Jean-Michel Bombardier | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | August 22, 1970
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Partner | Michelle Menzies Stacey Ball Marie-Josée Fortin |
Retired | 1998 |
Jean-Michel Bombardier (born August 22, 1970) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Michelle Menzies, he won two national titles and finished in the top ten at three World Championships.
Personal life
Bombardier was born in Montreal, Quebec. He married fellow Canadian figure skater Josée Chouinard, and the couple had two children, twins Noah and Fiona, before separating in 2006.[1]
Career
Early in his career, Bombardier competed with Marie-Josée Fortin. With Stacey Ball, he won gold at the 1990 Nebelhorn Trophy, gold at the 1991 Skate America, and bronze at the 1991 Canadian Championships. They finished 8th at the 1991 World Championships.
In 1992, he teamed up with Michelle Menzies. The pair won two national titles, in 1995 and 1996.[2] They won silver at the 1992 Skate Canada International and bronze the following year. They finished in the top ten at three World Championships.
Results
With Fortin
International[3] | |
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Event | 1990 |
International St. Gervais | 1st |
With Ball
International[4] | |||
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Event | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 |
World Championships | 8th | ||
Skate America | 5th | 5th | 1st |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||
National[4] | |||
Canadian Championships | 3rd |
With Menzies
International[5] | ||||||
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Event | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 |
World Champ. | 7th | 10th | 8th | |||
Skate America | 8th | 4th | ||||
Skate Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 6th | |
Trophée Lalique | 7th | 10th | 8th | |||
Nations Cup | 6th | |||||
NHK Trophy | 6th | 6th | ||||
National[5] | ||||||
Canadian Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
References
- ↑ Roberts, Mike (February 28, 2010). "Lure of the rings". Canwest News Service. canada.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Marie-Josée FORTIN / Jean-Michel BOMBARDIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
- 1 2 "Stacey BALL / Jean-Michel BOMBARDIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
- 1 2 "Michelle MENZIES / Jean-Michel BOMBARDIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.