Jean-Sébastien Fecteau

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.

Jean-Sébastien Fecteau
Fecteau competes with Valerie Saurette in 2002.
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1975-05-07) May 7, 1975
Thetford Mines, Quebec
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Former partnerUtako Wakamatsu, Valerie Saurette, Caroline Haddad, Martine Gaudreault
Former coachRichard Gauthier, Manon Perron
Former choreographerJulie Marcotte, Julie Brault
Skating clubCPA St-Leonard
Former training locationsSt. Leonard, Quebec
Began skating1978
RetiredApril 24, 2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total163.88
2003 Skate America
Short program57.19
2005 Worlds
Free skate107.00
2003 Skate America

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] In 2003, they won gold medals at the 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] He completed his studies and is now working as a Transportation Engineer.

Programs

With Wakamatsu
Season Short program Free skating
2006–2007
[2][3]
  • Batwannis Beek
  • White Darbouka
    by K. Hovannes
  • Indian Touch
    by Pierre Cosso
  • Here Comes Santa
2005–2006
[4][5]
2004–2005
[6][7]
  • The Swan
    (from The Carnival of the Animals)
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Picking Up Brides
    (from The Last Emperor)
    by Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • 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)
    by David Visan

With Saurette
Season Short program Free skating
2001–2002
[10]
  • Blow up a Go-Go
    by J. Clarke
  • Palladio Allegretto
    by Karl Jenkins
    performed by the
    London Philharmonic Strings, the Smith Quartet
  • Songs from Secret Garden
    by Rolf Lovland
    performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra, John Tale

Competitive highlights

With Wakamatsu
Results[2][4][6][8]
International
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Worlds8th
Four Continents2nd
GP Cup of Russia5th
GP NHK Trophy5th5th3rd4th
GP Skate America4th
GP Skate CanadaWD6th
Finlandia Trophy1st
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
National
Canadian Champ.4th2nd3rd4th
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Saurette
Results[10]
International
Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Worlds13th
Four Continents4th6th
GP Lalique6th8th
GP NHK Trophy6th
GP Skate America7th
GP Skate Canada6th
GP Sparkassen5th4th
Nebelhorn2nd
Czech Skate1st
National
Canadian Champ.8th9th3rd3rd3rd6th5th
GP = Grand Prix

With Haddad
Results[11]
International
Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
World Junior Championships7th2nd2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
International St. Gervais1st
National
Canadian Championships5th

References
  1. "Wakamatsu and Fecteau retire from eligible figure skating competition". Skate Canada. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007.
  2. "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
  3. "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2006/2007". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
  4. "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
  5. "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2005/2006". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.
  6. "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
  7. "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2004/2005". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005.
  8. "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004.
  9. "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2003/2004". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004.
  10. "Valerie SAURETTE / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
  11. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
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