Marjorie Lajoie
Marjorie Lajoie | |
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Lajoie/Lagha in December 2017 | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Canada |
Born |
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada | November 6, 2000
Home town | Boucherville |
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
Partner | Zachary Lagha |
Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis |
Choreographer | Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer |
Skating club | CPA Boucherville |
Training locations | Montreal, Quebec |
Former training locations | Saint-Hubert, Quebec |
Began skating | 2004 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
166.52 2018 JGP Canada |
Short dance |
65.67 2018 JGP Canada |
Free dance |
100.95 2018 JGP Canada |
Marjorie Lajoie (born November 6, 2000) is a Canadian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Zachary Lagha, she has won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals (two gold) and has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships. They are two-time national junior champions (2017, 2018).
Personal life
Lajoie was born on November 6, 2000, in Boucherville, Quebec. Aside from skating, she has worked as an actress, appearing in commercials and on the Canadian TV series Just Kidding.[1] She limits her auditions to small parts so as not to interfere with skating.[2] Her elder brother competes in judo.[1]
Skating career
Early years
Lajoie began learning to skate in 2004.[1] She teamed up with Zachary Lagha in 2011.[3] They won the novice title at the 2015 Canadian Championships, coached by Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, and Valérie Allard in Saint-Hubert, Quebec.[4]
2015–2016 season
Following their novice title win, the two ended their partnership, later stating that at the time they had different ideas. Subsequently, they were encouraged to reunite by Marie-France Dubreuil, who they credited with facilitating their reformation in the summer of 2015.[5][2] They then moved to train with Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, and Pascal Denis in Montreal, Quebec.[6] Making their junior international debut, they placed seventh at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in early October 2015 in Logroño, Spain.
In January 2016, Lajoie/Lagha were awarded the junior silver medal at the Canadian Championships, after placing fourth in the short dance and second in the free. The following month, they placed fourth in the main competition at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Competing as members of Team Discovery, they won the bronze medal in the team event.[7] In March, they ranked eleventh in the short dance, thirteenth in the free dance, and thirteenth overall at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
2016–2017 season
Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Lajoie/Lagha placed fourth in Yokohama, Japan, and Dresden, Germany. At Skate Canada Challenge 2017, they broke the Canadian record in Junior ice dance, held since 2005 by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.[8] They won the junior national title at the 2017 Canadian Championships. In March, they placed fifth in the short dance, seventh in the free dance, and sixth overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
2017–2018 season
Lajoie/Lagha opened the 2017 JGP series with a silver medal win at the JGP Australia event in Brisbane. They went on to win gold at JGP Croatia in Zagreb, setting new personal bests in the short dance and combined total score. These results qualified them for the Junior Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. Lajoie sustained a concussion around late October and also had a hip injury.[2] After a month recuperating, she returned to training two weeks before the JGP Final,[2] where the duo placed sixth.[9]
Lajoie/Lagha defended their junior national title at the 2018 Canadian Championships, breaking their own Canadian record.[10] They closed out the season at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They placed second in the short dance, earning a silver small medal, but placed fifth in the free dance, resulting in them placing narrowly off the podium in fourth place. Lajoie commented: "The free dance went super well for us. We were in the moment and managed the stress. We achieved our goal by being in the mix for a spot on the podium."[11]
2018–2019 season
After some debate over their free program music for the year, Lagha proposed Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto, which was subsequently adopted. Desiring not to do a classical tango for the rhythm dance, Lajoie and Lagha picked a medley of songs by the contemporary Argentinian group Otros Aires.[2]
Lajoie/Lagha began the 2018 JGP series at the JGP Austria event in Linz, winning the silver medal. The team's choreographic character step sequence was ruled invalid, costing them points. Lajoie expressed dissatisfaction with the performance, stating "the presentation was good but there’s a lot of work to do at the technical level."[12] They took gold at JGP Canada, scoring personal bests in both segments, and qualified to their second JGP Final.
