Charlie Bilodeau

Charlie Bilodeau
Séguin and Bilodeau at the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1993-08-06) August 6, 1993
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, Canada
Home town Montreal, Quebec
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former partner Julianne Séguin, Krystel Desjardins
Coach Josée Picard, Marc-André Craig, Valerie Saurette
Former coach Patrice Archetto
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, David Wilson
Former choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne, Shae Zukiwsky
Skating club CPA Drummondville
Training locations Chambly, Quebec
Former training locations Montreal
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 208.30
2016 Autumn Classic International
Short program 71.40
2016 Autumn Classic International
Free skate 136.90
2016 Autumn Classic International
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Pairs
World Junior Championships
2015 TallinnPairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2014–15 BarcelonaPairs

Charlie Bilodeau (born August 6, 1993) is a Canadian pair skater. With Julianne Séguin, he is the 2016 Skate America champion, the 2015 World Junior silver medalist, the 2014 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time Canadian national medalist. The pair represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, finishing 9th.

Personal life

Charlie Bilodeau was born on August 6, 1993, in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.[1] He is the brother of singer-songwriter Marilie Bilodeau.[2] His father died from diabetes in 2014.[3] He speaks French and English.[4]

Skating career

Early years

Bilodeau began learning to skate in 1996.[1] He teamed up with Krystel Desjardins by 2008. The pair won gold on the novice level at the 2010 Canadian Championships and silver on the junior level at the 2012 Canadian Championships. They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–2013 season but ended their partnership after placing tenth in Lake Placid, New York and ninth in Zagreb, Croatia.

Bilodeau teamed up with Julianne Séguin in November 2012.[5]

2013–2014 season

Séguin/Bilodeau debuted internationally in autumn 2013. Competing in the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, they placed fourth in the Czech Republic and fifth in Belarus. They won the junior silver medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships and were assigned to represent Canada at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[6][7] The pair withdrew due to Séguin's back injury.[8][9]

2014–2015 season

During the 2014 JGP series, Séguin/Bilodeau outscored Russia's Lina Fedorova / Maxim Miroshkin for the gold medal in Ostrava, Czech Republic.[3] Upon winning another gold in Dresden, Germany, the pair qualified for the JGP Final. At the latter event, held in December 2014 in Barcelona, they placed first in both segments and won the gold medal by a margin of 9.79 points over Fedorova/Miroshkin. In January 2015, Séguin/Bilodeau took the senior bronze medal at the Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's teams to the junior and senior World Championships. In February, they were awarded the silver medal at Junior Worlds in Tallinn, Estonia, having placed second to China's Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang. In March, they ranked tenth in both segments and finished eighth overall at the World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–2016 season

Séguin/Bilodeau won silver at the 2016 Canadian Nationals. While practicing a throw jump in early February, she injured her ankle, resulting in torn ligaments and a bone contusion which would take two to three months to heal.[10] The pair withdrew from the 2016 Four Continents.[11] They later withdrew from 2016 Worlds as well, stating that the injury was not fully healed and they had missed many practices.[12]

2016–2017 season

Séguin/Bilodeau won the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International and 2016 Skate America. They finished 5th at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and 2016–17 Grand Prix Final. Séguin sustained a concussion on December 24, 2016, and did not resume training until February 1, 2017.[13] As a result, the pair withdrew from the 2017 Canadian Championships.[14] They placed 11th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Séguin sustained another concussion in April and one in July 2017.[15] Bilodeau underwent a knee operation in June 2017.[16]

2017–2018 season

Séguin/Bilodeau began their season with bronze at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International. Their Grand Prix results – 5th at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup and 4th at the 2017 NHK Trophy – were insufficient to qualify to the Grand Prix Final. In January, they won the silver medal at the 2018 Canadian Championships, having placed second in both segments, and were nominated to represent Canada at the Olympics.[16]

Séguin/Bilodeau placed 12th in the short, 8th in the free, and 9th overall at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which took place in February in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4] The pair had less success at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. Ranked 22nd in the short program, they would not qualify to the free skate.

