Garrett MacKeen


Garrett MacKeen is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Mackenzie Bent, he is the 2014 Canadian junior champion and finished 5th at two World Junior Championships.

Career

Bent/MacKeen won the novice bronze medal at the Canadian Championships in January 2011. Making their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, they took the bronze medal in Braşov, Romania in September of the same year. They placed 5th at their second JGP assignment, in Tallinn, Estonia, and fourth on the junior level at the 2012 Canadian Championships.
Bent/MacKeen returned to the JGP series in 2012–13, winning a bronze medal in Linz, Austria and placing fourth in Zagreb, Croatia. Junior silver medalists at the 2013 Canadian Championships, they were named in Canada's team to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. Ranked 4th in the short dance and 7th in the free dance, they finished 5th overall in their debut at the competition.
Competing in the 2013–14 JGP series, Bent/MacKeen won gold in Riga, Latvia and finished 6th in Košice, Slovakia. After winning the junior title at the 2014 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; they placed 9th in the short, 12th in the free, and 12th overall.
During the 2014–15 JGP season, Bent/MacKeen won gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic and silver in Tallinn, Estonia. Their results qualified them for the 2014–15 JGP Final in Barcelona, where they placed fourth. Having already won the junior title, they were required to compete on the senior level at the 2015 Canadian Championships. They finished 6th and were sent again to Tallinn to compete at their third Junior Worlds. They came in 5th after ranking second in the short and 8th in the free. They parted ways at the end of the season.
In 2015, Garrett left the competitive skating and became a dance partner for skating clubs in the Kingston and Toronto areas.

Programs

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2014–2015

by Francisco Cespedes
  • Samba: Straight to Memphis
by Club Des Belugas
choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
by Mark Isham
  • Zombie Fight
by Ilan Eshkeri
choreo. by Asher Hill, Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
2013–2014

by Marc Shaiman
  • Foxtrot: Movin' the Line
by Marc Shaiman
by Marc Shaiman
performed by Carpenters
performed by Carpenters
performed by Carpenters
  • Hard Jive
performed by Sha Na Na
2012–2013

by Marc Shaiman
  • Swing: I Never Met A Wolf Who Didn't Love
  • Misterio Y Fuego
    • performed by Ensemble Vivant

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix
    With Bent