Patrice Lauzon

Patrice Lauzon
Lauzon with Marie-France Dubreuil
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	November 26, 1975 Montreal, Quebec
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner	Marie-France Dubreuil
Former partner	Chantal Lefebvre Marisa Gravino
Former coach	Muriel Zazoui Steffany Hanlen Sylvie Fullum Francois Vallee
Former choreographer	David Wilson Julie Marcotte
Skating club	CPA Boisbriand
Began skating	1984
Retired	May 20, 2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	203.69 2004 Skate Canada
Comp. dance	40.51 2005 World Championships
Original dance	60.99 2004 Cup of China
Free dance	107.88 2003 Trophée Lalique
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Competitor for  Canada World Championships 2007 Tokyo Ice dancing 2006 Calgary Ice dancing Four Continents Championships 2007 Colorado Springs Ice dancing 2004 Hamilton Ice dancing 2001 Salt Lake City Ice dancing 2000 Osaka Ice dancing Grand Prix Final 2006–07 St. Petersburg Ice dancing 2005–06 Tokyo Ice dancing

Patrice Lauzon (born November 26, 1975) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medalist.

Personal life

Patrice Lauzon was born in Montreal, Quebec to Cecile and Norman Lauzon. He married Marie-France Dubreuil in August 2008.^[1] On December 24, 2010, Dubreuil gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Billie-Rose.^[2]

Career

Lauzon initially took figure skating classes to improve his hockey skating.^[3] He took up ice dancing at the age of twelve.^[3][4] Early in his career, he competed with Chantal Lefebvre.

In 1995, Lauzon teamed up with Marie-France Dubreuil and they placed 6th at their first Canadian Championships. They took the silver medal in their first appearance at Four Continents in 2000. Their coaches, Sylvie Fullum and Francois Vallee, having retired after the 2001–2002 season, Dubreuil/Lauzon decided to move permanently to Lyon, France to train with Muriel Boucher-Zazoui.^[5]

Dubreuil/Lauzon captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships five times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. They were forced to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics after Dubreuil suffered an injury. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary, Alberta.

Dubreuil/Lauzon began the 2006–07 season with gold medals at 2006 Skate Canada International and 2006 NHK Trophy, which qualified them for the Grand Prix Final. At the World Championships in Tokyo, they took their second consecutive World silver medal.

Dubreuil and Lauzon coach ice dancing at the Gadbois Centre in Montreal with Romain Haguenauer.^[6] Their current students include:

• Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron^[7] (2015 and 2016 European Champions, and 2015 World Champions)
• Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen^[8]
• Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue^[9]
• Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam^[10]
• Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette^[11]
• Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac^[12]
• Olivia Smart / Adrià Díaz^[13]
• Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir^[14]

Their former students include:

• Sara Hurtado / Adrià Díaz^[15]

Programs

(with Dubreuil)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2006–2007 [16]	Paya d'Ora by Orquesta del Tango de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	At Last by Etta James	Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel Whole Lotta Love by Tina Turner
2005–2006 [17]	Salsa and rhumba: Ne Me Quitte Pas (remix) by Jacques Brel	Somewhere in Time by John Barry	Ne Me Quitte Pas by Jacques Brel Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
2004–2005 [18]	Singin' in the Rain by Arthur Freed	Winter Vision by Scott Fitzgerald Taboo by Peter Gabriel	Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
2003–2004 [19]	Americano by Renato Carosone Why Don't You Do Right	Des Tours De Vies (Nu Tango) by Antony Rouchier Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre) by Christoph Mullee, Edouardo Markoff Vuelvo Al Sur by Ástor Piazzolla Tango Inna Babylone (Nu Tango) by Cesar Valente, Sebastien Isaia, Antony Rouchier	L'Oiseau Glory Box by Portishead
2002–2003 [5]	At the Ball Furioso Polka by Johann Strauss	Dance with my Heart by Majoly	Tango medley
2001–2002 [20][21]	Yo Soy Maria Balada Renga Para Un Organito Loco Yo Soy Maria by Ástor Piazzolla	Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
2000–2001 [21][22]	L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole My Melancholy Baby (from Forget Paris) by E. Burnette, G. A. Norton	Victorious Titus (from Titus) by E. Goldenthal	The Ninth Gate
1999–2000 [4][21]	Relax and Mambo (Machito) Magalenha Dance with Me	Life Is Beautiful by Nicola Piovani	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Georges Michael The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel
1998–1999 [21]	La Grimas Y Sonisas Argentine Waltz	The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel

Competitive highlights

With Dubreuil

International[23]
Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Olympics							12th				WD
Worlds					10th	11th	10th	10th	8th	7th	2nd	2nd
Four Continents					2nd	3rd		4th	2nd			1st
Grand Prix Final						6th	6th	6th	6th	5th	3rd	2nd
GP Cup of China										3rd
GP Cup of Russia			6th		5th	6th
GP Lalique				6th					2nd
GP NHK Trophy							4th				1st	1st
GP Skate Canada					4th	3rd		2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st
GP Spark./Bofrost				8th			2nd	4th
Bofrost									1st
Golden Spin		2nd
Lysiane Lauret			11th
Karl Schäfer		6th
Czech Skate			1st
National[23]
Canadians	6th	4th	4th	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Lefebvre

International
Event	1993–94	1994–95
World Junior Championships	4th
International St. Gervais		3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy		3rd
National
Canadian Championships		5th

References

1. "Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon marry in Montreal on weekend". Skate Canada. August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008.
2. "Canadian Ice Dance Champions Dubreuil, Lauzon celebrate birth of daughter". Skate Buzz / Skate Canada. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
3. Mittan, Barry (January 25, 2002). "Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon: Dancing With Emotion". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
4. Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Dancing with Emotion". Archived from the original on May 12, 2012.
5. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2003.
6. Elfman, Lois (August 28, 2014). "Ice dance school thriving under Dubreuil, Lauzon". IceNetwork.
7. Papadakis / Cizeron
8. Beaudry / Sørensen
9. Hubbell / Donohue
10. Paul / Islam
11. Paradis / Ouellette
12. Lauriault / Le Gac
13. "Great Britain's Olivia Smart has teamed up with Spanish ice dancer Adrià Díaz". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
14. "Virtue and Moir to return next season". TSN. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
15. Hurtado / Díaz
16. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007.
17. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 16, 2006.
18. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
19. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
20. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
21. "Programs". Official website of Dubreuil and Lauzon. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008.
22. "Marie-France DUBREUIL / Patrice LAUZON: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.
23. "DUBREUIL Marie-France / LAUZON Patrice". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014.

External links

Media related to Patrice Lauzon at Wikimedia Commons

• Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon at the International Skating Union
• Official site at the Wayback Machine