifer Lopez |
performed by Robbie Williams by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht performed by Robbie Williams | |
| 2014–2015 | by Georges Bizet
| by Max Steiner
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| 2013–2014 |
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| 2012–2013 |
by Gene Harris | by Isaac Stern | |
| 2011–2012 | by Marc Anthony
| by Ronan Hardiman | performed by Ike & Tina Turner |
| 2010–2011 | by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart by Irving Berlin |
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| 2009–2010 | performed by Bruce Fowler, Suzette Moriarty, Ladd McIntosh and Walt Fowler |