Cayden Dawson Explained

Cayden Dawson
Fullname:Cayden Oliver Dawson
Birth Date:22 February 2006
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hometown:Oakville, Ontario
Coach:Marc-André Servant, Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Skating Club:Scarboro FSC
Beganskating:2012

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.

Personal life

Dawson was born in Toronto, Canada. He holds dual citizenship of both Canada and the United Kingdom. Due to having previously represented Brazil, he learned some Portuguese.

Career

Early career

Dawson started skating in 2012. He competed in singles skating until 2020.

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.

2022–23 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

Tibau / Dawson announced their partnership publicly on their Instagram account in July. 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.

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. 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.[2] 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.[3]

Programs

with Guedes Tibau

SeasonRhythm danceFree danceExhibition gala
2023–2024
2022–2023
  • Spanish Waltz
  • Bordoneo y 900
  • (I've Had) The Time of My Life
  • These Arms of Mine
  • Do You Love Me

Competitive highlights

with Guedes Tibau for Brazil

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior
Event22–2323–24
Junior Worlds30th
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Santa Claus Cup, Budapest8th
National
align=left Ontario Sectionals 5th J 5th J
J = Junior level

Detailed results

with Catharina Guedes Tibau

DateEventRDFDTotal
2023-24 season
February 28-March 1, 20232024 World Junior Championships3039.62FNR-3039.62
December 01-03, 202317th Santa Claus Cup, Budapest846.27868.618114.88
September 14-16, 2023JGP Osaka 20231141.101160.3711101.47
August 31-September 2, 2023JGP Cup of Austria 20231342.841466.1014108.94
August 1-2, 20232023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International1037.491063.9810101.47
July 20-22, 20232023 Skate Ontario Sectional Series - July742.62472.415115.03
2022-23 season
November 16-20, 2022Open D'Andorra 2022739.47760.637100.10
October 11-15, 2022JGP Egna Neukmart 20222037.821858.982096.80
September 7-10, 2022JGP Riga Cup 20221137.991070.8311108.82
August 19-21, 20222022 Skate Ontario Sectional Series - August546.09565.005111.09
ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.

FNR = Final not reached

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . 2023-09-08 . Surto Olímpico . pt-BR.
  2. Web site: 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 . 2023-09-08 . Surto Olímpico . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: 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. . 2024-03-22 . Instagram.