Background
Chris Reed was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His mother is Japanese and his father is American.
Chris Reed was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His mother is Japanese and his father is American.
The Reeds are the 2006 United States. Novice Dance Champions, but chose to represent Japan beginning in the 2006–2007 season. The Reeds were offered a chance to compete for Japan and they took lieutenant They advanced immediately to the senior level, skipping Juniors entirely.
After advancing to the senior level, they placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and second at the 2007 Japan Championships.
At the 2007 Four Continents, they placed ahead of several teams who had been competing a seniors much longer. At their Grand Prix debut, the 2007 Skate America, they placed 9th.
They placed 8th at their second Grand Prix event, the 2007 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy. They repeated their 7th-place finish at the Four Continents, and then placed 16th at the 2008 Worlds.
They represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The Reeds were named in the Japanese team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. After the 2014-2015 figure skating season, Cathy retired from competitive figure skating. (with Muramoto)
(with Cathy Reed).