Isabelle Gauthier (born 2 April 1980) is a Canadian former competitive

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, and as of 2011, one of the

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professional skaters.

Personal life

She also plays cello and violin, and French was her favourite subject at school. She has a law degree from

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Skating career

Competitive

At the age of six, Gauthier began her skating career in

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. She competed in

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. With Danny Provost, she represented Canada at the 1996 World Junior Championships. She later competed with Eric Therrien and Rick Derwantz. _{1995–1996: With Danny Provost; 1996–1998: With Eric Therrien; 1999–2000: With Rick Derwantz}

Ice shows

Since 2002, Gauthier has toured with numerous skating productions, including

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and

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. Her skating partners have included Jeff Langdon, Eric Therrien, Danny Provost, Vitali Lysenka, Rick Derwantz and Colin Ratushniak. In 2011, Gauthier joined

. Series six was her only series of the show, and she was partnered with television personality and presenter,

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. For the pro routines on the show, she skated with fellow Canadian,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gauthier, Isabelle 1980 births Living people Canadian female pair skaters