Cynthia Phaneuf

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Cynthia Phaneuf
PHANEUF 2008SC by Carmichael.jpg
Phaneuf at the 2008 Skate Canada.
Born (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36)
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Began skating1992
RetiredSeptember 26, 2012
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Four Continents
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Gangneung Ladies' singles
World Team Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Tokyo Team

Cynthia Phaneuf (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Four Continents silver medallist, 2004 Skate Canada International champion, 2004 Skate America silver medallist, a two-time (2004, 2011) Canadian national champion, and a four-time (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012) Canadian silver medallist. She finished in fifth place at the 2010 World Championships and represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Career

Cynthia Phaneuf began skating at age four after watching her cousin skating. [1] She landed her first triple, a salchow, at the age of eleven. [1]

Phaneuf was coached by Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard in Contrecœur, Quebec from the age of nine until November 2011. [2] [3] Her programs were choreographed by David Wilson. In domestic Canadian competitions, she represented CPA Sorel.

Phaneuf withdrew from the 2005 Skate Canada International due to a minor stress fracture in her right ankle. [4] Considered a threat to qualify for the 2006 Canadian Olympic team due to her two previous national medals, she was forced to withdraw from the 2006 Canadian Championships (the Olympic qualifying competition) due to an injury to her right knee.[ citation needed ] In 2007, she earned a spot on the Canadian ladies' world team by finishing fourth in that year's national championships.

In 2008, she continued her comeback with a third place showing in the national championships, and a seventh place at the Four Continents Championships.

In 2010, at the World Championships, she placed fifth. She was 4th in the free program and 8th in the short program. Had she scored 1.09 more points, she would have won a bronze medal.

During the 2010–11 season, she placed fourth in her two Grand Prix events. At the 2011 Canadian Championships, she won her second national title.

In November 2011, Phaneuf left Quebec and longtime coaches Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard to move to Toronto to train with Brian Orser. [2] [5] Phaneuf won the silver medal at the 2012 Canadian Championships, second to Amelie Lacoste by 1.57 points. At the 2012 Four Continents, the two skaters competed for a berth to the 2012 World Championships – Phaneuf finished 0.18 points behind Lacoste. [6]

In July 2012, it was reported that Phaneuf had a stress fracture in her back. [7] On September 26, 2012, Phaneuf announced her retirement from competitive skating. [8] [9] She stated, "I've done everything I wanted to. [...] I'm ready to move on." [10]

Personal life

Cynthia is the daughter of Lucie (nee Beaudoin) and Barrie Phaneuf (1966-2001). She has two living siblings - Wyatt and Sébastien, and two deceased - Cedric (d. 1997) and Penelopie (d. 1998). Phaneuf met hockey player Maxime Talbot in Montreal, where they shared the same massage therapist, and they began dating in 2012. [11] Following her retirement from skating, Phaneuf moved to Philadelphia, where Talbot was playing for the NHL, and she began coaching at Isabelle Brasseur's skating school there. [12] After Talbot was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in October 2013, Phaneuf moved with him to Denver, Colorado. [13] [14] Phaneuf and Talbot married on July 11, 2014. [15] [16] They have three children, as of 2019. [17] Phaneuf is a fourth cousin of Canadian ice hockey player Dion Phaneuf. [18]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2010–12
[3] [19]
  • Unbreak My Heart/Spanish Guitar
  • Bordao en oro
  • Afternoon at Satie's by Jesse Cook
    by Jesse Cook

2008–10
[20] [21]
2006–08
[22] [23]
2004–05
[24]
2002–04
[25] [26]
  • Quelques Jeux Interdits
    by Francois Dompienne
2001–02
[27]
  • Heart Still Beating
    by Ottmar Liebert
  • Vamos a Bailar
    by Gypsy Kings
  • Casi un Bolero
    by Robi Rosa, Luis Gomez Escolar

Competitive highlights

Phaneuf at the 2011 Four Continents 2011 Four Continents Cynthia PHANEUF.jpg
Phaneuf at the 2011 Four Continents

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [28]
Event00–0101–0202–0303–0404–0506–0707–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
Olympics 12th
Worlds 20th15th5th13th
Four Continents 2nd15th7th5th6th8th
GP Final 6th
GP Skate Canada 1st10th8th7th4th7th
GP Bompard 4th
GP NHK Trophy 7th6th9th
GP Skate America 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
International: Junior, Novice [28]
Junior Worlds 10th
JGP Final 7th
JGP Bulgaria 3rd
JGP Canada 3rd
JGP Germany 6th
JGP Japan 5th5th
JGP Netherlands 1st
Mladost Trophy1st J
Triglav Trophy 2nd N
National [29]
Canadian Champ. 6th N2nd J7th1st2nd4th3rd2nd2nd1st2nd
Team events
World Team
Trophy
2nd T
7th P
3rd T
12th P
Japan Open 2nd T
3rd P
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.
Phaneuf missed the 2005–06 season due to injury.

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