Sébastien Britten

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Sébastien Britten
Born (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970 (age 54)
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubCPA Brossard
Retired1997

Sébastien Britten (born May 17, 1970) [1] is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He won bronze medals at three senior internationals — the 1992 International de Paris, the 1993 Nations Cup and the 1994 Skate Canada International — and became the Canadian national champion in 1995. Britten represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. [2] He competed at three World Championships, achieving his best result, eighth, in 1994.

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In 1998, Britten beat several Olympic and World medallists to win the 1998 World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he began working as a coach and choreographer.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1995–96
[1]
  • Light Cavalary Overture
    by Franz von Suppé
  • Poet and Peasant Overture
    by Franz von Suppé

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

1990–1997

International [1]
Event90–9191–9292–9393–9494–9595–9696–97
Winter Olympics 10th
World Champ. 8th17th17th
GP Skate Canada 8th
GP Nations Cup 7th
Int. de Paris /
Trophée de France
3rd9th
Nations Cup 7th3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th6th
Piruetten WD
Skate America 8th
Skate Canada 3rd
National [1]
Canadian Champ. 9th3rd4th3rd1st2nd3rd
WD: Withdrew

Novice and junior career

National
Event86–8787–8888–8989–90
Canadian Championships 2nd N.3rd J.1st J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sebastien BRITTEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016.
  2. "Sebastien Britten". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.