Carolane Soucisse | ||||||||||||||
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![]() Soucisse and Firus at the 2018 ACI | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||
Born | Châteauguay, Québec, Canada | February 10, 1995|||||||||||||
Home town | Beauharnois, Quebec | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Partner | Shane Firus | |||||||||||||
Former partner | Simon Tanguay, Benjamin Smyth, Alexandre Laliberté | |||||||||||||
Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer | |||||||||||||
Former coach | Pascal Denis, Bruno Yvars, Martine Patenaude | |||||||||||||
Skating club | SC Repentigny | |||||||||||||
Former skating club | CPA Terrebonne | |||||||||||||
Training locations | Montreal | |||||||||||||
Began skating | 2000 | |||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | ||||||||||||||
Combined total | 172.27 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | |||||||||||||
Short dance | 70.79 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | |||||||||||||
Free dance | 103.83 2018 NHK Trophy | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carolane Soucisse (born February 10, 1995) is a Canadian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Shane Firus, she is the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist. They have finished fourth at the 2017 and 2018 Canadian Championships, and represented Canada on the Grand Prix circuit and at the World Championships.
She previously competed with Alexandre Laliberté and Benjamin Smyth in the novice and junior ranks, and Simon Tanguay in the junior and senior ranks.
Carolane Soucisse was born on February 10, 1995, in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada. [1] Her mother is Nathalie Guay. [2]
Soucisse began learning to skate in 2000. [1] With Alexandre Laliberté, she became the pre-novice bronze medalist at the 2010 Canadian Championships. She skated the following two seasons in the junior ranks with Benjamin Smyth. The duo placed 10th at the 2011 Canadian Championships and withdrew from the 2012 edition. They were coached by Bruno Yvars and Martine Patenaude in Montréal. [3]
Soucisse and Simon Tanguay began competing together in the 2012–2013 season, coached by Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Pascal Denis in Montréal. [4] They placed 9th competing on the junior level at the 2013 Canadian Championships.
The following season, they placed sixth at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Belarus and fifth in junior ice dancing at the 2014 Canadian Championships.
Soucisse/Tanguay made their senior-level in the 2014–2015 season. Their coaching team remained the same except for the addition of Romain Haguenauer. [5] The duo finished 9th at the 2015 Canadian Championships.
They won bronze at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, held in July 2015, and at the International Cup of Nice in October. After placing 8th at the 2016 Canadian Championships, they decided to part ways.[ citation needed ]
Soucisse partnered with Shane Firus in 2016. They decided to train in Montréal under the guidance of Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon. [6] [7] The two placed seventh at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International and had the same result at the International Cup of Nice. They finished fourth at the 2017 Canadian Championships.
Soucisse/Firus participated in two ISU Challenger Series events, placing fifth at the 2017 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and fourth at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. [8] They then made their Grand Prix debut at the 2017 Skate Canada International, where they placed seventh.
In January, they placed third in the short dance, fourth in the free dance, and fourth overall at the 2018 Canadian Championships. [9] As the fourth-place finisher, they were assigned to the 2018 Four Continents Championships, their first ISU Championship event. They placed third in the short and second in the free, winning the silver medal. [10] Firus said the two were "ecstatic" at the result, having achieved their goal of a medal. [11]
Following the 2018 Winter Olympics, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir withdrew from Canada's delegation to the 2018 World Championships in Milan. Soucisse/Firus, as the first alternates, took their places, making their World Championship debut. They placed eleventh in the short dance, fourteenth in the free dance, and fourteenth overall.
