Simon Proulx-Sénécal (born December 6, 1991) is a Canadian-born ice dancer who competes with Tina Garabedian for

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. They are the

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bronze medalists and reached the free dance at two European Championships (2016, 2017).

Personal life

Simon Proulx-Sénécal was born on December 6, 1991 in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada. Proulx-Sénécal came out as gay.Outsports: At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record
January 2022

Career

Early years

Proulx-Sénécal switched from ice hockey to figure skating when he was seven years old and teamed up with his first partner at age twelve. Competing with Josyane Cholette, he placed 11th in junior ice dancing at both the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Championships. He and Christina Penkov were 15th on the junior level at the 2013 Canadian Championships. During the next two seasons, he competed with Mélissande Dumas on the senior level. They finished 11th at the 2014 Canadian Championships and 12th in 2015.

Partnership with Garabedian

In May 2015, Proulx-Sénécal teamed up with Tina Garabedian to compete for

. Making their international debut, they placed sixth at the

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, a 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series (CS) event held in October in Graz, Austria. In December, they won their first CS medal – bronze at the

. In January 2016, Garabedian/Proulx-Sénécal were one of twenty teams to qualify for the final segment at the European Championships in

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, Slovakia, having ranked 20th in the short dance. They finished 18th overall after placing 18th in the free dance.

Programs

(with Garabedian)

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series''

With Garabedian for Armenia

Earlier partnerships

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Proulx-Senecal, Simon 1991 births Living people People from LaSalle, Quebec Figure skaters from Montreal Armenian male ice dancers Canadian male ice dancers Canadian LGBT sportspeople LGBT figure skaters Gay sportsmen Olympic figure skaters of Armenia Figure skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics