Siobhan Heekin-Canedy

Siobhan Heekin-Canedy
Heekin-Canedy with Dun at the 2012 World Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Ukraine
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	(1991-07-31) July 31, 1991 Beverly Hills, California
Residence	Stamford, Connecticut
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former partner	Dmitri Dun, Alexander Shakalov, Dmitri Zyzak
Coach	Galit Chait, Alexei Gorshkov, Igor Shpilband, T. Myles
Former coach	Natalia Dubova
Choreographer	T. Myles, Alexei Gorshkov, Igor Shpilband
Skating club	Lider Kiev
Training locations	Hackensack, New Jersey
Began skating	1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	141.88 2013 Worlds
Short dance	59.20 2013 Worlds
Free dance	82.68 2013 Worlds

Siobhan Heekin-Canedy (born July 31, 1991) is an American-Ukrainian ice dancer who competes internationally for Ukraine. With Dmitri Dun, she is a three-time Ukrainian national champion and placed as high as 14th at the World Championships.

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.

Her partner 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	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!)
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]	Waltz: Desde el Alma by Rosita Melo Tango: El Choclo by Ángel Villoldo	La Vie en rose Padam Padam Je Ne Regrette Rien by Édith Piaf L'Arrestation by Christopher Gunning

With Zyzak

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 ^[3]	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo Silia y el Tiempo by V. Amigo	Dark Eyes (Russian gypsy music)
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	15th	14th
Europeans	15th	12th	23rd
GP Rostelecom Cup			8th
Cup of Nice	7th
Golden Spin		3rd
Ice Challenge	3rd
Nebelhorn		6th	15th
Nestle Cup	2nd	1st
NRW Trophy			5th
Pavel Roman		2nd
Ukrainian Open			3rd
U.S. Classic		5th
Winter Universiade			9th
National
Ukrainian Champ.	1st	1st	1st
Team events
Olympics			9T/9P
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 Trophy	5th	4th
Nebelhorn Trophy		10th
Trophy of Lyon		3rd
National
Ukrainian Champ.	4th	1st

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

References

1 2 McKay, Betsy (February 16, 2014). "Heekin-Canedy Embraces Her Adopted Country". The Wall Street Journal.
↑ Nikolayenko, Olga (October 5, 2010). Шивон Хиккин-Кеннеди: "Украину полюбила задолго до того, как начала ее представлять" [Siobhan Heekin-Canedy interview]. Glavred (in Russian). Archived from the original on December 23, 2011.
1 2 "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri ZYZAK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010.
1 2 "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Alexander SHAKALOV: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
↑ Golinsky, Reut (November 11, 2011). "Galit Chait: "My dream is to have a big school"". Absolute Skating.
1 2 "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
↑ Tokova, Elena (March 31, 2014). Украинский фигурист: На зарплату в 2800 грн прожить нелегко [Ukrainian figure skater: It's not easy to live on this salary]. xsport.ua (in Russian).
↑ "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014.
↑ "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014.
↑ "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.
↑ "Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri ZYZAK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009.
↑ "Competition Results: Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri DUN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014.
↑ "Competition Results: Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Alexander SHAKALOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
↑ "Competition Results: Siobhan HEEKIN-CANEDY / Dmitri ZYZAK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.

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