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Mika Combs and Canaan Smith are a Newly Dating team on The Amazing Race 15.

They did nothing to stand out for the first five legs of the Race, and, as they were always at the back of the pack, they kind of faded into the background. At least until the sixth leg, when Mika suffered one of the most hilarious and embarrassing breakdowns in the show's history. Afraid of both heights and water, Mika found herself frozen and unable to go down a six-story water slide, allowing Flight Time & Big Easy to pass them and they were eliminated in 7th.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

These southern sweethearts will charm you with their fresh faces and wide-eyed enthusiasm for life. They have only been dating for a few months, but admit to spending every waking hour together since they fell in love.

Mika grew up in Hazard, Ky. and moved to Nashville, Tenn. two years ago to pursue a career in country music. She claims to excel in high pressure situations, but admits to often breaking down in tears when she gets upset. Her favorite hobbies include singing, dancing and riding four-wheelers.

Canaan is a professional songwriter who is looking at the Race as an opportunity to grow his relationship with Mika. Mika believes that Canaan can be way too demanding, while he believes she can be too sensitive. He lists his favorite activities to do with Mika as writing songs and making out.

Neither one of them has traveled extensively outside of Canaan's mission trip to Mexico with his church, but they have no doubt that their love will take them to the finish line and the $1 million prize.^[1]

The Amazing Race 15

Race History

Mika & Canaan's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Japan	No Detour	Canaan	10 of 12	^[1]
1	2	Japan → Vietnam	No Detour	Mika	8 of 11
2	3	Vietnam	Child's Play / Word Play	Canaan	7 of 10
3	4	Vietnam → Cambodia	Cover / Wrap	Canaan	7 of 9
4	5	Cambodia → United Arab Emirates	Build a Snowman / Find a Snowman	Canaan	7 of 8
5	6	United Arab Emirates	Gold / Glass	Canaan	7 of 7	^[2]
				Average	7.67
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn
Notes: 1: Mika & Canaan arrived at the Pit Stop in 10th place, but had lost one of the tourists that they were required bring with them. They backtracked to find their missing tourist before checking in, again. This did not affect their placement. 2: Mika & Canaan did not finish the task at the Atlantis, The Palm resort due to Mika's fear of heights and swimming/water and incurred a 24-hour penalty for quitting the slide task. Already in last place, they proceeded to the Pit Stop where they checked in and were eliminated without the penalty being applied.

Post-Race

Canaan broke up with Mika at the Elimination Station. Mika claimed that he didn't end their relationship because of the race.^[2]
Canaan got engaged with Christy Hardesty in March 2014.^[3] Canaan married Hardesty in August 2014.^[4]
Mika played Jackie on an episode of Still the King that first aired on August 16, 2016.^[5]

Trivia

Mika & Canaan were referenced in a flashback during Leg 8 of The Amazing Race 28 when the Race revisited the Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai that led to their elimination.

External links

Canaan's Wikipedia page: Canaan Smith

Canaan's Website: http://canaansmith.com/

Interviews

Social Media

Mika's Facebook: /mika.combs.5

Canaan's Facebook: /CanaanSmithMusic

References

The Amazing Race 15 Teams

Brian & Ericka

Married

Eric & Lisa

Married Yoga Teachers

Flight Time & Big Easy

Harlem Globetrotters

Garrett & Jessica

Dating On and Off

Gary & Matt

Father/Son

Lance & Keri

Engaged

Marcy & Ron

Dating

Maria & Tiffany

Professional Poker Players

Meghan & Cheyne

Dating

Mika & Canaan

Newly Dating

Sam & Dan

Brothers

Zev & Justin

Friends

[1] ttp://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/36582/

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUObyxMKq7o

[3] ttp://tasteofcountry.com/canaan-smith-engaged/

[4] ttp://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/09/04/canaan-smith-marries-longtime-girlfriend-christy-hardesty/

[5] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt5358132/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

