Meagan Duhamel

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Meagan Duhamel
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford at 2015 Worlds.jpg
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford at the 2015 World Championships
Born (1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 38)
Lively, Ontario, Canada
Hometown Boucherville, Quebec
Height1.49 m (4 ft 10+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Discipline Pair skating
Began skating1988
RetiredApril 25, 2018 [1]
Highest WS1st (2016–17, 2015–16 & 2014–15)
EventGold medal icon (G initial).svgSilver medal icon (S initial).svgBronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Olympic Games 111
World Championships 202
Four Continents Championships 221
Grand Prix Final 112
World Team Trophy 011
Canadian Championships 722
Medal list
Olympic rings.svg Olympic Games Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Shanghai Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Boston Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 London Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Saitama Pairs
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Osaka Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Seoul Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Taipei Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Gangneung Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Jeonju Pairs
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014–15 Barcelona Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015–16 Barcelona Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016–17 Marseille Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017–18 Nagoya Pairs
World Team Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Tokyo Team
Canadian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Moncton Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mississauga Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Ottawa Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kingston Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Halifax Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ottawa Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Vancouver Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Saskatoon Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Victoria Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Vancouver Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 London Pairs

Meagan Duhamel (born December 8, 1985) is a retired Canadian pair skater. With partner Eric Radford, she is a two-time world champion (2015, 2016), a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a 2018 Olympic bronze medallist in the pairs event, a two-time Four Continents champion (2013, 2015), the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian national champion (2012–18).

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During the 2014 Olympics, Duhamel and Radford became the first pair to land a side-by-side triple Lutz jump at any Winter Olympic competition. [2] [3]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, 32-year-old Duhamel won a gold medal as part of the figure skating team event, becoming one of the oldest Olympic champions in figure skating. Three days later, during the individual pairs free skate, Duhamel and Radford became the first team to complete a quadruple throw jump at any Winter Olympic competition when she landed their throw quadruple Salchow. [4] [5] [6]

With previous partner Craig Buntin, Duhamel became the 2010 Four Continents bronze medallist and a three-time Canadian national medallist (one silver, two bronze).

Duhamel and her previous partner, Ryan Arnold, were the first pair to land a side-by-side triple Lutz jump in competition, which they did at the 2005 Canadian Championships. [7] [8] At the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, they became the first team to land a throw triple Lutz jump in international competition. [9]

Personal life

Meagan Duhamel was born on December 8, 1985, in Sudbury, Ontario, and raised in the Lively neighbourhood. [10] [11] She is of Finnish descent on her mother's side and French on her father's, Duhamel is an old French surname meaning "Of the Hamlet", implying her French ancestors were from a small farming village. [12] [13] She is studying holistic health. [14] She became a vegan in December 2008. [15] [16] In July 2014, it was publicly announced that she was engaged to her coach Bruno Marcotte. [17] The couple married on June 5, 2015, in Bermuda. [18] Their daughter Zoey was born October 25, 2019. [19] Duhamel and Marcotte welcomed another daughter, Miya, on July 14, 2022.

In August 2018, Greater Sudbury City Council renamed the street in Lively that Duhamel grew up on in her honour. [20]

Skating career

Early career

Duhamel began skating when she was three years old, in 1988. [11] At age 14, she moved to Barrie, Ontario to train at the Mariposa School of Skating. [21]

Duhamel competed in both singles and pairs for several years. She teamed up with Ryan Arnold in the spring of 2004. [22] They were the first skaters to land a side-by-side triple Lutz jump in competition, which they did at the 2005 Canadian Championships. [7] [8] At the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, they became the first team to land a throw triple Lutz jump in international competition. [9] They ended their partnership in March 2006. Duhamel had a stress fracture and was off the ice for four months. [8] She withdrew from both her Grand Prix events due to injury. She competed at the 2007 Canadian Championships and placed sixth; it was the last time she competed as a single skater. She was coached by Lee Barkell.

