Mark Vaillant

Mark Vaillant (born September 8, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a French former figure skater. He is a two-time Crystal Skate of Romania medalist and a two-time French national junior bronze medalist. At the 2009 World Junior Championships, he qualified to the free skate and finished 18th overall.

Mark Vaillant
Born	(1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	176 cm (5.77 ft)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Partner	Mariclair Vaillant
Coach	Katia Krier, Annick Dumont
Skating club	Francais Volants
Began skating	2000
Retired	2010

Earlier in his career, he competed in domestic events in the United States as a single skater^[1] and as a pair skater with Mariclair Vaillant.^[2][3]

Vaillant holds dual French-American citizenship. He attended Sciences Po Paris before working in emerging markets at Goldman Sachs in London and more recently as a VP in a similar role at Morgan Stanley.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2008–2009 [4]	Romanza	An American in Paris by George Gershwin
2006–2007 [5]	Overture of Easier by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	BO Dune

Competitive highlights

JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Crystal Skate		2nd	3rd
NRW Trophy			8th
International: Junior[6]
World Junior Champ.			18th
JGP Croatia		6th
JGP Mexico	5th
JGP Netherlands	6th
JGP Spain			5th
JGP United Kingdom		8th
Cup of Nice			1st J
National[6]
French Champ.	5th	5th	5th	8th
French Junior Champ.	3rd	3rd
J = Junior level