41 Facts About Kaetlyn Osmond

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Kaetlyn Osmond was born on December 5,1995 and is a retired competitive Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles.

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Kaetlyn Osmond debuted on the senior level in 2012 and won gold at the 2012 Skate Canada International.

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Kaetlyn Osmond was born in Marystown, Newfoundland to Jeff and Jackie Kaetlyn Osmond.

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At age seven, she moved to Montreal, Quebec, and at age ten, she moved to Sherwood Park, Alberta Kaetlyn Osmond attended Vimy Ridge Academy in Edmonton.

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Kaetlyn Osmond noted that her favourite Olympic memory was watching Joannie Rochette win bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympics and Rochette served as a role model to her in the sport.

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Kaetlyn Osmond began skating at age three, following her elder sister Natasha.

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Since the age of ten, after her parents came west because of work in the oil industry Kaetlyn Osmond trained at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in Edmonton, coached by Ravi Walia with choreography by Lance Vipond.

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Kaetlyn Osmond was first after the short program, ahead of the defending champion Cynthia Phaneuf and the 2011 bronze medallist Amelie Lacoste.

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At the 2012 World Junior Championships, Kaetlyn Osmond won the preliminary round.

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Kaetlyn Osmond then made her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2012 Skate Canada International.

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Kaetlyn Osmond was second in both the short and free programs, but it was enough to win the competition.

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Kaetlyn Osmond went on to win her first senior national title at the 2013 Canadian Championships.

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Kaetlyn Osmond trained in southern California for about two weeks in August 2013 under the guidance of Walia and Frank Carroll.

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Kaetlyn Osmond withdrew from the 2013 Rostelecom Cup but returned to competition at the 2014 Skate Canada Challenge.

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In February 2014, Kaetlyn Osmond represented Canada at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Kaetlyn Osmond skated in both segments of the team event, placing fifth in both, and contributing to Canada's silver medal.

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Kaetlyn Osmond then competed in the individual ladies' singles event and finished thirteenth.

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Kaetlyn Osmond wanted to include a triple loop jump in her program, which she had never before attempted in competition.

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Kaetlyn Osmond had broken her right fibula and this would require two surgeries, one to implant and then another to remove a metal plate and seven screws.

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Kaetlyn Osmond later stated that the injury and subsequent rehabilitation actually helped her, as it made her more focused, more determined, and stronger.

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Kaetlyn Osmond later finished sixth at the 2015 NHK Trophy.

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Kaetlyn Osmond later credited the bronze medal finish at the National Championships as having prompted her to begin seeing a sports psychologist.

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Kaetlyn Osmond ended the season at the 2016 Four Continents Championship, where she placed sixth, including a fourth-place finish in the long program, which she credited to progress from her therapy.

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At the start of October, Kaetlyn Osmond won the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, ahead of Mao Asada and Anna Pogorilaya.

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Kaetlyn Osmond was considered a favourite going into the 2017 Four Continents Championship as a result of her Grand Prix showing, and placed second in the short program.

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In March 2017, Kaetlyn Osmond was awarded the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, having ranked second in both segments.

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Kaetlyn Osmond did not participate in the World Team Trophy at the end of the season.

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Kaetlyn Osmond set a new personal best in the free skate at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International in Montreal.

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Kaetlyn Osmond began her Grand Prix season at 2017 Skate Canada, which she won, five years after her victory in 2012 in her senior debut season.

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Kaetlyn Osmond's was the twenty-seventh medal won by Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, setting a new national record and surpassing the total earned in the Vancouver Olympics eight years prior.

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Kaetlyn Osmond finished the season at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, where she was the defending silver medallist.

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Kaetlyn Osmond injured her ankle at her first practice session in Milan, but opted to compete.

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Kaetlyn Osmond placed fourth in the short program, following a botched double Axel.

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Kaetlyn Osmond became the first Canadian woman to win the World Championships since Karen Magnussen in 1973 and the first Canadian woman since Magnussen to win multiple World Championship medals.

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On June 4,2018 Kaetlyn Osmond announced that she was planning to skip competitions on the Grand Prix series.

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Kaetlyn Osmond subsequently stated that her return to competitive skating is uncertain.

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Since retiring from competition, Kaetlyn Osmond has continued to participate in Stars on Ice' annual Canadian tours.

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Kaetlyn Osmond participated in both the "Thank You Canada" and "Rock the Rink" tours organized by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, and international show skating including Art on Ice.

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Kaetlyn Osmond moved to Brantford, Ontario in 2019, and subsequently began coaching at the Brant Skating Club while not touring.

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Kaetlyn Osmond began organizing training camps for figure skaters in her native Newfoundland.

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Kaetlyn Osmond has landed 3F-3T, 3T-3T, 3S+2T+2Lo, 2A+2T+2Lo, and 2A-3T combinations in competition.