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Joannie Rochette
Rochette in 2008.
Full nameJoannie Rochette
HometownÎle Dupas, Quebec
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
CoachManon Perron
Nathalie Martin
Skating clubCPA Berthierville
Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Representing  Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Ladies' singles

Joannie Rochette (born January 13, 1986) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2009 World silver medalist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a six-time (2005-2010) Canadian national champion. As of January 2010, she was ranked 5th in the world.[1]

At the 2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, she was nominated to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[2] She won the bronze medal in the ladies event.

Personal life

Rochette was born in Montréal, Québec, and raised in Île Dupas.

On February 21, 2010, two days before the beginning of the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympics, her mother, Thérèse Rochette, died of a heart attack while in Vancouver.[3]

Career

In the 1999-2000 season, Rochette won the 2000 Canadian Figure Skating Championships on the novice level.

In the following season, Rochette debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She placed 5th at the 2000-2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in France and 4th at the event in Mexico. She qualified for the 2001 Canadian Figure Skating Championships by winning both her qualifying events. At the Canadian Championships, she won her second consecutive national title, this time on the Junior level. She was then sent to the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 8th.

In the 2001-2002 season, Rochette competed on the 2001-2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix, winning the bronze medal at the event in Italy. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Canadian Figure Skating Championships on the senior level and qualified for the teams to the 2002 Four Continents Championships and the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. At Four Continents, her first senior international event, Rochette placed 9th. She went on to place 5th at the World Junior Championships.

In the 2002-2003 season, Rochette won the silver medal at the 2003 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. She placed 8th at the 2003 Four Continents Championships and 17th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships.

In the 2003-2004 season, Rochette debuted on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. She placed 10th at the 2003 Skate Canada and 4th at the 2003 Cup of Russia. She competed at the 2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice and won the event. At the 2004 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Rochette won her second consecutive silver medal. She placed 4th at the 2004 Four Continents Championships and moved up to 8th at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships.

In the 2004-2005 season, Rochette won the bronze medal at the 2004 Cup of China and then won the 2004 Trophée Eric Bompard. She qualified for the 2004-2005 Grand Prix Final, where she won the bronze medal. She won the 2005 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, her first Canadian senior title, which made her the first Canadian female skater to have won the Canadian Championships at all three levels (Novice, Junior, and Senior).[citation needed] She placed 11th at the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships. Her placement, combined with that of Cynthia Phaneuf, earned Canada two entries to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

In the 2005-2006 Olympic season, Rochette won the silver medal at the 2005 Skate Canada and placed 4th at the 2005 Trophée Eric Bompard. She won her second consecutive national title at the 2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Rochette placed 5th. At the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, Rochette led following the qualifying round, then placed 7th in the short program and 8th in the free skate to place 7th overall.

In the 2006-2007 season, Rochette won the 2006 Skate Canada and placed 4th at the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, and missed out on qualifying for the Grand Prix Final on a tie-break. At the 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Rochette won her third consecutive national title. She won the bronze medal at the 2007 Four Continents Championships and placed 10th at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships.

In the 2007-2008 season, Rochette won the bronze medals at the 2007 Skate Canada and the 2007 Cup of Russia. At the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, she won her fourth consecutive national title. She won the silver medal at the 2008 Four Continents Championships and placed 5th at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships.

In the 2008-2009 season, Rochette won the 2008 Skate Canada and then won the 2008 Trophee Eric Bompard, beating reigning World Champion Mao Asada. She qualified for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final, where she placed 4th. She won her fifth consecutive national title at the 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. At the 2009 Four Continents Championships, she won the silver medal, again beating Asada. At the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, Rochette won the silver medal, becoming the first Canadian woman since Elizabeth Manley to medal at the World Championships.

She was nominated to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Canada. Two days before the short program, Rochette's mother died suddenly of a heart attack, just hours after arriving in Vancouver to watch her daughter skate.[4] Rochette chose to continue competing in her mother's honour.[5] In the Olympic short program, Rochette recorded a personal best of 71.36, the third highest score of the night.[6] Two days later, she held on to her third place position after the long program and won the bronze medal. She is the fifth Canadian to win a medal in ladies' figure skating at the Olympics.[7]


Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009-2010 La Cumparsita
by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez 		Samson and Delilah
by Camille Saint-Saens 		Objection (Tango)
by Shakira
2008-2009 Summertime
by George Gershwin 		Concierto de Aranjuez
by Joaquin Rodrigo 		Die Another Day
by Madonna
Objection (Tango)
by Shakira
2007-2008 Piano Concerto No. 1
by Peter Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto
by Robert Schumann 		N'as-tu pas Honte
Un Grand Homme est Mort
Aimer
from Don Juan
by Félix Gray 		Summertime
by George Gershwin
performed by Renée Olstead
2006-2007 Little Wing
by Jimi Hendrix 		N'as-tu pas Honte
Un Grand Homme est Mort
Aimer
from Don Juan
by Félix Gray
2005-2006 Like a Prayer
Instrumental Version
by Madonna and Patrick Leonard 		Les Feuilles Mortes
by Joseph Kosma
Hymne à l'Amour
by Édith Piaf 		Like a Prayer
by Madonna
2004-2005 Dumky Trio
by Antonin Dvorak 		The Firebird
by Igor Stravinski 		Labour of Love
by Frente
2003-2004 Metamorphoses and Other Plays
by Willy Schwartz 		Il Etait Une Fois le Diable
by Ennio Morricone 		Paint It Black
by Vanessa Carlton

Competitive highlights

Post-2004

Rochette (left) on the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships podium.
Event 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Winter Olympic Games 5th 3rd
World Championships 11th 7th 10th 5th 2nd
Four Continents Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd
Canadian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Grand Prix Final 3rd 4th 5th
Skate Canada International 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st
Cup of China 3rd 3rd
Trophée Eric Bompard 1st 4th 4th 1st
Cup of Russia 3rd

Pre-2004

Event 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004
World Championships 17th 8th
Four Continents Championships 9th 8th 4th
World Junior Championships 8th 5th
Canadian Championships 15th N. 1st N. 1st J. 3rd 2nd 2nd
Skate Canada International 10th
Cup of Russia 4th
Bofrost Cup on Ice 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Italy 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 4th
Junior Grand Prix, France 5th
Mladost Trophy 1st N.
  • N = Novice level, J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  2. ^ Brady, Rachel (January 16, 2010). "Skate Canada reveals 4 Olympic entries". CTV Olympics. Retrieved January 16, 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Mickleburgh, Rod; Smith, Beverley (2010-02-21). "Tragedy strikes Rochette". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  4. ^ Skater Rochette's Mother Dies in Vancouver
  5. ^ Joannie Rochette rocked by sudden death of mother in Vancouver
  6. ^ Joannie Rochette inspires … and there's more to come tonight
  7. ^ Lukas, Jennifer (2010-02-25). "Rochette holds nothing back to take bronze". CTV Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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