[2] She is the daughter of Peter Cain, an Australian former pair skater who competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and Darlene Wendt, a Canadian former ice dancer.
[3][4] She is also the niece of Elizabeth Cain and the cousin of Sean Carlow, who competed for Australia in pair skating and men's singles, respectively.
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[10] The pair was coached by David Kirby and Peter Cain at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless, Texas.
[3] In the 2010–11 season, Cain/Reagan received two Junior Grand Prix assignments, placing sixth in England and taking silver in the Czech Republic.
The second fall involved Cain being dropped on her head while exiting a lift, seemingly being knocked unconscious briefly, before getting up and completing the program.
Speaking afterward, Cain said, "I was in the hospital in Croatia staring at the ceiling, thinking I need to remember this moment because a month from now, I want to be on top of the podium.
LeDuc described the season as a "rollercoaster", given the issues with injuries, while Cain expressed pleasure at having earned a second pairs spot for the United States at the following year's World Championships.
[26] Cain/LeDuc began the season at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic, where they won gold, defeating reigning World silver medalists Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov.
[28] In the free skate, they had a second throw Lutz fall, as well as a popped side-by-side jump attempt and an aborted lift, which dropped them to fifth place overall.
[29] At their second Grand Prix, the 2019 Internationaux de France, Cain again fell on their throw Lutz in the short program, putting them fourth after that segment.
[30] They finally landed the throw Lutz in the free skate but remained in fourth place overall after Cain fell on their side-by-side triple Salchow attempt.
[31] Competing at the 2020 U.S. Championships, Cain/LeDuc were fourth in the short program after she two-footed the landing of their throw Lutz and an error resulted in their death spiral element being completely invalidated.
[32] Struggling with the quality of elements in the free skate, they remained in fourth place overall, winning the pewter medal.
[34] Cain/LeDuc were assigned to begin the season at the 2020 Skate America in Las Vegas, which, due to the ISU's desire to minimize international travel during the pandemic, was attended only by skaters training in the United States.
[35] They placed fourth in the short program after both underrotated their jumps and Cain two-footed the land of their throw Lutz.
[37] Competing next at the 2021 U.S. Championships, also held in Las Vegas, they placed fourth in the short program after Cain fell on her jump attempt and again two-footed the throw Lutz landing.
[41] The duo's preparations for the Olympic season were hampered by Cain contracting COVID-19 in late summer, as a result of which they withdrew from their planned debut at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup.
[45] With defending national champions Knierim/Frazier forced to withdraw from the 2022 U.S. Championships but still anticipated to be named to the U.S. Olympic team, the contest for the second American berth was widely seen to be between Cain/LeDuc and Calalang/Johnson.
"[46] In a February 2022 interview, LeDuc said that rather than a "romantic" approach to pair skating, they and Cain "[have] always been about equality and showing two amazing athletes coming together to create something beautiful.
[51] Days after the Olympics concluded, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing at the 2022 World Championships.