Partnership with Buntin

In June 2007, Duhamel moved to Montreal and teamed up with Craig Buntin. [21] [23] In January 2008, the pair won the bronze medal at the Canadian Nationals but during the exhibition Buntin injured his shoulder, with which he had previous problems, as a result of a timing issue. [23] They missed the Four Continents but competed at the 2008 World Championships in Sweden on March 19, 2008, despite the shoulder still being a problem, and finished 6th. However, their participation aggravated Buntin's injury, tearing the rotator cuff, the labrum and three tendons; he had surgery in April and the recovery took seven to eight months. [23] They could not practice lifts until two weeks before 2008 Skate America so they worked on adding variations to their elements, such as a spread eagle entrance into a lift and a death spiral with the opposite hand. [23]

In November 2008, during the long program at the Trophée Eric Bompard, Duhamel accidentally sliced Buntin's hand a minute into the program, on their side-by-side salchow jumps, and blood dripped onto the ice; the pair stopped to get his hand bandaged and then resumed the program to win the bronze medal. [24] In July 2010, Buntin announced his retirement from competitive figure skating. [25] Having experienced two stress fractures, a bulging disc in her back, and a nerve dysfunction in her leg, Duhamel also considered retiring but soon decided to continue competing. [26]

2010–2011 season: First season with Radford

At a coach's suggestion, Duhamel had a tryout with Eric Radford and they decided to compete together. [27] They won a silver medal at the 2011 Canadian Championships and were assigned to the 2011 Four Continents Championships and the 2011 World Championships. At Four Continents, the pair won a silver medal.

During the short program at the 2011 World Championships, Radford's nose was broken when Duhamel's elbow hit him on the descent from a triple twist, their first element – she opened up too early. [28] [29] Seeing the blood, Duhamel suggested they stop but he decided to continue and they finished the program without a pause. [28] Duhamel had not done a triple twist since 2005, and the new pair only began performing it before the Canadian Championships. [30]

2011–2012 season

Duhamel/Radford won bronze medals at their Grand Prix events, the 2011 Skate Canada and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their first national title [31] and finished 5th at the 2012 World Championships.

2012–2013 season

The next season, Duhamel/Radford won silver at their Grand Prix events, the 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard. They then won their second national title [32] and their first Four Continents title. [33] [34] Duhamel/Radford stepped onto the World podium for the first time at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, where they won the bronze medal.

2013–2014 season

Duhamel/Radford skated their short program to music composed by Radford. [35] During the 2014 Olympics, Duhamel and Radford became the first pair team to land a side-by-side triple Lutz at any Winter Olympic competition. [2] [3] After finishing seventh at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, [36] they returned to the podium at the 2014 World Championships, where they scored personal bests in both the short program and the free skate on their way to a second bronze medal. [37]

2014–2015 season

Duhamel/Radford practiced a quad throw Salchow during the summer of 2014. [38] At the inaugural 2014 Autumn Classic International held in Barrie, Ontario, they successfully executed the quad throw Salchow and won the event. [39] They were chosen to compete at the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 NHK Trophy in the 2014–15 Grand Prix season. [40] They won both events and eventually won their first Grand Prix Final title. [41] At the Grand Prix Final, they improved their personal best scores in the free skating and combined total. [42] They continued their first place streak by winning their fourth Canadian title and their second Four Continents title. [43] In March 2015, they won gold in pairs at the 2015 World Championships, capping a perfect season in which they won gold at every international event where they competed. [44]

2015–2016 season

Duhamel/Radford began their season by winning the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic. [45] Turning to the Grand Prix series, they won gold medals at the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 NHK Trophy. In December, they took silver behind Stolbova/Klimov at the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona.

In January 2016, Duhamel/Radford won their fifth consecutive national title, at the Canadian Championships. [46] They withdrew from the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei due to Duhamel's illness. In April, they competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, placing second in the short and first in the free. They were awarded the gold medal ahead of Sui/Han and Savchenko/Massot, who took silver and bronze respectively. [47]

2016–2017 season

Duhamel/Radford received the bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final in December 2016 before winning their sixth consecutive national title. [48] In January 2017. In February, they took the silver medal behind Sui/Han at the 2017 Four Continents Championships. At the 2017 World Championships, held in March in Helsinki, Finland, Radford had trouble training due to a muscle spasm in his hip. [49] The pair finished 7th at the competition.

2017–2018 season

Duhamel/Radford began their final competitive season with silver at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic. [50] Switching to the Grand Prix series, the pair took gold at the 2017 Skate Canada International after ranking second in the short program and first in the free skate. [51] At the 2017 Skate America, they received the bronze medal after ranking first in the short and third in the free. [52] Their scores at their two Grand Prix events qualified the pair to compete at the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final, held in December in Nagoya, Japan. They climbed from fifth after the short to obtain the bronze medal at the final.

In January, Duhamel/Radford won their seventh consecutive Canadian pairs' title, an all-time record, at the 2018 Canadian National Championships. In February, they represented Canada at their second Winter Olympics, which took place in PyeongChang, South Korea. [53] Competing in the team event, they placed second in the short program, and first in the free skate, contributing to Canada's team gold medal. At 32 and 33 years old respectively, they were among the oldest Olympic champions in figure skating. They were the only top pair to skate both segments of the team competition, as individual pairs was to take place first of the individual figure skating events. In the individual event, Duhamel/Radford ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing in third place and earning the bronze medal. They became the first pair to complete a throw quad at any Winter Olympic competition. [4] [5] [6]

On April 25, the two announced their retirement from competition. [1] [54] [55] Duhamel expressed interest in becoming a technical specialist. [56]

Post-competitive career

In spring of 2019, it was announced that Duhamel would move to Oakville, Ontario to coach at the Skate Oakville Skating Club with husband, Bruno Marcotte. [57] She is currently part of the coaching team of the Japanese pair team Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara. [58]

Duhamel competed on the sixth season of the CBC series Battle of the Blades , partnered with retired NHL player Wojtek Wolski. Inspired by her own daughter Zoey's need for neonatal intensive care following birth, Duhamel competed on behalf of the Sandra Schmirler Foundation. [59] Duhamel and Wolski won the contest. [60]

In the spring of 2021, it was announced that Radford would be returning to competition with a new partner, Vanessa James. [61] Duhamel stated that she and Radford had had a verbal agreement to continue doing show skating, which had included shows being arranged while he was trying out with James, and that she felt "blindsided" by the news. [62] In May, Duhamel announced a return to the fall tour of Stars on Ice, in which she would perform with former domestic rival Dylan Moscovitch. [63]

Programs

Duhamel and Radford in 2011 2011 TEB Short 436 Meagan Duhamel Eric Radford.jpg
Duhamel and Radford in 2011

With Radford

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[11] [64] [65]





  • "Apollo and Daphne, a Love Chase" [71]

2016–2017
[73] [74]

2015–2016
[77] [78] [79]


2014–2015
[81] [82]

2013–2014
[83] [84] [85]
  • Tribute
    original composition by Eric Radford
    arranged by Louis Babin
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte

2012–2013
[86]
  • La bohème
    performed by Roby Lakatos
  • La bohéme
    performed by Paul McCoy
  • La bohéme
    performed by Bruno Walker, Jean Kikteff
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte

2011–2012
[14] [87]

2010–2011
[88]

With Buntin

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009–2010
[89]
  • Selection of music
    by Pierre Porte
2008–2009
[23] [90]
  • 4 Lamentations
2007–2008
[8] [91]
  • Best Latin Tango
    by Rodrigo Buertillo

With Arnold

Season Short program Free skating
2005–2006
[22]
2004–2005
[92]

Singles career

Season Short program Free skating
2005–2006
[93]
  • Croatian Rhapsody
    by Maksim Mrvica
  • Rondo Capriccioso
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
2004–2005
[94]
2003–2004
[95]
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    by Sergei Rachmaninov

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Eric Radford

Competition placements at senior level [96] [97]
Season 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Winter Olympics 7th3rd
Winter Olympics –
Team event
2nd1st
World Championships 7th5th3rd3rd1st1st7thWD
Four Continents 2nd4th1st1stWD2nd
GP Final 5th4th5th1st2nd3rd3rd
GP NHK Trophy 1st1st1st
GP Skate America 3rd
GP Skate Canada 5th3rd2nd3rd1st1st1st1st
GP Trophée Éric Bompard 3rd2nd2nd
CS Autumn Classic 1st1st2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
World Team Trophy 3rd
(2nd)
2nd
(2nd)
4th
(2nd)
Team Challenge Cup 1st
(1st)
Canadian Championships 2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

