Carolane Soucisse

Carolane Soucisse
Soucisse and Firus at the 2018 ACI
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 (age 23) Châteauguay, Québec, Canada
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 Representing   Canada Figure skating: Ice dancing Four Continents Championships 2018 Taipei Ice dancing

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.

Personal life

Carolane Soucisse was born on February 10, 1995, in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada. ^[1] Her mother is Nathalie Guay. ^[2]

Career

2000 to 2012

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]

Partnership with Tanguay

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 ]}

2016–2017 season: Debut of Soucisse/Firus

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.

2017–2018 season

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.

2018–2019 season

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]

Programs

With Firus

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2018–2019 [1]	Tango: "Felino" by Electrotutango Tango - Hip Hop: "Tango" by Electrotutango	I Won't Dance by Oscar Hammerstein II performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga Cheek To Cheek by Irving Berlin performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga I Won't Dance by Oscar Hammerstein II performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga "Earned It" by The Weeknd "Dirty Diana" by Michael Jackson performed by The Weeknd
2017–2018 [1] [2]	Samba: "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias Rhumba: "El Perdedor" by Enrique Iglesias Samba: "Let Me Be Your Lover" by Enrique Iglesias	"I Won't Dance" by Oscar Hammerstein II performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga "Cheek To Cheek" by Irving Berlin performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga "I Won't Dance" by Oscar Hammerstein II performed by Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga
2016–2017 [6]	"Minnie the Moocher" Soda Pop by Robbie Williams	"Impossible Love" by Melody Gardot "Desde de Alma" composed by Osvaldo Pugliese "Taquito Militar" by Ensemble Romulo Larrea, Veronica Larc

With Tanguay

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2015–2016 [17]	"Mon Amant de Saint-Jean" by Patrick Bruel "Petite Fleur" by Sidney Bechet	"Still Loving You" by the Scorpions "At First Sting" by the Scorpions
2014–2015 [5]		"The Mission" by Ennio Morricone
2013–2014 [18] [19]	"All That Jazz" (from Chicago)	Flamenco "Romance of Love" by Tom Jones "Santa Marta" by Jesse Cook
2012–2013 [4]	"As Time Goes By" by Tony Bennett, The Ray Gelato Giants	Flamenco "Romance of Love" by Tom Jones "Santa Marta" by Jesse Cook

With Smyth

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2011–2012 [3]	Cha Cha Heels	"It Had to Be You" by Isham Jones
2010–2011 [20]	Waltz: "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Firus

International [9]
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

With Tanguay

International [23]
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

With Laliberté and Smyth

National [3] [24]
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

Detailed results

(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
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

References

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2. Thibault, Michel (October 2, 2017). "Carolane Soucisse à une marche des Jeux olympiques" [Carolane Soucisse one step away from the Olympic Games]. Le Soleil de Châteauguay (in French).
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7. "Passing the Torch". TSN. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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10. "Hawayek, Baker cruise to victory at Four Continents". International Skating Union . IceNetwork.com. January 25, 2018.
11. "Canadian ice dancers Soucisse, Firus win silver at ISU Four Continents". The Globe and Mail . January 25, 2018.
12. "Weaver and Poje unveil new program and win gold at 2018 Autumn Classic International". Skate Canada. September 22, 2018.
13. "Soucisse and Firus edged off podium in ice dancing at Finlandia Trophy". Skate Canada. October 7, 2018.
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15. Curley, Sean (January 18, 2019). "No evidence of "lost time" for Weaver and Poje". Golden Skate.
16. Curley, Sean (January 20, 2019). "Weaver and Poje win third national ice dance title". Golden Skate.
17. "2016 Canadian Nationals - Senior Profiles" (PDF). ice-dance.com. pp. 24–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018.
18. "Carolane SOUCISSE / Simon TANGUAY: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.
19. "2014 Canadian Nationals - Junior Profiles" (PDF). ice-dance.com. pp. 24–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2018.
20. "2011 Canadian Nationals Championships – Junior Recap". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018.
21. "Carolanne Soucisse and Shane Firus". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018.
22. "Profile – Carolane Soucisse & Shane Firus". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018.
23. "Competition Results: Carolane SOUCISSE / Simon TANGUAY". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018.
24. "Carolane Soucisse & Benjamin Smyth". statsonice.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

External links

• Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus at the International Skating Union
• Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus at Skate Canada