Jean-Michel Bombardier

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Jean-Michel Bombardier
Personal information
Born (1970-08-22) August 22, 1970 (age 55)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Partner Michelle Menzies
Stacey Ball
Marie-Josée Fortin
Retired1998

Jean-Michel Bombardier (born August 22, 1970) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Michelle Menzies, he won two national titles and finished in the top ten at three World Championships.

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Personal life

Bombardier was born in Montreal, Quebec. He married fellow Canadian figure skater Josée Chouinard, and the couple had two children, twins Noah and Fiona, before separating in 2006. [1]

Career

Early in his career, Bombardier competed with Marie-Josée Fortin. With Stacey Ball, he won gold at the 1990 Nebelhorn Trophy, gold at the 1991 Skate America, and bronze at the 1991 Canadian Championships. They finished 8th at the 1991 World Championships.

In 1992, he teamed up with Michelle Menzies. The pair won two national titles, in 1995 and 1996. [2] They won silver at the 1992 Skate Canada International and bronze the following year. They finished in the top ten at three World Championships.

Results

With Fortin

International [3]
Event1990
International St. Gervais 1st

With Ball

International [4]
Event1989–901990–911991–92
World Championships 8th
Skate America 5th5th1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
National [4]
Canadian Championships 3rd

With Menzies

International [5]
Event92–9393–9494–9595–9696–9797–98
World Champ. 7th10th8th
Skate America 8th4th
Skate Canada 2nd3rd7th7th6th
Trophée Lalique 7th10th8th
Nations Cup 6th
NHK Trophy 6th6th
National [5]
Canadian Champ. 2nd1st1st3rd4th

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Mike (February 28, 2010). "Lure of the rings". Canwest News Service . canada.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Marie-Josée FORTIN / Jean-Michel BOMBARDIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Stacey BALL / Jean-Michel BOMBARDIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Michelle MENZIES / Jean-Michel BOMBARDIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
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