Cayden Dawson

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Cayden Dawson
Full nameCayden Oliver Dawson
Born (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 19)
East York, Ontario, Canada
Hometown Oakville, Ontario
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (since 2024)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2021–24)
Partner Charlie Anderson (since 2024)
Catharina Guedes Tibau (2021–24)
Coach Scott Moir
Cara Moir
Sheri Moir
Madison Hubbell
Adrián Díaz
Justin Trojek
Skating clubIce Academy of Montreal - Ontario Campus
Began skating2012

Cayden Dawson (born 22 February 2006) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner, Charlie Anderson, they are the 2025 JGP Turkey silver medalists.

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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.

Career

Early career

Dawson started skating in 2012. He competed in singles skating until 2020. [2]

Ice dancing with Catharina Guedes Tibau for Brazil

2021–22 season

Dawson switched to ice dance, teaming up with Catharina Guedes Tibau in 2021. He agreed to represent Brazil, Guedes 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

Guedes 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. [3]

Coached by Marc-André Servant, Carol Lane, Jon Lane, and Juris Razgulajevs, 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.

Guedes 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

Guedes Tibau/Dawson started their season at the 2023 Lake Placid International, with a tenth-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 partnership on March 22, 2024. [6]

Ice dancing with Charlie Anderson for Canada

2024–25 season

Prior to the season, Dawson teamed up with fellow Canadian ice dance, Charlie Anderson, and relocated to London, Ontario to train under Scott Moir, Cara Moir, Sheri Moir, Madison Hubbell, Adrián Díaz, and Justin Trojek. It was subsequently announced that Anderson/Dawson would represent Canada. [7]

Making their national debut, the pair finished eighth at the 2025 Canadian Junior Championships. [8]

2025–26 season

Anderson/Dawson began the season by making their junior international debut on the 2025–26 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, winning the silver medal at 2025 JGP Turkey. [8] [9]

Programs

With Anderson

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition gala
2025–2026
[7]

With Guedes Tibau

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition gala
2023–2024
[10] [11]
2022–2023
[12]
  • Spanish Waltz
    by Fermin Spanish Guitar
  • Tango: Bordoneo y 900
    by Juan José Mosalini
    choreo. by Marc-André Servant, Juris Razgulajevs

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Charlie Anderson for Canada

Competition placements at junior level  [8]
Season 2024–25 2025–26
Canadian Championships 8th
JGP Turkey 2nd
Skate Canada NextGen3rd

Ice dancing with Catharina Guedes Tibau for Brazil

International: Junior [13]
Event 22–23 23–24
Junior Worlds 30th
JGP Austria 14th
JGP Italy 20th
JGP Japan 11th
JGP Latvia 11th
Lake Placid Ice Dance 10th
Open d'Andorra 7th
Santa Claus Cup 8th
National [13]
J = Junior level

Detailed results

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.

With Charlie Anderson

2025–26 season
DateEvent RD FD Total
August 27–30, 2025 2025 JGP Turkey 2
58.67		2
91.14		2
149.79
July 17–20, 20252025 Skate Canada NextGen2
51.92		3
82.55		3
134.47
2024–25 season
DateEvent RD FD Total
January 14–19, 2025 2025 Canadian Junior Championships 11
48.77		7
78.34		8
127.11

With Catharina Guedes Tibau

DateEventRDFDTotal
2023–24 season
February 28-March 1, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships 30

39.62

–

30

39.62

December 1–3, 2023 2023 Santa Claus Cup 8

46.27

8

68.61

8

114.88

September 14–16, 2023 2023 JGP Osaka 11

41.10

11

60.37

11

101.47

August 31-September 2, 2023 2023 JGP Austria 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

2022–23 season
November 16–20, 2022 2022 Open d'Andorra 7

39.47

7

60.63

7

100.10

October 11–15, 2022 2022 JGP Italy 20

37.82

18

58.98

20

96.80

September 7–10, 2022 2022 JGP Latvia 11

37.99

10

70.83

11

108.82

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "iceXel - Cayden Dawson". iceXel onTime.
  3. 1 2 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).
  4. ↑ @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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
    @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.
  7. 1 2 "Charlie ANDERSON / Cayden DAWSON: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Charlie Anderson / Cayden Dawson". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Charlie ANDERSON / Cayden DAWSON: Competitive Highlights". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  10. ↑ @cat.cayden; (May 14, 2023). "Everybody in the whole cell block, was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock 🎸" – via Instagram.
  11. ↑ @cat.cayden; (July 5, 2023). "‼️RD 2023/2024‼️" – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ "Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Competition Results: Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON". International Skating Union.
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