Kaetlyn Osmond facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kaetlyn Osmond
Osmond at the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 29) Marystown, Newfoundland, Canada
Height	1.65 m
Began skating	1998
Retired	May 2, 2019

Kaetlyn Osmond (born December 5, 1995) is a Canadian figure skater who is now retired from competing. She was a ladies' singles skater. Kaetlyn won the Canadian national title three times (in 2013, 2014, and 2017).

She competed around the world from 2012 to 2018. During this time, she won three Olympic medals. These included a gold and a silver in the team event, and a bronze medal for her individual performance. She also earned two World Championship medals (one gold and one silver) and a bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final.

Kaetlyn started competing at the highest level in 2012. She won gold at the 2012 Skate Canada International. After winning her first Canadian title in 2013, she placed eighth at her first World Championships. She was part of the Canadian Olympic team in 2014 and won a silver medal in the team event.

After an injury, Kaetlyn worked hard to get back into shape. She won her Canadian title again in 2017 and then a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships. The next season was amazing for her. She won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and at the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final. She also won gold at the 2018 World Championships and with the Canadian team at the 2018 Olympic team event.

Kaetlyn Osmond is one of Canada's most successful female skaters. She was the sixth Canadian woman to win an Olympic medal in ladies' singles. She was also the first Canadian ladies' World champion in 45 years.

About Kaetlyn Osmond

Kaetlyn Osmond was born in Marystown, Newfoundland, on December 5, 1995. Her parents are Jeff and Jackie Osmond. When she was seven, her family moved to Montreal, Quebec. At age ten, they moved to Sherwood Park, Alberta. Kaetlyn went to Vimy Ridge Academy in Edmonton. She has two older brothers and sisters.

In April 2014, her hometown of Marystown honored her. They renamed their local ice rink the Kaetlyn Osmond Arena. They also named a street after her and gave her a special key to the town. Kaetlyn has said that her favorite Olympic memory was watching Joannie Rochette win a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Rochette was a big inspiration for her in skating.

On January 29, 2019, Kaetlyn received the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. This is the highest award for a civilian in her home province. It is given for great achievements.

Kaetlyn's Skating Journey

Kaetlyn Osmond started skating when she was three years old. She followed her older sister, Natasha, onto the ice. Because there wasn't much ice available in Marystown during the summer, they often traveled to Montreal to train. Since she was ten, Kaetlyn trained at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in Edmonton. Her coach was Ravi Walia, and her programs were created by Lance Vipond.

Early Competitions

In the 2011–12 season, Kaetlyn competed at the senior level for the first time at the Canadian Championships. She was in first place after the short program. She ended up winning the bronze medal overall. At the 2012 World Junior Championships, Kaetlyn won the first round. She finished tenth overall in that competition.

First Big Wins (2012–2013)

Osmond (center) with Akiko Suzuki (left) and Kanako Murakami (right) on the podium at the 2012 Skate Canada International

In the 2012–13 season, Kaetlyn won her first international competition at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. Then, she made her first appearance in the senior Grand Prix series at the 2012 Skate Canada International. She placed second in both parts of the competition, which was enough for her to win the gold medal. Kaetlyn said it was "extraordinary" because she usually placed much lower in junior events. Even though she won Skate Canada, she couldn't go to the Grand Prix Final that season because she only had one Grand Prix event.

Kaetlyn then won her first senior national title at the 2013 Canadian Championships. This was the first time in ten years that a female skater from outside Quebec won the Canadian title. At the 2013 Four Continents competition, Kaetlyn finished seventh.

Because she won the national championship, Kaetlyn was chosen as the only Canadian ladies' singles skater for the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario. She surprised everyone by placing fourth in the short program. Many people called it the best first World Championship performance by a Canadian woman since the 1970s. Kaetlyn had some trouble in her long program, falling twice. She ended up tenth in the long program, which put her in eighth place overall. This result was important because it helped Canada get two spots for the next 2014 Winter Olympics. Kaetlyn said she had thought about winning a medal but focused on her goal of finishing in the top 10.

