Tina Garabedian
| Tina Garabedian | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Armenia |
| Born |
June 13, 1997 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Home town | Laval, Quebec |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Partner | Simon Proulx-Sénécal |
| Former partner | Alexandre Laliberté |
| Coach | Shawn Winter, Elise Hamel |
| Former coach | Marilyn Philogène |
| Choreographer | Shae Zukiwsky |
| Training locations | Montreal |
| Began skating | 2002 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
127.92 2015 Golden Spin |
| Short dance |
50.17 2016 Europeans |
| Free dance |
79.66 2015 Golden Spin |
Tina Garabedian (Armenian: Թինա Կարապետյան; born June 13, 1997) is an Armenian competitive ice dancer. With partner Simon Proulx-Sénécal, she is the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and reached the free dance at the 2016 European Championships.
Personal life
Tina Garabedian was born on June 13, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] She is the daughter of Maral Dermeguerditchian and John Garabedian, both born in Lebanon, and has two sisters.[2] She attended L'École Arménienne Sourp Hagop up to grade 7 and then switched to a school with a sports-study program to accommodate her skating schedule.[3] As of January 2016, she was a student at Collège Gérald-Godin with a focus on business.[3] She holds dual Canadian and Armenian citizenship.[4]
Career
Garabedian began skating in 2002.[1] She competed in singles until age 14 and then spent a year as a member of a synchronized skating team.[3] She formed an ice dancing partnership with Alexandre Laliberté in 2012.[5] Appearing on the junior level, the two placed 9th at the 2014 Canadian Championships and debuted internationally the following season, representing Armenia. After placing 7th at both of their 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments – in Ostrava, Czech Republic and Dresden, Germany – Garabedian/Laliberté were sent to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn. In Estonia, they were 18th in the short dance and qualified to the free dance, where they placed 15th, lifting them to 16th overall.
Partnership with Proulx-Sénécal
In May 2015,[5] Garabedian teamed up with Simon Proulx-Sénécal, with whom she began competing on the senior level. Making their international debut, they placed sixth at the 2015 Ice Challenge, a 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series (CS) event held in October in Graz, Austria. In December, they won their first CS medal – bronze at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
In January 2016, Garabedian/Proulx-Sénécal were one of twenty teams to qualify for the final segment at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, having ranked 20th in the short dance. They finished 18th overall after placing 18th in the free dance.
Programs
With Proulx-Sénécal
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 [1] |
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With Laliberté
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Proulx-Sénécal
| International[7] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 |
| World Champ. | 27. FS DNQ |
| European Champ. | 18th |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 3rd |
| CS Ice Challenge | 6th |
| Bavarian Open | 2nd |
With Laliberté
| International[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| World Junior Champ. | 16th | |
| JGP Czech Republic | 7th | |
| JGP Germany | 7th | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 7th J. | |
| National[8] | ||
| Canadian Champ. | 9th J. | |
| J. = Junior level | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX-SENECAL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Tina Garabedian: It's a great honor for me to represent Armenia". Armenian Olympic Committee. December 26, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bachekjian, Talia (January 7, 2016). "Interview with Canadian-Armenian figure skater Tina Garabedian". Horizon Weekly.
- ↑ Massad, Rhonda (January 20, 2016). "Laval’s Garabedian brings Armenian Flag to world sports stage". The Suburban.
- 1 2 Lamarre, Sylvain (October 24, 2015). "Tina Garabedian rêve de représenter l’Arménie aux Olympiques" [Tina Garabedian dreams of representing Armenia at the Olympics]. Courrier Laval (in French).
- ↑ "Tina GARABEDIAN / Alexandre LALIBERTE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Tina GARABEDIAN / Simon PROULX-SENECAL". International Skating Union.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Tina GARABEDIAN / Alexandre LALIBERTE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
External links
Media related to Tina Garabedian at Wikimedia Commons