Trennt Michaud

Trennt Michaud
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1996-08-22) August 22, 1996
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner Evelyn Walsh
Former partner Hope McLean, Judith Murtha-Anderson
Coach Alison Purkiss
Former coach Scott Rachuk
Choreographer Alison Purkiss
Skating club London Competitive Skating Centre
Training locations Brantford, Ontario
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 150.74
2017 Junior Worlds
Short program 51.93
2017 Junior Worlds
Free skate 98.81
2017 Junior Worlds

Trennt Michaud (born August 22, 1996) is a Canadian pair skater. With his skating partner, Evelyn Walsh, he is the 2017 Canadian national junior champion and placed fifth at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Michaud was born on August 22, 1996, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.[1] He is currently in a relationship with Canadian Olympic and world champion figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond.[2]

Career

Early career

Michaud started learning to skate in 2004.[1] He competed on the novice level at the 2013 Canadian Championships, placing 8th in men's singles and second in pairs with Judith Murtha-Anderson where they were coached by Lisa Conley and represented the Prince Edward County Skating Club.

His partnership with Hope McLean began by 2014. They won the junior pairs' title at the 2016 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. They withdrew from Junior Worlds after placing 13th in the short program. They were coached by Alison Purkiss and Scott Rachuk in London and Komoka, Ontario.[3][4]

Partnership with Walsh

2016-17 season

In 2016, Michaud teamed up with Evelyn Walsh. The two are coached by Alison Purkiss and Margaret Purdy in London, Ontario.[1] Making their international debut, they placed 11th at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition held in late September in Tallinn, Estonia, and 5th the following month at a JGP event in Dresden, Germany. In January 2017, they won the junior pairs' title at the Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's team to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei. Competing in Taiwan, they placed 6th in the short program, 5th in the free skate, and 5th overall.

2017-18 season

In the 2017-2018 season Walsh and Michaud participated in two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, winning the bronze medal at JGP Riga Cup and placing 4th at JGP Croatia Cup. Competing as a senior pair at the 2018 Canadian Championships they placed 5th overall. At the 2018 World Junior Championships the pair placed 5th the short program, 6th the free skate, and 6th overall.

2018-19 season

Competing as seniors internationally in the 2018-19 season Walsh and Michaud were assigned to 2018 Skate Canada International.

Programs

With Walsh

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[5][6]
2016–2017
[1]

With McLean

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[3]
2014–2015
[7]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Walsh

International[8]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP Skate CanadaTBD
CS Nebelhorn7th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds5th6th
JGP Croatia4th
JGP Estonia11th
JGP Germany5th
JGP Latvia3rd
Bavarian Open1st
National[8]
Canadian Champ.1st J5th
J = Junior level

Pairs with McLean

International[9]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
World Junior Champ.WD
JGP Germany5th
JGP Poland6th
National[9]
Canadian Champ.4th J1st J
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Murtha-Anderson

National
Event 2012–13
Canadian Championships2nd N
N = Novice level

Men's singles

National
Event 2012–13
Canadian Championships8th N
N = Novice level

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Evelyn WALSH/ Trennt MICHAUD: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ Osmond, Kaetlyn (January 1, 2018). "Happy new year everyone! #firstpostof2018". Instagram.
  3. 1 2 "Hope MCLEAN/Trennt MICHAUD: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Pyette, Ryan (January 19, 2016). "New wave of area skaters gets first taste of the big time at nationals". The London Free Press.
  5. ↑ "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2017 / 2018 original bio". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2017 / 2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hope MCLEAN/Trennt MICHAUD: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD". International Skating Union.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Hope MCLEAN/Trennt MICHAUD". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017.
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