Emily Bratti & Ian Somerville

[GoneWithTheWind]

Emily Bratti (born June 11, 2002) and Ian Somerville (born September 1, 2000) are an ice dance team representing the USA.

They are the 2024 US national bronze medalists and the 2022 CS Ice Challenge champions.

They teamed up in July 2021 and are coached by Greg Zuerlein, Dmytri Ilin, Charlie White, and Tanith White at the Michigan Ice Dance Academy (MIDA).

Emily previously skated with Mathieu Couyras for France (ISU Bio here). Ian previously skated with Katarina DelCamp, with whom he was the 2021 U.S. junior national bronze medalist (ISU Bio here). With his other previous partner, Eliana Gropman, he was the 2019 U.S. national junior bronze medalist and the 2018 JGP Slovakia bronze medalist.

ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111359.htm

USFS Bio:
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/...er/-nbsp--emily-bratti-and-ian-somerville/573

IceDance.com Bio:
https://www.ice-dance.com/site/profile-emily-bratti-ian-somerville/

Wikipedia:
Emily: Not Yet Available
Ian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Somerville

Rink Results:
Emily: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=35317
Ian: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=32667

Skating Scores:
https://skatingscores.com/usa/dance/emily_bratti_ian_somerville/

Instagram:
Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emily.bratti/?hl=en
Ian: https://www.instagram.com/ian_1625/

ISU Personal Bests

Personal Best Total Score	183.43	25.11.2023	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2023
Personal Best Score Rhythm Dance	71.61	11.11.2022	ISU CS IceChallenge 2022
Personal Best Score Free Dance	111.96	25.11.2023	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2023

Programs
2024-2025 Season
RD: "Brick House"
FD:

2023-2024 Season
RD: "When Doves Cry" by Prince; "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince
FD: "Ne Me Quitte Pas" by Celine Dion, Jacques Brel, composition by Karl Hugo; "Ne Me Quitte Pas" by Celine Dion, Jacques Brel; choreo by Greg Zuerlein, Charlie White, Tanith White

2022-2023 Season
RD: Samba: Gadda Rio by Club Des Belugas, Maxim Illion, Rhumba: Con mi Sombra by S-Tone Inc, Samba: Hip Hip Chin Chin by Club Des Belugas, Maxim Illion
FD: Another Day of Sun, A Lovely Night, Someone in the Crowd (from "La La Land") by Justin Hurwitz

2021- 2022 Season
RD: “Genius” by Labrinth, Sia, and Diplo, and “Sax” by Fleur East
FD: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, “Your Song”, and “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John and Taron Egerton

Results

Competition	Total
2023-2024 Season
2024 World Championships	23
2024 US Nationals	3
2023 Cup of China	6
2023 NHK Trophy	6
2023 Lombardia Trophy	4
2022-2023 Season
2023 US Nationals	6 (189.84)
2022 CS IceChallenge	1 (179.07)
2022 Skate Canada​	6 (179.14)
2022 Lombardia Trophy​	4 (170.54)
2021-2022 Season
2022 Four Continents	5 (169.54)
2022 US Nationals	5 (197.98)
2021 Golden Spin of Zagreb	5 (172.24)
2021 Ice Challenge	8 (166.83)
2021 US Championship Series (Minnesota)	1 (174.80)

Interviews, Articles etc.

IceDance.com Interview (2021): https://www.ice-dance.com/site/getting-to-know-bratti-somerville/

 

[skylark]

I can't believe I've just now gotten over to Emily and Ian's FF thank you, @GoneWithTheWind !! I suppose it's because I've spent so much time re-watching their Good-Bye Yellow Brick Road FS from 4CC.

Does anyone have a link to their Nationals or GS skates? Of course I used to have them on Peacock ... and hope they'll be restored ASAP.

I am just obsessed with Emily and Ian. They're one of the most natural couples in ID I've ever seen. I love that Emily said in the interview linked above that their skating feels so natural because of their similar styles and knee bend. Even more impressive is that Charlie and Greg incorporated Emily and Ian's ideas about elements and so forth into their FS when they choreographed it.

And they literally don't look like anyone else when they skate. They are unique; they're themselves.

Literally the only thing I've been annoyed with is how Tanith played down their strengths in the Nationals commentary. I understand why; she doesn't want her coaching to affect her commentary. But still. I certainly appreciated Johnny's sincere appreciation of them! I hope they can keep their youthful joy in skating together. It's so contagious.

 

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