Norm Proft

Norm Proft

Personal information
Born	c. 1966 (age 58–59) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Coach	Cynthia Ullmark
Retired	1991

Norm Proft (born c. 1966) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1989 Grand Prix International de Paris bronze medalist and 1990 Skate Electric champion.

Personal life

Proft was born around 1967 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ^[1] He married choreographer Julie Brault, and has a daughter, Emmanuelle (born c. 2002). ^[1]

Career

Proft switched from ice hockey to figure skating at age 11. ^[1] Coached by Cynthia Ullmark, he was called up to compete in the junior event at the 1987 Canadian Championships after two skaters withdrew. ^[2] He won gold at the event. ^[1]

Internationally, he was awarded bronze medals at the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb and 1989 Grand Prix International de Paris, and gold at the 1990 Skate Electric.

Proft left amateur competition in 1991 and went on to skate in shows. ^[1] He currently works for Skate Canada as Competitions Services Director. ^{[3] [4]}

Competitive highlights

International [5]
Event	86–87	87–88	88–89	89–90	90–91
Fujifilm Trophy		6th
Internat. de Paris				3rd
Golden Spin			3rd
Skate Canada				3rd A	4th
Skate Electric					1st
National [6]
Canadian Champ.	1st J				7th
J = Junior level; A = Artistic event

References

1. Slater, Paula (May 28, 2004). "Former Canadian Junior Men's Champ to Compete After 13 Years". Golden Skate.
2. Cleary, Martin (February 7, 1987). "Vancouver skater answers when opportunity knocks". Ottawa Citizen .
3. "Skate Canada Update". Bowmanville Figure Skating Club. April 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016.
4. "Contact us". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016.
5. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original on September 20, 2009.
6. "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada.