Sébastien Britten

Sébastien Britten
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Former coach Josée Normand
Former choreographer David Wilson
Skating club CPA Brossard
Retired 1997

Sébastien Britten (born May 17, 1970) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He won bronze medals at three senior internationals — the 1992 International de Paris, the 1993 Nations Cup and the 1994 Skate Canada International — and became the Canadian national champion in 1995. Britten represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. He competed at three World Championships, achieving his best result, eighth, in 1994.

In 1998, Britten beat several Olympic and World medallists to win the 1998 World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he began working as a coach and choreographer.

Competitive highlights

1990–1997

International
Event 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Winter Olympics 10th
World Champ. 8th 17th 17th
GP Skate Canada 3rd 8th
GP Skate America 8th
GP Nations Cup 7th 3rd 7th
GP Int. de Paris /
Trophée de France
3rd 9th
Nebelhorn 6th 6th
Piruetten WD
National
Canadian Champ. 9th 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96 season (later Grand Prix); WD = Withdrew

Novice and junior career

National
Event 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
Canadian Champ. 2nd N. 3rd J. 1st J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

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