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Andrew Poje
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Andrew Poje

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Place of birth
Kitchener
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37 years
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Biography

Andrew Poje (born February 25, 1987) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kaitlyn Weaver, he is a two-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2014–15, 2015–16), and a two-time Canadian national champion (2015, 2016).

Personal life

Andrew Poje was born February 25, 1987 in Waterloo, Ontario. His ancestry is Slovak — mother born in Bratislava — and Slovenian Gottscheer. He is the great-nephew of former pair skater and coach Agnesa Búřilová (née Wlachovská). He has some knowledge of French.

Career

Early career

Poje took up ice dancing at age seven and also skated in singles until he was 13. In his early career, he competed with Alexandra Nino, with whom he is the 2001 Canadian novice silver medalist. He teamed up with Alice Graham in late spring 2004. They trained in Kitchener-Waterloo with coaches Paul MacIntosh, Rebecca Babb, Susie McGrigor, and Bernie Ford. They won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2005 Canadian Championships and placed 9th at the senior level at the 2006 Canadian Championships.

2006–2010

Poje teamed up with American-born Kaitlyn Weaver in August 2006. They trained in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario under coach Paul MacIntosh.

Weaver/Poje competed on the 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix, winning two bronze medals. They went to the 2007 Canadian Championships and won the bronze medal in their first season together. They were placed on the team to the 2007 Junior Worlds. Weaver dislocated her left shoulder in the warm-up before the original dance but was able to compete and the couple won the bronze medal. They placed 20th at the 2007 World Championships.

In the 2007–08 season, Weaver/Poje competed on the senior Grand Prix series at the 2008 Skate Canada International, where they placed 6th, and at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they placed 7th. They won the silver medal at the 2008 Canadian Championships, placed 5th at the 2008 Four Continents, and 17th at the 2008 World Championships. In January 2008, they moved to Toronto to train with new coach Shae-Lynn Bourne.

In the 2008–09 season, Weaver/Poje competed on the Grand Prix series at the 2008 Cup of China, where they placed 6th, and at the 2008 NHK Trophy, where they placed 7th. They won the bronze medal at the 2009 Canadian Championships and placed 5th at the 2009 Four Continents. Weaver was granted Canadian citizenship in June 2009. Advised by Bourne that they needed a more competitive atmosphere, they switched training bases in 2009 to the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where they are coached by Pasquale Camerlengo and Anjelika Krylova. They also continue to work with Bourne. Massimo Scali, Natalia Annenko, and Elizabeth Punsalan are also members of the coaching team in Michigan.

During the 2009–10 season, Weaver/Poje won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze at 2009 Skate Canada International. They also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Championships. They were sent to the 2010 Four Continents where they won the gold medal. They did not qualify for the Olympic or World team.

2010–present

During the 2010–11 season, Weaver/Poje won silver medals at the 2010 NHK Trophy and the 2011 Canadian Championships. They qualified for their first Grand Prix Final, where they finished 5th. They were fourth at the 2011 Four Continents. They were sent to the 2011 World Championships and placed 5th, a significant improvement over their previous best result of 17th at the event.

In the 2011–12 season, Weaver/Poje chose their free dance music on the suggestion of an anonymous fan. Karl Hugo composed additional music to add greater variation to the program. Weaver/Poje competed at three Grand Prix events and won three silver medals. They took the bronze medal at 2012 Four Continents before ending their season at the 2012 World Championships, where they placed fourth.

For the 2012–13 season, Weaver/Poje decided to go in a new direction and asked a contemporary dancer, Allison Holker, to work with them on their free dance. They began their season by winning gold at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. Weaver/Poje's Grand Prix assignments were the 2012 Skate America and 2012 Cup of China. At both events, they were second in the short and third in the free dance and won the bronze medal overall behind Russians Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev.

Weaver fractured her left fibula on December 14, 2012 when she fell into the boards during training in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and underwent surgery on December 18 in Toronto. As a result, the duo withdrew from the 2013 Canadian Championships. Hoping to compete at Worlds, Poje continued to train in Michigan, with Krylova acting as his partner, while Weaver recovered in Toronto. In mid-February, Weaver/Poje were added to Canada's World team. They placed fifth at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario.

In the 2013–14 season, Weaver/Poje won two silver medals on the Grand Prix series and placed fifth at the Grand Prix Final. After taking silver at the 2014 Canadian Championships, they were selected to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where they finished seventh. At the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Weaver/Poje placed second in the short dance and third in the free dance. Finishing 0.02 of a point behind Italy's Cappellini/Lanotte and 0.04 ahead of France's Pechalat/Bourzat, they ended the competition as silver medalists.

