Siobhan Heekin-Canedy | |
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Born | Beverly Hills, California | July 31, 1991
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Ukraine |
Coach | Galit Chait, Alexei Gorshkov, Igor Shpilband, T. Myles |
Skating club | Lider Kyiv |
Began skating | 1996 |
Retired | March 2014 |
Siobhan Heekin-Canedy (born July 31, 1991) is an American-Ukrainian former ice dancer who competed internationally for Ukraine. With Dmitri Dun, she is a three-time Ukrainian national champion and placed as high as 14th at the World Championships.
Heekin-Canedy became a Ukrainian citizen two months before the 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]
Due to the scarcity of males in U.S. figure skating, Heekin-Canedy's coach arranged a partnership with a Ukrainian. [1] Heekin-Canedy began competing for Ukraine with Dmitri Zyzak in 2007. [2] [3] After their split, she competed with Alexander Shakalov from 2009 to 2011. [4] They were coached by Galit Chait and Natalia Dubova. Shakalov retired after the 2011 World Championships. [5]
In mid-2011, Heekin-Canedy teamed up with Dmitri Dun. [6] In their first season together, they won the Ukrainian national title and placed 15th at both the 2012 European Championships and 2012 World Championships.
In the 2012–13 season, Heekin-Canedy and Dun finished 12th at the 2013 European Championships and 14th at the 2013 World Championships. Their Worlds placement gave Ukraine a spot in the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Heekin-Canedy and Dun retired from competition in March 2014. [7]
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2013–2014 [8] [9] |
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2012–2013 [10] |
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2011–2012 [6] |
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2010–2011 [4] |
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Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2009–2010 [3] |
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2008–2009 [11] |
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Results [12] | |||
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International | |||
Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
Olympics | 24th | ||
Worlds | 15th | 14th | |
Europeans | 15th | 12th | 23rd |
GP Rostelecom Cup | 8th | ||
Cup of Nice | 7th | ||
Golden Spin | 3rd | ||
Ice Challenge | 3rd | ||
Nebelhorn | 6th | 15th | |
NRW Trophy | 5th | ||
Pavel Roman | 2nd | ||
Toruń Cup | 2nd | 1st | |
Ukrainian Open | 3rd | ||
U.S. Classic | 5th | ||
Winter Universiade | 9th | ||
National | |||
Ukrainian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Team events | |||
Olympics | 9th T 9th P | ||
GP = Grand Prix T = Team result; P = Personal result |
Results [13] | ||
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International | ||
Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
World Championships | 15th | |
European Championships | 11th | |
Cup of Nice | 4th | |
Finlandia Trophy | 6th | |
Mont Blanc Trophy | 5th | 4th |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | |
Trophy of Lyon | 3rd | |
National | ||
Ukrainian Champ. | 4th | 1st |
Results [14] | ||
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International | ||
Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
JGP Czech Republic | 9th | |
JGP Germany | 12th | |
JGP Mexico | 6th | |
NRW Trophy | 3rd J. | |
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
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