Valerie MARCOUX
Valerie MARCOUX |
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Date of birth / Születési idõ |
1 April 1980 |
Place of birth / Születés helye |
Ottawa, ON |
Height / Magasság |
154 cm |
Home town /Lakóhely |
St. Leonard, QC |
Hobbies / Hobbi |
movies, cooking, reading |
Start skating / Korcsolyázás kezdete |
1983 |
Club |
CPA Gatineau |
Former Partner / Régebbi partner |
Bruno Marcotte |
Craig BUNTIN |
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Date of birth / Születési idõ |
27 May 1980 |
Place of birth / Születés helye |
North Vancouver |
Height / Magasság |
178 cm |
Home town /Lakóhely |
St. Leonard, QC |
Hobbies / Hobbi |
scuba diving, unicycling, Indie wrestling |
Start skating / Korcsolyázás kezdete |
1990 |
Club |
St. Leonard CPA |
Former Partner / Régebbi partner |
Chantal Poirier, Elizabeth Putnam, Sarah Robinson, Angela Kang, Marie Lavrier |
New Partner / Új partner |
Megan Duhamel |
Coach / Edzõ |
Richard Gauthier, Manon Perron |
Choreographer / Koreográfus |
Julie Marcotte |
Former coach / Régebbi edzõ |
Paul Wirtz |
Former choreographer / Régebbi koreográfus |
Julie Marcotte, Julie Brault |
Practice low season / Gyakorlás holtszezonban (h/week) |
30 at St. Leonard |
Practice high season / Gyakorlás fõszezonban (h/week) |
30 at St. Leonard |
Music Short Program as of 2003/2004 season |
Caravan by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington |
Music Free Skating as of 2003/2004 season |
Rockin' Gypsies by Willie
and Lobo |
Music Short Program as of 2004/2005 season |
Fever; Jump Jive and Wall |
Music Free Skating as of 2004/2005 season |
Moscow Nights / Meadowland / Khorobushko by Bond |
Music Short Program as of 2005/2006 season |
Hey Big Spender from Sweet Charity |
Music Free Skating as of 2005/2006 season |
Our Song by Paul Kunigis |
Music Short Program as of 2006/2007 season |
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White |
Music Free Skating as of 2006/2007 season |
L'amour by Osvaldo Montes |
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Olympic Games |
World Champs |
Four Continent |
World Junior |
National Champs |
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8 (1) |
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4 (2) |
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12 (2) |
4 (2) |
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4 (2) |
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9 |
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(1): Chantal POIRIER / Craig BUNTIN (CAN), (2): Valerie MARCOUX / Bruno MARCOTTE
(CAN)
Personal Best Total Score |
181.09 |
22.03.2006 | World Championships 2006 |
Personal Best Score Short Program |
64.02 |
28.10.2004 |
MasterCard Skate Canada Int. 2004 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating |
118.43 |
22.03.2006 | World Championships 2006 |
2002 |
Skate Canada Int., Quebec |
6 |
2002 |
Nebelhorn Trophy, Oberstdorf |
1 |
2002 |
Cup of Russia Gallina Blanca, Moscow |
7 |
2003 |
Skate Canada Int., Mississauga |
7 |
2003 |
Cup of Russia Gallina Blanca, Moscow |
4 |
2003 |
Bofrost Cup, Gelsenkirchen |
1 |
2004 |
Skate Canada Int., Halifax |
5 |
2004 |
Cup of China, Beijing |
3 |
2005 |
Skate Canada Int., St John's |
3 |
2005 |
Trophee Eric Bompard, Paris |
3 |
2006 |
Skate Canada Int.,Victoria, B |
3 |
2006 |
NHK Trophy, Nagano |
3 |
2006 |
Cup of China, Beijing |
4 |
2006 |
ISU Grand Prix Final, St. Petersburg |
5 |
Marcoux comes from a skating family. Her mother and sister were figure skaters and her father played hockey. Buntin began skating at age 10 in order to improve his skating skills for hockey. Marcoux/Buntin teamed up in 2002 and won the first international competition they entered, the 2002 Nebelhorn Trophy, after skating together just for a couple of weeks. The couple changed coaches in spring 2003 and moved from Paul Wirtz's group to Richard Gauthier's group in Montreal. They almost quit skating following this move due to financial problems and due to difficulties adapting to their new coaching situation. But they overcame these problems to win the 2004 National title.
International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH - 1007 Lausanne 25.03.2007
