Ian Somerville
Gropman/Somerville at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2000-09-01) September 1, 2000
Washington, D.C.
HometownCabin John, Maryland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerEmily Bratti
CoachGreg Zuerlein
Charlie White
Tanith White
Dmytri Ilin
Skating clubWashington FSC
Began skating2004

Ian Somerville (born September 1, 2000) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Emily Bratti, he competed in the final segment at the 2022 Four Continents Championships.

With his former skating partner, Katarina DelCamp, he is the 2021 U.S. junior national bronze medalist. With his former skating partner, Eliana Gropman, he is the 2019 U.S. national junior bronze medalist and the 2018 JGP Slovakia bronze medalist. They placed in the top twelve at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Ian Somerville was born September 1, 2000, in Washington, D.C. to real estate appraisers Catherine and Scott Somerville. He has an older sister named Lauren.[1] Somerville graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland.[1] He is fluent in French and has attended bilingual English/French schools since preschool.[1] Somerville is a fan of the Washington Football Team and owns two Wheaten Terriers named Divi and Margot.[1]

Career

Early career

Somerville began skating at age four as a recreational activity.[2] Gropman/Somerville announced their partnership in June 2008.[2] They did not compete during the 2010–11 season after Somerville and his family moved to France for nine months.[3] Together, they are the 2012 U.S. national juvenile and 2013 U.S. national intermediate champions, as well as the 2014 U.S. national novice silver medalists. They did not advance to the 2015 U.S. Championships, after placing fifth at 2015 Eastern Sectionals.[2]

2015–16 season

Gropman/Somerville received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment, placing tenth at 2015 JGP United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They won bronze at Midwestern Sectionals and finished seventh at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Gropman/Somerville then competed at the 2016 Bavarian Open, where they won silver behind Shevchenko/Eremenko of Russia.[4]

2016–17 season

Gropman/Somerville opened their season with the bronze medal at 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International behind U.S. teammates Parsons/Parsons and Lewis/Bye. They finished ninth at 2016 JGP France and fifth at 2016 NRW Trophy. Gropman/Somerville won bronze at Eastern Sectionals and finished sixth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[4]

2017–18 season

Gropman/Somerville began the season with a pair of fourth-place finishes at 2017 JGP Australia and 2017 JGP Croatia. They won silver at Eastern Sectionals and earned their first junior national medal, pewter, at the 2017 U.S. Championships.[4]

2018–19 season

Gropman/Somerville won their first JGP medal, a bronze, at 2018 JGP Slovakia behind Russians Khudaiberdieva/Nazarov and Shanaeva/Naryzhnyy. They placed fifth at 2018 JGP Canada. Gropman/Somerville won gold at Midwestern Sectionals and bronze at the 2019 U.S. Championships. With their result, they were named to the team for the 2019 World Junior Championships for the first time, alongside Green/Green and Nguyen/Kolesnik.[5]

At the 2019 Junior Worlds, Gropman/Somerville were ninth after the rhythm dance but fell to twelfth overall following a thirteenth-place free dance. Somerville and Gropman dissolved the partnership at the end of the season.[6]

2019–20 season

Somerville teamed up with Katarina DelCamp in 2019. They placed tenth at 2019 JGP Croatia and fourth at 2019 JGP Italy. DelCamp/Somerville won the bronze medal at the inaugural U.S. Ice Dance Final behind Wolfkostin/Chen and Cesanek/Yehorov. They then finished fifth at the 2020 U.S. Championships and, as a result, were assigned to Egna Dance Trophy. DelCamp/Somerville won their first international medal, silver, at Egna Trophy behind teammates Cesanek/Yehorov.[1]

2020–21 season

In their lone event of the pandemic-shortened season, DelCamp/Somerville won the bronze medal at the 2021 U.S. junior championships.[1] Somerville dissolved the partnership afterward.[7]

2021–22 season

After ending his partnership with DelCamp, Somerville formed a new partnership with Emily Bratti, who he had known for three years while she trained at the same facility with a different partner. They moved to train with Charlie White and Greg Zuerlein at the newly-opened Michigan Ice Dance Academy in Canton, Michigan.[7]

Bratti/Somerville made their international debut on the Challenger series at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria, finishing eighth. They went on to place fifth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8] At their senior national debut at the 2022 U.S. Championships, Bratti/Somerville were fifth.[9] This placement earned them an assignment to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, where they also finished fifth. Somerville said he looked forward to the off-season and having more time to improve the partnership.[10]

