# Olivia McIsaac

Olivia McIsaac (born October 30, 2001) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Corey Circelli, she is the 2020 Canadian national junior bronze medalist. With her former skating partner, Elliott Graham, she is the 2018 Canadian national junior silver medalist and finished in the top 12 at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

## Personal life

McIsaac was born on October 30, 2001, in Oakville, Ontario. Her mother, Clare Kelly McIsaac, was a competitive figure skater at the senior level internationally for Canada. McIsaac has a younger sister named Rachel. She looks up to fellow Canadian ice dancers Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha. McIsaac competed in gymnastics when she was young. She is currently a student at Queen's University at Kingston.

## Career
### Early career

McIsaac began skating in 2005, after her mother put her on the ice as a toddler. She trained in ladies' singles with her mother and Shelley Barnett as her coaches. McIsaac began competing simultaneously in ice dance after teaming up with Scott Norton during the 2015–16 season to compete on the intermediate level. She competed with Liam MacDonald the following season, finishing 11th at the novice level at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

### 2017–2018 season

McIsaac quit singles in 2017 to focus on training ice dance full-time. She teamed up with Elliott Graham and moved to train with his coaches at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario. McIsaac/Graham made their junior international debut at 2017 JGP Poland, where they finished fourth. They then won Sectionals and medaled at Skate Canada Challenge to qualify to the 2018 Canadian Championships. At Canadian Championships, McIsaac/Graham won the silver medal behind Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha and were named to the team for Junior Worlds in their first season as a team.
At the 2018 World Junior Championships, McIsaac/Graham finished 12th in the short dance and 14th in the free dance to finish 12th overall. Graham ended the partnership at the end of the season.

### 2018–2019 season

In 2018, McIsaac teamed up with Corey Circelli and relocated to the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, where he trained in singles alongside ice dance. They made their international debut at 2018 JGP Czech Republic, where they finished seventh. At the 2019 Canadian Championships, McIsaac/Graham finished eighth.

### 2019–2020 season

McIsaac/Circelli were assigned to 2019 JGP France and 2019 JGP Italy, where they finished ninth and 12th, respectively. They earned their first national medal at the 2020 Canadian Championships, winning the junior bronze behind Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia and Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont.
On May 16, 2020, McIsaac announced her retirement from the sport.

## Programs
### With Circelli

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2019–2020 | Quickstep: Overture Foxtrot: I'd Rather Be Blue Quickstep: Don't Rain on My Parade (from Funny Girl) by Jule Styne performed by Barbra Streisand choreo. by Kelly Johnson | Nature Boy by eden ahbez Danse Macabre (from The History of Eternity) by Zbigniew Preisner Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Romain Haguenauer |
| 2018–2019 | Foxtrot: Overture Foxtrot: All That Jazz Tango: Cell Block Tango (from Chicago) by Fred Ebb, John Kander choreo. by Kelly Johnson | There Will Be Time by Mumford & Sons, Baaba Maal choreo. by Romain Haguenauer |

### With Graham

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2017–2018 | Rhumba: Quizás, Quizás, Quizás by Osvaldo Farrés performed by Pink Martini Cha cha: Angelina by Dámaso Pérez Prado performed by Lou Bega choreo. by Kelly Johnson | Let It Be Me by Ray LaMontagne What I Wouldn't Do by Serena Ryder choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky |

## Competitive highlights

* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series

### Ice dance with Corey Circelli

Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 |
| Canadian Championships | 8th | 3rd |
| JGP Czech Republic | 7th | |
| JGP France | | 9th |
| JGP Italy | | 12th |
| Skate Canada Challenge | 9th | 6th |

### With Graham

International: Junior :
| Event | 2017–18 |
| Junior Worlds | 12th |
| JGP Poland | 4th |
| National ||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd J |
| Levels: J = Junior ||

## Detailed results

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.

### With Circelli

2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| January 13–19, 2020 | 2020 Canadian Championships | 4 56.92 | 3 89.81 | 3 146.73 |
| October 2–5, 2019 | 2019 JGP Italy | 10 51.38 | 13 74.65 | 12 126.03 |
| August 21–24, 2019 | 2019 JGP France | 10 50.36 | 8 83.42 | 9 133.78 |
| 2018–19 season |||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| January 14–20, 2018 | 2019 Canadian Championships | 9 54.43 | 7 87.88 | 8 142.31 |
| September 26–29, 2018 | 2018 JGP Czech Republic | 7 52.86 | 7 81.33 | 7 134.19 |

### With Graham

2017–18 season :
| Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
| March 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | 12 52.80 | 14 68.37 | 12 121.17 |
| January 8–14, 2018 | 2018 Canadian Championships | 2 57.91 | 4 79.65 | 2 137.56 |
| October 4–7, 2017 | 2017 JGP Poland | 5 53.44 | 6 68.96 | 4 122.40 |