Programs
(with Lagha)
Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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2018–2019 [1][2] |
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Short dance | ||
2017–2018 [13] |
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2016–2017 [14] |
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2015–2016 [6] |
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2014–2015 [15] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
- with Lagha
International[9] | ||||||||
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Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Junior Worlds | 13th | 6th | 4th | |||||
Youth Olympics | 4th | |||||||
JGP Final | 6th | TBD | ||||||
JGP Australia | 2nd | |||||||
JGP Austria | 2nd | |||||||
JGP Canada | 1st | |||||||
JGP Croatia | 1st | |||||||
JGP Germany | 4th | |||||||
JGP Japan | 4th | |||||||
JGP Spain | 7th | |||||||
Bavarian Open | 2nd J | |||||||
National[4][9] | ||||||||
Canadian Champ. | 1st N | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | ||||
SC Challenge | 1st P | 2nd N | 2nd J | 1st J | ||||
Quebec Section | 1st V | 5th P | 1st P | 1st N | 1st J | 1st J | ||
Team events | ||||||||
Youth Olympics | 3rd | |||||||
Levels: V = Juvenile; P = Pre-novice; N = Novice; J = Junior |
Detailed results
(with Lagha)
2018–19 season | ||||
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Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
December 6–7, 2018 | 2018–19 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | TBD | TBD | TBD |
September 12–15, 2018 | 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Canada | 1 65.67 |
1 100.95 |
1 166.52 |
August 29 – September 1, 2018 | 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria | 2 63.95 |
2 89.84 |
2 153.79 |
2017–18 season | ||||
Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
March 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | 2 62.39 |
5 83.83 |
4 146.22 |
January 8–14, 2018 | 2018 Canadian Junior Championships | 1 65.02 |
1 89.38 |
1 154.40 |
December 8–9, 2017 | 2017–18 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | 4 60.52 |
6 80.76 |
6 141.28 |
September 29–30, 2017 | 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia | 1 62.89 |
1 87.41 |
1 150.30 |
August 25–26, 2017 | 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Australia | 2 58.55 |
2 80.37 |
2 138.92 |
2016–17 season | ||||
Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
March 15–19, 2017 | 2017 World Junior Championships | 5 60.79 |
7 87.47 |
6 148.26 |
February 14–19, 2017 | 2017 Bavarian Open | 3 53.24 |
1 87.96 |
2 141.20 |
January 16–22, 2017 | 2017 Canadian Junior Championships | 1 61.62 |
1 91.93 |
1 153.55 |
October 5–8, 2016 | 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Germany | 3 57.32 |
4 82.35 |
4 139.67 |
September 9–11, 2016 | 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Japan | 4 57.02 |
4 80.12 |
4 137.14 |
2015–16 season | ||||
Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
March 14–20, 2016 | 2016 World Junior Championships | 11 52.57 |
13 75.49 |
13 128.06 |
February 20, 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (team event) | – | 3 73.78 |
3 |
February 14–16, 2016 | 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | 4 51.06 |
4 74.81 |
4 125.87 |
January 18–24, 2016 | 2016 Canadian Junior Championships | 4 56.29 |
2 84.94 |
2 141.23 |
September 30 – October 3, 2015 | 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain | 7 52.50 |
6 77.41 |
7 129.91 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lajoie & Lagha look ahead to the senior ranks". Ice-Dance.com. September 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Ice Dance". Official website of Zachary Lagha. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
- 1 2 Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha at Patinage Québec
- 2017/2018 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 16, 2018)
- 2016/2017 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 18, 2017)
- 2014/2015 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 18, 2017)
- 2013/2014 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 27, 2016)
- ↑ "2016 Canadian National Championships: Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
- 1 2 "Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Athletes: LAJOIE Marjorie". Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
- ↑ https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/skating-records/
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018.
- ↑ https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/skating-records/
- ↑ "Lajoie and Lagha fourth in close ice dance competition at world juniors". The Canadian Press. The National Post. March 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Canada's Lajoie and Lagha win silver at ISU Junior Grand Prix". Skate Canada. September 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
- ↑ "2015 Canadian National Championships: Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.