In the 2014–15 season, Weaver/Poje took gold at both of their Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 NHK Trophy. In December 2014, they won the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, having ranked first in both segments ahead of the United States' Madison Chock / Evan Bates. They again defeated Chock/Bates at the Four Continents Championships, held in Seoul in February 2015. Weaver/Poje were third in the short dance but first in the free dance, en route to their second Four Continents title. They capped off the season with a bronze medal at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships.

At the beginning of the 2015–16 season, Weaver/Poje placed first at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy. However, they received the feedback from the judges that their Elvis Presley medley did not have clear rhythm required for the short dance. They changed the music to a set of Johann Strauss II pieces and won the 2015 Skate Canada International three weeks later. The team went on to win the 2015 Rostelecom Cup as well as their second consecutive gold at the 2015–16 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

In the second half of the 2015–16 season, Weaver/Poje won their second consecutive national titleand finished third at the 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships the following month. The team capped of their season with a fifth-place finish at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

With Weaver

SeasonShort danceFree danceExhibition
2016–17
  • Blues: The Way You Make Me Feel
    by Michael Jackson
    covered by Judith Hill
  • Hip hop: Dangerous
    by Michael Jackson
  • Hip hop: Jam
    by Michael Jackson

Theme: Country swing

  • Blues: Black Velvet
    by Christopher Ward, David Tyson
    performed by Alannah Myles
  • Swing: Swingin'
    by John Anderson
    covered by LeAnn Rimes
  • Concierto de Aranjuez
    by Joaquín Rodrigo
  • Baby, It's Cold Outside
    by Frank Loesser

Michael Jackson medley

  • The Way You Make Me Feel
    covered by Judith Hill
  • Dangerous
  • Jam
    all songs by Michael Jackson

  • Get Low
    by Dillon Francis, DJ Snake
2015–16
  • Waltz: The Blue Danube
  • Polka: Annen-Polka, Op. 117
  • Waltz: The Blue Danube
    by Johann Strauss II

  • Waltz: Can't Help Falling in Love
  • Foxtrot: Heartbreak Hotel
    by Elvis Presley
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
  • This Bitter Earth
  • On the Nature of Daylight
    by Dinah Washington, Max Richter (mash-up)
  • Run
    by Ludovico Einaudi
    choreo. by Peter Tchernyshev, Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • This Bitter Earth
  • On the Nature of Daylight
    by Dinah Washington, Max Richter

  • Get Low
    by Dillon Francis, DJ Snake

Elvis Presley medley

  • White Christmas
    by Irving Berlin
    performed by Elvis Presley
  • Heartbreak Hotel
    by Elvis Presley

  • Find You
    by Zedd

  • Kissing You
    by Des'ree
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2014–15
  • Pasodoble: La Virgen de la Macarena
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
  • The Four Seasons
    by Antonio Vivaldi
    arranged by Max Richter:
    • Spring
    • Summer 1
    • Summer 3
    • Winter
      choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • Kissing You
    by Des'ree
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne

  • A Song for You
    by Donny Hathaway
    choreo. by Linda Garneau

  • My Favorite Things
    by Rodgers and Hammerstein
2013–14
  • Quickstep: 42nd Street – Finale
    by Harry Warren
    choreo. by Geoffrey Tyler
  • María de Buenos Aires
    by Gidon Kremer, Astor Piazzolla
    • Alevare
    • Yo soy María
    • Milonga de la Anunciación
      choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo, Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • A Song for You
    by Donny Hathaway
    choreo. by Linda Garneau

  • María de Buenos Aires
    by Astor Piazzolla

  • Ly-O-Lay Ale Loya
    by Sacred Spirit
    choreo. by Massimo Scali
2012–13
  • The Sound of Music
    by Rodgers & Hammerstein
    • Waltz: Edelweiss
    • Polka: Do Re Mi
    • Waltz: Favorite Things
    • Polka: Do Re Mi
  • Humanity in Motion
    by Nathan Lanier
    choreo. by Allison Holker
  • Je Suis Malade
    by Serge Lama
    performed by Lara Fabian

  • Shake It Out
    by Florence and the Machine
2011–12
  • Historia de un Amor (Rhumba)
    by Perez Prado
  • Batacuda (Samba)
    by DJ Dero
  • Je Suis Malade
    by Serge Lama
    performed by Lara Fabian
    arranged by Karl Hugo
  • Je Suis Malade
    by Serge Lama
    performed by Lara Fabian

