Siobhan Heekin-Canedy

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Siobhan Heekin-Canedy
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Heekin-Canedy with Dun at the 2012 World Championships
Born (1991-07-31) July 31, 1991 (age 33)
Beverly Hills, California
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Ukraine
Coach Galit Chait, Alexei Gorshkov, Igor Shpilband, T. Myles
Skating clubLider Kyiv
Began skating1996
RetiredMarch 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.

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Personal life

Heekin-Canedy became a Ukrainian citizen two months before the 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]

Career

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]

Programs

With Dun

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[8] [9]
  • Quickstep: That Man
    by Caro Emerald
  • Foxtrot: Speaking of Happiness
    by Gloria Lynne
  • Charleston: Pigalle
    by Patricia Kaes
2012–2013
[10]
  • Marguerite Waltz
    by Charles Gounod
  • Irish Party in Third Class
    (John Ryan's Polka)
  • Orobroy
  • Tango Serenato de Schubert
    by Franz Schubert
  • Orobroy
  • Gypsy
2011–2012
[6]
  • A Mi Manera
    by Gustavo Santador, Turio Cremishini
  • La Vuelta
    by Elsten Torres, Fernando Osorio
  • A Mi Manera
    by Gustavo Santador, Turio Cremishini
Notre Dame de Paris
by Riccardo Cocciante:
  • Les Temps des Cathedrales
  • Les Sans-Papiers
  • La Monture
  • Danse Mon Esmeralda

With Shakalov

Season Short dance Free dance
2010–2011
[4]

With Zyzak

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[3]
2008–2009
[11]
  • Charleston: Laughing Clarinets
  • Blues: Lullaby of the Leaves
    by B. Petkere
  • Charleston: Laughing Clarinets
ABBA medley:
  • Mamma Mia
  • Thank You for the Music
  • Money, Money, Money

Competitive highlights

With Dun

Results [12]
International
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Olympics 24th
Worlds 15th14th
Europeans 15th12th23rd
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
Cup of Nice 7th
Golden Spin 3rd
Ice Challenge 3rd
Nebelhorn 6th15th
NRW Trophy 5th
Pavel Roman 2nd
Toruń Cup 2nd1st
Ukrainian Open 3rd
U.S. Classic 5th
Winter Universiade 9th
National
Ukrainian Champ. 1st1st1st
Team events
Olympics 9th T
9th P
GP = Grand Prix
T = Team result; P = Personal result

With Shakalov

Results [13]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11
World Championships 15th
European Championships 11th
Cup of Nice 4th
Finlandia Trophy 6th
Mont Blanc Trophy5th4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
Trophy of Lyon3rd
National
Ukrainian Champ. 4th1st

With Zyzak

Results [14]
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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