Canadian pair skater
Jean-Sébastien Fecteau Born (1975-05-07 ) May 7, 1975 (age 49) Thetford Mines , Quebec Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Country Canada Skating club CPA St-Leonard Began skating 1978 Retired April 24, 2007
Jean-Sébastien Fecteau (born May 7, 1975) is a Canadian former pair skater . He is a two-time World Junior silver medallist with Caroline Haddad , the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medallist with Valerie Saurette , and the 2006 Four Continents silver medallist with Utako Wakamatsu .
Career
From 1990 to 1994, Fecteau competed internationally with Caroline Haddad . They won silver medals at the 1992 and 1994 World Junior Championships .
In 1995, Fecteau began competing with Valerie Saurette . They competed on the Grand Prix series for three seasons, twice at the Four Continents (best result was fourth), and once at the World Championships , placing 13th. They won the silver medal at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy and three bronze medals at the Canadian Championships. Their partnership ended in early 2002.
In April 2002, Fecteau teamed up with Japanese skater Utako Wakamatsu to compete for Canada.[ 1] Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy and made their Grand Prix debut.
In the 2004–05 season, Wakamatsu/Fecteau won silver at the 2005 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2005 World Championships where they placed eighth.
In the 2005–06 season, the pair won bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2005 NHK Trophy . They also took bronze at the 2006 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships where they won the silver medal.
Fecteau announced his competitive retirement on April 24, 2007.[ 1]
Personal life
In 2007, Fecteau said he planned to study civil engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal .[ 1]
Programs
With Wakamatsu
Season
Short program
Free skating
2006–2007 [ 2] [ 3]
Batwannis Beek
White Darbouka by K. Hovannes
Indian Touch by Pierre Cosso
2005–2006 [ 4] [ 5]
2004–2005 [ 6] [ 7]
The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals)
Picking Up Brides (from The Last Emperor)
Rain (I Want a Divorce) (from The Last Emperor)
Farewell My Concubine by Zhao Jiping
2003–2004 [ 8] [ 9]
Kirwani (from the album Chill out in Paris)
With Saurette
Season
Short program
Free skating
2001–2002 [ 10]
Blow up a Go-Go by J. Clarke
Palladio by Karl Jenkins Songs from Secret Garden by Rolf Lovland
Competitive highlights
With Wakamatsu
With Saurette
With Haddad
References
^ a b c "Wakamatsu and Fecteau retire from eligible figure skating competition" . Skate Canada. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007.^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2006/2007" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2006/2007" . Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2005/2006" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2005/2006" . Skate Canada. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2004/2005" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2004/2005" . Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005.^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2003/2004" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004.^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2003/2004" . Skate Canada. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004.^ a b "Valerie SAURETTE / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2001/2002" . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF) . International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
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