Marie-France Dubreuil
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Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canadian
ice dancer
. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon
, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist
.
, Quebec
. When she was five, she asked for skating lessons for her birthday and her grandmother gave her skates as a present. She took up ice dancing
at the age of ten.
Competing with Bruno Yvars, she won the bronze medal at 1990 Junior Worlds. She teamed up with Patrice Lauzon
in 1995 and they placed 6th at their first Canadian Championships
.
They captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships five times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. However, they had to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics
after she suffered an injury from a fall during a lift attempt at the end of a program that required Lauzon to carry her off the ice afterward. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships
in Calgary. They started out the next season strongly by winning the Skate Canada
and NHK Trophy
events, qualifying them for the Grand Prix Final
. They ended up with a silver medal in the Grand Prix Final
and ended their season on a strong note, capturing their second consecutive silver medal at the 2007 World Championships
.
Dubreuil & Lauzon took the 2007-2008 season off and skated in ice shows. They announced their retirement from competitive skating on May 20, 2008., and they married in August 2008. http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/news/2007_2008/august_29.cfm On December 24th, 2010, Dubreuil gave birth to a little girl, Billie-Rose.
Dubreuil appears on the CBC Television
series Battle of the Blades
, where female figure skaters are paired with retired 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, and later gave birth to her first child, daughter Billie-Rose. Dubreuil returned for the third season of the show, and is currently paired with Bryan Berard
.
(with Bruno Yvars)
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice dancer
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon
Patrice Lauzon
Patrice Lauzon is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.- Biography :...
, she is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
.
Biography
Dubreuil was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. When she was five, she asked for skating lessons for her birthday and her grandmother gave her skates as a present. She took up ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
at the age of ten.
Competing with Bruno Yvars, she won the bronze medal at 1990 Junior Worlds. She teamed up with Patrice Lauzon
Patrice Lauzon
Patrice Lauzon is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist.- Biography :...
in 1995 and they placed 6th at their first Canadian Championships
1996 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
The 1996 Canadian Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition held by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Skaters compete at the senior, junior, and novice levels in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
.
They captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships five times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. However, they had to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
after she suffered an injury from a fall during a lift attempt at the end of a program that required Lauzon to carry her off the ice afterward. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
in Calgary. They started out the next season strongly by winning the Skate Canada
Skate Canada International
The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...
and NHK Trophy
NHK Trophy
The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
events, qualifying them for the Grand Prix Final
Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
. They ended up with a silver medal in the Grand Prix Final
Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
and ended their season on a strong note, capturing their second consecutive silver medal at the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships. Skaters compete in the...
.
Dubreuil & Lauzon took the 2007-2008 season off and skated in ice shows. They announced their retirement from competitive skating on May 20, 2008., and they married in August 2008. http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_views/news/2007_2008/august_29.cfm On December 24th, 2010, Dubreuil gave birth to a little girl, Billie-Rose.
Dubreuil appears on the CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
series Battle of the Blades
Battle of the Blades
Battle of the Blades is a Canadian figure skating reality show and competition that airs on CBC Television. It was first broadcast before a live audience at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens. With Maple Leaf Gardens under renovation however, the show was filmed at Pinewood Toronto Studios in season two...
, where female figure skaters are paired with retired ice hockey players in a figure skating competition. She and her season 1 partner, Stéphane Richer
Stephane Richer
Stéphane Jean-Jacques Richer is a retired professional ice hockey left winger.-Playing career:Richer was drafted 29th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 1,054 career NHL games, scoring 421 goals and 398 assists for 819 points. Richer won the Calder Cup in...
finished in third place. She took season 2 off because she was pregnant, and later gave birth to her first child, daughter Billie-Rose. Dubreuil returned for the third season of the show, and is currently paired with Bryan Berard
Bryan Berard
Bryan Wallace Berard is a former American professional ice hockey player. He was the first overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He is most noted for a debilitating eye injury he received early in his career...
