Leslie Monod

Leslie Monod
Personal information
Alternative names Leslie Monod Mounoud
Country represented Switzerland
Born circa 1976 (age 38–39)
Former partner Cédric Monod
Former coach Heidemarie Steiner
Jacques Mrozek
Former skating club CP Lausanne
Retired February 1994

Leslie Monod (born around 1976) is a Swiss former pair skater. With Cédric Monod, she is a three-time Swiss national champion (1992–94) and placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (1993).

Personal life

Born in around 1976, Leslie Monod is the younger sister of Cédric Monod.[1] She married Christophe Mounoud, with whom she has two children, Taotim and Natoé.[2] She is a pediatrician.[1]

Skating career

Leslie Monod competed in pairs with her brother, Cédric. They represented Switzerland internationally and CP Lausanne in domestic events.[3] Their coaches included Heidemarie Steiner and Jacques Mrozek.[4]

The Monod siblings won the first of their three Swiss national titles in 1992.[3] They finished 8th at the 1992 European Championships in Lausanne and 12th at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California. The following season, they placed sixth at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki and 9th at the 1993 World Championships in Prague. Their Worlds result allowed Switzerland to send two pair teams to the 1994 Winter Olympics.[5]

In the 1993–94 season, the Monod siblings won their third national title but finished just out of the top ten, in 11th place, at the 1994 European Championships in Copenhagen. Following the Copenhagen result, the Swiss Olympic Association elected not to send them to the Olympics.[5] The pair announced their competitive retirement on 3 February 1994.[5]

Programs

(with Cédric Monod)

Season Short program Free skating
1993–1994
1992–1993
    1991–1992

    Competitive highlights

    (with Cédric Monod)

    International
    Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
    World Championships 12th 9th
    European Championships 8th 6th 11th
    Skate America 9th
    International: Junior
    World Junior Champ. 15th
    National
    Swiss Championships 1st 1st 1st

    References

    1. 1 2 Wullschleger, Jacques (27 January 2014). "Cédric Monod - ancien patineur: « Le samedi, ce n’est pas pour aller faire des commissions… »" [Cédric Monod - former skater: "Saturday isn't for making commissions"] (in French). cooperation-online.ch.
    2. ↑ "Jacqueline Monod-Leuba" (in French). hommages.ch. June 2013.
    3. 1 2 "Swiss Champions: Pair Skating". skating.ch. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008.
    4. ↑ "Élèves" [Students] (in French). Official website of Jacques Mrozek. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014.
    5. 1 2 3 Secretan, Jacques (3 February 1994). "Les Monod rangent leurs patins" [The Monods hang up their skates]. L'Hebdo (in French).
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