Cayden Dawson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cayden Oliver Dawson |
| Born | 22 February 2006 |
| Home town | Oakville, Ontario |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada (since 2024) Brazil (2021–24) |
| Partner | Charlie Anderson (since 2024) Catharina Guedes Tibau (2021–24) |
| Coach | Scott Moir Cara Moir Sheri Moir Madison Hubbell Adrián Díaz Justin Trojek |
| Skating club | Ice Academy of Montreal - Ontario Campus |
| Began skating | 2012 |
Cayden Dawson (born 22 Feb 2006) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner, Charlie Anderson, they represented their country in two Junior Grand Prix events in 2025, winning the silver medal at both the 2025 JGP Turkey and the 2025 JGP Thailand.
Together with his previous skating partner, Catharina Guedes Tibau, they were the first Brazilian team to ever qualify for an ISU championship,[1] after getting their minimum technical scores for an ISU Junior World Championships entry.
Career
Early career
Dawson started skating in 2012. He competed in singles skating until 2020.[2]
Ice dancing with Catharina Guedes Tibau for Brazil
2021–22 season
Dawson switched to ice dance, teaming up with Catharina Guedes Tibau in 2021. He agreed to represent Brazil, Guedes Tibau's birthplace, stating: "I always thought it was a very interesting country, I really like the culture and it's very beautiful. I'm very happy to be able to provide this chance for Catharina”.
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented them from officially competing, making the upcoming team wait until the next season to gain international experience.[3]
2022–23 season: Junior Grand Prix debut
Guedes Tibau/Dawson announced their partnership publicly on their Instagram account in July.[4] In the same month, they were invited to skate in the exhibition gala of the 2022 Brazilian Championships. In August, Tibau/Dawson competed domestically in Canada representing their skating club in the qualifiers for the Ontario Sectionals, where they finished in fifth place.[3]
Coached by Marc-André Servant, Carol Lane, Jon Lane, and Juris Razgulajevs, the team made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the event in Riga, Latvia. They broke the national score in the discipline, which was previously held by Karolina Calhoun and Michael Valdez, finishing the competition in eleventh place.[5] The duo ended their first participation in the series with the twentieth place at the 2022 JGP Italy in October.
Guedes Tibau/Dawson took another chance in achieving the minimum TES for the Rhythm Dance needed in order to compete at the 2023 Junior Worlds at the 2022 Open D'Andorra, without succeeding. This competition finished the season for them and the team started to work on the next season's programs shortly after.
2023–24 season
Guedes Tibau/Dawson started their season at the 2023 Lake Placid International, with a tenth-place finish in both segments and in the total score. They were assigned two Junior Grand Prix spots, at Linz and Osaka.
At the 2023 JGP Cup of Austria, they first achieved the rhythm dance minimum technical element score required for a 2024 Junior World Championships spot, making it the first time ever for Brazil to have an ice dance team qualified for an ISU championship.[1] After not qualifying for the free skating round at the 2024 ISU World Junior Championships, they announced the end of their partnership on March 22, 2024.[6]
Ice dancing with Charlie Anderson for Canada
2024–25 season
Prior to the season, Dawson teamed up with fellow Canadian ice dance, Charlie Anderson, and relocated to London, Ontario to train under Scott Moir, Cara Moir, Sheri Moir, Madison Hubbell, Adrián Díaz, and Justin Trojek. It was subsequently announced that Anderson/Dawson would represent Canada.[7]
Making their national debut, the pair finished eighth at the 2025 Canadian Junior Championships.[8]
2025–26 season
Anderson/Dawson began the season by making their junior international debut on the 2025–26 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, winning the silver medal at 2025 JGP Turkey.[8][9]
Personal life
Dawson was born in Toronto, Canada. He holds dual citizenship of both Canada and the United Kingdom, his parents' homeland.
Programs
With Anderson
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition gala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 [7] |
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With Guedes Tibau
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition gala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [10][11] |
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| 2022–2023 [12] |
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Competitive highlights
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Ice dancing with Charlie Anderson for Canada
| Season | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Championships | 8th | |
| JGP 2025 Turkey | 2nd | |
| JGP 2025 Thailand | 2nd | |
| Skate Canada Challenge | 9th | 2nd |
Ice dancing with Catharina Guedes Tibau for Brazil
| International: Junior[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Junior Worlds | 30th | |
| JGP Austria | 14th | |
| JGP Italy | 20th | |
| JGP Japan | 11th | |
| JGP Latvia | 11th | |
| Lake Placid Ice Dance | 10th | |
| Open d'Andorra | 7th | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th | |
| National[13] | ||
| J = Junior level | ||
Detailed results
ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.
With Charlie Anderson
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| September 10-13, 2025 | 2025 JGP Thailand. | 2 60.04 |
2 90.73 |
2 150.77 |
| August 27–30, 2025 | 2025 JGP Turkey | 2 58.67 |
2 91.14 |
2 149.79 |
| July 17–20, 2025 | 2025 Skate Canada NextGen | 2 51.92 |
3 82.55 |
3 134.47 |
| 2024–25 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| January 14–19, 2025 | 2025 Canadian Junior Championships | 11 48.77 |
7 78.34 |
8 127.11 |
With Catharina Guedes Tibau
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| February 28-March 1, 2024 | 2024 World Junior Championships | 30
39.62 |
– |
30
39.62 |
| December 1–3, 2023 | 2023 Santa Claus Cup | 8
46.27 |
8
68.61 |
8
114.88 |
| September 14–16, 2023 | 2023 JGP Osaka | 11
41.10 |
11
60.37 |
11
101.47 |
| August 31-September 2, 2023 | 2023 JGP Austria | 13
42.84 |
14
66.10 |
14
108.94 |
| August 1–2, 2023 | 2023 Lake Placid Ice Dance International | 10
37.49 |
10
63.98 |
10
101.47 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| November 16–20, 2022 | 2022 Open d'Andorra | 7
39.47 |
7
60.63 |
7
100.10 |
| October 11–15, 2022 | 2022 JGP Italy | 20
37.82 |
18
58.98 |
20
96.80 |
| September 7–10, 2022 | 2022 JGP Latvia | 11
37.99 |
10
70.83 |
11
108.82 |
References
- ^ a b Magliano, Hugo (September 1, 2023). "Catharina Tibau e Cayden Dawson classificam o Brasil para o Mundial Júnior de Patinação Artística" [Catharina Tibau and Cayden Dawson qualify Brazil to Figure Skating Junior Worlds]. Surto Olímpico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "iceXel - Cayden Dawson". iceXel onTime.
- ^ a b Brasil Zero Grau (18 August 2022). "Na Dança no Gelo, Catharina e Cayden querem orgulhar o Brasil" [In Ice Dance, Catharina and Cayden want to make Brazil proud] (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ @cat.cayden; (July 7, 2022). "Nós estamos super felizes em anunciar a nossa parceria na dança no gelo!" [We are super happy to announce our ice dancing partnership!] (in Brazilian Portuguese) – via Instagram.
- ^ "Catharina e Cayden ficam em 11º lugar no Junior Grand Prix" [Catharina and Cayden finish in eleventh place in the Junior Grand Prix] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. 10 September 2022.
- ^ Tibau, Catharina. "Infelizmente os nossos objetivos não estão mais alinhados e a nossa carreira juntos se encerra aqui. Desejo à Cayden tudo de melhor no que ele decidir fazer no futuro. Muito obrigada pelos momentos vividos, memórias criadas e histórias escritas.
@ice.dance.elite.insta, sou grata por todo o tempo dedicado à nós🥰. @icebrasil , sem vocês, nenhuma linha desta história seria escrita. Muito obrigada por todo o apoio 😚.
Até breve 🤞🏻!
🫶🏻,
Cat" [Unfortunately, our goals are no longer aligned, and our career together ends here. I wish Cayden all the best in whatever he decides to do in the future. Thank you very much for the moments shared, memories created, and stories written.
@ice.dance.elite.insta, I am grateful for all the time you've dedicated to us 🥰. @icebrasil, without you, none of this story would have been written. Thank you very much for all the support 😚.
See you soon 🤞🏻! 🫶🏻,
Cat.]. Instagram. Retrieved 2024-03-22. - ^ a b "Charlie ANDERSON / Cayden DAWSON: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Charlie Anderson / Cayden Dawson". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Charlie ANDERSON / Cayden DAWSON: Competitive Highlights". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ @cat.cayden; (May 14, 2023). "Everybody in the whole cell block, was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock 🎸" – via Instagram.
- ^ @cat.cayden; (July 5, 2023). "‼️RD 2023/2024‼️" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Catharina TIBAU / Cayden DAWSON". International Skating Union.