Olivia McIsaac (born October 30, 2001) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Corey Circelli, she is the 2020 Canadian national junior bronze medalist. With her former skating partner, Elliott Graham, she is the 2018 Canadian national junior silver medalist and finished in the top 12 at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Personal life McIsaac was born on October 30, 2001, in Oakville, Ontario. Her mother, Clare Kelly McIsaac, was a competitive figure skater at the senior level internationally for Canada. McIsaac has a younger sister named Rachel. She looks up to fellow Canadian ice dancers Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha. McIsaac competed in gymnastics when she was young. She is currently a student at Queen's University at Kingston.
Career Early career McIsaac began skating in 2005, after her mother put her on the ice as a toddler. She trained in ladies' singles with her mother and Shelley Barnett as her coaches. McIsaac began competing simultaneously in ice dance after teaming up with Scott Norton during the 2015–16 season to compete on the intermediate level. She competed with Liam MacDonald the following season, finishing 11th at the novice level at the 2017 Canadian Championships.
2017–2018 season McIsaac quit singles in 2017 to focus on training ice dance full-time. She teamed up with Elliott Graham and moved to train with his coaches at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario. McIsaac/Graham made their junior international debut at 2017 JGP Poland, where they finished fourth. They then won Sectionals and medaled at Skate Canada Challenge to qualify to the 2018 Canadian Championships. At Canadian Championships, McIsaac/Graham won the silver medal behind Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha and were named to the team for Junior Worlds in their first season as a team.
At the 2018 World Junior Championships, McIsaac/Graham finished 12th in the short dance and 14th in the free dance to finish 12th overall. Graham ended the partnership at the end of the season.
2018–2019 season In 2018, McIsaac teamed up with Corey Circelli and relocated to the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, where he trained in singles alongside ice dance. They made their international debut at 2018 JGP Czech Republic, where they finished seventh. At the 2019 Canadian Championships, McIsaac/Graham finished eighth.
2019–2020 season McIsaac/Circelli were assigned to 2019 JGP France and 2019 JGP Italy, where they finished ninth and 12th, respectively. They earned their first national medal at the 2020 Canadian Championships, winning the junior bronze behind Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia and Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont.
On May 16, 2020, McIsaac announced her retirement from the sport.
Programs With Circelli Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2019–2020 Overture I'd Rather Be Blue Don't Rain on My Parade Nature Boy Danse Macabre Danse Macabre 2018–2019 Overture All That Jazz Cell Block Tango There Will Be Time
With Graham Season Short dance Free dance 2017–2018 Quizás, Quizás, Quizás Angelina Let It Be Me What I Wouldn't Do
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Corey Circelli
With Graham International: Junior Event 2017–18 Junior Worlds 12th Poland 4th National Canadian Champ. 2nd J Levels: J = Junior
Detailed results ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.
With Circelli 2019–20 season Date Event RD FD Total January 13–19, 2020 2020 Canadian Championships 4 56.92 3 89.81 3 146.73 October 2–5, 2019 2019 JGP Italy 10 51.38 13 74.65 12 126.03 August 21–24, 2019 2019 JGP France 10 50.36 8 83.42 9 133.78 2018–19 season Date Event RD FD Total January 14–20, 2018 2019 Canadian Championships 9 54.43 7 87.88 8 142.31 September 26–29, 2018 2018 JGP Czech Republic 7 52.86 7 81.33 7 134.19
With Graham 2017–18 season Date Event SD FD Total March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships 12 52.80 14 68.37 12 121.17 January 8–14, 2018 2018 Canadian Championships 2 57.91 4 79.65 2 137.56 October 4–7, 2017 2017 JGP Poland 5 53.44 6 68.96 4 122.40
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