Kaitlyn Weaver

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver (born April 12, 1989) is a retired American-Canadian ice dancer. With partner Andrew Poje, she was a three-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 and 2018 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2014–15, 2015–16), and a three-time Canadian national champion (2015, 2016, 2019).

Personal life Kaitlyn Weaver was born in Houston, Texas on April 12, 1989. Weaver is the first female Olympic figure skater to come out.

Career as an ice dancer

Early career Weaver began skating at six and took up ice dancing at eleven. They placed second at the Cup of China and third at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. They won the silver medal at the Canadian Championships and placed fifth at Four Continents. Weaver/Poje finished their season in fourth place at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships.

2017–18 season: Pyeongchang Olympics and third Worlds medal For the 2017–18 season, Weaver/Poje returned with a free dance from the 2011–12 season, 'Je Suis Malade'. They came in second at 2017 Skate Canada and placed fourth at 2017 Internationaux de France. The couple came in third at the 2018 Canadian Championships, behind Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir and Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier. Weaver/Poje represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, placing seventh in ice dancing. At the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships, Weaver/Poje won the bronze medal after placing third in the short dance and fourth in the free dance.

2018–19 season: Four Continents silver For the 2018–19 season, Weaver/Poje chose for their free dance "S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse", a song from the French musical Starmania, after seeing it used by Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten. Ten was murdered in July 2018, at which point the pair came to regard the program as a tribute to their friend. They competed at and won the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International, before planning to skip the 2018–19 Grand Prix in favour of a nationwide tour organized by Virtue and Moir.

Career as a choreographer Since retirement Weaver has worked as a choreographer for several skaters. The skaters she has choreographed for include:

Yuna Aoki Mone Chiba Isabella Flores / Ivan Desyatov Amber Glenn Sumika Kanazawa Kim Yu-jae Kim Yu-seong Ikura Kushida Josephine Lee Haruna Murakami Mei Okada Ayumi Shibayama Sena Takahashi Hana Yoshida

Programs

With Poje Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2018–2019