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Nadiia Bashynska (born November 15, 2003) is a Ukrainian-Canadian ice dancer, who competes internationally for Canada. With her skating partner, Peter Beaumont, she is the 2022 World Junior bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time Canadian national silver medalist.

Nadiia Bashynska
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Former country(ies) represented	Ukraine
Born	(2003-11-15) November 15, 2003 (age 18) Kyiv, Ukraine
Residence	Ajax, Ontario
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Partner	Peter Beaumont
Former partner	Andrei Kapran
Coach	Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant
Choreographer	Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant
Skating club	Scarboro FSC
Training locations	Toronto, Ontario
Began skating	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	171.61 2022 JGP Poland II
Short dance	69.56 2022 JGP Poland II
Free dance	102.99 2022 JGP Poland I
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dance Representing  Canada World Junior Championships 2022 Tallinn Ice dance

Personal life

Bashynska was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her family subsequently emigrated to Canada.[1] She became a Canadian citizen in September of 2020.[2]

Skating career

Early years

After starting to learn to skate in 2006, Bashynska's first ice dance partnership while in Ukraine was with Andrei Kapran. After moving to Canada, she began skating with English dancer Peter Beaumont in June of 2017.[1]

2017–18 season: National novice champions

Bashynska and Beaumont began competing together domestically, winning the silver medal at the 2018 Skate Canada Challege's novice division. This qualified them to the 2022 Canadian Novice Championships, where they won the gold medal.[3] Based on this, they were given their first international assignment to the advanced novice competition at the Egna Trophy in Val Gardena. Third after the short dance, they rose to second overall in the free dance. Beaumont said that they were both "really thankful for the opportunity to skate abroad."[4]

2018–19 season: Junior debut

Moving up to the junior level, Bashynska/Beaumont were fifth at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in New York. They were assigned to make their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2018 JGP Slovakia in Bratislava. Placing ninth in the rhythm dance, they were fifth in the free dance despite an audience member throwing a stuffed toy onto the ice midway through the program, requiring them to adjust where they were going. They remained ninth overall.[5]

Thirteenth at Skate Canada Challenge, they finished the season competing at the 2019 Canadian Junior Championships, where they were tenth.[3]

2019–20 season: First JGP medal

Bashynska/Beaumont returned to Lake Placid Ice Dance International to start the season, winning the gold medal. They were assigned to two events on the Junior Grand Prix, beginning with the 2019 JGP Russia in Chelyabinsk. They set personal bests in all three programs, finishing third in the rhythm dance, fifth in the free dance, and taking the bronze medal overall. Bashysnka and Beaumont were the only non-Russian medalists in any discipline in Chelyabinsk.[6] Bashynska noted that the well-attended Russian event was the largest audience they had ever performed in front of.[7] They were fourth at their second event, the 2019 JGP Croatia.[8]

Winning silver medals at both Skate Canada Challenge and the 2020 Canadian Junior Championships, Bashynska Beaumont were next assigned to the Bavarian Open along with the other three top Canadian junior dance teams to determine which would attend the 2020 World Junior Championships. They performed poorly at the event, finishing ninth overall and last among the Canadian teams, and as such their season concluded.[9]

2020–21 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic severely constraining competitions, both the ISU Junior Grand Prix and the 2021 World Junior Championships were cancelled. As well, in-person domestic competition was limited, as a result of which Bashynska/Beaumont competed only once during the season, at a virtually-held 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. They won the bronze medal. The 2021 Canadian Junior Championships were subsequently cancelled.[10][11]

2021–22 season: World Junior bronze

With the resumption of the Junior Grand Prix, Bashynska/Beaumont returned to international competition at the 2021 JGP Russia in Krasnoyarsk. They finished fourth, less than three points back of third. Bashynska said that they were satisfied with their performance overall, but needed to address some technical issues.[12] Weeks later at their second event, the 2021 JGP Austria in Linz, they initially placed fourth in the rhythm dance. Third in the free dance, they rose to third overall to win their second JGP bronze medal.[13] Beaumont said that going into the free dance they "had the mindset that we've moved up in the standings before and we can do it again."[14]

Bashynska/Beaumont won the gold medal at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge.[15] Entering the 2022 Canadian Junior Championships in Ottawa, they were second in both programs to take their second consecutive national silver medal.[16]

Due to the pandemic, the 2022 World Junior Championships could not be held as scheduled in Sofia in early March, and as a result were rescheduled for Tallinn in mid-April.[17] The event was further upended when Bashynska's birth country of Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Bashynska and Beaumont's free program for the season had been a medley of Russian folk songs, including the military-themed "Katyusha", which Bashynska would later say "was very close to me" as she felt "it unites our two Nations to show nothing but love." In light of the invasion, she said "now I don't think I'll be able to forgive or ever compare these two countries ever again. I'm Ukrainian and will always be."[18] The team revived their previous seasons' free dance to "Caruso" and "And the Waltz Goes On" for the rest of the season.[19]

