A Bourne and Kraatz Fan Page

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Basic stats, competitive history, upcoming appearances, and contact information provided by Christina Beck.

Index of Images

- from Ice Time
- from Canada's Olympic Stories
- from Blades on Ice, © Photo by J. Barry Mittan

Bios

You'll notice just about all the other young dance skaters (and Nicole Bobek 8) adding hydroblading to their programs. The problem, of course, is while they might be able to go low, no one but the originals seem to be able to get back up again gracefully.

Victor injured his back during the Campell Soup's Tour and was off the ice for a large chunk of the summer of '96, however they are both back and training for the new competitive season.

Basic Stats

Shae-Lynn Bourne

Birth Date: 24/01/1976
Home Town: Chatham, ON
Height: 162.6 cm (5'4")
Weight: 51.7 kg (114 lbs)
Brother: Christopher (a singles skater who used to skate pairs with Sherry Ball)

Victor Kraatz

Birth Date: 07/04/1971
Home Town(s): Ascona, Switzerland / Vancouver, BC
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lbs)

Shared Stats

Trains: International School of Dance, Lake Placid, NY, Usa
Coach: Natalia Dubova, with occasional input from Uschi Kesler and Klimova and Ponamerenko.

Competitive History

Upcoming Competitions and Appearances

Skate Canada
NHK
Nations Cup

Amateur

1st, Skate Canada International '95 (Saint John)
4th, World Figure Skating Championships '95 (Birmingham, Grb)
1st, Canadian National Championships '95
1st, Skate Canada International '94 (Red Deer, AB)
6th, World Figure Skating Championships '94 (Chiba, Jpn)
10th, Winter Olympic Games '94 (Lillehammer, Nor)
1st, Canadian National Championships '94 (Edmonton, AB)
5th, Nation's Cup on Ice '93
3rd, Skate Canada International '93 (Ottawa, ON)
14th, World Figure Skating Championships '93 (Oakland, CA)
1st, Canadian National Championships '93
6th, Skate Canada International '92
1st, Nebelhorn Trophy '92 (Oberstdorf, Frg)
1st, Grand Prix International, Coupe des Alpes (Senior Dance) (St. Gervais, Fra)
1st, Canadian National Championships (Junior Dance) '92
3rd, Canadian National Championships (Victor) (Novice Dance) '90
2nd, Canadian National Championships (Shae) (Novice Pairs) '90

Exhibitions and Shows

Elvis and Friends '94-5 Tour a "pre-season" tour
4th Annual Kraft Dreams on Ice
Elvis On Tour - a tape of his performance on September 28th in Ottawa airing on TBS on January 13th & 16th from 8-10 p.m. Other skaters sheduled are - Philippe Candeloro, Todd Eldredge, Steven Cousins, Surya Bonaly, Elizabeth Manley, Michelle Kwan, Martini & Underhill, Urbanski & Marvel, Bourne & Kraatz, Gritschuk & Platov, Usova & Zhulin.
Hot Summer Ice/Too Hot to Skate (CBS)
Blame it on the Blues Brian Orser's latest TV special
Inside Edge - a video with more interviews than skating covering the behind the scenes of the '94 Eaton's Skate the Nation tour.