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Bruno Marcotte
Bruno Marcotte (born September 10, 1974) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor in pairs. He is the 1993 World Junior bronze medallist with Isabelle Coulombe and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Valérie Marcoux. Personal life Bruno Marcotte was born October 10, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec. His sister, Julie, is a figure skating choreographer, who choreographs for his students. In July 2014, it was publicly announced that he was engaged to his student Meagan Duhamel. The couple married on June 5, 2015 in Bermuda. The couple have two daughters, Zoey and Miya. Career Marcotte competed with Isabelle Coulombe early in his pairs career. They won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Junior Championships. Marcotte teamed up with Nadia Micallef in around 1995. The pair won the 1998 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placed fourth at the 1999 Canadian Championships. Marcotte formed a partnership with Valérie Marcoux in around 2000. They placed fourth twice at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Centre Of Excellence
The "Champs International Skating Centre of British Columbia" (formerly known as the 'BC Centre of Excellence') is one of two major figure skating training centers in Canada. Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, it is home to many great national and international skaters. The programs there are overseen by a staff, including Joanne McLeod, who coaches 3-time Canadian men's national champion Emanuel Sandhu; Bruno Marcotte, who competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics; Victor Kraatz, the 2003 World Champion in ice dancing, and Maikki Uotila, who was a national champion in Finland. The center operates out of Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks. Notable skaters who train there include Emanuel Sandhu, Mira Leung, Allie Hann-McCurdy & Michael Coreno, Jessica Millar & Ian Moram, Jeremy Ten, and Kevin Reynolds. This skating school is sometimes known as a training site for international competitors to practice for competitions in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marissa Castelli
Marissa Castelli (born August 20, 1990) is an American retired pair skater. With her skating partner, Mervin Tran, she is the 2017 U.S. national silver medalist. With her former partner, Simon Shnapir, she is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2013 & 2014). The pair won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Personal life Castelli was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and graduated from Cranston High School West. She was enrolled at the Community College of Rhode Island before deciding to study sales and marketing at DeVry University. Her brother, Anthony Castelli, played football at Bryant University and her mother, Lori Castelli, is a figure skating coach. Early career Castelli began skating at age three and enrolled in U.S. Figure Skating's Basic Skills program when she was about five. Early in her career, she competed as a single skater and also skated pairs with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondrej Hotarek
Ondrej is a Slovak male given name, equivalent to Andrew. Notable people with the name include: * Ondrej Duda, Slovak football player * Ondrej Otčenáš (1987), Slovak ice hockey player * Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater ** Ondrej Nepela Arena * Ondrej Janík, Slovak ice hockey player * Ondrej Zošiak (1990), Slovak ice hockey defenceman See also *Ondřej Ondřej ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew. * Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier * Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player * Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer * Ondřej Cverna (bor ..., the Czech version of the same name, but is pronounced with a soft "ř" {{given name Slovak masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Marchei
Valentina Marchei (born 23 May 1986) is an Italian retired pair and single figure skater. As a singles skater, she is a five-time Italian national champion (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). Her highest ISU Championship placements were 4th at the 2013 European Championships and 8th at the 2012 World Championships. She represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics and placed 11th. Also, Marchei competed as a pair skater with Ondřej Hotárek, representing Italy. The pair finished 6th at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Personal life Valentina Marchei was born 23 May 1986 in Milan, Italy. She is the daughter of Marco Marchei, a competitor in the marathon at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. Her early interests were speed skating and gymnastics. She studied with a focus on sport at university and has worked as a reporter for Italian television. Career in singles Marchei began skating in 1993. She was coached by Cristina Mauri from the age of nine. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Marchei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Purich
Natasha Purich ( ; born June 5, 1995) is a Canadian pair skater. With former partner Raymond Schultz, she placed fifth at the 2011 World Junior Championships and won the 2011 Canadian junior title. After their partnership ended in 2012, Purich teamed up with Sebastian Arcieri for 2012–13 season. She competed with Mervin Tran for the 2013–14 season before switching to Andrew Wolfe for the 2014–15 season. Purich has also competed in single skating. Programs With Chudak With Tran With Arcieri With Schultz Single skating Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...'' Pairs with Chudak Pairs with Wolfe Pairs with Tran Pairs with Arcieri Pairs with Schultz Ladie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Radford
