Ian Somerville

Ian Somerville (born September 1, 2000) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Katarina DelCamp, he is the 2021 U.S. junior national bronze medalist.

Ian Somerville
Gropman/Somerville at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (2000-09-01) September 1, 2000
Washington, D.C., United States
Home townCabin John, Maryland
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
PartnerKatarina DelCamp
Former partnerEliana Gropman
CoachAlexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin, Greg Zuerlein, Ramil Sarkulov
ChoreographerElena Novak, Greg Zuerlein
Skating clubWashington FSC
Training locationsRockville, Maryland
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total147.05
2019 JGP Italy
Short dance58.06
2019 JGP Italy
Free dance88.99
2019 JGP Italy

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 Redskins and owns two Wheaten Terriers named Hoppy and Coleman.[1]

Career

Early career

Somerville began skating at age 4 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]

2015–2016 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 Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko of Russia.

2016–2017 season

Gropman/Somerville opened their season with the bronze medal at 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International behind U.S. teammates Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons and Chloe Lewis / Logan 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.

2017–2018 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.

2018–2019 season

Gropman/Somerville won their first JGP medal, a bronze, at 2018 JGP Slovakia behind Russians Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva / Nikita Nazarov and Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid 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 Caroline Green / Gordon Green and Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik.[4]

At 2019 Junior Worlds, Gropman/Somerville were ninth after the rhythm dance, but fell to twelfth overall following a thirteenth-place free dance. Somerville dissolved the partnership via email at the end of the season.[5]

2019–2020 season

Somerville teamed up with Katarina DelCamp in 2019.[1] 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 Katarina Wolfkostin / Jeffrey Chen and Molly Cesanek / Yehor 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.

Programs

With DelCamp
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[6]

With Gropman
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2018–2019
[7]
  • 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
[8]
2016–2017
[9]
2015–2016
[10]
  • 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 DelCamp
International: Junior[11]
Event 19–20 20–21
JGP Croatia10th
JGP Italy4th
Egna Trophy2nd
National[11]
U.S. Champ.5th J3rd J
Ice Dance Final3rd J
Levels: J = Junior

With Gropman
International: Junior[12]
Event 11–12 12–13 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[13]
U.S. Champ.1st I2nd N7th J6th J4th J3rd J
U.S. Junior1st V
Eastern1st V1st I1st N5th J3rd J2nd J
Midwestern3rd J1st J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "2019–20 Figure Skating Roster: Katarina DelCamp and Ian Somerville". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. "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. "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.
  5. 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).
  6. "Katarina DELCAMP / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union.
  7. "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union.
  8. "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018.
  9. "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017.
  10. "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016.
  11. "Katarina DELCAMP / Ian SOMERVILLE: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  12. "Eliana GROPMAN / Ian SOMERVILLE: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  13. "Eliana Gropman & Ian Somerville". Stats on Ice.
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