As a result of the invasion, the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions, which had a significant impact on the junior dance field.[20] The North American dance teams were viewed as favourites to dominate the podium, though Bashynska/Beaumont were not considered among the very top contenders going in compared to their compatriots D'Alessandro/Waddell and Americans Wolfkostin/Chen and Brown/Brown.[21] In the rhythm dance, they scored 63.45 points, finishing narrowly in third place, 0.15 points behind D'Alessandro/Waddell in second, while the Browns were solidly in first place with 66.98. Wolfkostin/Chen were distantly in ninth after she fell on her twizzle sequence. Beaumont said that "coming to this competition, we didn't have any expectations as a team. We just wanted to enjoy it and let our skating speak for itself."[22] In the free dance they lost points when their rotational lift was graded as only level 1, placing fifth in that segment, but remained in third place overall, 0.37 points ahead of Wolfkostin/Chen. They won the bronze medal, saying they were "overjoyed" with the result.[23]

2022–23 season

Bashynska and Beaumount were initially scheduled to begin their final junior season at the Armenian stop on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.[24] However, when that was cancelled as a result of the Azerbaijan invasion of Armenia, they were reassigned elsewhere.[25][26] Instead, their first event was the first of two Polish Junior Grand Prixes held in Gdańsk.[27] They won the gold medal there, setting three new personal best scores. Bashynska commented on the delay, saying "we're pretty lucky that we motivate each other every day. So even when we found out about the cancellation we were able to push through and keep sharp for this competition."[28] Competing at the second Polish event the following weekend, they won their second gold medal, improving their rhythm dance and total scores and securing qualification to the Junior Grand Prix Final. Bashynska noted the significance of her Ukrainian grandparents being able to be in attendance for both events.[29]

Programs

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2022–2023 [30]	Spanish Waltz: España (Waltz, Op.236) by Émile Waldteufel performed by Claudia Hirschfeld Tango: Tango Grande (from The Great Gatsby) by Carl Davis choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant	Anna's Theme (from The Red Violin) by John Corigliano Elegie: O doux printemps d'autrefois by Jules Massenet choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant
2021–2022 [31][19]	Blues: Chances Are by Johnny Mathis Swing: Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee, Henry Glover performed by The Sweet choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant	Caruso by Lucio Dalla And the Waltz Goes On by Anthony Hopkins performed by André Rieu choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant Blue Shawl by Maria Lazareva Katyusha by Matvey Blanter performed by Maria Lazareva Kalinka by Ivan Larionov performed by Maria Lazareva choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant
2019–2021 [32]	Foxtrot: Getting to Know You Foxtrot: Shall We Dance? (from The King and I) by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant	Caruso by Lucio Dalla And the Waltz Goes On by Anthony Hopkins performed by André Rieu choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Marc-André Servant
2018–19 [33]	Tango: Carmen Flamenco: Carmen by Georges Bizet choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs	Cinderella by Patrick Doyle choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Beaumont for Canada

International: Junior[3]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
Junior Worlds					3rd
JGP Final						TBD
JGP Armenia						C
JGP Austria					3rd
JGP Croatia			4th
JGP Poland I						1st
JGP Poland II						1st
JGP Russia			3rd		4th
JGP Slovakia		9th
Bavarian Open			9th
Lake Placid IDI		5th	1st
International: Advanced novice[4]
Egna Trophy	2nd
National[3]
Canadian Champ.	1st N	10th J	2nd J	C	2nd J
SC Challenge	2nd N	13th J	2nd J	3rd J	1st J
Ontario Sectionals	1st N	4th J	2nd J	1st J	1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

With Kapran for Ukraine

International: Basic Novice[34]
Event	14–15	15–16
Ice Star Interclub		3rd
Mentor Toruń Cup	1st

Detailed results

ISU Personal Bests highlighted in bold.

With Beaumont

2022–23 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
December 8–11, 2022	2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final	TBD	TBD	TBD
October 5–8, 2022	2022 JGP Poland II	1 69.56	1 102.05	1 171.61
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022	2022 JGP Poland I	1 67.35	1 102.99	1 170.34
2021–22 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
April 13–17, 2022	2022 World Junior Championships	3 63.45	5 94.19	3 157.64
January 6–12, 2022	2022 Canadian Junior Championships	2 70.66	2 100.13	2 170.79
December 1–5, 2021	2022 Skate Canada Challenge	1 68.47	1 97.25	1 165.72
October 6–9, 2021	2021 JGP Austria	4 60.34	3 91.72	3 152.06
September 15–18, 2021	2021 JGP Russia	4 60.35	4 97.04	4 157.39
2020–21 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
January 15–17, 2021	2021 Skate Canada Challenge	3 65.32	3 96.91	3 162.23
2019–20 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
February 3–9, 2020	2020 Bavarian Open	7 54.96	10 73.22	9 128.18
January 13–19, 2020	2020 Canadian Junior Championships	2 63.73	1 101.84	2 165.57
Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, 2019	2020 Skate Canada Challenge	3 64.99	2 101.74	1 166.73
September 25–28, 2019	2019 JGP Croatia	5 58.41	5 88.66	4 147.07
September 11–14, 2019	2019 JGP Russia	3 59.83	5 89.22	3 149.05
August 1–2, 2019	2019 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	1 55.48	1 84.85	1 140.33
2018–19 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
January 13–20, 2019	2019 Canadian Junior Championships	10 52.36	10 79.93	10 132.29
Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2018	2019 Skate Canada Challenge	11 54.35	16 73.45	13 127.80
August 22–25, 2018	2018 JGP Slovakia	9 47.26	5 77.31	9 124.57
July 26–27, 2018	2018 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	7 43.64	2 78.29	5 121.93

References

External links

• Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont at the International Skating Union
• Rink Results: Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont
• Stats on Ice: Nadiia Bashynska & Andrei Kapran

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