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Canadian pair skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Sébastien Fecteau (born May 7, 1975) is a Canadian former pair skater. He is a two-time World Junior silver medallist with Caroline Haddad, the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medallist with Valerie Saurette, and the 2006 Four Continents silver medallist with Utako Wakamatsu.
Jean-Sébastien Fecteau | |
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Born | Thetford Mines, Quebec | May 7, 1975
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Skating club | CPA St-Leonard |
Began skating | 1978 |
Retired | April 24, 2007 |
From 1990 to 1994, Fecteau competed internationally with Caroline Haddad. They won silver medals at the 1992 and 1994 World Junior Championships.
In 1995, Fecteau began competing with Valerie Saurette. They competed on the Grand Prix series for three seasons, twice at the Four Continents (best result was fourth), and once at the World Championships, placing 13th. They won the silver medal at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy and three bronze medals at the Canadian Championships. Their partnership ended in early 2002.
In April 2002, Fecteau teamed up with Japanese skater Utako Wakamatsu to compete for Canada.[1] In 2003, they won gold medals at the Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy and made their Grand Prix debut.
In the 2004–05 season, Wakamatsu/Fecteau won silver at the 2005 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2005 World Championships where they placed eighth.
In the 2005–06 season, the pair won bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2005 NHK Trophy. They also took bronze at the 2006 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships where they won the silver medal.
Fecteau announced his competitive retirement on April 24, 2007.[1]
In 2007, Fecteau said he planned to study civil engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.[1] He completed his studies and is now working as a Transportation Engineer.
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2006–2007 [2][3] |
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2005–2006 [4][5] |
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2004–2005 [6][7] |
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2003–2004 [8][9] |
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Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2001–2002 [10] |
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Results[2][4][6][8] | ||||
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International | ||||
Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
Worlds | 8th | |||
Four Continents | 2nd | |||
GP Cup of Russia | 5th | |||
GP NHK Trophy | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th |
GP Skate America | 4th | |||
GP Skate Canada | WD | 6th | ||
Finlandia Trophy | 1st | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
National | ||||
Canadian Champ. | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew |
Results[10] | |||||||
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International | |||||||
Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
Worlds | 13th | ||||||
Four Continents | 4th | 6th | |||||
GP Lalique | 6th | 8th | |||||
GP NHK Trophy | 6th | ||||||
GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | 6th | ||||||
GP Sparkassen | 5th | 4th | |||||
Nebelhorn | 2nd | ||||||
Czech Skate | 1st | ||||||
National | |||||||
Canadian Champ. | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
GP = Grand Prix |
Results[11] | ||||
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International | ||||
Event | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
World Junior Championships | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
International St. Gervais | 1st | |||
National | ||||
Canadian Championships | 5th |
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