Nicolas Nadeau

Nicolas Nadeau
Born	(1997-09-30) September 30, 1997 (age 26) Montreal, Quebec
Hometown	Boisbriand, Quebec
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Coach	Yvan Desjardins, Stéphanie Valois
Skating club	Patinage des Mille-Îles
Began skating	2003
Medal record Representing   Canada Figure skating: Men's singles World Junior Championships 2016 Debrecen Men's singles

Nicolas Nadeau (born September 30, 1997) is a retired Canadian competitive figure skater, Competing in pair skating with girlfriend Emmanuelle Proft, they are the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International bronze medallists.

Nadeau previously competed as a singles skater, enjoying notable success at the junior level, where he won the silver medal at the 2016 World Junior Championships. He was also the 2015 Canadian national junior champion.

Personal life

Nadeau was born on September 30, 1997, in Montreal, Quebec. ^[1] He has three older sisters – Tania, Pamela, and Mélissa. He enjoys skiing in addition to figure skating.

Career

Early years

Nadeau began learning to skate in 2003. ^[1] He has been coached by Yvan Desjardins since the summer 2004. ^[2]

Competing on the junior level, Nadeau placed sixth at the 2013 Canadian Championships and fourth in 2014.

2014–2015 season

Nadeau made his international debut in the 2014–2015 season, being selected to compete on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. He placed fifth at his first JGP event, in Aichi, Japan, and tenth in Zagreb, Croatia. He became the national junior champion at the 2015 Canadian Championships in Kingston, Ontario. This earned him a berth to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but he missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot, having placed 25th in the short program. ^[3]

2015–2016 season

In 2015–2016, Nadeau started his season at the JGP in Riga, Latvia; he finished fifth after placing second in the short program and seventh in the free skate. He won the silver medal at his second JGP event, in Zagreb, Croatia, finishing 0.38 points behind the gold medallist, Alexander Samarin.

In January 2016, Nadeau placed fifth on the senior level at the 2016 Canadian Nationals and was given Canada's sole spot in men's singles at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Competing in March at Junior Worlds, he qualified for the final segment by placing eighth in the short program and second in the free skate, winning the silver medal overall.

2016–2017 season

Nadeau withdrew from his JGP assignments due to an ankle injury, which occurred while practising a quad toe loop jump and took about three months to heal. ^[4] He returned to competition at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, his first senior international, and finished 11th. At the 2017 Canadian Championships, he placed fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and fourth overall.

2017–2018 season

Nadeau began his season at the 2017 Nepela Trophy, where he placed sixth. He then made his debut appearance on the senior Grand Prix at the 2017 Skate Canada International, where he placed seventh. He placed ninth at the 2018 Canadian Championships.

2018–2019 season

Beginning the season at the 2018 Finlandia Trophy, Nadeau placed fourth, less than four points behind from bronze medallist Morisi Kvitelashvili. Nadeau said that he needed to work on executing the one quadruple jump in his free skate. ^[5] He subsequently competed in the short program at his lone Grand Prix assignment for the year, the 2018 Internationaux de France, but withdrew for medical reasons.

At the 2019 Canadian Championships, Nadeau placed seventh in the short program after singling his triple Axel attempt and receiving a negative Grade of Execution on his quadruple toe loop. He rallied in the free skate, where he placed fourth and moved up to sixth place overall. While he finished sixth overall, three of the skaters who finished ahead of him (Stephen Gogolev, Joseph Phan and Conrad Orzel) were ineligible to compete as seniors due to either their age or a lack of the required minimum technical scores, and consequently, Nadeau was named to Canada's team for the 2019 Four Continents Championships, when he finished eleventh. ^[6]

2019–2020 season

After withdrawing from the 2019 CS U.S. Classic, Nadeau competed on the Grand Prix at the 2019 Skate Canada International. Eighth in the short program with a clean skate, but for a problematic landing on his triple loop, he rose to seventh overall after a sixth-place free skate. ^{[7] [8]} He was seventh as well at the 2019 Internationaux de France. ^[9]

Nadeau placed fifth at the 2020 Canadian Championships. ^[10]

2020–2021 season

Nadeau was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ^[11]

With the pandemic continuing to make it difficult to hold in-person events, the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge was held virtually, and Nadeau placed sixth. The 2021 Canadian Championships were cancelled. ^{[12] [13]}

2022–2023 season

On August 25, 2021, Nadeau announced that he would be retiring from singles skating to take up pair skating with partner Emmanuelle Proft. ^[14] Proft/Nadeau competed only domestically during the 2022–23 season, finishing fifth at the 2023 Canadian Championships. ^[15]

2023–2024 season

Proft/Nadeau made their international debut at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International, winning the bronze medal. ^[16] On October 24, 2023, Proft/Nadeau announced their retirement. ^[17]

Programs

With Proft

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2023–24 [18]	Way Down We Go by Kaleo choreo. by Madison Hubbell, Scott Moir, Mylène Girard	Suite Madame Blue by Styx choreo. by Madison Hubbell, Scott Moir, Mylène Girard	I Hear a Symphony by The Supremes performed by Cody Fry choreo. by Stéphanie Valois

