Shae-Lynn Bourne

Shae-Lynn Bourne
Shae-Lynn Bourne
	Shae-Lynn Bourne with Victor Kraatz.
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	January 24, 1976; Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Residence	Toronto / South Carolina
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former partner	Victor Kraatz ; Andrew Bertleff (Pairs)
Former coach	Nikolai Morozov ; Uschi Keszler ; Natalia Dubova ; Tatiana Tarasova ; Josée Picard ; Eric Gilles ; Paul Wirtz
Skating club	CPA Brossard ; Granite Club
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing Canada
World Championships
Four Continents Championships
Grand Prix Final

Shae-Lynn Bourne, MSC (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 champion Yuzuru Hanyu and multiple World Champions including Nathan Chen and Evgenia Medvedeva.

Personal life

Bourne was born on January 24, 1976, in Chatham, Ontario.[1] She has an older brother, Chris, a younger sister, Calea and younger brother Sean.[2] She married her skating coach Nikolai Morozov on August 12, 2005,[3] but the marriage was short-lived, and they divorced in July 2007.[4][5] She is currently married to Bohdan Turok with whom she has a son, Kai, born in June 2012.[6][7] She worked as a coach and a choreographer at the Granite Club in Toronto,[8] then moved to the Carolina Ice Palace in Charleston, South Carolina in 2019.[9]

Career

Bourne began skating in 1983.[1] Early in her career, she competed in pair skating with partner Andrew Bertleff.[1] She stated that she enjoyed pairs "but I was dropped a lot, there were a lot of head injuries, and I finally said, 'No more, I'm not going to last much longer if I kept doing this.'"[10]

Partnership with Kraatz

Interested in switching to ice dancing, Bourne traveled to Boucherville, Quebec in 1991 after a coach, Paul Wirtz, suggested that she try out with Victor Kraatz.[1][10] Although at first Kraatz did not see himself with Bourne, they skated together for a week and a week after she returned to Ontario he asked to form a partnership.[10]

During their career, Bourne/Kraatz were coached at various times by Tatiana Tarasova, Natalia Dubova, Uschi Keszler, Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, and Nikolai Morozov. For the 1997–98 season, their free dance was modeled after Riverdance, with footwork instruction provided by Riverdance lead dancer Colin Dunne. Bourne/Kraatz became known for their deep edges and soft knees. They were credited with perfecting and popularizing the hydroblading technique.

Bourne/Kraatz missed the 2000 Four Continents and 2000 World Championships due to Bourne's knee surgery.[11] In spring 2000, they changed coaches, moving to Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov in Newington, Connecticut.[12]

Bourne/Kraatz withdrew from their 2002 Grand Prix events due to Bourne's injury.[1] They won their tenth Canadian national title and their third Four Continents title. Bourne/Kraatz went on to become the first World champions in ice dancing from North America, winning gold at the 2003 World Championships in Washington, D.C. They retired from competition at the end of the season.

On October 21, 2003, they announced the end of their partnership; while Bourne enjoyed show skating, Kraatz said he wanted "to experiment with other things and follow up on other dreams that I have".[13] In January 2007, they were inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame.[4]

Ice shows

Bourne has skated solo in shows and tours around the world, such as Stars On Ice, Champions on Ice in North America and Japan, Art On Ice in Switzerland, the 2009 Ice All Stars and the 2010 Festa On Ice, held in Seoul, South Korea. 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 2nd overall).

Coach and choreographer

Bourne formerly coached Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje,[14] and Cathy Reed / Chris Reed. She has choreographed programs for:

Show choreography

Shizuka Arakawa: Bourne has choreographed for Arakawa's show Friends on Ice in 2009.[15]
Kurt Browning
Sasha Cohen
Ekaterina Gordeeva

Advocacy

Bourne has used her celebrity to speak out against child abuse. She and Kraatz skated in numerous charity shows such as "Dreams On Ice". Bourne was the honorary chairperson for the "Every Life Counts" campaign for Chatham-Kent. Bourne and Kraatz received the Canadian Governor General's Meritorious Service Crosses for speaking out about unfair judging practices.

Programs

(with Kraatz)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2002–2003 [1]	Waltz: Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (Voices of Spring) by Johann Strauss II Polka: Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Amidst Thunder and Lightning) by Johann Strauss II	Adagio of the 21st Century by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni performed by Sarah Brightman
2001–2002 [12]	Flamenco: Girlfight by Theodore Shapiro Tango: Cell Block Tango (from Chicago) by Bob Fosse	Billie Jean In the Closet Smile Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Don't Stop Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
2000–2001 [11]	Quickstep: Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Foxtrot: Hey Big Spender (from Sweet Charity) performed by Shirley Bassey Quickstep: Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	March With Me by Vangelis performed by Montserrat Caballe
1999-2000	Latin combination: You Are My Home _{by Diane Warren; performed by Chayanne & Vanessa Williams} The Cup of Life _{by Desmond Child & Draco Rosa;} _{performed by Ricky Martin}	It Had to be You _{by Gus Khan;} _{performed by Harry Connick Jr.} Come By Me _{by Harry Connick Jr.}
1998-1999	Waltz: Seachrán Charn Tsiail by Clannad	Meet Her at the Love Parade by Da Hool
1997-1998	Jive: Greased lightnin' (from Grease soundtrack)	Riverdance (soundtrack)
1996-1997	Tango	Overture (from High Society) _{by Cole Porter} Willow Weep for Me _{by Ann Ronell} Opus No. 1 _{by Sy Oliver}
1995-1996	Paso Doble: España Cañí	Papa Was a Rollin' Stone _{by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong} _{covered by George Michael} Killer _{by Adamski & Seal} _{covered by George Michael} Harlem Nocturne _{by Earle Hagen} War _{by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong} _{covered by Frankie Goes to Hollywood} Relax _{by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, & Mark O'Toole} _{performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood}
1994-1995	Quickstep: Goody Goody	Beautiful Girl _{by Günter Noris} Sing, Sing, Sing _{by Louis Prima}
1993-1994	Rhumba: Johnny Guitar _{by Peggy Lee}	Raposchol Devotchka Nadya _{by traditional} Kalinka by Igor Tuhmanov

