Katherine Leigh Copely[1] (born January 9, 1988) is a former American-born Ice Dancer who competed internationally for Lithuania. With partner Deividas Stagniūnas, she is the 4 time Lithuanian National Champion with Bronze Medals at both Golden Spin of Zagreb and Nebelhorn Trophy. Together they qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada after placing in the top 20 at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California. She received her medical degree in 2018 from Central Michigan University College of Medicine.
| Katherine Copely | |
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 Copely and Stagniunas in 2009. | |
| Full name | Katherine Leigh Copely |
| Born | January 9, 1988 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Retired | 2010 |
Copely partnered with Duke Wensel in 2002.[2] They competed until 2004 on the Novice and Junior levels. From 2004 to 2006, Copely skated at the Junior level with Patrick Connelly.[3] She teamed up with Stagniunas in 2006 to compete for Lithuania. By the end of their partnership they were #10 in Europe and #14 in the World. Though they qualified, the team was subsequently prevented from competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics as Katherine was denied Lithuanian citizenship by then president Dalia Grybauskaitė [1]
Her brother is American ice dancer/coach/choreographer Dean Copely. Her mother is skating costume designer Sandra Copely. Katherine is currently training in Diagnostic Radiology,[3] with a sub-specialty in Musculoskeletal Imaging.
Programs
edit(with Stagniunas)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2009–2010 [4] |
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| 2008–2009 [5] |
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| 2007–2008 [6] |
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| 2006–2007 [7] |
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Results
editWith Duke Wensel
edit| Event | 2003 | 2004 |
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| U.S. Championships | 7th N. | 12th J. |
| N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level | ||
With Patrick Connelly
edit| Event | 2005 |
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| U.S. Championships | 8th J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
With Deividas Stagniūnas for Lithuania
edit| Results[8] | ||||
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| International | ||||
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Worlds | 23rd | 14th | 14th | |
| Europeans | 18th | 12th | 10th | |
| GP Cup of Russia | 5th | 6th | 8th | |
| GP Skate America | 8th | |||
| Golden Spin | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| Nebelhorn | 6th | 3rd | ||
| National | ||||
| Lithuanian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| GP = Grand Prix | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Granting Lithuanian citizenship to Katherine Copely would be in violation of the Constitution". Office of the President of the Republic of Lithuania. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.
- ^ "INTERVIEWS: Katie Copely and Dean Copely". ice-dance.com. January 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
- ^ a b "Katherine Copely & Patrick Connelly". ice-dance.com. August 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
- ^ "Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009.
- ^ "Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.
- ^ "Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007.
- ^ "Competition Results: Katherine COPELY / Deividas STAGNIUNAS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
External links
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- Co-transplantation of Mesenchymal and Neural Stem Cells and Overexpressing Stromal-Derived Factor-1 for Treating Spinal Cord Injury (Brain Res. 2017 Oct 1;1672:91-105) (contributing author)
- Copely K, Dawkins A. The floating gallbladder [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jan 28]. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020;10.1007/s00261-020-02420-x. doi:10.1007/s00261-020-02420-x
- Katherine Copely / Deividas Stagniunas at the International Skating Union
- Copely / Stagniunas archived official site
- Tracings.net profile
- Competition Photos on Getty Images