Single Skating

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020–2021 [19]	Don't Fall in Love by Wake Child choreo. by Mark Pillay	Roadhouse Blues People Are Strange Break On Through by The Doors choreo. by Scott Moir
2019–2020 [20]	Don't Fall in Love by Wake Child choreo. by Mark Pillay	Enjoy the Silence It's No Good I Feel You Somebody Personal Jesus Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2018–2019 [1]	A Wink and a Smile (from Sleepless In Seattle soundtrack) by Harry Connick Jr. choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Enjoy the Silence It's No Good I Feel You Somebody Personal Jesus Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2017–2018 [21]	A Wink and a Smile from Sleepless In Seattle (soundtrack) by Harry Connick Jr. choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Elvis Presley medley: Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss That's All Right by Arthur Crudup performed by Elvis Presley Bridge over Troubled Water by Paul Simon performed by Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins performed by Elvis Presley choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Daniella Denmark [22] Jonathan Roy
2016–2017 [23] [4]	For Me, Formidable by Charles Aznavour choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Elvis Presley medley: Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss That's All Right performed by Elvis Presley Bridge over Troubled Water performed by Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes performed by Elvis Presley choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Je m'voyais déjà by Charles Aznavour
2015–2016 [24]	For Me, Formidable by Charles Aznavour choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Mary Poppins by Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman A Spoonful of Sugar One Man Band Pavement Artist Chim Chim Cher-ee Overture choreo. by Sylvain Bouillere	Je m'voyais déjà by Charles Aznavour
2014–2015 [25]	The Puss Suite (from Puss in Boots) by Henry Jackman choreo. by Sylvain Bouillere	Mary Poppins by Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman A Spoonful of Sugar One Man Band Pavement Artist Chim Chim Cher-ee Overture choreo. by Sylvain Bouillere

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Proft

International [15]
Event	22–23	23–24
CS Autumn Classic		3rd
National
Canadian Champ.	5th
SC Challenge	4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Singles career

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

International [26]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
Four Continents							11th
GP France							WD	7th
GP Skate Canada						7th		7th	C
CS Finlandia Trophy							4th
CS Golden Spin					11th
CS Nepela Trophy						6th
CS U.S. Classic								WD
International: Junior [26]
Junior Worlds			25th	2nd	12th
JGP Croatia			10th	2nd
JGP Japan			5th
JGP Latvia				5th
Bavarian Open					1st
National [27] [28]
Canadian Champ.	6th J	4th J	1st J	5th	4th	9th	6th	5th	C
SC Challenge			2nd J.	1st		2nd		4th	6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled J = Junior level

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Pairs

With Proft

2023–2024 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
September 14–17, 2023	2023 CS Autumn Classic International	3 58.44	5 106.95	3 165.39
2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 9–15, 2023	2023 Canadian Championships	6 57.74	5 107.07	5 164.81
Nov. 30 – Dec. 3, 2022	2023 Skate Canada Challenge	3 60.56	5 97.91	4 158.47

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2020–2021 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 8–17, 2021	2021 Skate Canada Challenge	6 79.72	9 130.36	6 210.08
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 13–19, 2020	2020 Canadian Championships	6 73.83	5 145.27	5 219.10
November 1–3, 2019	2019 Internationaux de France	9 69.42	6 148.26	7 217.68
October 25–27, 2019	2019 Skate Canada International	8 75.22	6 147.11	7 222.33
2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 7–10, 2019	2019 Four Continents Championships	11 74.44	11 135.21	11 209.65
January 14–20, 2019	2019 Canadian National Championships	7 70.16	4 153.74	6 223.90
November 23–25, 2018	2018 Internationaux de France	11 61.46	WD	WD
October 4–7, 2018	2018 CS Finlandia Trophy	4 79.17	5 148.59	4 227.76
2017–18 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 8–14, 2018	2018 Canadian Championships	6 79.56	10 147.95	9 227.51
October 27–29, 2017	2017 Skate Canada International	9 74.23	6 155.20	7 229.43
September 21–23, 2017	2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy	8 66.75	4 139.22	6 205.97

References

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2. Haspeck, Josianne (November 10, 2011). "Nicolas Nadeau parmi les vedettes sur patins" [Nicolas Nadeau among the skating stars]. Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles (in French).
3. Slater, Paula (September 10, 2015). "Canada's Nadeau ready for senior challenge". Golden Skate.
4. Smith, Beverley (January 26, 2017). "Nicolas Nadeau and his Blue Suede Shoes".
5. "Moore-Towers and Marinaro win free, take silver at Finlandia Open". The Canadian Press. October 6, 2018.
6. Curley, Sean (January 20, 2019). "In 'game mode,' Nguyen captures second Canadian title". Golden Skate.
7. Slater, Paula (October 26, 2019). "Japan's Yuzuru front-runner at 2019 Skate Canada". Golden Skate.
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11. "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports . October 14, 2020.
12. Ewing, Lori (January 17, 2021). "Roman Sadovsky wins the Challenge, his only event of the figure skating season". The Toronto Star .
13. "2021 Skate Canada Challenge – Results". Skate Canada.
14. Nadeau, Nicolas (August 25, 2021). "Throwing Emma (and I) into something new! I've decided to retire from singles and try out pairs! Thank you to Skate Canada and Patinage Quebec for all the suport [sic] over the years!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
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16. "Canadian skaters win four medal on second day of Autumn Classic International". Skate Canada. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
17. AnythingGOEs [@AnythingGOE] (October 24, 2023). "🇨🇦 Emmanuelle Proft / Nicolas Nadeau have retired from competitive skating and have moved on to show skating" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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20. "Nicolas NADEAU: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019.
21. "Nicolas NADEAU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
22. ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport. October 29, 2017.
23. "Nicolas NADEAU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
24. "Nicolas NADEAU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
25. "Nicolas NADEAU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
26. "Competition Results: Nicolas NADEAU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
27. "Nicolas Nadeau". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
28. Nicolas Nadeau at Patinage Québec
    • "Équipe du Québec 2017-2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2018.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2016-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2017.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2015-2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2014-2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2013-2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015.

External links

• Emmanuelle Proft / Nicolas Nadeau at the International Skating Union
• Nicolas Nadeau at the International Skating Union