Soucisse/Firus began their season at the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International, where they won the bronze medal after placing third in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance. Firus remarked that he felt they had left a few technical points on the table, but was otherwise satisfied with their performance. [12] At their second Challenger event, the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy, they finished fourth overall, having placed third in the rhythm dance and fifth in the free skate following an error from Soucisse on the one-foot step sequence in the latter. [13]
The duo had two Grand Prix events for the season, beginning with the 2018 Skate Canada International, where a fall on the midline step left them in ninth place after the rhythm dance. They subsequently placed seventh in the free dance, and eighth overall. At their second event, 2018 NHK Trophy, they placed fifth in both segments and fifth overall, setting a new personal best in the free dance. [14]
Following the Grand Prix, the two opted to return to their previous season's free dance, as the Weeknd medley they had been using had not been receiving the scores they would have wanted. They placed fourth in the rhythm dance at the 2019 Canadian Championships. [15] The free dance proved difficult, with Soucisse struggling on her twizzles and falling toward the end of the program. They were sixth in the free dance, and dropped to fifth overall. [16]
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2018–2019 [1] |
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2017–2018 [1] [2] |
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2016–2017 [6] |
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2015–2016 [17] |
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2014–2015 [5] | ||
2013–2014 [18] [19] |
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2012–2013 [4] |
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2011–2012 [3] |
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2010–2011 [20] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International [9] | |||
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Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
World Champ. | 14th | ||
Four Continents | 2nd | ||
GP NHK Trophy | 5th | ||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | 8th | |
CS Autumn Classic | 7th | 3rd | |
CS Finlandia | 4th | 4th | |
CS U.S. Classic | 5th | ||
Cup of Nice | 7th | ||
National [21] [22] | |||
Canadian Champ. | 4th | 4th | 5th |
SC Challenge | 2nd | ||
Québec Sectionals | 1st | ||
WD = Withdrew |
International [23] | ||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
Cup of Nice | 3rd | |||
Lake Placid IDI | 3rd | |||
JGP Belarus | 6th | |||
National [23] [17] | ||||
Canadian Champ. | 9th J | 5th J | 9th | 8th |
Skate Canada Challenge | 7th J | 3rd J | 2nd | 1st |
Québec Sectionals | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd |
J = Junior level |
National [3] [24] | |||
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Event | 09–10 1 | 10–11 2 | 11–12 2 |
Canadian Championships | 3rd P | 10th J | WD |
Skate Canada Challenge | 8th J | 12th J | |
Québec Sectionals | 5th J | 6th J | |
Levels: P = Pre-novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew 1 With Laliberté 2 With Smyth |
(with Firus)
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Current ISU personal bests highlighted in bold.
2018–19 season | ||||
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Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
January 13–20, 2019 | 2019 Canadian Championships | 4 73.36 | 6 90.12 | 5 163.48 |
November 9–11, 2018 | 2018 NHK Trophy | 5 66.01 | 5 103.83 | 5 169.84 |
October 26–28, 2018 | 2018 Skate Canada International | 9 57.10 | 7 99.64 | 8 156.74 |
October 4–8, 2018 | 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | 3 70.79 | 5 101.48 | 4 172.27 |
September 20–22, 2018 | 2018 CS Autumn Classic International | 3 65.38 | 4 100.86 | 3 166.24 |
2017–18 season | ||||
Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
March 19–25, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | 11 64.02 | 14 95.44 | 14 159.46 |
January 22–28, 2018 | 2018 Four Continents Championships | 3 65.11 | 2 99.85 | 2 164.96 |
January 8–14, 2018 | 2018 Canadian Championships | 3 70.97 | 4 109.76 | 4 180.73 |
October 27–29, 2017 | 2017 Skate Canada International | 7 57.77 | 6 92.50 | 7 150.27 |
October 6–8, 2017 | 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy | 4 60.50 | 4 94.10 | 4 154.60 |
September 13–17, 2017 | 2017 U.S. International Classic | 5 52.16 | 5 85.27 | 5 137.43 |
2016–17 season | ||||
Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
January 16–22, 2017 | 2017 Canadian Championships | 4 62.50 | 4 96.77 | 4 159.27 |
October 19–23, 2016 | 2016 International Cup of Nice | 6 54.90 | 9 75.74 | 7 130.64 |
September 28 – October 1, 2016 | 2016 CS Autumn Classic International | 7 48.78 | 7 80.00 | 7 128.78 |