Natalie D'Alessandro
Natalie D'Alessandro | |||||||||||
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||
Discipline | Ice dance | ||||||||||
Began skating | 2007 | ||||||||||
Retired | 2022 | ||||||||||
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Natalie D'Alessandro (born June 16, 2004) is a Canadian retired
Personal life
D'Alessandro has two brothers. She enjoys photography and baking.
Since her retirement from competitive skating, D'Alessandro has attended the University of Western Ontario.[2]
Skating career
D'Alessandro started skating in 2007 and initially competed in singles, winning a bronze medal in the novice ladies' event at the 2016 Canadian Championships.[3]
Both D'Alessandro and Bruce Waddell trained as singles skaters at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, and initially tried out as a dance team at the suggestion of the TCC's dance coach, Andrew Hallam. D'Alessandro/Waddell were pre-novice champions at the 2016 Skate Canada Challenge, and then won the novice title at the 2017 Canadian Championships.[3] Making their international debut as a dance team, they placed fourth at the 2017 Bavarian Open in the advanced novice division.[4]
2017–18 season: Junior debut
D'Alessandro/Waddell were assigned by
2018–19 season: Junior national bronze
Given two assignments on the
2019–20 season: First JGP medal
Again assigned to two events on the
D'Alessandro/Waddell won the gold at the 2020 Skate Canada Challenge.
Skate Canada assigned D'Alessandro/Waddell to one of Canada's three berths at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and also to compete at the 2020 Bavarian Open in the junior division. They won the bronze medal, narrowly behind fellow Canadians Bronsard/Bouaraguia.[12] D'Alessandro/Waddell finished the season at the World Junior Championships, where they placed eleventh, narrowly behind the other Canadian teams competing, Bronsard/Bouraguia and Makita/Gunara.[13]
2020–21 season
With the COVID-19 pandemic severely constraining competitions, both the ISU Junior Grand Prix and the 2021 World Junior Championships were cancelled. As well, in-person domestic competition was limited, as a result of which D'Alessandro/Waddell competed only once during the season, at a virtually-held 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. They won the gold medal. The 2021 Canadian Junior Championships were subsequently cancelled.[14][15]
2021–22 season: World Junior silver
With the resumption of the
In November, D'Alessandro/Waddell competed at the junior event at the
Entering the
Due to the pandemic, the
On May 3, 2022, D'Alessandro and Waddell announced on their joint Instagram account that they would no longer be skating together, stating "the time has come when we are excited to move on with new separate adventures."[27] D'Alessandro said that she was retiring to pursue university studies full-time.[28]
Programs
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Bruce Waddell
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 163.04 | 2021 JGP Slovakia |
Rhythm dance | TSS | 64.48 | 2021 JGP Slovakia |
TES | 34.92 | 2021 JGP Slovakia | |
PCS | 30.05 | 2022 World Junior Championships | |
Free dance | TSS | 98.56 | 2021 JGP Slovakia |
TES | 52.74 | 2021 JGP Slovakia | |
PCS | 47.01 | 2022 World Junior Championships |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 113.25 | 2017 JGP Australia |
Short dance
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TSS | 47.70 | 2017 JGP Australia |
TES | 26.30 | 2017 JGP Australia | |
PCS | 22.40 | 2017 JGP Australia | |
Free dance | TSS | 65.55 | 2017 JGP Australia |
TES | 30.96 | 2017 JGP Australia | |
PCS | 34.59 | 2017 JGP Australia |
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- C – Event was cancelled
Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
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World Junior Championships | 11th | 2nd | |||
Winter Youth Olympics | 4th | ||||
Winter Youth Olympics – Team trophy |
3rd (3rd) |
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JGP Australia | 6th | ||||
JGP Austria | 4th | ||||
JGP Canada | 6th | ||||
JGP Italy | 2nd | ||||
JGP Latvia | 4th | ||||
JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||
JGP Slovenia | 3rd | ||||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | ||||
Egna Trophy
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2nd | ||||
Ice Challenge | 1st | ||||
Skate Canada Challenge | 10th | 7th | 1st | 1st | |
Canadian Championships | 8th | 3rd | C | 1st |
Ladies' singles
Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
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National[34] | |||
Canadian Champ. | 15th J | 9th J | |
SC Challenge | 11th J | 28th J | 14th J |
Detailed results
ISU Personal Bests highlighted in bold.
- With Waddell
Junior results
2021–22 season | ||||
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Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
April 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships | 2 64.00 |
3 98.56 |
2 162.56 |
February 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Egna Dance Trophy
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2 62.62 |
2 97.09 |
2 167.06 |
January 6–12, 2022 | 2022 Canadian Junior Championships | 1 70.79 |
1 104.24 |
1 175.03 |
November 11–14, 2021 | 2021 Ice Challenge | 2 60.65 |
1 93.01 |
1 153.66 |
September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 JGP Slovenia | 2 64.26 |
3 97.53 |
3 161.79 |
September 1–4, 2021 | 2021 JGP Slovakia | 2 64.48 |
1 98.56 |
1 163.04 |
2020–21 season | ||||
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
January 15–17, 2021 | 2021 Skate Canada Junior Challenge | 1 68.08 |
1 101.79 |
1 169.87 |
2019–20 season | ||||
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
March 2–8, 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | 9 61.63 |
12 90.16 |
11 151.79 |
February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | 3 61.48 |
3 93.57 |
3 155.05 |
January 10–15, 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team | – | 3 95.73 |
3T/3P |
January 10–15, 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
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3 59.61 |
5 91.91 |
4 151.52 |
Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, 2019 | 2020 Skate Canada Junior Challenge | 1 69.79 |
1 104.53 |
1 174.32 |
October 2–5, 2019 | 2019 JGP Italy | 2 63.25 |
3 89.51 |
2 152.76 |
September 4–7, 2019 | 2019 JGP Latvia | 3 61.68 |
4 90.44 |
4 152.12 |
2018–19 season | ||||
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
January 13–20, 2019 | 2019 Canadian Junior Championships | 6 58.75 |
2 97.04 |
3 155.79 |
Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2018 | 2019 Skate Canada Junior Challenge | 5 58.14 |
6 88.70 |
7 146.84 |
September 12–15, 2018 | 2018 JGP Canada
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7 52.94 |
4 85.19 |
6 138.13 |
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 | 2018 JGP Austria
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5 50.45 |
3 84.97 |
4 135.42 |
2017–18 season | ||||
Date | Event | SD
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FD | Total |
January 8–14, 2018 | 2018 Canadian Junior Championships | 9 50.99 |
8 72.84 |
8 123.83 |
Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2017 | 2018 Skate Canada Junior Challenge | 11 44.90 |
7 67.92 |
10 112.82 |
August 23–26, 2017 | 2017 JGP Australia
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6 47.70 |
6 65.55 |
6 113.25 |
References
- ^ "Gold Medal Win for Natalie D'Alessandro and Bruce Waddell in Ice Dance – Skate Canada". skatecanada.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Brodie, Robert (June 23, 2023). "'A team for everybody to be excited about'". R.W. Brodie Writes. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Natalie D'Alessandro". Edges of Glory. January 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "Canadian skaters set to begin 2017-2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix season in Australia". Skate Canada. August 21, 2017.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (August 26, 2017). "Canadian ice dancers win silver at ISU Junior Grand Prix". Skate Canada.
- ^ "Lajoie and Lagha win third straight junior title 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships". Skate Canada. January 16, 2019.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (September 7, 2019). "Canadian ice dancers edged for bronze at ISU Junior Grand Prix". Skate Canada.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (October 5, 2019). "Kaiya Ruiter shows big improvement in second ISU Junior Grand Prix appearance". Skate Canada.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (December 1, 2019). "Madeline Schizas emerges as women's champion at 2020 Skate Canada Challenge". Skate Canada.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (January 11, 2020). "Canadian ice dancers open Youth Olympics with strong performances". Skate Canada.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (January 13, 2020). "D'Alessandro and Waddell one point short of the podium". Skate Canada.
- ^ "Canadian ice dancers shine at Bavarian Open". Skate Canada. February 9, 2020.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results – Junior Ice dance". International Skating Union.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (January 16, 2021). "Madeline Schizas moves up 3 spots to win virtual Skate Canada Challenge". CBC Sports.
- ^ "2021 Skate Canada Challenge – Results". Skate Canada.
- ^ "Russia's next generation shines in Kosice at ISU Junior Grand Prix". International Skating Union. September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Russia sweeps gold medals at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ljubljana (SLO)". International Skating Union. September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Fournier Beaudry and Sorensen on track for a third medal this season at Cup of Austria". Skate Canada. November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Figure skating Grand Prix Final cancelled over travel rules". CBC Sports. December 2, 2021.
- ^ "McIntosh and Mimar break Canadian junior pairs record at 2022 Canadian Tire National Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. January 11, 2022.
- ^ "D'Alessandro and Waddell continue fantastic season at Egna Dance Trophy with silver". Skate Canada. February 7, 2022.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2022 allotted to Tallinn (EST)". International Skating Union. March 4, 2022.
- ^ "ISU Statement on the Ukrainian crisis – Participation in international competitions of Skaters and Officials from Russia and Belarus". International Skating Union. March 1, 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Junior Championships". International Figure Skating.
- ^ Slater, Paula (April 15, 2022). "Siblings Brown and Brown dance to lead at 2022 Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (April 17, 2022). "USA's Oona Brown and Gage Brown 'overjoyed' with Junior World title". Golden Skate.
- ^ "D'ALESSANDRO • WADDELL on Instagram". May 3, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Natalie (May 3, 2022). "It is with deep gratitude that I am announcing my retirement from competitive skating. This fall I will be trading in my skates for books and will be attending full time university" (Instagram).
- ^ "Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL: 2021/2022 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL: 2019/2020 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL: 2018/2019 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Natalie D'ALESSANDRO / Bruce WADDELL: 2017/2018 season". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Natalie D'Alessandro / Bruce Waddell: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Natalie D'Alessandro". Stats on Ice.
External links
- Natalie D'Alessandro & Bruce Waddell at the International Skating Union
- Natalie D'Alessandro & Bruce Waddell at SkatingScores.com