François-Xavier Ouellette (born February 13, 1992) is a Canadian former competitive

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. With

Élisabeth Paradis Élisabeth Paradis (born July 15, 1992) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With François-Xavier Ouellette, she won bronze medals at the 2015 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, 2015 CS U.S. International Classic and at the 2 ...

, he won bronze medals at the 2015 CS U.S. International Classic and at the 2016 Canadian Nationals.

Career

Early in his career, Ouellette skated with Jessica Aquino. He competed with Marie-Philippe Vincent from the 2007–08 season through 2009–10. They placed 13th on the junior level at the 2010 Canadian Nationals.

Partnership with Paradis

Ouellette began competing with

in the 2010–11 season. Appearing on the junior level, they placed 5th at the 2011 Canadian Nationals and 6th in 2012. They moved up to the senior level in the 2012–13 season. Making their international debut, Paradis/Ouellette placed fifth at the 2013 International Cup of Nice. They finished 8th at the 2014 Canadian Nationals. Paradis/Ouellette began the 2014–15 season at an

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(CS) event, the

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, finishing fifth, and then appeared on the

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(GP) series, having received two assignments. They finished fourth overall at the

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(8th in the short dance, 4th in the free), and 7th at the

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. They placed fifth at the 2015 Canadian Nationals. In 2015–16, Paradis/Ouellette won bronze at their CS assignment, the 2015 U.S. International Classic. They were eighth at their sole GP event, the

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. In January 2016, they placed fourth in the short dance and third in the free at the Canadian Nationals in

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, winning the bronze medal by a margin of 0.22 over

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Mitchell Islam Mitchell Islam (born January 24, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. He teamed up with partner Alexandra Paul in 2009. They are the 2010 World Junior silver medalists, 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalists, and three-time Can ...

. Paradis/Ouellette announced the end of their partnership on September 7, 2016.

Programs

(with Paradis)

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series''

With Paradis

With Vincent

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ouellette, Francois-Xavier 1992 births Canadian male ice dancers Living people Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec 21st-century Canadian sportsmen