Shane Firus

Shane Firus (born February 21, 1994) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Carolane Soucisse, he is the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist. They have finished fourth at the 2017 and 2018 Canadian Championships, and represented Canada on the Grand Prix circuit and at the World Championships.

Shane Firus
Soucisse and Firus at the 2018 ACI
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1994-02-21) February 21, 1994
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PartnerCarolane Soucisse
Former partnerLauren Collins, Caelen Dalmer
CoachCarol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former coachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
Skating clubScarboro FSC
Training locationsToronto
Former training locationsMontreal
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total181.39
2019 U.S. Classic
Short dance73.32
2020 Four Continents
Free dance110.06
2019 U.S. Classic

Firus previously competed with Caelen Dalmer and Lauren Collins in the junior and senior ranks.

Personal life

Shane Firus was born on February 21, 1994, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] He studied business and marketing at Georgian University.[2] He is the brother of Canadian single skater Liam Firus.[1]

Career

Early career

Firus began learning to skate in 2001.[1] He teamed up with Caelen Dalmer in May 2008.[3][4] Dalmer/Firus were coached by Rod Mackie and Shae Zukiwsky before joining Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe, in Burnaby, British Columbia.[5][6] They competed at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events (in 2011 and 2012) and won the junior bronze medal at the 2013 Canadian Championships. Their partnership ended in 2013.[7]

Firus and Lauren Collins had their first tryout together in February 2014 and agreed to form a partnership in May.[2] They decided to train at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario, coached by David Islam, Kelly Johnson and James Callan.[2] Collins/Firus finished sixth at a Junior Grand Prix event in Japan and won the junior silver medal at the 2015 Canadian Championships. After moving up to the senior level, they placed fifth at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and tenth at the 2016 Canadian Championships.

2016–2017 season: Debut of Soucisse/Firus

Firus teamed up with Carolane Soucisse in 2016. They decided to train in Montréal under the guidance of Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon.[8][9] The two placed seventh at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International and had the same result at the International Cup of Nice. They finished fourth at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

2017–2018 season

Soucisse/Firus participated in two ISU Challenger Series events, placing fifth at the 2017 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and fourth at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy.[10] They then made their Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Skate Canada International, where they placed seventh.

In January, they placed third in the short dance, fourth in the free dance, and fourth overall at the 2018 Canadian Championships.[11] As the fourth-place finisher, they were assigned to the 2018 Four Continents Championships, their first ISU Championship event. They placed third in the short and second in the free, winning the silver medal.[12] Firus said the two were "ecstatic" at the result, having achieved their goal of a medal.[13]

Following the 2018 Winter Olympics, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir withdrew from Canada's delegation to the 2018 World Championships in Milan. Soucisse/Firus, as the first alternates, took their places, making their World Championship debut. They placed eleventh in the short dance, fourteenth in the free dance, and fourteenth overall.

2018–2019 season

Soucisse/Firus began their season at the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International, where they won the bronze medal after placing third in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance. Firus remarked that he felt they had left a few technical points on the table, but was otherwise satisfied with their performance.[14] At their second Challenger event, the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy, they finished fourth overall, having placed third in the rhythm dance and fifth in the free skate following an error from Soucisse on the one-foot step sequence in the latter.[15]

The duo had two Grand Prix events for the season, beginning with the 2018 Skate Canada International, where a fall on the midline step left them in ninth place after the rhythm dance. They subsequently placed seventh in the free dance, and eighth overall. At their second event, 2018 NHK Trophy, they placed fifth in both segments and fifth overall, setting a new personal best in the free dance.[16]

Following the Grand Prix, the two opted to return to their previous season's free dance, as the Weeknd medley they had been using had not been receiving the scores they would have wanted. They placed fourth in the rhythm dance at the 2019 Canadian Championships.[17] The free dance proved difficult, with Soucisse struggling on her twizzles and falling toward the end of the program. They were sixth in the free dance, and dropped to fifth overall.[18]

2019–2020 season

Soucisse/Firus were assigned to two Challenger events to begin the season, placing fifth at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International before winning the bronze medal at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic.[19]

On the Grand Prix, they were seventh to begin at the 2019 Internationaux de France.[20] Soucisse/Firus placed eighth at the 2019 NHK Trophy.[21]

