Rena Inoue can't help but remember the early days of her partnership with John Baldwin. Like the hum of white noise, people asked her almost constantly if she knew what she was getting into.

Was she really going to skate with Baldwin, a longtime competitor in the singles scene but a skater who was known more for lackadaisical training and Western cowboy costumes than as a serious contender?

This team is not going to last.

That's all Inoue kept hearing.

My, how times change.

Not only are Inoue and Baldwin still together, now six seasons after they were first paired together, but they have also gone on to win two U.S. pairs titles and earned a trip to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy.

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Rena will have her life documented on NHK TV Japan. Rena and John will take viewers through their partnership as she moved from Japan to the United States to skate together.

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Rena and John finish in Top 10 at World Championships.

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Four Continents Championships.

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Rena and John win Silver at the U.S. Championships. John proposes at center ice. Rena says "yes"

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We were in Madrid, Spain for New Year's.

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New tour photos.

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Rena & John part of cancer awareness TV show

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Rena and John withdraw from Grand Prix Series; plan to start season at U.S. Championships

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John's Journal

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Rena and John's PCH adventure!

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Rena and John and fellow skaters on the Champions On Ice tour enjoy some leisure time in San Francisco.

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Touring Japan with Rena and John

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Rena and John are the only team to receive all level fours on their elements

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