Sean Rice Biography – Sean Rice Wiki
Sean Rice was a Canadian pair skater who also competed in the fours discipline. With his wife Jodeyne Higgins, he was the 1995 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time (1993, 1995) Canadian national bronze medallist. He was also a four-time (1993–1996) Canadian fours champion.
Competing in pairs, Higgins and Rice won bronze at the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy and at the 1993 Canadian Nationals. They were assigned to the 1993 World Championships where they placed 10th. The following season was less successful for the pair. They finished 6th at Nationals and were not sent to Worlds. After winning bronze at the 1995 Canadian Championships, they obtained a second trip to Worlds and finished 14th. The pair never reached the podium again at Nationals but they won bronze at the 1995 Skate Canada International.
Competing in fours at the Canadian Championships, Higgins and Rice won gold medals with Scott MacDonald and Alison Purkiss (1994–1996), and Jodi Barnes and Rob Williams (1993). They also won the 1992 bronze medal with Janice Yeck and Scott MacDonald and the 1997 silver medal with Melissa Shields and Trevor Buttenham.
After retiring from competitive skating, his wife Higgins and Rice toured professionally on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. In 2011, Rice participated in ITV1’s Dancing on Ice, partnered with British TV presenter Angela Rippon. In 2012, Rice was partnered with British Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott.
Sean Rice Age
He was born in July 1972, Oakville, Canada. Rice died on January 14, 2022, at the age of 49.
Sean Rice Wife
Higgins and Rice were married and had a daughter, Signey, born in October 2013. Rice died on January 14, 2022, at the age of 49.
Sean Rice Children
With his wife, Higgins they had a daughter, Signey, born in October 2013.
Sean Rice Death
Rice passed on on January 14, 2022, at the age of 49. The cause of his death was not revealed. His fellow skater Frankie Poultney shared the news of Rice’s passing on Twitter. She said: “Pro skaters are heartbroken today, we lost a true larger-than-life great – an epic skater, a husband, father, and my friend of 20 years. Gone too soon, but we will love you for a thousand years.”
Other DOI skaters also paid tribute, with Alexandra Schauman describing feeling “utterly broken and in disbelief”.She added: “Life is so precious and fragile. We have done life together, laughed and cried, and skated our hearts out together. There are literally no words to describe the pain and shock I am feeling right now, knowing I will never hear your laugh again Sean, or be the recipient of your all-healing bear hugs, or be able to share the ice and stage with you and Jodeyne like we had always planned to do again one day. I miss you and love you and I know heaven must be beautiful right now because it has you in it.”
Sean Rice Cause of Death
He died on January 14, 2022. No cause of death was given.
