Dean Copely

{{short description|American ice dancer}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Dean Copely |image= Grand Prix Final 2010 Charlotte LICHTMAN Dean COPELY SD.jpg |caption= Lichtman & Copely at the 2010–2011 JGP Final |fullname= |altname= |country= United States |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1989|8|28}} |birth_place= Fort Myers, Florida |hometown= |height= |partner= |coach= Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva |skating club= All Year FCS |beganskating = 1993 |retired = }}

'''Dean J. Copely Jr.''' (born August 28, 1989) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Charlotte Lichtman, he was the 2011 World Junior Ice Dance bronze medalist and 2011 U.S. Junior Ice Dance champion.

== Career == Dean Copely began skating in 1993.<ref name=bio1112/> He began as a singles skater and competed at the intermediate level coached by Priscilla Hill for six years.<ref name=st090928/> He began training in ice dance at the age of 12 at which time he partnered with Rachel Siegel and competed with her on the juvenile level. He later partnered and competed with Ashley Foy in ice dance.<ref name=st090928/><ref name=id030107/> Dean also competed for a season in juvenile pair skating with Meredith Pipkin.<ref name=st090928/> Dean qualified for the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships in all three disciplines.

Copely competed at both the Novice and Junior levels with Anastasia Cannuscio until April 2008 when he relocated to Canton, Michigan,<ref name =st090928/> to train with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva known for coaching many North American and European teams to national and Olympic podiums. There he teamed up with Charlotte Lichtman following the 2008 Lake Placid Ice Dancing Championships.<ref name=gsfeb2711/> They began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series during the 2009–10 season.

Lichtman and Copely won gold and bronze medals competing in the 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and qualified for the JGP Final in Beijing, China, where they finished fifth. Together they won the gold in Junior Ice dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina,<ref name=gsjan2611/> after which they were featured in the Smucker's Skating Spectacular exhibition show and the RISE Tribute performance (choreographed by Randy Gardner and later included in the USFSA's skating documentary RISE). They went on to win the bronze medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.<ref name=gsmar411/>

Lichtman and Copely announced the amicable end of their partnership on April 27, 2012.<ref name=in120427/> Dean is a graduate of Western Michigan University. He currently coaches at a number of rinks throughout Michigan.

== Personal life == His sister is the former Lithuanian National Ice Dance Champion Katherine Copely.<ref name=gsfeb2711/>

== Programs == (with Lichtman)

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short dance ! Free dance |- ! 2011–2012 <ref name=bio1112/> | * Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega * Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps by Doris Day | * Austin Powers |- ! 2010–2011 <ref name=bio1011/> | * That's Amore * An Evening in Rome by Dean Martin | Beetlejuice: * The Book * Travel Music * Obituaries * Main Title by Danny Elfman |- ! ! Original dance ! |- ! 2009–2010 <ref name=bio0910/> | Georgian folk: * Lezginka * Suliko | Limelight by Charlie Chaplin |- ! 2008–2009 <ref name=inlcbio/> | Crazy for You by George Gershwin: * I've Got Rhythm * Embraceable You | * The Mask of Zorro by James Horner |}

== Competitive highlights ==

===Ice dance=== (with Lichtman) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=5 align=center | '''Results'''<ref name=isucrCLDC/> |- ! Event ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 ! 2011–12 |- | align=left | GP Cup of China || || || || 7th |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || |- | align=left | JGP Final || || || 5th || |- | align=left | JGP Austria || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || |- | align=left | JGP Croatia || || 4th || || |- | align=left | JGP Germany || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || |- | align=left | JGP Hungary || || 8th || || |- | align=left | U.S. Championships || 9th J. || 8th J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || 10th |}

== References == {{Reflist|2|refs=

<ref name=isucrCLDC>{{cite web | url = https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00011978.htm | title = Competition Results: Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY | work = International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=st090928>{{cite news | url = http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/09/28/cantons-copely-channels-chaplin-with-charlotte-lichtman/ | title = Canton's Copely Channels Chaplin with Charlotte Lichtman | last = Mittan | first = Barry | date = September 28, 2009 | publisher = SkateToday | archive-date = September 28, 2011 | access-date = July 30, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928075036/http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/09/28/cantons-copely-channels-chaplin-with-charlotte-lichtman/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=gsfeb2711>{{cite web | url = https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/02/lichtman-and-copely-hungry-for-another-podium/ | title = Lichtman and Copely hungry for another podium | first = Elvin | last = Walker | publisher = GoldenSkate.com | date = February 27, 2011 | accessdate = April 9, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=gsjan2611>{{cite web | url = https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/01/copely-takes-lichtman-to-the-dark-side-and-to-a-gold-medal/ | title = Copely takes Lichtman to the dark side and to a gold medal | first = Elvin | last = Walker | publisher = GoldenSkate.com | date = January 26, 2011 | accessdate = April 9, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=gsmar411>{{cite web | url = https://www.goldenskate.com/2011/03/monko-and-khaliavin-capture-gold/ | title = Monko and Khaliavin capture gold | first = Tatiana | last = Flade | publisher = GoldenSkate.com | date = March 4, 2011 | accessdate = April 9, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=inlcbio>{{cite web | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39434&mode=P | title = Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copely | work = Ice Network | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120924125344/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39434&mode=P | archivedate = September 24, 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1112>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011978.htm |title=Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY: 2011/2012 |work=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419193002/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011978.htm |archivedate=April 19, 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 31, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1011>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011978.htm | title = Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY: 2010/2011 | work = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110519104504/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011978.htm | archivedate = May 19, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011978.htm | title = Charlotte LICHTMAN / Dean COPELY: 2009/2010 | work = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100803022904/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011978.htm | archivedate = August 3, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=in120427>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120427&content_id=29777228&vkey=ice_pressrelease | title = Lichtman, Copely end four-year dance partnership | work = U.S. Figure Skating | publisher = Ice Network | date = April 27, 2012 | access-date = April 27, 2012 | archive-date = May 22, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130522193813/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120427&content_id=29777228&vkey=ice_pressrelease | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=id030107>{{cite news | url = http://ice-dance.com/news/interviews/interview-01072003-copely.htm | title = INTERVIEWS: Katie Copely and Dean Copely | date = January 7, 2003 | work = ice-dance.com | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011025137/http://ice-dance.com/news/interviews/interview-01072003-copely.htm | archivedate = October 11, 2007 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{ISU figure skater|00011978|Charlotte Lichtman & Dean Copely}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924125344/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39434&mode=P |title=Charlotte Lichtman & Dean Copely at U.S Figure Skating IceNetwork |date=mdy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Copely, Dean}} Category:American male ice dancers Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Fort Myers, Florida Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists