Nicolas Nadeau
| Nicolas Nadeau | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born |
September 30, 1997 Montreal, Quebec |
| Home town | Boisbriand, Quebec |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Coach | Yvan Desjardins |
| Choreographer | Shae-Lynn Bourne, Sylvain Bouillere |
| Skating club | CPA Boisbriand |
| Training locations | Rosemere, Quebec |
| Began skating | 2003 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
223.46 2015 JGP Croatia |
| Short program |
79.54 2015 JGP Croatia |
| Free skate |
143.92 2015 JGP Croatia |
Nicolas Nadeau (born September 30, 1997) is a Canadian competitive figure skater. He has won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and is the 2015 Canadian Junior champion.
Personal life
Nadeau was born on September 30, 1997 in Montréal, Québec. He has three older sisters. He enjoys skiing in addition to figure skating.[1] Nadeau's figure skating idols are Kurt Browning and Shawn Sawyer.[2]
Career
Early years
Nadeau began skating in 2003.[1] Competing on the junior level, he placed 6th at the 2013 Canadian Championships and 4th in 2014.
2014−15 season
Nadeau made his international debut in the 2014–15 season, being selected to compete on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. He placed 5th at his first JGP event, in Aichi, Japan, and 10th in Zagreb, Croatia. He became the national junior champion at the 2015 Canadian Championships in Kingston, Ontario. This earned him a berth to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia but he missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot, having placed 25th in the short program.[3]
2015−16 season
In 2015–16, Nadeau started his season at the JGP in Riga, Latvia; he finished 5th after placing second in the short program and 7th in the free skate. He won the silver medal at his second JGP event, in Zagreb, Croatia, finishing 0.38 points behind the gold medalist, Alexander Samarin.
Competing on the senior level, Nadeau then went on to place 5th at the 2016 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Following that result, Nadeau was given the sole spot to compete at the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Skating Technique
Unlike most skaters, Nadeau jumps and spins clockwise.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 [1] |
|
Mary Poppins by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
|
| 2014–2015 [4] |
|
Mary Poppins: by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
|
Competitive highlights
| International: Junior[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2012−13 | 2013−12 | 2014−15 | 2015−16 |
| Junior Worlds | 25th | TBD | ||
| JGP Croatia | 10th | 2nd | ||
| JGP Japan | 5th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 5th | |||
| National[5] | ||||
| Canadian Champ. | 6th J. | 4th J. | 1st J. | 5th |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: J. = Junior JGP = Junior Grand Prix | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Nicolas NADEAU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Haspeck, Josianne. "Nicolas Nadeau parmi les vedettes sur patins". Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles. Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (10 September 2015). "Canada’s Nadeau ready for senior challenge". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Nicolas NADEAU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Nicolas NADEAU". International Skating Union.
External links
Media related to Nicolas Nadeau at Wikimedia Commons