Sean Rice, the Canadian ice-skating champion dies at the age of 49. The news of his death was confirmed on January 14, 2022.
Sean Rice’s Sudden Demise
The ‘Dancing On Ice’ star died on Friday. Frankie Poultney, a fellow skater shared the news on social media.
“Pro skaters are heartbroken today, we have lost a truly larger than life human being – an epic skater, husband, father, and my friend of 20 years – Sean Rice 7/20/72 – 1/14/22 who left too soon, but we will love you for a thousand years – all our thoughts are with Signey & Jodeyne,” read her post. In addition, she posted a video for the same.
However, the cause of his death is not known as of now.
Who was Sean Rice?
Sean Rice, a Canadian native was born on July 20, 1972. He was a professional ice-skater and a four-time Canadian fours champion. In addition, he shared the Canadian pairs bronze medal with Jodeyne Higgins. He was born in Ontario, Canada. Sean married Jodeyne Higgins and they have an 8-year-old daughter, Signey.
His skating career began in the 1990s. Post their retirement from competitive skating, the couple went on professional tours to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
Moreover, Sean starred in ITV’s Dancing on Ice in 2011 and 2012. He partnered with Angela Rippon in 2011. In the following year, he competed with British Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott.
Fans And Celebrities Pay Tribute To The Former Skater
The former skater’s fans took to social media to give their condolences. Sean Rice was one of the most well-known names in the field of skating. Consequently, the news came as a shocker to the entire skating community.
Alexandra Schauman, his former colleague took to Instagram as she was deeply saddened by Sean’s demise:
In addition to her, a lot of Sean’s friends and fans have flooded social media with tribute messages.
Above all, the skating community has come together and launched a GoFundMe to support Jodeyne and Signey post-Sean’s death. Alexandra Schauman has shared the link to the same.