Julianne Séguin

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Julianne Séguin
Séguin and Bilodeau at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Born (1996-11-07) November 7, 1996 (age 27)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
HometownLongueuil, Quebec
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
CoachJosée Picard, Marc-André Craig, Valerie Saurette
Skating clubCPA Longueuil
Began skating2002
Retired2018
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Pairs
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tallinn Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2014–15 Barcelona Pairs

Julianne Séguin (born November 7, 1996) is a Canadian pair skater. With Charlie Bilodeau, she is the 2016 Skate America champion, the 2015 World Junior silver medallist, the 2014 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Canadian national medallist. The pair represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 9th.

Personal life[edit]

Julianne Séguin was born on November 7, 1996, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] She studied at a Boucherville high school in a Sports-études program.[2] She speaks French and English.[3]

Skating career[edit]

Single skating[edit]

Séguin began learning to skate when she was five or six years old.[4][5]

As a single skater, Séguin won the junior bronze medal at the 2012 Canadian Championships and began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2012. After placing sixth on the senior level at the 2013 Canadians, she was assigned to the 2013 Four Continents Championships and finished 11th in her senior international debut.

Séguin was assigned to represent Canada in ladies' singles at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[6] She withdrew after sustaining a back injury in practice.[7] The following season, she won the bronze medal at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic.

Beginning of pair skating career[edit]

Séguin began competing as a pairs skater with Andrew Evans around 2011. In January 2012, they competed on the senior level at the Canadian Championships and placed ninth.

Séguin teamed up with Charlie Bilodeau in November 2012.[8]

2013–2014 season[edit]

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][6] The pair withdrew due to Séguin's back injury.[7][9]

2014–2015 season[edit]

During the 2014 JGP series, Séguin/Bilodeau outscored Russia's Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin for the gold medal in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[10] 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.

2015–2016 season[edit]

Séguin/Bilodeau won silver at the 2016 Canadian Nationals. While practicing a throw jump in early February, she injured her ankle, resulting in torn ligaments and a bone contusion which would take two to three months to heal.[11] The pair withdrew from the 2016 Four Continents.[12] They later withdrew from 2016 Worlds as well, stating that the injury was not fully healed and they had missed many practices.[13]

2016–2017 season[edit]

Séguin/Bilodeau won the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International and 2016 Skate America. They finished 5th at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and 2016–17 Grand Prix Final. Séguin sustained a concussion on December 24, 2016, and did not resume training until February 1, 2017.[14] As a result, the pair withdrew from the 2017 Canadian Championships.[15] They placed 11th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Séguin sustained two further concussions – the second occurred at an ice show in April and the third while practicing a lift in July 2017.[16][17] Bilodeau underwent a knee operation in June 2017.[18]

2017–2018 season[edit]

Séguin/Bilodeau began their season with bronze at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International. Their Grand Prix results – 5th at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup and 4th at the 2017 NHK Trophy – were insufficient to qualify to the Grand Prix Final. At the Rostelecom Cup, Séguin experienced blurred vision, dizziness, and nausea.[17] Her concussion-related symptoms continued until December and in a later interview she said that, with the Olympics approaching, she took risks that she would not normally have taken.[17]

In January, Séguin/Bilodeau won the silver medal at the 2018 Canadian Championships, having placed second in both segments, and were nominated to represent Canada at the Olympics.[18] The two placed 12th in the short, 8th in the free, and 9th overall at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which took place in February in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[3] The pair had less success at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. Ranked 22nd in the short program, they would not qualify to the free skate.

Retirement[edit]

Séguin/Bilodeau were invited to the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and 2018 Internationaux de France.[19] They planned to use "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite for the short program and "Wicked Game" by Theory of a Deadman for the free skate.[20] However, in mid-July 2018, Bilodeau decided to dissolve their partnership.[21][22][23]

In December 2018, Séguin said that she had returned to the ice a couple of weeks earlier, following a pause during which she questioned her future in skating. She stated that her aim was to be prepared for tryouts in January.[17] However, ongoing health issues made this impossible, and Séguin retired from competition. Interviewed in 2021, she was still suffering from long-term effects of her series of concussions in 2017, which had been exacerbated by not following federation guidelines for safe return to the ice following injuries. She considered that Bilodeau's ending of their partnership may have inadvertently saved her life.[24]

Programs[edit]

With Bilodeau[edit]

Séguin/Bilodeau at the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[1]
  • Where's My Love
    by SYML
2016–2017
[25][26][27][14]
  • Monde Inversé
    (from Kurios)
    by Raphaël Beau, Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard
2015–2016
[28][29][30]
  • Monde Inversé
    (from Kurios)
    by Raphaël Beau, Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Shae Zukiwsky
  • Shut Up and Dance
    by Walk the Moon
2014–2015
[10][31]
  • If You've Only Got A Mustache
    by Stephen Foster
2013–2014
[32] 		James Bond
by John Barry

Single skating[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015
[33]
  • Gypsy Tango
  • Tanguera
    (Tango Argentino)
  • Aria and 30 Variations
    (The Goldberg Variations)
  • Heart of Stone
  • Sonata No. 14 in E sharp minor
    for Piano op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight"
    by Ludwig van Beethoven
2013–2014
[34]
  • Jinsei no merry go round
    (from Freedom Piano Stories 4)
    by Joe Hisaishi
  • Gigi
    • Over the Rainbow
    • The Parisians
2012–2013
[35]
  • Fever
  • Sing, Sing, Sing

Competitive highlights[edit]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Bilodeau[edit]

International[36]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics 9th
Worlds 8th WD 11th 22nd
Four Continents WD
GP Final 4th 5th
GP Finland WD
GP France 3rd WD
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom Cup 5th 5th
GP Skate America 3rd 1st
CS Autumn Classic 1st 3rd
CS Nebelhorn 5th
International: Junior[36]
Junior Worlds WD 2nd
JGP Final 1st
JGP Belarus 4th
JGP Czech Republic 4th 1st
JGP Germany 1st
National[37]
Canadian Champ. 2nd J 3rd 2nd WD 2nd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Evans[edit]

National
Event 2011–12
Canadian Championships 9th

Ladies' singles[edit]

International[38]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Four Continents 11th
GP Skate Canada 12th
CS Autumn Classic 3rd
International: Junior[38]
Junior Worlds WD
JGP Czech Republic 9th
JGP France 7th
JGP Mexico 6th
JGP Slovenia 10th
National[38]
Canadian Champ. 3rd J 6th 7th
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Branswell, Brenda (February 1, 2014). "A typical training day for Julianne Séguin". Postmedia. canada.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Athlete Profile - Julianne SEGUIN". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  4. ^ a b 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). Archived from the original on March 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Branswell, Brenda (January 31, 2014). "Young athletes earn gold medals in dedication". Postmedia. canada.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015.
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  7. ^ a b Ouellet, Nicolas (March 6, 2014). "Charlie Bilodeau doit renoncer aux Mondiaux junior" [Charlie Bilodeau forced to withdraw from Junior Worlds]. infodimanche.com (in French). Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
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  18. ^ a b Chabot, Michel (January 17, 2018). "L'ascension de Julianne Séguin et Charlie Bilodeau". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
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  20. ^ Chabot, Michel (June 29, 2018). "Patineurs artistiques au travail". Radio-Canada (in French). Archived from the original on July 20, 2018.
  21. ^ Lévesque, Fanny (July 20, 2018). "« C'est carrément une rupture »". La Presse (Canadian newspaper) (in French). Archived from the original on July 20, 2018.
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  31. ^ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
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  38. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Julianne SEGUIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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