Élisabeth Paradis

Élisabeth Paradis
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992
Loretteville, Quebec City, Canada
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Former partner François-Xavier Ouellette, Tristan Laliberté
Coach Patrice Lauzon, Marie-France Dubreuil, Pascal Denis, Romain Haguenauer
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon
Skating club CPA Loretteville Quebec
Gadbois Centre
Training locations Montreal
Began skating 1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 146.94
2016 Four Continents
Short dance 60.15
2016 Four Continents
Free dance 86.79
2016 Four Continents

Élisabeth Paradis (born July 15, 1992) is a Canadian ice dancer. With François-Xavier Ouellette, she won bronze medals at the 2015 CS U.S. International Classic and at the 2016 Canadian Nationals.

Career

Early career

Paradis skated with Tristan Laliberté from the 2007–08 season through 2009–10. They won the 2009 Canadian novice silver medal and placed 14th on the junior level the following year.

Partnership with Ouellette

Paradis began competing with François-Xavier Ouellette in the 2010–11 season. Appearing on the junior level, they placed 5th at the 2011 Canadian Nationals and 6th in 2012. They moved up to the senior level in the 2012–13 season.

Making their international debut, Paradis/Ouellette placed fifth at the 2013 International Cup of Nice.[1] They finished 8th at the 2014 Canadian Nationals.

Paradis/Ouellette began the 2014–15 season at an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing fifth, and then appeared on the Grand Prix (GP) series, having received two assignments. They finished fourth overall at the 2014 Skate America (8th in the short dance, 4th in the free),[2] and 7th at the 2014 Skate Canada International. They placed fifth at the 2015 Canadian Nationals.

In 2015–16, Paradis/Ouellette won bronze at their CS assignment, the 2015 U.S. International Classic. They were eighth at their sole GP event, the 2015 Skate Canada International. In January 2016, they placed fourth in the short dance and third in the free at the Canadian Nationals in Halifax, Nova Scotia, winning the bronze medal by a margin of 0.22 over Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam.

Paradis/Ouellette announced the end of their partnership on September 7, 2016.[3]

Programs

(with Ouellette)

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[4][5][6]
2014–15
[7][8]
  • Paso doble: Marcarenas
  • Flamenco: Eclipse de Luna
  • Un peu plus haut
    by Jean-Pierre Ferland
  • Composition
    by Karl-Hugo van de Kerckhove
2013–14
[9]
  • He Loves and She Loves
  • Dancin' Fool
2012–13
[10]
2011–12
[11]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Ouellette

International[1]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Worlds23rd
Four Continents6th
GP Skate America4th
GP Skate Canada7th8th
CS Nebelhorn5th
CS U.S. Classic3rd
Cup of Nice5th
National[12][13]
Canadian Champ.5th J6th J7th8th5th3rd
SC Challenge6th J1st J1st4th
Québec Sectionals1st
J: Junior level

With Laliberté

National[14]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Canadian Championships10th N2nd N14th J
Skate Canada Challenge13th J
Skate Canada Eastern Challenge8th N2nd N
Québec Sectionals6th N1st N7th J
Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Competition Results: Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2014 Skate America". International Skating Union. October 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Paradis, Elisabeth; Ouellette, François-Xavier (September 7, 2016). "Bonjour à tous et à toutes" (in French). Facebook.
  4. ↑ Slater, Paula (September 7, 2015). "Paradis and Ouellette aim for precision". Golden Skate.
  5. ↑ "Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Elisabeth PARADIS / Francois-Xavier OUELLETTE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2014 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2013 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2012 Canadian National Championships: Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Élisabeth Paradis and François-Xavier Ouellette". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Profile - Élisabeth Paradis & François-Xavier Ouellette". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Elisabeth Paradis & Tristan Laliberté". Tracings.net.
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