Marie-Jade Lauriault

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Marie-Jade Lauriault
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Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac at 2018 Internationaux de France
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Former country(ies) representedFrance
Born (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 24)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Home townSainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
PartnerRomain Le Gac
Former partnerPierre-Richard Chiasson
CoachRomain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, Marie-France Dubreuil
ChoreographerMarie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Skating clubCSG Lyon
Training locationsMontreal
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total180.32
2018 Skate Canada
Short dance71.26
2019 World
Free dance111.42
2018 Skate Canada

Marie-Jade Lauriault (born 10 November 1996) is a Canadian-French ice dancer. Competing with Romain Le Gac, she is the 2016 International Cup of Nice champion, the 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain champion, and a two-time French national silver medalist. They have competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.

On June 6, 2021, Lauriault and Le Gac announced that they would switch to representing Canada internationally.[1]

Personal life[]

Marie-Jade Lauriault was born on 10 November 1996 in Laval, Quebec.[2] She married Le Gac in December 2015.[3] As of August 2016, she is studying psychology.[4] She became a French citizen in December 2017.[5]

Career[]

Early years[]

Lauriault started skating in 2001.[6] At the age of eight, she began taking ice dancing lessons, taught by Pascal Denis, and was soon paired with Pierre-Richard Chiasson.[4] Lauriault/Chiasson placed 8th on the novice level at the 2013 Canadian Championships.

Partnership with Le Gac[]

In July 2014, Lauriault was paired with French skater Romain Le Gac, who had just moved to Canada.[7][3] The two decided to represent France. They are coached by Romain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, and Marie-France Dubreuil in Montreal.[2]

Lauriault/Le Gac competed on the senior level in the 2014–15 season. They won silver at the Open d'Andorra and finished 9th at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before taking silver at the French Championships.

Lauriault/Le Gac decided to compete on the junior level in 2015–16. They won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series — silver in Linz, Austria and gold in Logroño, Spain. Their results gave them a spot at the JGP Final in Barcelona, where they finished fifth. In February 2016, they won gold at the French Junior Championships ahead of Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron. In March, they represented France at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing third in the short dance and 8th overall. Over eight days in April, they skated in ten ice shows in France.[3]

Programs[]

(with Le Gac)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2020–2021
2019–2020
[8]
  • Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
    by Michel Legrand
  • Histoire Sans Paroles
  • En Pleine Face
  • Dixie
    by Harmonium
2018–2019
[9]
2017–2018
[6]
2016–2017
[10]
2015–2016
[2] 		The Beatles medley:
2014–2015
[11]

Competitive highlights[]

Lauriault/Le Gac at the 2018 Euros

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Le Gac[]

For Canada[]

For France[]

International[12]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21
Olympics 17th
World Champ. 21st 13th 14th C
European Champ. 12th 12th 10th
GP France 6th 6th 8th C
GP NHK Trophy 6th 8th
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
GP Skate America 8th
GP Skate Canada 4th
CS Alpen Trophy 3rd
CS Autumn Classic 5th 6th 3rd
CS Finlandia 3rd
CS Golden Spin 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 1st
Bavarian Open 2nd
Cup of Nice 1st 3rd
Open d'Andorra 2nd
International: Junior[12]
World Junior Champ. 8th
JGP Final 5th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Spain 1st
National
French Champ. 2nd 1st J 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th C
Masters 2nd 1st J 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
Team events
World Team
Trophy		 6th T
6th P
Olympics 10th
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Chiasson[]

National
Event 2012–13
Canadian Championships 8th N
N = Novice level
Lauriault/Le Gac at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow

References[]

  1. ^ Lauriault, Marie-Jade (June 6, 2021). "Dans le contexte actuel, nous avons été amenés à réfléchir à notre avenir. Notre maison, nos études, nos carrières professionnelles et notre avenir sont maintenant au Canada. C'est pourquoi, afin d'engager cette transition pour notre avenir, nous représenterons à partir de la prochaine saison @patinageqc et @skate_canada" (Instagram).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Flade, Tatjana (29 May 2016). "Lauriault and Le Gac: "Love was stronger"". Golden Skate.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Zanella, Cara (17 August 2016). "Lauriault & Le Gac find a fairytale ending on and off the ice". ice-dance.com.
  5. ^ "Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que Marie-Jade LAURIAULT vient d'obtenir la nationalité Française !" (in French). French Federation of Ice Sports on Facebook. 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
  7. ^ Pratka, Ruby (28 July 2014). "Romain Haguenauer: A New Era". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/marie-jade-lauriault-romain-le-gac.56467/
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union.

External links[]

Media related to Marie-Jade Lauriault at Wikimedia Commons

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