With training mates and presumptive silver medalists Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen sitting out the 2020 Canadian Championships, Soucisse/Firus were in competition with Lajoie/Lagha for the silver medal. Both teams made errors in the rhythm dance, with Soucisse putting her free foot down to regain balance at one point in the Finnstep pattern dance, and Soucisse/Firus placed third in that segment.[22] Early in the free dance, Firus fell on the one-foot step sequence, and they finished third in that segment as well, winning the bronze medal. They were assigned to compete at the 2020 Four Continents Championships in Seoul.[23] They placed seventh at Four Continents, with Firus falling again in the free dance.[24]

Following the results of Four Continents, Soucisse/Firus were named as alternates for the Canadian team to the 2020 World Championships, and subsequently were added to the team after Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen were judged unable to compete. Shortly afterward, the World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which they later called "a big low" for them. On April 16, 2020, Soucisse/Firus announced that they would be moving to train at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club under Carol and Jon Lane and Juris Razgulajevs.[25]

2020–2021 season

Soucisse/Firus were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[26]

Programs

With Soucisse

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2021
[27]
2018–2019
[28]
  • Tango: "Felino"
    by Electrotutango
  • Tango - Hip Hop: "Tango"
    by Electrotutango

Short dance
2017–2018
[1][29]
2016–2017
[8]

With Collins

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[30][31][2]
  • Beautiful Tango
    by Hindi Zahra
  • Song of No Regrets
    by Youn Sun Nah
  • Breakfast in Baghdad
    by Youn Sun Nah
    choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky
2014–2015
[32][33]

With Dalmer

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013
[6][34]
2011–2012
[5][35]

Competitive highlights

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

With Soucisse

International[11]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
World Champ.14thC
Four Continents2nd7th
GP France7th
GP NHK Trophy5th8th
GP Skate Canada7th8thC
CS Autumn Classic7th3rd5th
CS Finlandia Trophy4th4th
CS U.S. Classic5th3rd
Cup of Nice7th
Lake Placid IDI4th
National[36][37]
Canadian Champ.4th4th5th3rdC
SC Challenge2nd
Québec Sectionals1st
C = Event Cancelled; WD = Withdrew

With Collins

International[38]
Event 14–15 15–16
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
JGP Japan6th
National[38][39]
Canadian Championships2nd J10th
Skate Canada Challenge3rd J2nd
Central Ontario1st J1st
J = Junior level

With Dalmer

International[40]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
JGP Italy9th
JGP Slovenia6th
National[7]
Canadian Championships4th N7th J3rd J
Skate Canada Challenge5th P4th N7th J6th J
BC/YT Sectionals3rd N
Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice; J = Junior

Men's singles

National
Event 2009–10
Canadian Championships7th N
N = Novice level


Detailed results

(with Soucisse)

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Current ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
February 4–9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 6
73.32
7
101.09
7
174.41
January 13–19, 2020 2020 Canadian Championships 3
75.83
3
114.46
3
190.29
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 9
68.39
8
103.62
8
172.01
November 1–3, 2019 2019 Internationaux de France 7
68.61
7
107.19
7
175.80
September 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. International Classic 3
71.33
3
110.06
3
181.39
September 12–14, 2019 2019 CS Autumn Classic International 2
72.70
5
100.20
5
172.90
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 13–20, 2019 2019 Canadian Championships 4
73.36
6
90.12
5
163.48
November 9–11, 2018 2018 NHK Trophy 5
66.01
5
103.83
5
169.84
October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 9
57.10
7
99.64
8
156.74
October 4–8, 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 3
70.79
5
101.48
4
172.27
September 20–22, 2018 2018 CS Autumn Classic International 3
65.38
4
100.86
3
166.24
2017–18 season
Date Event SD FD Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 11
64.02
14
95.44
14
159.46
January 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 3
65.11
2
99.85
2
164.96
January 8–14, 2018 2018 Canadian Championships 3
70.97
4
109.76
4
180.73
October 27–29, 2017 2017 Skate Canada International 7
57.77
6
92.50
7
150.27
October 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 4
60.50
4
94.10
4
154.60
September 13–17, 2017 2017 CS U.S. International Classic 5
52.16
5
85.27
5
137.43
2016–17 season
Date Event SD FD Total
January 16–22, 2017 2017 Canadian Championships 4
62.50
4
96.77
4
159.27
October 19–23, 2016 2016 International Cup of Nice 6
54.90
9
75.74
7
130.64
September 28 – October 1, 2016 2016 CS Autumn Classic International 7
48.78
7
80.00
7
128.78

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