Profile of the Month
December
Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz
Shae-Lynn: Victor:
Born: January 24, 1976 Born: April 7, 1971
Birthplace: Chatham, Ontario Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Height: 5'4" Height: 5'10"
Training Town: Newington, Connecticut
Coach: Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov
Choreographers: Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov
Shae-Lynn began skating when she was 7. She tried singles and pairs before settling on ice dance.
Victor began skating when he was 10. He too tried skating singles but finally settled on ice dance.
Shae-Lynn and Victor began skating together in 1992 on what supposed to be Victor's last tryout before he quit skating. As soon as they stepped onto the ice together everything seemed to click and they have been together since.
They have enjoy great success together. They have been Canadian national champions 9 times and they have won a total of 5 World medals.
Competitive History:
2002-2003:
2003 Canadian National Championships - 1st
Four Continents Championships - 1st
2003 World Championships - 1st
2001-2002:
Skate America - 1st
Skate Canada - 1st
Trophee Lalique - 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
Canadian National Championships - 1st
2002 Winter Olympic Games - 4th
2002 World Championships - 2nd
2000-2001:
Skate America - 3rd
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 3rd
2001 Canadian National Championships - 1st
2001 World Championships - 4th
1999-2000:
Cup of Russia - 2nd
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 1st
1998-1999:
Skate Canada - 1st
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 2nd
Sears Canadian Open Pro-Am Challenge - 2nd
Canadian National Championships - 1st
Four Continents - 1st
1999 World Championships - 3rd
1997-1998:
Skate Canada - 1st
NHK Trophy - 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final - 2nd
Canadian National Championships - 1st
1998 Winter Olympic Games - 4th
1998 World Championships - 3rd
1996-1997:
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 2nd
Skate Canada - 1st
Canadian National Championships - 1st
ISU Grand Prix Final - 1st
1997 World Championships - 3rd
1995-1996:
NHK Trophy - 2nd
Skate Canada - 1st
Canadian National Championships - 1st
ISU Grand Prix Final - 4th
1996 World Championships - 3rd
1994-1995:
Skate Canada - 1st
NHK Trophy - 2nd
Canadian National Championships - 1st
1995 World Championships - 4th
1993-1994:
Skate Canada - 3rd
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup - 5th
Canadian National Championships - 1st
1994 Winter Olympic Games - 10th
1994 World Championships - 6th
1992-1993:
Canadian Junior National Championships - 1st
1993 World Junior Championships - 1st
1993 World Championships - 14th
1991-1992:
Skate Canada - 6th
Grand Prix International - 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy - 1st
Canadian Junior National Championships - 1st
1992 World Junior Championships - 1st
Photo Copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
