Kaetlyn Osmond ONL (born December 5, 1995) is a retired competitive Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles.
After being sidelined by injury and struggling to return to competitive form, Osmond reclaimed her Canadian title in 2017 and won silver at the 2017 World Championships.
[8] In April 2014, Marystown renamed their home rink the Kaetlyn Osmond Arena, named a street after her, and presented her with a symbolic key to the town.
[11] On January 29, 2019, Osmond received the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, her home province's top civilian honour for "excellence and achievement.
[7] Since the age of ten, after her parents came west because of work in the oil industry[1] Osmond trained at the Ice Palace Figure Skating Club in Edmonton, coached by Ravi Walia[1] with choreography by Lance Vipond.
She was first after the short program, ahead of the defending champion Cynthia Phaneuf and the 2011 bronze medallist Amelie Lacoste.
[14] It was the first time in ten years that a ladies' single skater from outside Quebec won the Canadian title.
Interviewed afterwards, Osmond stated: "I had a little thought of a possible medal in my head, but I put it out of my mind and focused on my goal, which was top 10.
[31] Osmond began the 2015–16 season with gold at the 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event.
Returning to the Grand Prix series at 2015 Skate Canada International, Osmond sprained her ankle in a practice session, but was subsequently deemed healthy enough to compete.
[33] Although first after the short program[34] at the 2016 Canadian Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Osmond placed third overall after finishing 4.12 points behind Alaine Chartrand and 0.12 behind Gabrielle Daleman.
Osmond ended the season at the 2016 Four Continents Championship, where she placed sixth, including a fourth-place finish in the long program, which she credited to progress from her therapy.
[26] At the start of October, Osmond won the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, ahead of Mao Asada and Anna Pogorilaya.
At the end of January 2017, Osmond reclaimed her national title at the 2017 Canadian Championships, which she deemed an "incredible" feeling.
[35] Osmond was considered a favourite going into the 2017 Four Continents Championship as a result of her Grand Prix showing, and placed second in the short program.
[36] In March 2017, Osmond was awarded the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, having ranked second in both segments.
It was the highest result at the event by a Canadian ladies' singles skater since 2009, when Rochette also won silver.
Both her coach, Ravi Walia, and her choreographer, Jeffrey Buttle, suggested La boheme as an alternative to further develop her performance ability, and this was ultimately adopted.
"[42] Osmond set a new personal best in the free skate at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International in Montreal.
These results qualified her again for the Grand Prix Final, this time in Nagoya, Japan, where she earned the bronze medal, behind Alina Zagitova and Maria Sotskova.
In the individual event, Osmond set new personal bests in the short program and free skate, and won the bronze medal behind Zagitova and Medvedeva.
[51][4] Since retiring from competition, Osmond has continued to participate in Stars on Ice' annual Canadian tours.
[52] She also participated in both the "Thank You Canada" and "Rock the Rink" tours organized by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, and international show skating including Art on Ice.
[53] Osmond moved to Brantford, Ontario, in 2019, and subsequently began coaching at the Brant Skating Club while not touring.