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Bryce Davison

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Bryce Davison
Dubé and Davison at 2008 Skate Canada
Full nameBryce Davison
Born (1986-01-29) January 29, 1986 (age 38)
Walnut Creek, California
HometownHuntsville, Ontario
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
CoachAnnie Barabé
Sophie Richard
David Pelletier
Skating clubHamilton SC
Began skating1990
Retired2011
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pair's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Gothenburg Pairs
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vancouver Pairs
World Team Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo Team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kitchener Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2004 The Hague Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2003–2004 Malmö Pairs

Bryce Davison (born January 29, 1986, in Walnut Creek, California) is an American-Canadian former competitive pair skater. With former partner Jessica Dubé, he is a three-time (2007, 2009, 2010) Canadian national champion, the 2008 World bronze medalist and the 2009 Four Continents silver medalist.

They represented Canada at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Career

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Davison began skating at age three.[3] He competed with Jessie McNeil at the pre-novice[4] and juvenile levels. They were the 2000 Canadian Juvenile national champions.[5] He later competed with Claire Daugulis on the novice and junior levels.

Davison teamed up with Jessica Dubé in July 2003.[3] The two had a successful junior career before moving up to the senior level in 2005–06. They placed 10th at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and 7th at the World Championships that same season.

In the summer of 2006, Dubé suffered an injury in practice and was removed from the ice on a backboard; she had knee surgery in September. They won their first national crown in Nova Scotia at the 2007 Canadian Championships. After an on-ice accident at the 2007 Four Continents (see below), they made a comeback a month later at the World Championships, where they again finished seventh.

Dubé and Davison on the podium at 2008 Worlds

Dube and Davison had a breakthrough season in 2007–08. They won their first Grand Prix medals, including a gold at 2007 Skate America. They lost the national title to Anabelle Langlois and Cody Hay at the 2008 Canadian Championships, but two months later at the World Championships, they won the bronze medal after finishing second in the long program;[6] they set personal best scores in each segment of the event and overall.

The next two seasons did not prove as successful, and while they regained and then defended their national title, the pair were unable to repeat their success at the World Championships. Their top placement during this time was a second-place finish at the 2009 Four Continents Championships. Dube and Davison were part of Team Canada at the inaugural World Team Trophy in April 2009. In the 2009–10 Olympic season, they medalled at both Grand Prix events but did not qualify for the Grand Prix final. They were sixth at the Olympics and at Worlds.

Davison suffers from osteochondritis dissecans,[7] which led to his sustaining a serious knee injury in practice in October 2010, forcing the pair to withdraw from the 2010 Skate Canada International.[8][9] He underwent season-ending surgery to reattach a broken piece of bone.[7][10] The recovery period was estimated at 18 months.[11]

Dubé and Davison announced the end of their partnership on March 10, 2011.[12] He had felt they needed to make changes but Dubé was unwilling and suggested parting ways.[13] Davison left open the possibility that he might continue skating if he finds the right partner.[14] In July, it was reported that Davison had completed his Level I Coaching Certification and would begin coaching young skaters in Hamilton, Ontario.[15][11] At the time, Davison said he might compete again,[11] but in December 2011, he confirmed that he had retired from competition.[16] He is the director of skater development at the Hamilton Skating Club.[16]

Davison competed in singles until 2007. He is a member of the Hamilton Skating Club in Hamilton, Ontario.[17]

Accidents

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On February 8, 2007, Dubé was struck in the face by the blade of Davison's skate during the free skate segment at the Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs. The pair were on their third rotation of a side-by-side camel spin, in which one leg is horizontal during the spin, when Davison‘s spin began to travel towards Dubé, causing his skate blade to contact her face. She immediately fell to the ice and clutched at her face as blood pooled on the ice. Davison comforted her as the medical staff put her on a stretcher and took her to Memorial Hospital.[18] She underwent surgery that night, receiving 83 stitches to repair a laceration on her left cheek and nose.[19][20] Her eye was not affected and nothing was broken. Both skaters were later treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, but by March 2007 they had returned to competition together.[21]

In April 2009, at the gala exhibition of the 2009 World Team Trophy in Tokyo, Dubé accidentally struck Davison on the head during a triple twist; he was unable to catch her and she crashed to the ice, hitting her head.[22][23] Dubé and Davison were hospitalized as a precautionary measure, but neither was seriously injured.[24][25]

Personal life

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Davison has dual American and Canadian citizenship. In addition to figure skating, he also played hockey until age 15.[15] He formerly dated his partner Dubé.[26] Davison studied human anatomy and physiology through Athabasca University online courses.[12] He married retired Canadian synchronized skater Michele Moore Davison on September 9, 2017. The couple have two children together.

Programs

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(With Dubé)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009–2010
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2008–2009
[28]
2007–2008
[29]
  • Galicia Flamenca
    by Gino D'Auri
  • The Blower's Daughter
    by Damien Rice
2006–2007
[30]
  • Galicia Flamenca
    by Gino D'Auri
  • The Blower's Daughter
    by Damien Rice
  • The Blower's Daughter
    by Damien Rice
2005–2006
[31]
2004–2005
[32]
  • Hasta Que Te Conocí
    by Raúl di Blasio
2003–2004
[33][34]
  • Whose Woods These Are
    by David Tolk

Competitive highlights

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Pairs career with Dubé

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Results[35]
International
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Olympics 10th 6th
Worlds 7th 7th 3rd 7th 6th
Four Continents WD 2nd
Grand Prix Final 4th
GP Bompard 2nd
GP Cup of China 4th
GP NHK Trophy 3rd 3rd
GP Skate America 6th 1st
GP Skate Canada 2nd 2nd 3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 2nd 2nd
JGP Final 1st WD
JGP China 2nd
JGP Japan 1st
JGP Mexico 1st
JGP USA 1st
National
Canadian Champ. 1st J. WD 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Pairs career with Daugulis

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Event 2001–02 2002–03
Canadian Championships 5th N. 7th J.
Junior Grand Prix, USA 5th
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

Singles career

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Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Canadian Championships 14th N. 3rd N. 10th J. 6th J. 15th 15th
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

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  1. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Pairs". International Skating Union. March 24, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Pairs". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (June 5, 2004). "Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison: 'We'll Be Back' Say Dube and Davison". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  4. ^ 2001 BANK OF MONTREAL SKATE CANADA JUNIOR NATIONAL Pre-Novice Pairs[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Juvenile Pairs
  6. ^ "Dube, Davison skate to bronze at worlds". CBC.
  7. ^ a b Care, Tony; Hicks, Brandon (October 28, 2010). "Figure skater Davison has surgery, out indefinitely". CBC Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "Dube, Davison out of Skate Canada". The Canadian Press. October 25, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (November 15, 2010). "Dube, Davison plotting road to comeback". IceNetwork. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  10. ^ "Canada's Bryce Davison out for season". The Canadian Press. CBC Sports. November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c Doucet, Bill (August 4, 2011). "Davison not quite ready to retire". Cambridge Times. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Dube, Davison ending skating partnership". Postmedia News. nationalpost.com. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  13. ^ Cooper, Brent (April 13, 2011). "Skating on thin ice". CottageCountryNow.ca. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  14. ^ Ainsworth, Alexa (March 10, 2011). "Comments from Dube, Davison on split". universalsports.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Davison moving on for now". Skate Canada. Universalsports.com. July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  16. ^ a b Slater, Craig (December 1, 2011). "Figure skater Bryce Davison's career in transition". Leader-Post. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011.
  17. ^ "Canadians cut it too close. (Hamilton's Bryce Davison and partner Jessica Dube in horrifying accident)". The Hamilton Spectator. February 9, 2007.
  18. ^ "Statement About Condition of Canadian Pairs Skater Jessica Dube". U.S. Figure Skating. February 8, 2007. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  19. ^ "While pairs partner recovers, Dube to skate singles". The Canadian Press. TSN. January 17, 2011. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011.
  20. ^ Burkholder, Amy (April 23, 2007). "Journey back to the ice: Skaters recover after slash". CNN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012.
  21. ^ "Skaters recover from slash, ready to defend title". CTV. January 16, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008.
  22. ^ Ritoss, Robin (April 18, 2009). "Dube Sustains Nasty Fall at World Team Trophy". Skate Today. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  23. ^ Ritoss, Robin (April 19, 2009). "Update on Dube and Davison". Skate Today. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  24. ^ "Canadian pairs team Dube, Davison hospitalized after fall". The Canadian Press. The Toronto Star. April 19, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  25. ^ Ritoss, Robin (April 20, 2009). "Dube and Davison to Return to Canada". Skate Today. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  26. ^ "Reportage du samedi 27 mars 2010: Ménage à trois sur la glace" [Feature of Saturday, March 27, 2010: Menage a trois on ice]. Radio-Canada (in French). March 27, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  27. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010.
  28. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009.
  29. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
  30. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007.
  31. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
  32. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.
  33. ^ "Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004.
  34. ^ "2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs Highlights". Golden Skate. March 6, 2004.
  35. ^ "Competition Results: Jessica DUBE / Bryce DAVISON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
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