AI tools

Marie-France Dubreuil

Canadian ice dancing coach (born 1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marie-France Dubreuil

Marie-France Dubreuil (born August 11, 1974) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With her husband Patrice Lauzon, she is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medallist.

Quick Facts Born, Height ...
Marie-France Dubreuil
Dubreuil at the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final
Born (1974-08-11) August 11, 1974 (age 50)
Montreal, Quebec
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
PartnerPatrice Lauzon
Skating clubCPA St-Leonard
Began skating1980
RetiredMay 20, 2008
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2007 TokyoIce dancing
2006 CalgaryIce dancing
Four Continents Championships
2007 Colorado SpringsIce dancing
2000 OsakaIce dancing
2004 HamiltonIce dancing
2001 Salt Lake CityIce dancing
Grand Prix Final
2006–07 St. PetersburgIce dancing
2005–06 TokyoIce dancing
World Junior Championships
1990 Colorado SpringsIce dancing
Close

Personal life

Marie-France Dubreuil was born on August 11, 1974, in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She married her Canadian partner and skater Patrice Lauzon in August 2008.[2] On December 24, 2010, she gave birth to their daughter, Billie-Rose.[3]

Competitive career

Summarize
Perspective
Thumb
Dubreuil with Lauzon

When Dubreuil was five, she asked for skating lessons for her birthday and her grandmother gave her skates as a present.[4][5] She took up ice dancing at the age of ten.[5] The pair of Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov was one of her influences.[6] Competing with Bruno Yvars, she won the bronze medal at 1990 World Junior Championships.[5]

Dubreuil teamed up with Patrice Lauzon in 1995 and they placed 6th at their first Canadian Championships. They took the silver medal in their first appearance at Four Continents in 2000. Their coaches were Sylvie Fullum and François Vallee, who retired after the 2001–02 season. Dubreuil/Lauzon decided to move permanently to Lyon, France, to train under Muriel Boucher-Zazoui.[7]

Dubreuil/Lauzon captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships five times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. They had to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics after Dubreuil suffered an injury from a fall during a lift attempt at the end of a program. Lauzon had to carry her off the ice.[8] They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary, Alberta.

Dubreuil/Lauzon began the 2006–07 season with gold medals at 2006 Skate Canada International and 2006 NHK Trophy, which qualified them for the Grand Prix Final. At the World Championships in Tokyo, they took their second consecutive World silver medal.

Dubreuil/Lauzon skated in ice shows in the 2007–08 season. They confirmed their retirement from competitive skating on May 20, 2008.[9]

Dubreuil appeared on the CBC Television series Battle of the Blades, in which figure skaters are paired with ice hockey players in a figure skating competition. She and her season 1 partner Stéphane Richer finished in third place. She took season 2 off because she was pregnant. During the show's third season, she was paired with Bryan Berard.[10]

Post-competitive career

Summarize
Perspective
Thumb
Dubreuil (far left) with students, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir at the 2016–17 Grand Prix Final

Dubreuil and Lauzon coach and choreograph ice dancing at Ice Academy of Montreal with Romain Haguenauer.[11] Their current students include:

Their former students include:

Other skaters Dubreuil has choreographed for include:

Controversies

Summarize
Perspective

The coaches of the Ice Academy of Montreal (IAM), including Dubreuil and her husband, have received criticism from skating fans online regarding the treatment of some of their students.

In a 2022 French documentary about French Olympic champion ice dancers and IAM pupils, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, titled Le couple de feu, Papadakis claimed to have unexpectedly gotten pregnant around the same time that the 2021 World Championships took place. She said that as an elite athlete, this made her feel intense feelings of guilt. Two weeks following the discovery, Papadakis informed her coaching team at the Ice Academy of Montreal about her situation. She alleges that they were unsympathetic and simply told her to "deal with it and come back," making her feel as though she had no other choice but to have an abortion performed on her. Papadakis stated that this incident had a severe impact on her mental health.[62][63]