Results

(with Kraatz)

GP: Part of Champions Series from 1995–96 season, renamed Grand Prix series in 1998–99

International[1][11][12]
Event	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03
Olympics		10th				4th				4th
Worlds	14th	6th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd		4th	2nd	1st
Four Continents							1st		1st		1st
GP Final				4th	1st	2nd		5th		1st
GP Cup of Russia								2nd
GP Lalique										2nd
GP Nations/Spark.		5th			2nd		2nd	1st	3rd
GP NHK Trophy				2nd		2nd
GP Skate America									3rd
GP Skate Canada	6th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st			1st
Nebelhorn Trophy	1st
National[1][11][12]
Canadian Champ.	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st		1st	1st	1st
WD: Withdrew

References

"Shae-Lynn BOURNE / Victor KRAATZ: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 15, 2003.
1997 World Figure Skating Championships, Original Dance (Television production). ESPN. 1997. my little sister Calea.
Mittan, Barry (August 14, 2005). "Ice Dancing in Lake Placid". Skate Today.
"Bourne, Kraatz back together - as promoters". CanWest News Service. canada.com. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
Smith, Beverley (January 16, 2008). "Kraatz and Bourne square off". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009.
Malone, Mark (February 19, 2013). "Bourne performs at Ridgetown carnival". Chatham Daily News.
Evans, Brittany (October 20, 2012). "Q&A: Catching Up with New Mom Shae-Lynn Bourne". Disson Skating. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
Elfman, Lois (August 14, 2008). "Bourne glides in varied directions". IceNetwork.
Miller, Andrew (July 14, 2019). "Canadian Olympian Shae-Lynn Bourne has made Charleston center of figure skating world". The Post and Courier.
Ouzounian, Richard (December 19, 2014). "Shae-Lynn Bourne stars in Blades on Stage". Toronto Star.
"Shae-Lynn BOURNE / Victor KRAATZ: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.
"Shae-Lynn BOURNE / Victor KRAATZ: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
"Kraatz ends skating partnership with Bourne". CBC Sports. October 21, 2003. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
Hoyt, Melanie (March 1, 2008). "Shae-Lynn Bourne". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
Shizuka Arakawa's Friends on Ice Archived 2010-08-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed Aug 31, 2010

External links

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[ISU-0203-1] "Shae-Lynn BOURNE / Victor KRAATZ: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 15, 2003.

[EPSN1997fluff-2] 1997 World Figure Skating Championships, Original Dance (Television production). ESPN. 1997. my little sister Calea.

[ST050814-3] Mittan, Barry (August 14, 2005). "Ice Dancing in Lake Placid". Skate Today.

[CWNS071205-4] "Bourne, Kraatz back together - as promoters". CanWest News Service. canada.com. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.

[TGAM080116-5] Smith, Beverley (January 16, 2008). "Kraatz and Bourne square off". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009.

[CDN130219-6] Malone, Mark (February 19, 2013). "Bourne performs at Ridgetown carnival". Chatham Daily News.

[DS121020-7] Evans, Brittany (October 20, 2012). "Q&A: Catching Up with New Mom Shae-Lynn Bourne". Disson Skating. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

[IN080814-8] Elfman, Lois (August 14, 2008). "Bourne glides in varied directions". IceNetwork.

[PC190714-9] Miller, Andrew (July 14, 2019). "Canadian Olympian Shae-Lynn Bourne has made Charleston center of figure skating world". The Post and Courier.

[TS141219-10] Ouzounian, Richard (December 19, 2014). "Shae-Lynn Bourne stars in Blades on Stage". Toronto Star.

[ISU-0001-11] "Shae-Lynn BOURNE / Victor KRAATZ: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.

[ISU-0102-12] "Shae-Lynn BOURNE / Victor KRAATZ: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.

[CBC031021-13] "Kraatz ends skating partnership with Bourne". CBC Sports. October 21, 2003. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.

[IDC080301-14] Hoyt, Melanie (March 1, 2008). "Shae-Lynn Bourne". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.

[15] Shizuka Arakawa's Friends on Ice Archived 2010-08-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed Aug 31, 2010