Cayden Dawson (born February 2006) is a Canadian ice dancer who formerly represented Brazil. Together with his previous skating partner, Catharina Guedes Tibau, they were the first Brazilian team to ever qualify for an ISU championship,[1] after getting their minimum technical scores for an ISU Junior World Championships entry.
| Cayden Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cayden Oliver Dawson |
| Born | 22 February 2006 East York, Ontario, Canada |
| Hometown | Oakville, Ontario |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Coach | Marc-André Servant, Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs |
| Skating club | Scarboro FSC |
| Began skating | 2012 |
Personal life
editDawson was born in Toronto, Canada. He holds dual citizenship of both Canada and the United Kingdom.
Career
editEarly career
editDawson started skating in 2012. He competed in singles skating until 2020.[2]
2021–22 season
editDawson switched to ice dance, teaming up with Catharina Guedes Tibau in 2021. He agreed to represent Brazil, Tibau's birthplace, stating: "I always thought it was a very interesting country, I really like the culture and it's very beautiful. I'm very happy to be able to provide this chance for Catharina”.
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented them from officially competing, making the upcoming team wait until the next season to gain international experience.[3]
2022–23 season: Junior Grand Prix debut
editTibau / Dawson announced their partnership publicly on their Instagram account in July.[4] In the same month, they were invited to skate in the exhibition gala of the 2022 Brazilian Championships. In August, 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 broke the national score in the discipline, which was previously held by Karolina Calhoun and Michael Valdez, finishing the competition in eleventh place.[5] The duo ended their first participation in the series with the twentieth place at the 2022 JGP Italy in October.
Tibau / Dawson took another chance in achieving the minimum TES for the Rhythm Dance needed in order to compete at the 2023 Junior Worlds at the 2022 Open D'Andorra, without succeeding. This competition finished the season for them and the team started to work on the next season's programs shortly after.
2023-24 season
editTibau / Dawson started their season at the 2023 Lake Placid International, with a 10th place finish in both segments and in the total score. They were assigned two Junior Grand Prix spots, at Linz and Osaka.
At the 2023 JGP Cup of Austria, they first achieved the rhythm dance minimum technical element score required for a 2024 Junior World Championships spot, making it the first time ever for Brazil to have an ice dance team qualified for an ISU championship.[1] 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.[6]
Programs
editwith Guedes Tibau
edit| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition gala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [7][8] |
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| 2022–2023 [9] |
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Competitive highlights
editwith Guedes Tibau for Brazil
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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, Budapest | 8th | |
| National[10] | ||
| Ontario Sectionals | 5th J | 5th J |
| J = Junior level | ||
Detailed results
editwith Catharina Guedes Tibau
edit| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 season | ||||
| February 28-March 1, 2024 | 2024 World Junior Championships, Taipei | 30
39.62 |
FNR
- |
30
39.62 |
| December 1–03, 2023 | 17th Santa Claus Cup, Budapest | 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.
- ^ "iceXel - Cayden Dawson". iceXel onTime.
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ @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.
- ^ 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. - ^ @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.