Simon Proulx-Sénécal

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Simon Proulx-Sénécal
2018 EC Tina Garabedian Simon Proulx-Sénécal 2018-01-19 14-22-23 (4).jpg
Personal information
Country representedArmenia
Born (1991-12-06) December 6, 1991 (age 29)
LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PartnerTina Garabedian
Former partnerMélissande Dumas, Christina Penkov, Josyane Cholette
CoachShae Zukiwsky, Shawn Winter
ChoreographerShae Zukiwsky
Training locationsMontreal
Began skating1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total140.98
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short dance58.64
2018 World Championships
Free dance87.54
2016 CS Golden Spin

Simon Proulx-Sénécal (born December 6, 1991) is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with Tina Garabedian for Armenia. They are the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalists and reached the free dance at two European Championships (2016, 2017).

Personal life[]

Simon Proulx-Sénécal was born on December 6, 1991 in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Career[]

Early years[]

Proulx-Sénécal switched from ice hockey to figure skating when he was seven years old and teamed up with his first partner at age twelve.[2] Competing with Josyane Cholette, he placed 11th in junior ice dancing at both the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Championships.[3] He and Christina Penkov were 15th on the junior level at the 2013 Canadian Championships.[4] During the next two seasons, he competed with Mélissande Dumas on the senior level. They finished 11th at the 2014 Canadian Championships and 12th in 2015.[5]

Partnership with Garabedian[]

In May 2015,[6] Proulx-Sénécal teamed up with Tina Garabedian to compete for Armenia. Making their international debut, they placed sixth at the 2015 Ice Challenge, a 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series (CS) event held in October in Graz, Austria. In December, they won their first CS medal – bronze at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb.

In January 2016, Garabedian/Proulx-Sénécal were one of twenty teams to qualify for the final segment at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, having ranked 20th in the short dance. They finished 18th overall after placing 18th in the free dance.

Programs[]

(with Garabedian)

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[7]
  • Blues
  • Swing
2015–2016
[1]

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Garabedian for Armenia[]

International[8]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21 21–22
Worlds 27th 25th 22nd C WD
Europeans 18th 19th 19th 17th
GP Rostelecom WD
CS Autumn Classic WD
CS Golden Spin 3rd 11th 15th
CS Ice Challenge 6th
CS Nebelhorn 8th TBD
CS U.S. Classic 9th 6th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th 8th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Lake Placid IDI 2nd
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
Toruń Cup 3rd
National[8]
1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

Earlier partnerships[]

National[3][4][5]
Event 2010–11
(with
Cholette) 		2011–12
(with
Cholette) 		2012–13
(with
Penkov) 		2013–14
(with
Dumas) 		2014–15
(with
Dumas)
Canadian Champ. 11th J 11th J 15th J 11th 12th
J = Junior level

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX-SENECAL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Garabedian & Proulx-Senecal focus on the road ahead". ice-dance.com. July 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Josyane CHOLETTE / Simon PROULX-SENECAL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Christina PENKOV / Simon PROULX-SENECAL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Melissande DUMAS / Simon PROULX-SENECAL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
  6. ^ Lamarre, Sylvain (October 24, 2015). "Tina Garabedian rêve de représenter l'Arménie aux Olympiques" [Tina Garabedian dreams of representing Armenia at the Olympics]. Courrier Laval (in French).
  7. ^ "Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX-SENECAL: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX-SENECAL". International Skating Union.

External links[]

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