.
Results
(with Lauzon)| Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
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| Winter Olympics | 12th | WD | ||||||||||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
10th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Four Continents Championships Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance... |
2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
| Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has... |
6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Grand Prix Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
| Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's... |
4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Bofrost Cup | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | ||||||||
| Cup of China Cup of China The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is... |
3rd | |||||||||||
| Trophée Lalique | 6th | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after... |
6th | 5th | 6th | |||||||||
| NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
4th | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
| Trophee Lysiane Lauret | 11th | |||||||||||
| Karl Schafer Memorial Award | 6th | |||||||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001... |
2nd | |||||||||||
| Czech Skate | 1st |
(with Bruno Yvars)
| Event | 1989–90 | 1990–91 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion... |
3rd | 5th |
Programs
| Season | Original Dance | Free Dance | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | Paya d'Ora by Del Tango de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
At Last by Etta James Etta James Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer... |
Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel Whole Lotta Love by Tina Turner |
| 2005-2006 | Salsa and Rhumba remix of Ne Me Quitte Pas by Jacques Brel |
Somewhere in Time Somewhere in Time (film) Somewhere in Time is a 1980 romantic science fiction film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay... score by John Barry John Barry (composer) John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987... |
Ne Me Quitte Pas by Jacques Brel; Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed |
| 2004-2005 | Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain (song) "Singin' In the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. However, it is unclear exactly when the song was written with some claiming that the song was written and performed as early as 1927. The song was listed as Number 3 on AFI's 100 Years..... by Arthur Freed Arthur Freed Arthur Freed was born Arthur Grossman in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a Jewish American lyricist and a Hollywood film producer.- Biography :Freed began his career as a song-plugger and pianist in Chicago... |
Winter Vision by Scott Fitzgerald Taboo by Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career... |
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed |
| 2003-2004 | Americano by Renato Carosone Renato Carosone Renato Carosone , born Renato Carusone, was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. He was also a modern performer of the so-called canzone napoletana, Naples' song tradition.-Beginnings:Carosone was born in Naples... Why Don't You Do Right |
Des Tours De Vies (Nu Tango) by Antony Rouchier Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre) by Christoph Mullee and Edouardo Markoff Vuelvo Al Sur by Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music... Tango Inna Babylone (Nu Tango) by Cesar Valente, Sebastien Isaia and Antony Rouchier |
L'Oiseau; Glory Box by Portishead |
| 2002-2003 | At the Ball, Furioso Polka by Johann Strauss |
Dance with my Heart by Majoly |
Tango Medley |
| 2001-2002 | Yo Soy Maria Balada Renga Para Un Organito Loco Yo Soy Maria by Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music... |
Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire... |
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| 2000-2001 | L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres... My Melancholy Baby by E. Burnette and G. A. Norton from Forget Paris soundtrack |
Victorious Titus from Titus Titus (film) Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. It was the first film of the play . The film was made by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures... soundtrack by E. Goldenthal) |
The Ninth Gate The Ninth Gate The Ninth Gate is a 1999 horror film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. It is a neo-noir, occult mystery thriller involving the rare book business, wherein rare-book dealer Dean Corso is hired by bibliophile Boris Balkan to validate a seventeenth-century copy of The Nine Gates... soundtrack |
| 1999-2000 | Relax and Mambo (Machito) Magalenha Dance with Me soundtrack |
Life Is Beautiful Life Is Beautiful Life Is Beautiful is a 1997 Italian film which tells the story of a Jewish Italian, Guido Orefice , who must employ his fertile imagination to help his family during their internment in a Nazi concentration camp.At the 71st Academy Awards in 1999, Benigni won the Academy Award for Best Actor and... soundtrack |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Georges Michael The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career... |
| 1998-1999 | La Grimas Y Sonisas; Argentine Waltz | The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career... |
External links
- Marie-France Dubreuil at IMDb