Pair skating with Craig Buntin

Duhamel and Buntin in 2008 Meagan DUHAMEL Craig BUNTIN TEB 2008.jpg
Duhamel and Buntin in 2008
Competition placements at senior level [98] [98]
Season2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
World Championships 6th8th
Four Continents 4th3rd
GP Cup of China 4th
GP Skate America 4thWD
GP Skate Canada 6th
GP Trophée Éric Bompard 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
Canadian Championships 3rd2nd3rd

Pair skating with Ryan Arnold

Competition placements at junior & senior level [99]
Season2004–052005–06
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
World Junior Championships 8th
JGP Serbia 5th
Canadian Championships 8th6th

Ladies' singles

Competition placements at senior level [100]
Season2003–042004–052005–062006–07
Four Continents 5th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 2nd
Canadian Championships 10th7th4th6th
Competition placements at junior level [100]
Season2001–022002–032003–042004–05
World Junior Championships 13th
JGP Final 5th
JGP France 4th1st
JGP Romania 5th
JGP Slovakia 12th6th
JGP Sweden 8th
Triglav Trophy 5th
Canadian Championships 4th1st

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

(with Radford)

2017–18 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
February 14–15, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 3
76.82
2
153.33
3
230.15
February 9–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics team event 2
76.57
1
148.51
1 T
January 8–14, 2018 2018 Canadian Championships 1
81.78
1
152.77
1
234.55
December 7–10, 2017 2017–18 Grand Prix Final 5
72.18
3
138.65
3
210.83
November 24–26, 2017 2017 Skate America 1
75.37
3
140.31
3
215.68
October 27–29, 2017 2017 Skate Canada 2
73.53
1
148.69
1
222.22
September 20–23, 2017 2017 CS Autumn Classic 1
77.14
3
125.84
2
202.98
2016–17 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 29 – April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 7
72.67
7
133.39
7
206.06
February 15–19, 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 3
74.31
2
137.92
2
212.23
January 16–22, 2017 2017 Canadian Championships 1
80.72
1
146.51
1
227.23
December 8–11, 2016 2016–17 Grand Prix Final 3
71.44
2
134.55
3
205.99
November 25–27, 2016 2016 NHK Trophy 2
72.95
1
131.61
1
204.56
October 28–30, 2016 2016 Skate Canada 1
78.39
1
139.91
1
218.30
October 6–10, 2016 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy 1
66.49
1
131.29
1
197.78
2015–16 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 22–24, 2016 2016 Team Challenge Cup 1
147.48
1
March 28 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 2
78.18
1
153.81
1
231.99
February 16–21, 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 2
71.90
WDWD
January 18–24, 2016 2016 Canadian Championships 1
73.03
1
148.72
1
221.75
December 10–13, 2015 2015–16 Grand Prix Final 3
72.74
2
143.93
2
216.67
November 27–29, 2015 2015 NHK Trophy 1
71.04
1
131.68
1
202.72
October 30 – November 1, 2015 2015 Skate Canada 1
72.46
1
143.70
1
216.16
October 12–15, 2015 2015 Autumn Classic 1
68.97
1
133.64
1
202.61
2014–15 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 16–19, 2015 2015 World Team Trophy 2
68.68
1
140.70
2
209.38
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 1
76.98
1
144.55
1
221.53
February 9–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 1
75.67
1
143.81
1
219.48
January 19–25, 2015 2015 Canadian Championships 1
79.50
1
150.69
1
230.19
December 11–14, 2014 2014–15 Grand Prix Final 1
74.50
1
146.22
1
220.72
November 28–30, 2014 2014 NHK Trophy 1
72.70
1
127.08
1
199.78
October 31 – November 2, 2014 2014 Skate Canada 1
72.70
1
138.04
1
210.74
October 15–16, 2014 2014 Autumn Classic 1
68.92
1
134.24
1
203.16
2013–14 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 24–30, 2014 2014 World Championships 2
77.01
4
133.83
3
210.84
February 6–22, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 5
72.21
7
127.32
7
199.53
February 6–22, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics (Team Event) 2
73.10

