{{short description|Canadian pair skater}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Jodeyne Higgins |image= Jodeyne Higgins and Sean Rice.jpg |caption= Jodeyne Higgins and Sean Rice on the ''Dancing on Ice'' tour in 2011 |fullname= Jodeyne Higgins |altname= |country= Canada |formercountry= |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1974|9|26|mf=yes}} |birth_place= |hometown= |residence= |death_date= |death_place= |height= |partner= Sean Rice |coach= |formercoach= |choreographer= |formerchoreographer= |skating club= Stratford FSC |retired= }} '''Jodeyne Higgins''' (born September 26, 1974) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater who also competed in the fours discipline. With Sean Rice, she is the 1995 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time (1993, 1995) Canadian national bronze medallist. She is also a four-time (1993–1996) Canadian fours champion.
== Career == 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.
Higgins and Rice retired from competitive skating and toured professionally on Royal Caribbean International cruise ships, for whom Higgins works as the ice show director. In 2009, Higgins was a contestant on ''Battle of the Blades''. She was paired with hockey player Ken Daneyko and was eliminated in week four. In 2011, Higgins appeared in series 6 of ITV's ''Dancing on Ice'', with whom she reached the semi-finals. She also performed with Dr. Johnson Beharry VC and husband Sean Rice on the 2011 Dancing On Ice Tour. In 2012, Higgins was partnered with Chico Slimani for series 7 after Chesney Hawkes injured himself in training before the start of the new series. Chico and Jodeyne finished 3rd in the Final of Dancing on Ice Series 7.
== Personal life == Higgins and Rice were married until his death in 2022.<ref>{{Cite Instagram|postid=CYxDc_iriaR|title=I'm utterly heartbroken and in disbelief...life is so precious...My darling girl Jodeyne and her gorgeous daughter Signey lost their husband and poppa bear yesterday...|date=January 15, 2022|user=alex_lukasz|accessdate=January 15, 2022|last=Schauman|first=Alexandra}}</ref> They have a daughter, Signey, born in October 2013.<ref name=signey/>
==Competitive highlights==
===Pairs with Rice=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International<ref name=SCV2/> |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|91–92|1991–1992}} ! 92–93 ! 93–94 ! 94–95 ! 95–96 ! 96–97 ! 97–98 ! 98–99 |- | align=left | World Champ. || || 10th || || 14th || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 6th || || |- | align=left | Skate America || || || 5th || || || || || |- | align=left | Trophée Lalique || || || 6th || || || || || |- | align=left | Nations Cup || || 4th || || 8th || || || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National<ref name=SCNAT/> |- | align=left | Canadian Champ. || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 6th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 4th || 4th || 7th || 5th |- | colspan=9 align=center | <small> GP = Champions Series (Grand Prix); J = Junior level </small> |}
===Fours with Rice and others=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National |- ! Event ! 1992 ! 1993 ! 1994 ! 1995 ! 1996 ! 1997 |- | align=left | Canadian Championships || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd<sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=gold | 1st<sup>2</sup> || bgcolor=gold | 1st<sup>3</sup> || bgcolor=gold | 1st<sup>3</sup> || bgcolor=gold | 1st<sup>3</sup> || bgcolor=silver | 2nd<sup>4</sup> |- | colspan=7 align=center | <small> '''Partners in addition to Sean Rice:''' <br> <sup>1</sup> Janice Yeck / Scott MacDonald <br> <sup>2</sup> Jodi Barnes / Rob Williams <br> <sup>3</sup> Alison Purkiss / Scott MacDonald <br> <sup>4</sup> Melissa Shields / Trevor Buttenham </small> |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=SCV2>{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title= Skate Canada Results Book – Volume 2 – 1974 – current |format= PDF |publisher= Skate Canada |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080408215222/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archive-date= April 8, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=SCNAT>{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |title= Canadian National Championships Medallists |format= PDF |publisher= Skate Canada |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093937/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |archive-date= September 20, 2009 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=signey>{{cite news |url= http://serenityphoto.net/serenity-photo-blog-behind-the-lens/shes-here/ |title= She's here |publisher= Serenity Photo |date= October 2013 |access-date= 2013-11-02 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131103131251/http://serenityphoto.net/serenity-photo-blog-behind-the-lens/shes-here/ |archive-date= 2013-11-03 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923015916/http://www.cbc.ca/battle/pair4.php Jodeyne Higgins] at ''Battle of the Blades''
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