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+| season      = {{S|15}}
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+| win         = 0
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+| roadblock   = Mika: 1<br />Canaan: 5
-| Average     = 7.67
+| average     = 7.67
-| Countries   = {{United States}} {{Japan}} {{Vietnam}} {{Cambodia}} {{United Arab Emirates}}
+| countries   = {{United States}} {{Japan}} {{Vietnam}} {{Cambodia}} {{United Arab Emirates}}
+}}'''Mika Combs''' and '''Canaan Smith''' are a '''Newly Dating''' team on {{S|15}}.
-}}
-'''Mika Combs''' and '''Canaan Smith''' are a '''Newly Dating''' team on {{S|15}}.
+They did nothing to stand out for the first five legs of the Race, and, as they were always at the back of the pack, they kind of faded into the background. At least until the sixth leg, when Mika suffered one of the most hilarious and embarrassing breakdowns in the show's history. Afraid of both heights and water, Mika found herself frozen and unable to go down a six-story water slide, allowing [[Flight Time & Big Easy]] to pass them and they were eliminated in 7th.
 ==Profile==
 ''Retrieved from CBS.com''
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 | {{nowrap|Vietnam}}
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 | Canaan
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 | {{nowrap|Vietnam → Cambodia}}
 | {{nowrap|Cover / <u>Wrap</u>}}
 | Canaan
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-<small>'''Notes:'''
+<small>'''Notes:''' </small>
-{{note|1}} Mika & Canaan arrived at the Pit Stop in 10th place, but had lost one of the tourists that they were required bring with them. They backtracked to find their missing tourist before checking in, again. This did not affect their placement.
+{{note|1}}
-{{note|2}} Mika & Canaan did not finish the task at the Atlantis, The Palm resort due to Mika's fear of heights and swimming/water and incurred a 24-hour penalty for quitting the slide task. Already in last place, they proceeded to the Pit Stop where they checked in and were eliminated without the penalty being applied.</small>
+<small>Mika & Canaan arrived at the Pit Stop in 10th place, but had lost one of the tourists that they were required bring with them. They backtracked to find their missing tourist before checking in, again. This did not affect their placement. </small>
+{{note|2}}
+<small> Mika & Canaan did not finish the task at the Atlantis, The Palm resort due to Mika's fear of heights and swimming/water and incurred a 24-hour penalty for quitting the slide task. Already in last place, they proceeded to the Pit Stop where they checked in and were eliminated without the penalty being applied.</small>
 |}
 ==Post-Race==
-* Canaan broke up with Mika at the [[Elimination Station]]. Mika claimed that he didn’t end their relationship because of the race.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUObyxMKq7o</ref>
+* Canaan broke up with Mika at the [[Elimination Station]]. Mika claimed that he didn't end their relationship because of the race.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUObyxMKq7o</ref>
 * Canaan got engaged with Christy Hardesty in March 2014.<ref>http://tasteofcountry.com/canaan-smith-engaged/</ref> Canaan married Hardesty in August 2014.<ref>http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2014/09/04/canaan-smith-marries-longtime-girlfriend-christy-hardesty/</ref>
-* Mika played Jackie on an episode of  ''[[wikipedia:Still the King (TV series)|Still the King]]'' that first aired on August 16, 2016.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5358132/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1</ref>
+* Mika played Jackie on an episode of ''[[wikipedia:Still the King (TV series)|Still the King]]'' that first aired on August 16, 2016.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5358132/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1</ref>
 ==Trivia==
 * Mika & Canaan were referenced in a flashback during [[I Have a Wedgie and a Half|Leg 8]] of [[The Amazing Race 28]] when the Race revisited the Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai that led to their elimination.
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 * [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-mika-combs-and-canaan-smith-talks-the-amazing-race-9820.php Exclusive: Mika Combs and Canaan Smith talks 'The Amazing Race']
 * [http://people.com/tv/mika-and-canaan-survive-their-failed-leap/ Mika and Canaan Survive Their Failed Leap]
 ===Social Media===
-* {{Facebook|mika.combs|Mika}}
+* {{Facebook|mika.combs.5|Mika}}
 * {{Facebook|CanaanSmithMusic|Canaan}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}