In fall 2023, Danish-Canadian ice dancer, Nikolaj Sørensen, a long-time student of the IAM, was investigated by Canada's Sport Integrity Commissioner for the alleged sexual assault of an American figure skating coach and former skater in 2012.[64] American journalist Christine Brennan would report this in USA Today days before the 2024 Canadian Championships. As a result, Sørensen and his partner, Laurence Fournier Beaudry, would withdraw from those national championships, however, they were still assigned to compete at the 2024 Four Continents Championships and the 2024 World Championships, attracting outrage and media attention.[65][66] Despite this, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen's coaching team continued to stand by them with Dubreuil even giving an interview shortly before the World Championships, saying, "These are allegations that have left no one indifferent. It has turned a lot of lives upside down. Nik continues to follow the investigation process and respects to the letter [what is asked of him]. It is not up to us to judge and discriminate. For him, for Laurence, for everyone, it was a big shock."[67] In October 2024, Sørensen would be found guilty by Canada's Sport Integrity Commissioner of sexual maltreatment and six-year suspension was ultimately issued by Skate Canada.[68]

In November 2024, French-Estonian ice dancer and IAM trainee, Solène Mazingue gave an interview, alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by Russian-American ice dancer, Ivan Desyatov, while in Zagreb, Croatia for the annual Golden Spin of Zagreb competition in December 2023. She would accuse the IAM coaches of not taking her claims seriously, alleging that she had confided in Dubreuil and detailed what had happened to her. Mazingue further alleged that Dubreuil promised to report the incident to SkateSafe and the leaders of Team USA. However, this was not followed through for the U.S. Center for SafeSport did not receive any report about the alleged incident until September 2024, which Mazingue filed herself. This would result in Desyatov being suspended from competing indefinitely one month later.[69]

Programs

Summarize
Perspective

(with Lauzon)

More information Season, Original dance ...
Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition
2006–07
[1]
  • Paya d'Ora
    by Orquesta del Tango de la
    Ciudad de Buenos Aires
  • Whole Lotta Love
    by Tina Turner
2005–06
[70]		 Salsa and rhumba:
  • Ne Me Quitte Pas
    by Jacques Brel
  • Singing in the Rain
    by Arthur Freed
2004–05
[71]
  • Singing in the Rain
    by Arthur Freed
2003–04
[72]
  • Des Tours De Vies (Nu Tango)
    by Antony Rouchier
  • Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)
    by Christoph Mullee, Edouardo Markoff
  • Vuelvo Al Sur
    by Ástor Piazzolla
  • Tango Inna Babylone (Nu Tango)
    by Cesar Valente, Sebastien Isaia, Antony Rouchier
2002–03
[7]
  • At the Ball
  • Furioso Polka
    by Johann Strauss
  • Dance with my Heart
    by Majoly
  • Tango medley
2001–02
[73][74]
  • Yo Soy Maria
  • Balada Renga Para Un Organito Loco
  • Yo Soy Maria
    by Ástor Piazzolla
2000–01
[74][75]
  • Victorious Titus
    (from Titus)
    by E. Goldenthal
1999–2000
[4][74]
  • The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
    by Georges Michael
  • The Feeling Begins
    by Peter Gabriel
1998–99
[74]
  • La Grimas Y Sonisas
  • Argentine Waltz
Close

Results

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Lauzon

More information International, Event ...
International[76]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07
Olympics12thWD
Worlds10th11th10th10th8th7th2nd2nd
Four Continents2nd3rd4th2nd1st
GP Final6th6th6th6th5th3rd2nd
GP Cup of China3rd
GP Cup of Russia6th5th6th
GP Lalique6th2nd
GP NHK Trophy4th1st1st
GP Skate Canada4th3rd2nd3rd2nd1st1st
GP Spark./Bofrost8th2nd4th
Bofrost Cup1st
Czech Skate1st
Golden Spin2nd
Lysiane Lauret11th
Schäfer Memorial6th
National[76]
Canadian Champ.6th4th4th4th1st2nd2nd2nd1st1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew
Close

With Morbacher

More information Event ...
Event 1994
Skate America8th
Trophée de France8th
Close

With Yvars

More information Event, 1989–90 ...
Event 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
World Junior Championships3rd5th
International St. Gervais1st
Close

References

External links

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.