Olympic Medal and Second National Title (2013–2014)

Osmond at the 2014 Winter Olympics

In August 2013, Kaetlyn trained in California for about two weeks. She worked with her coach, Ravi Walia, and another famous coach, Frank Carroll. She had to take a break from skating in September 2013 because of a stress injury in her left ankle. In October, she competed at the 2013 Skate Canada International. She was fifth after the short program but had to stop before the long program because of a pulled muscle in her right leg. She also had to withdraw from another competition.

However, Kaetlyn returned to compete at the 2014 Canadian Championships. She placed first in both parts of the competition and won her second national title.

In February 2014, Kaetlyn represented Canada at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She skated in both parts of the team event. She placed fifth in both, helping Canada win a silver medal. She then competed in the individual ladies' singles event and finished thirteenth. She later said her individual short program was "probably my worst short program all year." In March, she placed eleventh at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Injury and Comeback (2014–2016)

For the 2014–15 season, Kaetlyn was supposed to compete at two Grand Prix events. She wanted to try a triple loop jump, which she had never done in a competition before. However, she had to withdraw from both competitions because she broke her leg on September 11, 2014. This injury kept her from competing for the rest of the season. She broke her right fibula bone and needed two surgeries. One surgery was to put in a metal plate and seven screws, and another was to remove them later.

This injury made Kaetlyn think about quitting skating at age 18. She worried her Olympic dreams might be over. But she later said the injury and her recovery actually helped her. It made her more focused, determined, and stronger.

Kaetlyn started the 2015–16 season by winning gold at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. This was an important event in the ISU Challenger Series. When she returned to the Grand Prix series at 2015 Skate Canada International, she sprained her ankle during practice. She was still able to compete. In the short program, she fell and hurt her groin and hip. Her long program was very difficult, with several falls. She finished eleventh overall. She later finished sixth at the 2015 NHK Trophy. This season, she successfully included the triple loop jump in her program.

At the 2016 Canadian Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kaetlyn was first after the short program. But she finished third overall. She later said that this bronze medal finish made her start seeing a sports psychologist. Kaetlyn ended the season at the 2016 Four Continents Championship. She placed sixth there, including a fourth-place finish in the long program. She felt this showed progress from her therapy.

Third National Title and World Silver (2016–2017)

In October, Kaetlyn won the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. Later that month, she won the silver medal at the 2016 Skate Canada International. In November, she took silver at the 2016 Cup of China. Her good results meant she qualified for the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France. This made her the first Canadian woman to reach the Grand Prix Final since Joannie Rochette in 2009–10.

Osmond in the short program at the 2017 World Championships

In January 2017, Kaetlyn won her national title again at the 2017 Canadian Championships. She called it an "incredible" feeling. Kaetlyn was expected to do well at the 2017 Four Continents Championship. She placed second in the short program. However, she fell three times during the long program and had trouble with a jump. She finished fourth overall. She called this a "learning experience" and promised to prepare even harder for the World Championships.

In March 2017, Kaetlyn won the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. She was second in both parts of the competition. This was the best result for a Canadian ladies' singles skater at the event since 2009. Her Canadian teammate, Gabrielle Daleman, also won a bronze medal in the same event, which was a historic moment for Canada. Kaetlyn said that her success came from focusing on herself and trusting her training.

Osmond (left), Evgenia Medvedeva (center), and Gabrielle Daleman (right) at the 2017 World Championships

This was the first time Kaetlyn competed in all the major events of a season. She did not participate in the World Team Trophy at the end of the season.

Kaetlyn's short program for the 2016–17 season was a mix of songs by the French singer Edith Piaf. This program became very popular. For her long program, Kaetlyn had wanted to skate to music from Black Swan and Swan Lake. Her coach, Ravi Walia, and her choreographer, Jeffrey Buttle, suggested La boheme instead. They thought it would help her improve her performance skills, and she used that music.

Two Olympic Medals and World Title (2017–2018)

Kaetlyn decided to keep her Edith Piaf program for another season. She explained that for an Olympic year, she wanted to skate her "two best programs." She felt her short program was one of them. This time, her wish to skate to a Black Swan long program came true. She loved the music from Swan Lake since she was a child. She also liked the darker side of the Black Swan movie, saying it was more dramatic and she could express that on the ice.

Kaetlyn set a new personal best score in the free skate at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International in Montreal. She started her Grand Prix season at 2017 Skate Canada, which she won. This was five years after her first win there. Even with some mistakes in her long program, she was "mostly just really happy" with her skating. At her second Grand Prix event, the 2017 Internationaux de France, she won the bronze medal. These results qualified her for the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. There, she earned the bronze medal. At the 2018 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, she placed second.

Osmond (right) with Evgenia Medvedeva (left) and Alina Zagitova (center) on the podium at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

As part of Canada's figure skating team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kaetlyn placed third in the short program for the team event. The Canadian team went on to win the gold medal. In the individual event, Kaetlyn set new personal best scores in both the short program and free skate. She won the bronze medal. This was Canada's twenty-seventh medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, setting a new national record. It also set a record for Canada with four medals in figure skating at one Olympics. After winning two medals in 2018, Kaetlyn said she hoped to be a mentor for the next generation of Canadian skaters.

Osmond (center) with Wakaba Higuchi (left) and Satoko Miyahara (right) at the 2018 World Championships podium

Kaetlyn finished the season at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. She was the defending silver medalist. She later said it was hard to start training for the World Championships because she was tired after the Olympics. But her goal was to show that her Olympic free skate was not just luck. Kaetlyn hurt her ankle at her first practice in Milan but decided to compete. She placed fourth in the short program after a mistake on a jump. In the free skate, she placed first, which meant she finished first overall. She became the first Canadian woman to win the World Championships since Karen Magnussen in 1973. She was also the first Canadian woman since Magnussen to win multiple World Championship medals.

Retirement (2018–2019)

On June 4, 2018, Kaetlyn Osmond announced that she planned to skip competitions for the Grand Prix series. The next day, it was announced she would join the "Thank You Canada Tour" across Canada. On August 21, 2018, Kaetlyn confirmed she would not compete at all during the 2018–2019 season. She later said she wasn't sure if she would return to competitive skating. On May 2, 2019, Skate Canada announced that she had officially retired from competitive skating.

Life After Competing

Since retiring from competitive skating, Kaetlyn Osmond has continued to perform in the "Stars on Ice" shows in Canada every year. She also took part in the "Thank You Canada" and "Rock the Rink" tours, which were organized by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. She has also performed in international ice shows like Art on Ice.

In 2019, Kaetlyn moved to Brantford, Ontario. She started coaching at the Brant Skating Club when she wasn't touring. She also began organizing training camps for figure skaters in her home province of Newfoundland. Later, she moved to Toronto and started studying journalism at Centennial College in September 2020. In November 2020, she joined the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario as a skating coach. In April 2021, she returned to Edmonton to continue her journalism studies. She now coaches at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in Edmonton.

Skating Skills

Kaetlyn Osmond spins and jumps in a clockwise direction. She has successfully landed difficult jump combinations in competitions. These include 3F-3T, 3T-3T, 3S+2T+2Lo, 2A+2T+2Lo, and 2A-3T.

Skating Programs

Osmond at the exhibition gala at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Here are some of the music programs Kaetlyn Osmond used for her skating performances:

After 2018

Before 2018

Competition Results

Here is a table showing Kaetlyn Osmond's results in major skating competitions:

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Detailed Results

Osmond at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Osmond at the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final

These tables show Kaetlyn Osmond's detailed scores from her competitions. Small medals for short and free programs are only given at ISU Championships. In team events, medals are only for the team's overall result.

Junior Level Results

Osmond at the 2012 World Junior Championships

See also

In Spanish: Kaetlyn Osmond para niños