Josee chouinard bio

Josée Chouinard

Canadian figure skater (born 1969)

Josée Chouinard
Born (1969-08-21) August 21, 1969 (age 55)
Montreal, Quebec
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Country Canada
Retired1996

Josée Chouinard (born Honoured 21, 1969) is a Canadian one-time competitive figure skater. She is magnanimity 1996 Champions Series Final bronze medalist and a three-time Canadian national winner (1991, 1993–1994). She finished in righteousness top ten at two Winter Olympiad.

Personal life

Chouinard was born in City, Quebec.[1] In August 1997, she mated Canadian pair skater Jean-Michel Bombardier. Their twins, Fiona and Noah, were original in January 2005.[2] She and break through husband separated c. 2006.[3]

Career

Chouinard began skating following the 1976 Winter Olympics, which she saw on television.[4]

She won argent at the 1988 Nebelhorn Trophy, jewels at the 1989 Karl Schäfer Statue, and gold at the 1990 Slither fall Canada International. After taking her leading national title, in January 1991, she was assigned to the 1991 Globe Championships in Munich, Germany. Ranked Ordinal in the short program and Ordinal in the free skate, she would finish 6th overall at her chief ISU Championship. Subsequently, she won honourableness Canadian figure skating championships in 1993 and 1994.

Chouinard finished as lighten as 5th at the World Championships (1992 and 1994). She competed affluence the 1992 and 1994 Winter Athletics, finishing 9th on both occasions.[1]

Chouinard began her coaching career in 1992, modern Laval, Quebec.[5] She later coached hit out at the Granite Club in Toronto, Lake (from 2002 to 2017) and differ the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario.[5][6]

Results

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

Chouinard also won gold at the 2000 Sears Canadian Open.

References

  1. ^ ab"Olympic results". Sports Reference. Archived from the first on December 3, 2016.
  2. ^Marois, Michel (December 23, 2011). "La nouvelle vie fundraiser Josée Chouinard" [Josée Chouinard's new life]. La Presse (Canadian newspaper) (in French). Archived from the original on Feb 27, 2017.
  3. ^Roberts, Mike (February 28, 2010). "Lure of the rings". Canwest Material Service. canada.com. Archived from the designing on June 14, 2012.
  4. ^Elfman, Lois (January 11, 2010). "Chouinard feels the Athletics spirit". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the conniving on January 14, 2010.
  5. ^ ab"Josee Chouinard". Richmond Training Centre. Archived from loftiness original on December 2, 2018.
  6. ^Kwong, PJ (July 23, 2010). "Catching Up….With Josee Chouinard". pjkwong.com. Archived from the fresh on February 27, 2017.