2022–23 season

Bratti and Somerville's summer training was disrupted in June after a fall in a lift resulted in Bratti fracturing a bone in her face and requiring three root canal surgeries to repair damage to her teeth. Eventually they resumed training, though they did not attempt lifts again for over a month afterward.[11]

Bratti/Somerville began the season at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, coming in fourth.[8] They were fourth as well at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy.[12] Invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate Canada International, the team finished in sixth place.[13] They won the gold medal at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge, their first Challenger title.[14]

Finishing the season at the 2023 U.S. Championships, Bratti/Somerville placed fifth for the second consecutive year.[8]

2023–24 season

On the Challenger circuit, Bratti/Somerville came fourth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[8] On the Grand Prix, they were sixth at the 2023 Cup of China.[15] They were sixth as well at the 2023 NHK Trophy, with new personal bests in both the free dance and overall.[16]

Programs

With Bratti

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2023–2024
[17]
2022–2023
[18]
2021–2022
[19]

With DelCamp

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[20]

With Gropman

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[21]
  • Tango: Nuevo Tango
    by Cuarteto Nuevo Tango
  • Argentine tango: La Cascada
    by Seoan feat. Kathy
  • Tango: Nuevo Tango
    by Cuarteto Nuevo Tango
Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[22]
2016–2017
[23]
2015–2016
[24]
  • Ice Queen
    by Dinletir
  • Rebirth 2
    by Solace
  • Ice Queen
    by Dinletir
2014–2015
[2]
  • Mi Chica
    by Sarbel
  • Gitti Gideli
    by Tarkan

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

With Bratti

International[8]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24
Four Continents5th
GP Cup of China6th
GP NHK Trophy6th
GP Skate Canada6th
CS Cup of Austria8th1st
CS Golden Spin5th
CS Lombardia4th4th
Lake Placid IDI4th
National[8]
U.S. Champ.5th5th
USCS Minnesota1st
TBD = Assigned

With DelCamp

International: Junior[25]
Event 19–20 20–21
JGP Croatia10th
JGP Italy4th
Egna Trophy2nd
National[25]
U.S. Championships5th J3rd J
Ice Dance Final3rd J
Championship Series5th J
ISP Points Challenge3rd J
Levels: J = Junior

With Gropman

International: Junior[4]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Junior Worlds12th
JGP Australia4th
JGP Canada5th
JGP Croatia4th
JGP France9th
JGP Slovakia3rd
JGP United States10th
Bavarian Open2nd
Lake Placid IDI3rd
NRW Trophy5th
National[26]
U.S. Championships2nd N7th J6th J4th J3rd J
U.S. Junior Championships
Eastern Sectionals1st N5th J3rd J2nd J
Midwestern Sectionals3rd J1st J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2019–20 Figure Skating Roster: Katarina DelCamp and Ian Somerville". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2018–19 Figure Skating Roster: Eliana Gropman and Ian Somerville". U.S. Figure Skating.
  3. ↑ "Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville: Our Background". ice-dance.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Pairs and Ice Dance Selections for World, Four Continents and World Junior Teams". U.S. Figure Skating. January 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Gropman, Eliana (April 5, 2019). "It's with a lot of sadness that I'm announcing the end of my 10-year ice dance partnership with Ian" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  7. 1 2 "Getting to Know: Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville". ice-dance.com. December 10, 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  9. ↑ Slater, Paula (January 9, 2022). "Chock and Bates edge out teammates for U.S. title". Golden Skate.
  10. ↑ Slater, Paula (January 21, 2022). "Green and Parsons feel 'incredible' after Four Continents win". Golden Skate.
  11. ↑ Cloutier, Claire (January 22, 2023). "Bratti and Somervillle: Rising Through the Ranks". U.S. Figure Skating.
  12. ↑ Knoop, Grace (September 18, 2022). "Three top five finishes highlight Lombardia Trophy for Team USA". U.S. Figure Skating.
  13. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 29, 2022). "Gilles and Poirier defend Skate Canada title". Golden Skate.
  14. ↑ "Kapeikis, Bratti and Sommerville Win Gold at 2022 IceChallenge". U.S. Figure Skating. November 13, 2022.
  15. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 11, 2023). "Gilles and Poirier win first Cup of China title". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  16. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 25, 2023). "Fear and Gibson edge out Italians for NHK Trophy gold". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Emily BRATTI / Ian SOMERVILLE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Katarina DELCAMP / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union.
  21. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union.
  22. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016.
  25. 1 2 "Katarina DELCAMP / Ian SOMERVILLE: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  26. ↑ "Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville". Stats on Ice.
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