| Jean-Sébastien Fecteau | |
|---|---|
 Fecteau competes with Valerie Saurette in 2002. | |
| Born | May 7, 1975 Thetford Mines, Quebec |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Skating club | CPA St-Leonard |
| Began skating | 1978 |
| Retired | April 24, 2007 |
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.
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] |
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| 2005–2006 [4][5] |
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| 2004–2005 [6][7] |
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| 2003–2004 [8][9] |
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With Saurette
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
With Wakamatsu
| Results[2][4][6][8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Worlds | 8th | |||
| Four Continents | 2nd | |||
| GP Cup of Russia | 5th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th |
| GP Skate America | 4th | |||
| GP Skate Canada | WD | 6th | ||
| Finlandia Trophy | 1st | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
| National | ||||
| Canadian Champ. | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 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 |
| Worlds | 13th | ||||||
| Four Continents | 4th | 6th | |||||
| GP Lalique | 6th | 8th | |||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 7th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | ||||||
| GP Sparkassen | 5th | 4th | |||||
| Nebelhorn | 2nd | ||||||
| Czech Skate | 1st | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| GP = Grand Prix | |||||||
With Haddad
| Results[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
| World Junior Championships | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
| International St. Gervais | 1st | |||
| National | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 5th | |||
References
- ^ a b c "Wakamatsu and Fecteau retire from eligible figure skating competition". Skate Canada. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2006/2007". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2005/2006". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2004/2005". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2003/2004". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004.
- ^ a b "Valerie SAURETTE / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
- ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-04.
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