Shae-Lynn Bourne

Shae-Lynn Bourne (born January 24, 1976) is a Canadian ice dancer and choreographer. In 2003, she and partner Victor Kraatz became the first North American ice dancers to win a World Championship. They competed at three Winter Olympic Games, placing 10th at the 1994 Winter Olympics, 4th at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and 4th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Since retiring from competitive skating, she has become a renowned choreographer, choreographing programs for Olympic champions Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen, and World Champions including Evgenia Medvedeva and Ilia Malinin. During the 2020, 2023, and 2025 ISU Skating Awards, Shae-Lynn was named Best Choreographer.

Personal life Bourne was born on January 24, 1976, in Chatham, Ontario.

In 1993, Bourne and Kraatz came in 14th place at the World Championships. A year later, at the 1994 Winter Olympics, they came in "a respectable" 10th place. In 1995, they came in fourth place at Worlds.

For the 1996—1997 season, "in response to suggestions that they increase the complexity and danciness of their free skate", They won the Grand Prix Finals in 1997. At the 1998 Winter Olympics, they came in fourth place. They missed the 2000 Four Continents and 2000 World Championships due to Bourne's knee surgery. She has also competed on figure skating reality shows like Battle of the Blades (paired with former NHL star player Claude Lemieux, finished second overall) on CBC and Thin Ice on ABC (paired with American pair skater John Zimmerman, finished second overall).

Coach and choreographer Bourne formerly coached Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje, Mariah Bell Yuzuru Hanyu Rika Hongo Yuma Kagiyama Rika Kihira Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier Kiira Korpi Evgenia Medvedeva Kosho Oshima Kaetlyn Osmond Camden Pulkinen Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau Hetty Shi Koshiro Shimada Shin Ji-a Rion Sumiyoshi Kurt Browning Sasha Cohen Ekaterina Gordeeva Yuna Kim