Charlie Bilodeau
| Charlie Bilodeau | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Séguin and Bilodeau at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 6, 1993 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Julianne Séguin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Krystel Desjardins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Josée Picard, Marc-André Craig, Valerie Saurette | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Patrice Archetto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Shae-Lynn Bourne, Shae Zukiwsky, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CPA Drummondville | ||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations | Chambly, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations | Montreal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||
| Combined total |
208.30 2016 Autumn Classic International | ||||||||||||||||||
| Short program |
71.40 2016 Autumn Classic International | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free skate |
136.90 2016 Autumn Classic International | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charlie Bilodeau (born August 6, 1993) is a Canadian pair skater. With Julianne Séguin, he is the 2015 World Junior silver medalist and 2014 JGP Final champion.
Personal life
Charlie Bilodeau was born on August 6, 1993 in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.[1] His father died from diabetes in 2014.[2]
Early career
Bilodeau teamed up with Krystel Desjardins by 2008. The pair won gold on the novice level at the 2010 Canadian Championships and silver on the junior level at the 2012 Canadian Championships. They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season but ended their partnership after placing tenth in Lake Placid, New York and ninth in Zagreb, Croatia.
Partnership with Séguin
Bilodeau teamed up with Julianne Séguin in November 2012.[3] They train in Chambly, Quebec.[2]
2013–14 season
Séguin/Bilodeau debuted internationally in autumn 2013. Competing in the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, they placed fourth in the Czech Republic and fifth in Belarus. They won the junior silver medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships and were assigned to represent Canada at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[4][5] The pair withdrew due to Séguin's back injury.[6][7]
2014–15 season
During the 2014 JGP series, Séguin/Bilodeau outscored Russia's Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin for the gold medal in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[2] Upon winning another gold in Dresden, Germany, the pair qualified for the JGP Final. At the latter event, held in December 2014 in Barcelona, they placed first in both segments and won the gold medal by a margin of 9.79 points over Fedorova/Miroshkin. In January 2015, Séguin/Bilodeau took the senior bronze medal at the Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's teams to the junior and senior World Championships. In February, they were awarded the silver medal at Junior Worlds in Tallinn, Estonia, having placed second to China's Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang. In March, they ranked tenth in both segments and finished eighth overall at the World Championships in Shanghai, China.
2015–16 season
Séguin/Bilodeau won silver at the 2016 Canadian Nationals. They withdrew from the 2016 Four Continents due to a minor injury to Séguin.[8] They later withdrew from 2016 Worlds as well, stating that the injury was not fully healed and they had missed many practices.[9]
Programs
With Séguin
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2016–2017 |
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| 2015–2016 [10][1] |
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| 2014–2015 [2][11] |
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| 2013–2014 [12] |
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With Desjardins
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2012–2013 [13] |
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Séguin
| International[14] | ||||
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| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| Worlds | 8th | WD | ||
| Four Continents | WD | |||
| GP Final | 4th | |||
| GP Rostelecom | 5th | |||
| GP Skate America | 3rd | 1st | ||
| GP Bompard | 3rd | |||
| CS Autumn Classic | 1st | |||
| CS Nebelhorn | 5th | |||
| International: Junior[14] | ||||
| Junior Worlds | WD | 2nd | ||
| JGP Final | 1st | |||
| JGP Belarus | 4th | |||
| JGP Czech Republic | 4th | 1st | ||
| JGP Germany | 1st | |||
| National[14] | ||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd J. | 3rd | 2nd | |
| J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||
With Desjardins
| International[15] | |||||
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| Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| JGP Croatia | 9th | ||||
| JGP United States | 10th | ||||
| National[15] | |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd PN. | 1st N. | 5th J. | 2nd J. | |
| Levels: PN. = Pre-novice; N. = Novice; J. = Junior | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Slater, Paula (September 13, 2014). "Séguin and Bilodeau bring home gold". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Albert, Hugues (November 6, 2012). "Charlie Bilodeau a une nouvelle partenaire: Julianne Séguin" [Charlie Bilodeau has a new partner: Julianne Séguin]. infodimanche.com (in French).
- ↑ Loiselle, Pierre (January 31, 2014). "Julianne Séguin aux Championnats du monde junior en couple" [Julianne Séguin to compete at the World Junior Championships]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
- ↑ "Skate Canada announces ISU World Figure Skating Championship teams". Skate Canada. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Ouellet, Nicolas (March 6, 2014). "Charlie Bilodeau doit renoncer aux Mondiaux junior" [Charlie Bilodeau forced to withdraw from Junior Worlds]. infodimanche.com (in French).
- ↑ Harvey, Michel (July 20, 2014). "Charlie Bilodeau absent de Skate Détroit" [Charlie Bilodeau will not compete at Skate Detroit]. Le Saint-Laurent Portage (in French).
- ↑ "Gabrielle Daleman, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Liam Firus, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. March 11, 2016.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (August 8, 2015). "Séguin and Bilodeau learn 'winning formula'". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU". International Skating Union.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014.
External links
Media related to Charlie Bilodeau at Wikimedia Commons