2018–2019 season

Séguin/Bilodeau were invited to the 2018 Grand Prix in Finland and 2018 Internationaux de France.[17] They planned to use Groove Is in the Heart by Deee-Lite for the short program and Wicked Game by Theory of a Deadman for the free skate.[18] However, in mid-July 2018, Bilodeau decided to dissolve their partnership.[19][20]

Programs

With Séguin

Séguin/Bilodeau at the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[1]
  • Where's My Love
    by SYML
    2016–2017
    [21][22][23][13]
    • Monde Inversé
      (from Kurios)
      by Raphaël Beau, Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard
    2015–2016
    [24][25]
    • Monde Inversé
      (from Kurios)
      by Raphaël Beau, Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard
      choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Shae Zukiwsky
    • Shut Up and Dance
      by Walk the Moon
    2014–2015
    [3][26]
    • If You've Only Got A Mustache
      by Stephen Foster
    2013–2014
    [27]    		 James Bond
    by John Barry

    With Desjardins

    Season Short program Free skating
    2012–2013
    [28]

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Séguin

    International[29]
    Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
    Olympics9th
    Worlds8thWD11th22nd
    Four ContinentsWD
    GP Final4th5th
    GP FinlandWD
    GP NHK Trophy4th
    GP Rostelecom5th5th
    GP Skate America3rd1st
    GP France3rdWD
    CS Autumn Classic1st3rd
    CS Nebelhorn5th
    International: Junior[29]
    Junior WorldsWD2nd
    JGP Final1st
    JGP Belarus4th
    JGP Czech Republic4th1st
    JGP Germany1st
    National[30]
    Canadian Champ.2nd J3rd2ndWD2nd
    J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

    With Desjardins

    International[31]
    Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
    JGP Croatia9th
    JGP United States10th
    National[31]
    Canadian Champ.2nd P1st N5th J2nd J
    Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice; J = Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
    2. ↑ "Toute une soirée pour Charlie Bilodeau" (in French). Skate Canada. March 8, 2010.
    3. 1 2 3 Slater, Paula (September 13, 2014). "Séguin and Bilodeau bring home gold". Golden Skate.
    4. 1 2 "Athlete Profile - Charlie BILODEAU". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
    5. ↑ Albert, Hugues (November 6, 2012). "Charlie Bilodeau a une nouvelle partenaire: Julianne Séguin" [Charlie Bilodeau has a new partner: Julianne Séguin]. infodimanche.com (in French).
    6. ↑ Loiselle, Pierre (January 31, 2014). "Julianne Séguin aux Championnats du monde junior en couple" [Julianne Séguin to compete at the World Junior Championships]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
    7. ↑ "Skate Canada announces ISU World Figure Skating Championship teams". Skate Canada. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014.
    8. ↑ Ouellet, Nicolas (March 6, 2014). "Charlie Bilodeau doit renoncer aux Mondiaux junior" [Charlie Bilodeau forced to withdraw from Junior Worlds]. infodimanche.com (in French).
    9. ↑ Harvey, Michel (July 20, 2014). "Charlie Bilodeau absent de Skate Détroit" [Charlie Bilodeau will not compete at Skate Detroit]. Le Saint-Laurent Portage (in French).
    10. ↑ Loiselle, Pierre (April 13, 2016). "Blessée, Julianne Séguin rate les Mondiaux de patinage artistique" [Injured, Julianne Séguin misses the World Figure Skating Championships]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
    11. ↑ "Gabrielle Daleman, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2016.
    12. ↑ "Liam Firus, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. March 11, 2016.
    13. 1 2 Yoshida, Hiro (March 26, 2017). "Julianne Séguin & Charlie Bilodeau Back on Track". Europe on Ice.
    14. ↑ "Séguin & Bilodeau withdraw from the 2017 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships". Skate Canada. January 18, 2017.
    15. ↑ St-Aubin, Félix (April 22, 2018). "Julianne Séguin affligée par trois commotions cérébrales en 2017". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
    16. 1 2 Chabot, Michel (January 17, 2018). "L'ascension de Julianne Séguin et Charlie Bilodeau". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
    17. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2018/19 Pairs". International Skating Union. June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
    18. ↑ Chabot, Michel (June 29, 2018). "Patineurs artistiques au travail". Radio-Canada (in French).
    19. ↑ Piché, Alexandra (July 19, 2018). "" J'ai senti que c'était le moment " - Charlie Bilodeau". Radio-Canada (in French).
    20. ↑ Paquin, Marc-Antoine (July 19, 2018). "Charlie Bilodeau et Julianne Séguin : c'est terminé". infodimanche.com (in French).
    21. ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016.
    22. ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
    23. ↑ Golinsky, Reut (December 8, 2016). "Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau: "Let's have fun! Let's be crazy!"". Absolute Skating.
    24. ↑ Slater, Paula (August 8, 2015). "Séguin and Bilodeau learn 'winning formula'". Golden Skate.
    25. ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
    26. ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
    27. ↑ "Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.
    28. ↑ "Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
    29. 1 2 "Competition Results: Julianne SEGUIN / Charlie BILODEAU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
    30. ↑ "Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018.
    31. 1 2 "Competition Results: Krystel DESJARDINS / Charlie BILODEAU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014.

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