Annie Bellemare

Annie Bellemare (born January 2, 1980) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 Four Continents bronze medallist, 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice bronze medallist, and a five-time Canadian national medallist.

Annie Bellemare
Bellemare competes in 2002.
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1980-01-02) January 2, 1980
Laval, Quebec
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former coachJoanne McLeod, Stephane Yvars, Josee Normand
Former choreographerJosée Chouinard, Julie Brault, Marijane Stong
Skating clubCPA St Eustache
Former training locationsBurnaby
Vancouver
Boucherville
Began skating1985
Retired2005

Personal life

Bellemare on January 2, 1980 in Laval, Quebec.[1] Following high school, she studied at Collège Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil, Quebec.[2] She later obtained a marketing management certificate from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), a business communications certificate from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a bachelor of commerce from Royal Roads University. She is now working on Ottawa as a successful business executive.[3] She married professional hockey executive Brian Morris on August 6, 2011 in Ottawa. The couple have two children, both boys.[4]

Career

Bellemare was twelve when she completed her first triple, a Salchow.[2] Early in her career, she was coached by Josee Normand.[5] By 2000, her coach was Stephane Yvars, who changed her technique on triple jumps.[2]

Bellemare won her first national medal, silver, in 1999.[2] She was assigned to her first senior ISU Championship, the 1999 Four Continents, where she placed 12th.

Before the 1999–00 season, Bellemare skated well at a CSFA monitoring event and received her first senior Grand Prix assignments.[2] She finished 10th at the 1999 Sparkassen Cup and 6th at the 1999 NHK Trophy. After taking bronze at the 2000 Canadian nationals, Bellemare was sent to the 2000 Four Continents where she also won bronze.

In 2001, she finished 9th at Four Continents and 21st at the World Championships. She was training in Boucherville, Quebec.[5] In 2002, Bellemare won her second national silver medal and placed 6th at the Four Continents.

Before the 2003–04 season, Bellemare changed coaches to Joanne McLeod in Burnaby and Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] She competed in her fifth Grand Prix season, placing 7th at 2003 Skate America and 6th at 2003 Skate Canada International.

Bellemare withdrew from the 2004 Skate Canada International due to an injury.[6] She last competed at the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice, winning bronze. She retired from competition in 2005.[3] During her career, she represented CPA St Eustache.[1][7]

After working as an administrator at Canlan Ice Sports, Burnaby 8 Rinks in British Columbia, Bellemare became a communications and marketing coordinator for Skate Canada in Ottawa in May 2007.[3][7]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2003–04
[1]
  • Orientation
    performed by Eastenders and Digital Jockey
2002–03
[8][9]
  • Fallin
  • Roxy
2001–02
[10][9]
  • Big My Secret
    by Michael Nyman
  • Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
2000–01
[5][9]
  • It Had To Be You
1999–2000
[9][2]
  • Felicity
1998–99
[9]
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Man in the Iron Mask
  • Aba Daba Honeymoon
1997–98
[9]
  • La Vie en Rose
  • Aladdin
1996–97
[9]
  • Live at the Acropolis
  • Aladdin
1995–96
[9]
  • Live at the Acropolis
  • Three Musketeers

Results

GP: Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05
Worlds21st
Four Continents12th3rd9th6th12th
GP Cup of Russia10th
GP NHK Trophy6th8th
GP Skate America10th7th
GP Skate Canada9th7th7th6thWD
GP Sparkassen10th
Bofrost Cup3rd
Czech Skate2nd
Finlandia Trophy10th
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds19th
Blue Swords18th J
Orex Cup6th J
National[11]
Canadian Champ.4th J7th J8th7th2nd3rd3rd2nd3rd4th
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "Annie BELLEMARE: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
  2. Mittan, J. Barry (2000). "New Training Regimen Pays Off for Bellemare". Archived from the original on July 24, 2003. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  3. "Annie Bellemare to join Skate Canada national office staff". Skate Canada. April 27, 2007.
  4. "Summer Weddings". Skate Canada. September 2011.
  5. "Annie BELLEMARE: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2001.
  6. "Leung added to 2004 MasterCard Skate Canada International entry list". Skate Canada. October 22, 2004.
  7. Roy, André (October 30, 2009). "Annie Bellemare, invitée d'honneur au Mérite sportif de Saint-Eustache" [Annie Bellemare, guest of honor at a Saint-Eustache sports gala]. L'Éveil (in French). Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  8. "Annie BELLEMARE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003.
  9. "Programs". Official website of Annie Bellemare. Archived from the original on November 9, 2005.
  10. "Annie BELLEMARE: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
  11. "Annie BELLEMARE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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