2
January 9–15, 2014 2014 Canadian Championships 1
75.80
1
137.82
1
213.62
December 5–8, 2013 2013–14 Grand Prix Final 4
73.07
6
120.31
5
193.38
November 15–17, 2013 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard 2
66.07
2
124.82
2
190.89
October 24–27, 2013 2013 Skate Canada 1
69.57
3
121.05
3
190.62
2012–13 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2013 2013 World Team Trophy 2
69.94
2
121.21
2
191.15
March 13–15, 2013 2013 World Championships 2
73.61
3
130.95
3
204.56
February 6–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships 1
70.44
2
128.74
1
199.18
January 13–20, 2013 2013 Canadian Championships 1
69.08
1
137.55
1
206.63
December 6–9, 2012 2012–13 Grand Prix Final 4
64.20
4
122.89
4
187.09
November 15–18, 2012 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard 2
62.28
1
124.43
2
186.71
October 26–28, 2012 2012 Skate Canada 2
64.49
2
126.00
2
190.49
2011–12 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 19–22, 2012 2012 World Team Trophy 4
59.27
2
112.64
2
177.62
March 26 – April 1, 2012 2012 World Championships 5
63.69
5
121.72
5
185.41
February 7–12, 2012 2012 Four Continents Championships 8
57.53
4
114.23
4
171.76
January 16–22, 2012 2012 Canadian Championships 1
60.92
1
129.19
1
190.11
December 8–11, 2011 2011–12 Grand Prix Final 5
61.04
5
109.39
5
170.43
November 17–20, 2011 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard 2
61.06
3
115.56
3
176.62
October 27–30, 2011 2011 Skate Canada 2
62.37
3
112.47
3
174.84
2010–11 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 27 – May 1, 2011 2011 World Championships 7
58.83
7
114.20
7
173.03
January 24–30, 2011 2011 Four Continents Championships 3
59.92
2
121.87
2
181.79
January 17–23, 2011 2011 Canadian Championships 4
57.71
2
113.63
2
171.34
October 28–31, 2010 2010 Skate Canada 4
54.80
4
103.73
5
158.53
September 23–26, 2010 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy 3
51.81
3
95.63
3
147.44

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Ksenia Andreyevna Stolbova is a retired Russian pair skater who skated with Andrei Novoselov and Fedor Klimov. She is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist, the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time World Junior medalist, and a three-time Russian national champion. Stolbova announced her retirement from competitions on 12 February 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fedor Klimov</span> Russian pair skater

Fedor Alexandrovich Klimov is a retired Russian pair skater. With partner Ksenia Stolbova, he is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, the 2014 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist, the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2013 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time World Junior medalist, and a three-time Russian national champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirsten Moore-Towers</span> Canadian pair skater

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dylan Moscovitch</span> Canadian pair skater

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryuichi Kihara</span> Japanese figure skater

Ryuichi Kihara is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Riku Miura, he is the 2023 Worlds champion, two-time World silver medalist, the 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2024 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2021 CS Autumn Classic champion, and the 2020 Japanese national champion. They also are silver medalists in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Marinaro</span> Canadian pair skater

Michael Marinaro is a Canadian retired competitive pair skater. In an eight-year partnership with Kirsten Moore-Towers from 2014 to 2022, he achieved distinction both domestically and internationally, winning three Canadian national titles. Competing internationally, they are two-time Four Continents medallists, and have won medals on both the Grand Prix and Challenger series, including gold at the 2019 Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2017 U.S. International Classic. The two represented Canada at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morgan Ciprès</span> French Olympic figure skater

Morgan Ciprès is a French former competitive pair skater. With partner Vanessa James, born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, he is the 2019 European Champion, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2017 European bronze medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion and a six-time French national champion. They have also won medals in Grand Prix and Challenger Series competitions. James and Ciprès represented France at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Massot</span> French-German retired pair skater (born 1989)

Bruno Massot is a French-German pair skating coach and former competitor. Competing with Aljona Savchenko for Germany, he is the 2018 Olympic Champion, the 2018 World Champion, a two-time European silver medalist, and two-time German national champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camille Ruest</span> Canadian pair skater

Camille Ruest is a Canadian retired competitive pair skater. With her skating partner, Andrew Wolfe, she is the 2019 Canadian national bronze medallist, and has represented Canada at the Four Continents and World Championships, placing eighteenth at the 2018 World Championships in Milan.

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World Junior Records Holder
Preceded by Ladies' Junior Short Program
25 August 2004 – 30 September 2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ladies' Junior Free Skating
27 August 2004 – 9 September 2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ladies' Junior Total Score
27 August 2004 – 5 December 2004
Succeeded by