Emily Bratti

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Emily Bratti
Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville 2024 Worlds Practice 1.jpg
Bratti and Somerville at the 2024 World Championships
Born (2002-06-11) June 11, 2002 (age 22)
Washington, D.C.
Hometown Canton, Michigan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
(since 2021)
Flag of France.svg  France (2019–20)
Discipline Ice dance
Partner Ian Somerville
Coach Greg Zuerlein
Charlie White
Tanith White
Skating clubWashington FSC
Began skating2007
Medal record
U.S. Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Columbus Ice dance

Emily Bratti (born June 11, 2002) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Ian Somerville, she is the 2024 U.S. national bronze medalist and 2024 Grand Prix de France bronze medalist.

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Bratti previously represented France internationally with her former skating partner, Mathieu Couyras.

Personal life

Bratti was born on June 11, 2002, in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Virginia and Michael Bratti. She has a brother named Peter. Bratti graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in 2020 and is a student at the University of Michigan as of 2022. She was previously a competitive diver. [1]

Career

Early career

Bratti began skating in 2007. [2] She competed one season in 2019–20 with Mathieu Couyras for France, including at two Junior Grand Prix events. [3]

2021–22 season

In the summer of 2021, Bratti teamed up with Ian Somerville, who she had known for three years while he trained at the same facility with a different partner. They moved to train with Charlie White and Greg Zuerlein at the newly opened Michigan Ice Dance Academy in Canton, Michigan. [4]

Bratti/Somerville made their international debut on the Challenger series at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria, finishing eighth. They went on to place fifth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. [5] At their senior national debut at the 2022 U.S. Championships, Bratti/Somerville were fifth. [6] This placement earned them an assignment to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, where they also finished fifth. Somerville said he looked forward to the off-season and having more time to improve the partnership. [7]

2022–23 season

Bratti and Somerville's summer training was disrupted in June after a fall in a lift resulted in Bratti fracturing a bone in her face and requiring three root canal surgeries to repair damage to her teeth. Eventually they resumed training, though they did not attempt lifts again for over a month afterward. [8]

Bratti/Somerville began the season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, coming in fourth. [5] They were fourth as well at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. [9] Invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate Canada International, the team finished in sixth place. [10] They won the gold medal at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge, their first Challenger title. [11]

Finishing the season at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Bratti/Somerville placed fifth for the second consecutive year. [5]

2023–24 season

On the Challenger circuit, Bratti/Somerville came fourth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy. [5] On the Grand Prix, they were sixth at the 2023 Cup of China. [12] They were sixth as well at the 2023 NHK Trophy, with new personal bests in both the free dance and overall. [13]

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, U.S. Figure Skating opted to name the team for the Four Continents Championships in advance, as they were to be held the week following the national championships. Bratti/Somerville were not included among the entries or as alternates. [14] They would later admit to having found this "pretty disappointing." [15] At the national championship in Columbus, they came fourth in the rhythm dance. Bratti/Somerville then surprised by placing third in the free dance, aided by errors by Green/Parsons, who had been ahead of them after the first segment. This result moved them up to third overall and they received the bronze medal. They had the second-best technical mark in the free dance. Both said they were "in shock" as to the result. [16]

Bratti & Sommerville during their rhythm dance at 2024 Skate Canada International 2024 Skate Canada - Bratti & Somerville - rhythm dance 02 (cropped).jpg
Bratti & Sommerville during their rhythm dance at 2024 Skate Canada International

Following their unexpected third-place at the national championship, Bratti/Somerville were named to the American team for the 2024 World Championships in Montreal. Bratti said that their goal was "to show that we belong there and that we should be belonging there in the future, too," while Somerville hoped to "show the joy and energy and excitement of our programs, and show the maturity of the free dance and how far we’ve come as artists." [15] In the rhythm dance in Montreal, the team had a fall at the end of their program, as a result of which they placed twenty-third in the segment, missing qualification to the free dance. Bratti said she was "extremely disappointed" with the error, but otherwise that she felt the program was "the best we've ever skated, and we'll definitely take this as a learning experience going forward." [17]

2024–25 season

Bratti/Somerville started the season by winning silver at the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy. They then went on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, finishing ninth at 2024 Skate Canada International. One week later, Bratti/Somerville won their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze at the 2024 Grand Prix de France. [5]

Programs

Ice dance with Ian Somerville (for the United States)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2024–2025
[18]
2023–2024
[19]
2022–2023
[20]
2021–2022
[2]

With Couyras

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[3]

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Ian Somerville (for the United States)

Competition placements at senior level  [21]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 23rd
Four Continents 5th
U.S. Championships 5th5th3rd
GP Cup of China 6th
GP France 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate Canada 6th9th
CS Budapest Trophy 2nd
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 5th
CS Ice Challenge 8th1st
CS Lombardia Trophy 4th4th
CS Tallinn Trophy 2nd
Lake Placid Ice Dance 4th

Ice dance with Mathieu Couyras (for France)

Competition placements at junior level  [22]
Season 2019–20
French Championships 5th
JGP Croatia 14th
JGP United States 10th
Lake Placid Ice Dance 7th

Detailed results

Ice dance with Ian Somerville (for the United States)

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [21]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS189.91 2024 CS Budapest Trophy
Rhythm dance TSS75.37 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy
TES43.312024 CS Tallinn Trophy
PCS33.062024 CS Budapest Trophy
Free dance TSS114.992024 CS Budapest Trophy
TES64.392024 CS Budapest Trophy
PCS50.602024 CS Budapest Trophy
Results in the 2021–22 season   [21]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 11–14, 2021 Flag of Austria.svg 2021 CS Cup of Austria 767.18999.658166.83
Dec 7–11, 2021 Flag of Croatia.svg 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 568.905103.345172.24
Jan 3–9, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 U.S. Championships 676.706111.285187.98
Jan 18–23, 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2022 Four Continents Championships 667.725101.825169.54
Results in the 2022–23 season   [21]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Jul 26–29, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg 2022 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 468.633104.724173.35
Sep 16–19, 2022 Flag of Italy.svg 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 467.795102.754170.54
Oct 28–30, 2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2022 Skate Canada International 670.856108.296179.14
Nov 9–13, 2022 Flag of Austria.svg 2022 CS Ice Challenge 171.611107.461179.07
Jan 23–29, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg 2023 U.S. Championships 675.916113.935189.84
Results in the 2023–24 season   [21]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 8–10, 2023 Flag of Italy.svg 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 568.195109.474177.66
Nov 10–12, 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2023 Cup of China 571.177108.226179.39
Nov 24–26, 2023 Flag of Japan.svg 2023 NHK Trophy 671.476111.966183.43
Jan 22–28, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg 2024 U.S. Championships 478.143118.803196.94
Mar 18–24, 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2024 World Championships 2365.21––2365.21
Results in the 2024–25 season   [21]
DateEvent RD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 11–13, 2024 Flag of Hungary.svg 2024 CS Budapest Trophy 274.923114.992189.91
Oct 25–27, 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2024 Skate Canada International 771.489101.609173.08
Nov 1–3, 2024 Flag of France.svg 2024 Grand Prix de France 472.812113.073185.88
Nov 12–17, 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 275.372115.492190.86

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  3. 1 2 "Emily BRATTI / Mathieu COUYRAS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
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  6. ↑ Slater, Paula (January 9, 2022). "Chock and Bates edge out teammates for U.S. title". Golden Skate.
  7. ↑ Slater, Paula (January 21, 2022). "Green and Parsons feel 'incredible' after Four Continents win". Golden Skate.
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