  • Shake It Out
    by Florence and the Machine

  • Vole
    by Celine Dion

  • The Prayer
    by Josh Groban, Charlotte Church

  • Steppin' Out with My Baby
    by Irving Berlin
2010–11
  • At Last
    by Etta James
  • Cheek to Cheek
    by Irving Berlin
  • Moulin Rouge!
    • Sparkling Diamonds
    • Come What May
    • El Tango de Roxanne
  • I Love Rock 'n' Roll
    by Joan Jett
Original dance
2009–10
  • Spanish Flamenco
    by unknown
  • Phantasia
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Pasquale Camerlengo
  • The Prayer
    by Josh Groban, Charlotte Church
2008–09
  • Swing Brother Swing
  • Harlem Nocturne
    by Conrad Korsch, Jonathan Smith
  • Dr. Zhivago Suite
    by Maurice Jarre
  • The Prayer
    by Josh Groban, Charlotte Church
2007–08
  • Dorogoi Dlinnoyu
    (Those Were The Days)
    by Martin Lass
  • Blues for Klook
    by Eddie Louis
  • Dorogoi Dlinnoyu
    (Those Were The Days)
    by Martin Lass
2006–07
  • Jeanne y Paul
    by Ástor Piazzolla
  • Verano Porteno
    from The Story of Tango
    by Raul Garello
  • One Fine Day
    (from Madame Butterfly)
    by Giacomo Puccini
  • A Sunday Kind Of Love
    by Etta James

Competitive highlights

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

With Weaver

Weaver and Poje during the compulsory dance at the 2008 World Championships
International
Event06–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–17
Olympics7th
Worlds20th17th5th4th5th2nd3rd5th
Four Continents5th5th1st4th3rd1st3rd
GP Final5th4th5th1st1st
GP Bompard7th
GP Cup of China6th6th3rd2nd
GP NHK Trophy7th2nd2nd1st
GP Rostelecom2nd2nd1st3rd
GP Skate America4th3rd
GP Skate Canada6th3rd2nd2nd1st1st
CS Finlandia1st
CS Nebelhorn1st
Nepela Trophy1st
U.S. Classic2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds3rd
JGP Czech Rep.3rd
JGP Taiwan3rd
National
Canadian Champ.3rd2nd3rd3rd2nd2ndWD2nd1st1st2nd
Team events
World Team
Trophy
2nd T
2nd P
4th T
1st P
Team Challenge
Cup
1st T
1st P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

With Graham

International
Event2004–052005–06
JGP Canada8th
JGP France5th
National
Canadian Champ.3rd J9th
J = Junior level

With Nino

International
Event99–0000–0101–0202–0303–04
JGP Poland5th
JGP Yugoslavia7th
National
Canadian Champ.11th N2nd N9th J6th J4th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With Weaver

