Catharina Guedes Tibau (pronounced [kataɾi'na gɛ'dʒis tʃibaw']; born August 15, 2006) is a Brazilian ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Cayden Dawson, she was part of the first team in the country to ever qualify for an ISU championship,[1] after getting their minimum technical scores for an ISU Junior World Championships entry.
| Catharina Guedes Tibau | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 2006 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Discipline | Ice dance |
| Coach | Scott Moir, Madison Hubbell, Adrián Díaz |
| Skating club | Ice Academy of Montreal, London Campus |
| Began skating | 2012 |
Personal life
editTibau was born to Ricardo Tibau and Mariana Guedes Tibau in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. When she was four years old, they immigrated to Canada.[2][3]
Career
editEarly career
editCatharina Guedes Tibau began skating in 2012. Until the age of 10, she competed only in the singles discipline,[3][4] however, she then decided to try ice dance in 2016 and teamed up with Nicholas Grozdanovski.[5] They ended their partnership in 2020, when Guedes Tibau also stopped competing in singles, at the pre-novice level.[3]
2021–22 season
editGuedes Tibau started a new team with Cayden Dawson in 2021, who agreed to compete for Brazil, her home country. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented them from making their international debut at that time, making them wait until the next season to officially represent Brazil.[3]
2022–23 season: Junior Grand Prix debut
editGuedes Tibau/Dawson announced their partnership publicly on their Instagram account in July.[6] Shortly after, they were invited to skate in the exhibition gala of the 2022 Brazilian Championships. In August, Guedes Tibau/Dawson competed domestically in Canada representing their skating club in the qualifiers for the Ontario Sectionals, where they finished in fifth place.[3]
In early September 2022, the team made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the event in Riga, Latvia.They set a new national record in the Junior Grand Prix series for ice dance, surpassing the previous record held by Karolina Calhoun and Michael Valdez in 2018. They concluded the competition in the eleventh position,[7] achieving the free dance minimum technical element score necessary for a 2023 and 2024 Junior World Championships entry. The team concluded their first participation in the series with a twentieth-place finish at the 2022 JGP Italy in October.
They made another attempt to meet the minimum technical element score required for the Rhythm Dance in order to compete at the 2023 Junior Worlds at the 2022 Open D'Andorra, but were unsuccessful. This competition marked the end of the season for them, and the team began working on their programs for the next season.
2023-24 season: World Junior Championships debut
editce finish in both segments and in the total score. They were assigned two Junior Grand Prix spots, at Linz and Osaka.[8]
At the 2023 JGP Cup of Austria, they first achieved the rhythm dance minimum technical element score required for a 2024 ISU World Junior Championships spot.This marked a historic achievement, as it was the first time Brazil had an ice dance team qualified for an ISU championship.[1] At JGP Osaka they finished 11th out of 12 teams.[9] After not qualifying for the free skating round at the 2024 ISU World Junior Championships, they announced the end of their patnership on March 22, 2024.[10] After the split, she changed coaches to the Ice Academy of Montreal, London Campus.[11]
Programs
editWith Dawson
edit| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition gala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [12][13] |
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| 2022–2023 [14] |
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Competitive highlights
editWith Dawson for Brazil
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[15] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Junior Worlds | 30th | |
| JGP Austria | 14th | |
| JGP Italy | 20th | |
| JGP Japan | 11th | |
| JGP Latvia | 11th | |
| Lake Placid I.D.I | 10th | |
| Open d'Andorra | 7th | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th | |
| National[15] | ||
| Ontario Sectionals | 5th J | 5th J |
| J = Junior level | ||
With Grozdanovski for Canada
edit| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Skate Canada Challenge | 14th P | 3rd P |
| P = Pre-Novice level | ||
Detailed results
editWith Cayden Dawson
edit| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 season | ||||
| February 28-March 1, 2023 | 2024 World Junior Championships | 30
39.62 |
FNR
- |
30
39.62 |
| December 1–03, 2023 | 17th Santa Claus Cup | 8
46.27 |
8
68.61 |
8
114.88 |
| September 14–16, 2023 | JGP Osaka 2023 | 11
41.10 |
11
60.37 |
11
101.47 |
| August 31-September 2, 2023 | JGP Cup of Austria 2023 | 13
42.84 |
14
66.10 |
14
108.94 |
| August 1–2, 2023 | 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 10
37.49 |
10
63.98 |
10
101.47 |
| July 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate Ontario Sectional Series - July | 7
42.62 |
4
72.41 |
5
115.03 |
| 2022-23 season | ||||
| November 16–20, 2022 | Open D'Andorra 2022 | 7
39.47 |
7
60.63 |
7
100.10 |
| October 11–15, 2022 | JGP Egna Neukmart 2022 | 20
37.82 |
18
58.98 |
20
96.80 |
| September 7–10, 2022 | JGP Riga Cup 2022 | 11
37.99 |
10
70.83 |
11
108.82 |
| August 19–21, 2022 | 2022 Skate Ontario Sectional Series - August | 5
46.09 |
5
65.00 |
5
111.09 |
ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.
