| Cayden Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cayden Oliver Dawson |
| Born | 22 February 2006 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hometown | Oakville, Ontario |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Partner | Catharina Guedes Tibau |
| Coach | Marc-André Servant, Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs |
| Skating club | Scarboro FSC |
| Began skating | 2012 |
Cayden Oliver Dawson (born February 22, 2006) is a Canadian ice dancer who represents Brazil. With his skating partner, Catharina Guedes Tibau, they began representing Brazil in the 2022–23 season and now hold the Junior Grand Prix national record in ice dance.
Personal life
Dawson was born in Toronto, Canada. He holds dual citizenship of both Canada and the United Kingdom. However, he currently represents Brazil, the nationality of his skating partner, and has begun studying the Portuguese language.[1][2]
Career
Early career
Dawson started skating in 2012. He competed in singles skating until 2020.[3]
2021–22 season
Dawson 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.[2]
2022–23 season: Junior Grand Prix debut
Tibau / 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.[2]
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
Tibau / 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.
Programs
with Guedes Tibau
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition gala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [6][7] |
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| 2022–2023 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
with Guedes Tibau for Brazil
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| 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[9] | ||
| Ontario Sectionals | 5th J | 5th J |
| J = Junior level | ||
Detailed results
with Catharina Guedes Tibau
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 season | ||||
| December 01-03, 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 |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
References
- ↑ 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).
- 1 2 3 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 - Cayden Dawson". iceXel onTime.
- ↑ @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.
- ↑ @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.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON". International Skating Union.