Nicolas Nadeau

Nicolas Nadeau
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1997-09-30) September 30, 1997
Montreal, Quebec
Home town Boisbriand, Quebec
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Coach Yvan Desjardins
Choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne
Former choreographer Sylvain Bouillere
Skating club CPA Boisbriand
Training locations Rosemere, Quebec
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 229.43
2017 Skate Canada
Short program 79.54
2015 JGP Croatia
Free skate 155.20
2017 Skate Canada
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
2016 DebrecenMen's singles

Nicolas Nadeau (born September 30, 1997) is a Canadian competitive figure skater. He is the 2016 World Junior silver medalist and the 2015 Canadian national junior champion.

Personal life

Nadeau was born on September 30, 1997, in Montreal, Quebec.[1] He has three older sisters – Tania, Pamela, and Mélissa. He enjoys skiing in addition to figure skating.

Career

Early years

Nadeau began learning to skate in 2003.[1] He is coached by Yvan Desjardins since 2011 or earlier.[2] Competing on the junior level, Nadeau placed sixth at the 2013 Canadian Championships and fourth in 2014.

2014–2015 season

Nadeau made his international debut in the 2014–2015 season, being selected to compete on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. He placed fifth at his first JGP event, in Aichi, Japan, and tenth in Zagreb, Croatia. He became the national junior champion at the 2015 Canadian Championships in Kingston, Ontario. This earned him a berth to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia but he missed qualifying for the free skate by one spot, having placed 25th in the short program.[3]

2015–2016 season

In 2015–2016, Nadeau started his season at the JGP in Riga, Latvia; he finished fifth after placing second in the short program and seventh in the free skate. He won the silver medal at his second JGP event, in Zagreb, Croatia, finishing 0.38 points behind the gold medalist, Alexander Samarin.

In January 2016, Nadeau placed fifth on the senior level at the 2016 Canadian Nationals and was given Canada's sole spot in men's singles at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Competing in March at Junior Worlds, he qualified for the final segment by placing eighth in the short program and second in the free skate, winning the silver medal overall.

2016–2017 season

Nadeau withdrew from his JGP assignments due to an ankle injury, which occurred while practicing a quad toe loop jump and took about three months to heal.[4] He returned to competition at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, his first senior international, and finished 11th. At the 2017 Canadian Championships, he placed fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and fourth overall.

Skating technique

Unlike most skaters, Nadeau jumps and spins clockwise.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[1]

Depeche Mode medley:
2017–2018
[5]

Elvis Presley medley:
2016–2017
[7][4]

Elvis Presley medley:
2015–2016
[8]
  • For Me, Formidable
    by Charles Aznavour
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
  • Je m'voyais déjà
    by Charles Aznavour
2014–2015
[9]
  • Mary Poppins
    by Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
    • A Spoonful of Sugar
    • One Man Band
    • Pavement Artist
    • Chim Chim Cher-ee
    • Overture
      choreo. by Sylvain Bouillere

Competitive highlights

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

International[10]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP FranceTBD
GP Skate Canada7th
CS Finlandia Trophy4th
CS Golden Spin11th
CS Ondrej Nepela6th
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds25th2nd12th
JGP Croatia10th2nd
JGP Japan5th
JGP Latvia5th
Bavarian Open1st
National[11][12]
Canadian Champ.6th J4th J1st J5th4th9th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicolas NADEAU: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Haspeck, Josianne (November 10, 2011). "Nicolas Nadeau parmi les vedettes sur patins" [Nicolas Nadeau among the skating stars]. Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles (in French).
  3. ↑ Slater, Paula (September 10, 2015). "Canada's Nadeau ready for senior challenge". Golden Skate.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Beverley (January 26, 2017). "Nicolas Nadeau and his Blue Suede Shoes".
  5. ↑ "Nicolas NADEAU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport. October 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Nicolas NADEAU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nicolas NADEAU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nicolas NADEAU: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Nicolas NADEAU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nicolas Nadeau". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ Nicolas Nadeau at Patinage Québec
    • "Équipe du Québec 2017-2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2018.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2016-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2017.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2015-2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2014-2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016.
    • "Équipe du Québec 2013-2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015.
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