2016–17 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
January 16–22, 20172017 Canadian Championships2
78.92
2
113.81
2
192.73
November 18–20, 20162016 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China1
73.78
2
107.76
2
181.54
November 4–6, 20162016 ISU Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup3
69.81
2
108.76
3
178.57
2015–16 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
April 22–24, 20162016 Team Challenge Cup1
111.56
1T/1P
March 28 – April 3, 20162016 World Championships4
71.83
5
110.18
5
182.01
February 16–21, 20162016 Four Continents Championships2
72.42
4
101.43
3
173.85
January 18–24, 20162016 Canadian Championships1
76.20
1
115.53
1
191.73
December 10–13, 20152015–16 Grand Prix Final1
72.75
1
109.91
1
182.66
November 20–22, 20152015 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia1
69.49
1
104.09
1
173.58
October 30 – November 1, 20152015 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada International1
68.00
1
105.79
1
173.79
October 9–11, 20152015 Finlandia Trophy1
65.13
1
96.54
1
161.67
2014–15 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
April 16–19, 20152015 World Team Trophy1
73.14
2
109.79
4T/1P
182.93
March 23–29, 20152015 World Championships2
72.68
3
106.74
3
179.42
February 9–15, 20152015 Four Continents Championships3
68.31
1
109.15
1
177.46
January 19–25, 20152015 Canadian Championships1
76.26
1
111.62
1
187.88
December 11–14, 20142014–15 Grand Prix Final1
71.34
1
109.80
1
181.14
November 28–30, 20142014 ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy1
67.51
1
101.91
1
169.42
October 31 – November 2, 20142014 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada International1
68.61
1
102.49
1
171.10
September 24–27, 20142014 ISU Challenger Series Nebelhorn Trophy1
65.59
2
99.73
1
165.32
2013–14 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
March 24–30, 20142014 World Championships2
69.20
3
106.21
2
175.41
February 6–22, 20142014 Winter Olympics7
65.93
5
103.18
7
169.11
January 9–15, 20142014 Canadian Championships2
72.68
2
110.86
2
183.54
December 5–8, 20132013–14 Grand Prix Final4
67.68
5
97.36
5
165.04
November 22–24, 20132013 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia2
61.50
1
101.64
2
153.37
October 25–27, 20132013 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada International2
70.35
2
104.88
2
175.23
September 12–14, 20132013 U.S. Classic2
62.61
2
99.38
2
161.99
2012–13 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
April 11–14, 20132013 World Team Trophy2
62.42
2
97.66
2T/2P
160.08
March 10 – 17, 20132013 World Championships6
67.54
5
98.66
5
166.20
November 2–4, 20122012 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China2
65.59
3
93.38
3
158.97
October 19–21, 20122012 ISU Grand Prix Skate America2
65.79
3
91.53
3
157.32
October 3–7, 20122012 Nepela Trophy1
63.77
1
97.61
1
161.38
2011–12 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
March 26 – April 1, 20122012 World Championships4
66.47
4
100.18
4
166.65
February 7–12, 20122012 ISU Four Continents Championships3
64.23
3
99.03
3
163.26
January 16–22, 20122012 Canadian Championships2
68.27
2
106.26
2
174.53
December 8–11, 20112011–2012 Grand Prix Final4
66.24
4
99.83
4
166.07
November 24–27, 20112011 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia2
64.45
2
96.73
2
161.18
November 10–13, 20112011 ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy2
60.07
2
91.69
2
151.76
October 27–30, 20112011 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada International2
63.31
3
92.68
2
155.99
2010–11 season
DateEventSDFDTotal
April 24 – May 1, 20112011 ISU World Championships7
65.07
4
92.57
5
160.32
February 15–20, 20112011 ISU Four Continents Championships3
65.45
4
85.69
4
151.14
January 17–23, 20112011 Canadian Championships2
65.64
2
97.54
2
153.90
December 8–12, 20102010–2011 Grand Prix Final4
55.51
5
80.83
5
136.34
November 11–14, 20102010 ISU Grand Prix Skate America3
59.48
4
82.86
4
142.34
October 22–24, 20102010 ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy2
58.69
3
82.88
2
136.93
2009–10 season
DateEventCDODFDTotal
January 27–30, 20102010 ISU Four Continents Championships1
32.67
3
48.42
4
85.07
4
166.16
January 11–17, 20102010 Canadian Championships3
36.87
2
57.92
3
89.61
3
184.40
November 19–22, 20092009 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada International3
32.18
4
51.18
4
82.28
1
165.64
October 19 – November 1, 20092009 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China5
30.40
9
41.11
4
80.36
6
151.87
2008–09 season
DateEventCDODFDTotal
February 2–8, 20092009 ISU Four Continents Championships5
30.62
5
53.33
5
84.81
5
168.76
January 14–18, 20092009 Canadian Championships5
31.69
3
52.92
2
85.42
3
170.23
November 27–30, 20092008 ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy7
28.70
7
46.58
7
80.36
7
151.10
November 5–9, 20092008 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China6
29.91
6
48.77
6
78.52
6
157.20
2007–08 season
DateEventCDODFDTotal
March 16–23, 20082008 ISU World Championships20
27.74
17
48.62
17
78.48
17
154.84
February 11–17, 20082008 ISU Four Continents Championships5
30.94
5
55.95
4
88.47
5
174.36
January 16–20, 20082008 Canadian Championships3
32.54
2
55.60
4
87.47
2
175.61
November 15–18, 20072007 ISU Grand Trophée Éric Bompard7
27.47
7
46.99
6
79.74
7
196.89
November 1–4, 20072007 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada8
25.07
8
45.74
5
77.96
6
148.77
2006–07 season
DateEventCDODFDTotal
March 20–25, 20072007 ISU World Championships18
25.76
23
42.58
20
71.80
20
140.14
February 26 – March 4, 20072007 ISU Junior World Championships6
30.43
4
49.03
2
72.05
3
151.51
January 15–21, 20072007 Canadian Championships7
3
3
3
160.65
October 19–22, 20062006 Junior Grand Prix Chinese Taipei3
29.34
3
46.12
3
64.62
3
140.08
October 15–18, 20062006 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic5
27.30
2
47.30
2
67.58
3
142.18
  • CD = Compulsory dance; OD = Original dance; FD = Free dance.
  • SD = Short dance.

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