Terra Findlay (born May 3, 1990) is a
French
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Canadian ice dancer who has also competed for
France.
Personal life
Findlay was born in
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
Canada. Her mother is a figure skating coach and her father and brother are hockey players.
[ She moved to Barrie, Ontario at a young age to pursue pairs skating for Canada. Then after switching to Ice Dance, Findlay moved to France to compete with Richaud and lived in Lyon during their competitive career.
Findlay is now a graduate of the College of Sports Media in Toronto, Ontario and a broadcast journalist for Skate Canada.
She previously dated NHL player Derick Brassard for several years but is currently married to another hockey player, Cal O'Reilly.
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Career
Through 2005, Findlay competed as a single skater
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...
. She competed on the international level in singles for Canada, placing 6th on the novice level at the 2003 Triglav Trophy.
From 2003 through 2005, Findlay competed for Canada as a pair skater with partner John Mattatall.[ They were the 2004 Canadian junior silver medalists and placed 10th at the 2004 World Junior Championships. They were coached by Doug Leigh and ]Lee Barkell
Lee Barkell originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. With Melanie Gaylor, he won gold at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy, ...
at the Mariposa School of Skating
The Mariposa School of Skating, located in Barrie, Ontario, is a major figure skating training center in Canada.
History
The school was founded in Orillia, Ontario in 1973 by Doug Leigh and Tom Harrison. The school moved to Barrie in 1988 after th ...
.Skate Canada: Young Canadian Team to Set to Compete in International Development Event
After that partnership ended in 2005, Findlay switched to ice dancing because she was growing too tall for pairs and teamed up with Liam Dougherty.[ They competed on the national level through 2007.
In November 2007, she teamed up with partner Benoît Richaud to compete for France.][ That season they were the 2008 Junior French silver medalists. In 2009, they became the French Junior Champions and the French bronze medalists. Their partnership ended following the 2008-2009 season.][
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Competitive highlights
Ice dancing with Richaud for France
Ice dancing with Dougherty for Canada
Pairs with Mattatall for Canada
Single skating for Canada
References
External links
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Canadian female ice dancers
Canadian female pair skaters
French female ice dancers
1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario