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Élisabeth Paradis
François-Xavier Ouellette and Paradis at the 2016 World Championships
Born (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 (age 32)
Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
CoachPatrice Lauzon, Marie-France Dubreuil, Pascal Denis, Romain Haguenauer
Skating clubCPA Loretteville Quebec
Gadbois Centre
Began skating1997
Retired2016

Élisabeth Paradis (born July 15, 1992) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With François-Xavier Ouellette, she won bronze medals at the 2015 CS U.S. International Classic and at the 2016 Canadian Nationals.

Career

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Early career

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Paradis skated with Tristan Laliberté from the 2007–08 season through 2009–10. They won the 2009 Canadian novice silver medal and placed 14th on the junior level the following year.

Partnership with François-Xavier Ouellette

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Paradis began competing with François-Xavier Ouellette in the 2010–11 season. Appearing on the junior level, they placed 5th at the 2011 Canadian Nationals and 6th in 2012. They moved up to the senior level in the 2012–13 season.

Making their international debut, Paradis/Ouellette placed fifth at the 2013 International Cup of Nice.[1] They finished 8th at the 2014 Canadian Nationals.

Paradis/Ouellette began the 2014–15 season at an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing fifth, and then appeared on the Grand Prix (GP) series, having received two assignments. They finished fourth overall at the 2014 Skate America (8th in the short dance, 4th in the free),[2] and 7th at the 2014 Skate Canada International. They placed fifth at the 2015 Canadian Nationals.

In 2015–16, Paradis/Ouellette won bronze at their CS assignment, the 2015 U.S. International Classic. They were eighth at their sole GP event, the 2015 Skate Canada International. In January 2016, they placed fourth in the short dance and third in the free at the Canadian Nationals in Halifax, Nova Scotia, winning the bronze medal by a margin of 0.22 over Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam.

Paradis/Ouellette announced the end of their partnership on September 7, 2016.[3]

Programs

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(with Ouellette)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–16
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2014–15
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  • Paso doble: Marcarenas
  • Flamenco: Eclipse de Luna
  • Un peu plus haut
    by Jean-Pierre Ferland
  • Composition
    by Karl-Hugo van de Kerckhove
2013–14
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  • He Loves and She Loves
  • Dancin' Fool
2012–13
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2011–12
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2010–11

Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Ouellette

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International[1]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Worlds 23rd
Four Continents 6th
GP Skate America 4th
GP Skate Canada 7th 8th
CS Nebelhorn 5th
CS U.S. Classic 3rd
Cup of Nice 5th
National[12][13]
Canadian Champ. 5th J 6th J 7th 8th 5th 3rd
SC Challenge 6th J 1st J 1st 4th
Québec Sectionals 1st
J: Junior level

With Laliberté

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National[14]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Canadian Championships 10th N 2nd N 14th J
Skate Canada Challenge 13th J
Skate Canada Eastern Challenge 8th N 2nd N
Québec Sectionals 6th N 1st N 7th J
Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior

References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition Results: Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 Skate America". International Skating Union. October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Paradis, Elisabeth; Ouellette, François-Xavier (September 7, 2016). "Bonjour à tous et à toutes" (in French). Facebook.
  4. ^ Slater, Paula (September 7, 2015). "Paradis and Ouellette aim for precision". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ "Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "2014 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "2013 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "2012 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Élisabeth Paradis and François-Xavier Ouellette". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "Profile - Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Elisabeth Paradis & Tristan Laliberté". Tracings.net.
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