Eric Radford (born January 27, 1985) is a Canadian Pair skating, pair skater. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is a two-time world champion (2015 World Figure Skating Championships, 2015, 2016 World Figure Skating Championships, 2016), a Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team trophy, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Pairs skating, 2018 Olympic bronze medallist in the pairs event, a two-time Four Continents champion (2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2013, 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2015), the 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and a seven-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion (2012–18). He is the first openly gay man to have won a gold medal at any Winter Olympic Games, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervin Tran
Mervin Tran (born September 22, 1990) is a Canadian pair skater who competes for the United States with Olivia Serafini. Competing for Japan with former partner Narumi Takahashi, he is the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 World Junior silver medalist, the 2010 JGP Final champion, and 2008–10 Japanese national champion. They were the first pair to win a World medal for Japan. After their partnership ended, Tran competed one season with Natasha Purich for Canada. Competing for the United States with Marissa Castelli, he is the 2017 U.S. national silver medalist. As of 2022, Mervin coaches in the New York area Personal life Tran was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. He moved to Montreal, Quebec in 2007 to train with Richard Gauthier. His parents were refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia. He competed at the provincial track and field championships in the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles, finishing fifth in the hurdles. Early career Mervin Tran began skating at age fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narumi Takahashi
is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time Japanese national champion (2009-2012, 2014, 2015). With former partner Mervin Tran, she was the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 Junior World silver medalist, and the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. They were the first pair to win a World medal for Japan. She has also skated with Ryo Shibata, Ryuichi Kihara and Alexandr Zaboev. Personal life Narumi Takahashi was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Her father's job took the family to China when she was nine. She lived in China for five years. She moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to train with Tran in 2007. As a result, Takahashi is fluent in Japanese, Mandarin and English. In addition to skating, Takahashi also played soccer for six years on a city team. Career Early career Narumi Takahashi began skating at age five, following in the footsteps of her elder sister. She won the Japanese bronze medal in novice B ladies' singles in 2002. After moving to Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumitada Moriguchi
is a Japanese pair skater. With his partner Haruna Murakami, he is the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist and the 2022–23 Japan champion at both the senior and junior levels. Personal life Moriguchi was born on 29 December 2001 in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. He is a student at Doshisha University, where he studies in the Faculty of Commerce. Career Early career Moriguchi began figure skating in 2010 after being inspired by watching Daisuke Takahashi win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed at the 2016–17, 2018–19, and the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships, respectively finishing twenty-ninth, twentieth, and nineteenth at those events. He also competed at the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Japan Championships, placing twelfth and thirteenth, respectively. In 2021, Moriguchi briefly tried pair skating with Ikura Kushida, although they never competed in competition together. Partnership with Murakami 2022–23 season At the suggestion of his coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruna Murakami
is a Japanese figure skater. She currently competes in both the singles and pairs disciplines. With her partner in pairs, Sumitada Moriguchi, she is the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist and the 2022–23 Japan champion at both the senior and junior levels. As a single skater, she is the 2021–22 Japan Novice A bronze medalist. Personal life Murakami was born on 30 July 2008 in Perth, Australia to a Chinese (Hong Kong) father and Japanese mother. She lived there for eight years and then moved to Japan to be coached by Mie Hamada. Career Early career Murakami began figure skating in 2013. She won the bronze medal at the 2021–22 Japan Novice Championships and placed twenty-fifth at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships. 2022–23 season: Partnership with Moriguchi At the suggestion of her coach, Mie Hamada, Murakami decided to try pairs skating, teaming up with fellow Hamada student, Sumitada Moriguchi. While Hamada remained their singles coach, they were simul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuichi Kihara
is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Riku Miura, he is the 2022 World silver medalist, the 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2021 CS Autumn Classic champion, and the 2020 Japanese national champion. They also are bronze medalists in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He previously competed with Narumi Takahashi and Miu Suzaki, representing Japan at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, respectively. As a singles skater, he is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2010–11 Japanese Junior silver medalist. Personal life Kihara was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi. He enjoys playing baseball in his spare time. Career Single skating Kihara began learning to skate in 1996. He finished 10th at the 2011 World Junior Championships. He competed in singles through January 28, 2013. Partnership with Takahashi On January 30, 2013, the Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