FNR = Final not reached
References
edit- ^ a b Magliano, Hugo (September 1, 2023). "Catharina Tibau e Cayden Dawson classificam o Brasil para o Mundial Júnior de Patinação Artística" [Catharina Tibau and Cayden Dawson qualify Brazil to Figure Skating Junior Worlds]. Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (12 July 2022). "Com raízes verde-amarelas, ingleses e canadenses passam a defender o Brasil na patinação artística" [With green-yellow roots, British and Canadian skaters will defend Brazil in figure skating] (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ a b c d e Brasil Zero Grau (18 August 2022). "Na Dança no Gelo, Catharina e Cayden querem orgulhar o Brasil" [In Ice Dance, Catharina and Cayden want to make Brazil proud] (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "iceXel - Catharina Tibau". iceXel onTime.
- ^ "2020 Skate Canada Challenge Results". Skate Canada.
- ^ @cat.cayden (July 7, 2022). "Nós estamos super felizes em anunciar a nossa parceria na dança no gelo!" [We are super happy to announce our ice dancing partnership!] (in Brazilian Portuguese) – via Instagram.
- ^ "Catharina e Cayden ficam em 11º lugar no Junior Grand Prix" [Catharina and Cayden finish in eleventh place in the Junior Grand Prix] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. 10 September 2022.
- ^ Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (June 16, 2023). "CONVOCAÇÃO SELEÇÃO DE ATLETAS PARA O ISU JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING 2023/24" [Athletes' Selection and Assignments for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2023/24] (PDF). CBDG (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Brasil Participou do Junior Grand Prix de Osaka (JPN) na Última Semana" [Brazil took part at Junior Grand Prix Osaka (JPN) last week]. CBDG (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Tibau, Catharina. "Infelizmente os nossos objetivos não estão mais alinhados e a nossa carreira juntos se encerra aqui. Desejo à Cayden tudo de melhor no que ele decidir fazer no futuro. Muito obrigada pelos momentos vividos, memórias criadas e histórias escritas.
@ice.dance.elite.insta, sou grata por todo o tempo dedicado à nós🥰. @icebrasil , sem vocês, nenhuma linha desta história seria escrita. Muito obrigada por todo o apoio 😚.
Até breve 🤞🏻!
🫶🏻,
Cat" [Unfortunately, our goals are no longer aligned, and our career together ends here. I wish Cayden all the best in whatever he decides to do in the future. Thank you very much for the moments shared, memories created, and stories written.>br/>@ice.dance.elite.insta, I am grateful for all the time you've dedicated to us 🥰. @icebrasil, without you, none of this story would have been written. Thank you very much for all the support 😚.
See you soon 🤞🏻! 🫶🏻,
Cat.]. Instagram. Retrieved 2024-03-22. - ^ "Catharina Guedes Tibau - Ice Partner Search". icepartnersearch.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ @cat.cayden (May 14, 2023). "Everybody in the whole cell block, was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock 🎸" – via Instagram.
- ^ @cat.cayden (July 5, 2023). "‼️RD 2023/2024‼️" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON". International Skating Union.