Dean Copely
| Dean Copely | |
|---|---|
Marina Zueva | |
| Skating club | All Year FCS |
| Began skating | 1993 |
Dean J. Copely, Jr. (born August 28, 1989) is an
Career
Dean Copely began skating in 1993.[1] He began as a singles skater and competed at the intermediate level coached by Priscilla Hill for six years.[2] He began training in ice dance at the age of 12 at which time he partnered with Rachel Siegel and competed with her on the juvenile level. He later partnered and competed with Ashley Foy in ice dance.[2][3] Dean also competed for a season in juvenile Pair Skating with Meredith Pipkin . [2]Dean qualified for the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships in all three disciplines.
Copely competed at both the Novice and Junior levels with
Lichtman and Copely won Gold and Bronze medals competing in the
Lichtman and Copely announced the amicable end of their partnership on April 27, 2012. [7] Dean is a graduate of Western Michigan University. He currently coaches at a number of rinks throughout the state of Michigan.
Personal life
His sister is the former Lithuanian National Ice Dance Champion Katherine Copely.[4]
Programs
(with Lichtman)
| Season | Short dance
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Free dance
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|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 [1] |
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| 2010–2011 [8] |
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Beetlejuice:
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| Original dance | ||
| 2009–2010 [9] |
Georgian folk:
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Limelight by Charlie Chaplin |
| 2008–2009 [10] |
Crazy for You by George Gershwin:
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Competitive highlights
Ice dance
(with Cannuscio)
| Event | 2007 |
|---|---|
U.S. Championships |
3rd N. |
| N. = Novice level | |
(with Lichtman)
| Results[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 2008–09
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2009–10
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2010–11
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2011–12
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| GP Cup of China | 7th | |||
| International: Junior | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | |||
| JGP Final | 5th | |||
JGP Austria |
1st | |||
JGP Croatia |
4th | |||
JGP Germany |
3rd | |||
JGP Hungary |
8th | |||
| National | ||||
U.S. Championships |
9th J. | 8th J. | 1st J. | 10th |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 2nd J. | 1st J. | ||
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (September 28, 2009). "Canton's Copely Channels Chaplin with Charlotte Lichtman". SkateToday.
- ^ "INTERVIEWS: Katie Copely and Dean Copely". ice-dance.com. January 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
- ^ a b Walker, Elvin (February 27, 2011). "Lichtman and Copely hungry for another podium". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (January 26, 2011). "Copely takes Lichtman to the dark side and to a gold medal". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ Flade, Tatiana (March 4, 2011). "Monko and Khaliavin capture gold". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Lichtman, Copely end four-year dance partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. Ice Network. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely". Ice Network. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012.
- ^ "Competition Results: Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY". International Skating Union.
External links
- Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely at the International Skating Union
- Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine at Icenetwork