Patrice Lauzon

Patrice Lauzon
Lauzon at the 2016 Four Continents Championships
Born	(1975-11-26) November 26, 1975 (age 49) Montreal, Quebec
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Partner	Marie-France Dubreuil
Skating club	CPA Boisbriand
Began skating	1984
Retired	May 20, 2008
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Representing  Canada World Championships 2007 Tokyo Ice dancing 2006 Calgary Ice dancing Four Continents Championships 2007 Colorado Springs Ice dancing 2004 Hamilton Ice dancing 2001 Salt Lake City Ice dancing 2000 Osaka Ice dancing Grand Prix Final 2006–07 St. Petersburg Ice dancing 2005–06 Tokyo Ice dancing

Patrice Lauzon (born November 26, 1975) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With his wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medalist.

Personal life

Patrice Lauzon was born in Montreal, Quebec,[1] the son of Cecile and Norman Lauzon.^[citation needed] He married Marie-France Dubreuil in August 2008.[2] On December 24, 2010, Dubreuil gave birth to their daughter, Billie-Rose.[3]

Competitive career

Lauzon with Dubreuil

Lauzon initially took figure skating classes to improve his hockey skating.[4] He took up ice dancing at the age of twelve.[4][5] Early in his career, he competed with Marisa Gravino and Chantal Lefebvre.[6][7]

In 1995, Lauzon teamed up with Marie-France Dubreuil and they placed 6th at their first Canadian Championships. They took the silver medal in their first appearance at Four Continents in 2000. Their coaches were Sylvie Fullum and François Vallee, who retired after the 2001–02 season. Dubreuil/Lauzon then decided to move permanently to Lyon, France, to train under Muriel Boucher-Zazoui.[8]

Dubreuil/Lauzon captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships five times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. They were forced to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics after Dubreuil suffered an injury. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary, Alberta.

Dubreuil/Lauzon began the 2006–07 season with gold medals at 2006 Skate Canada International and 2006 NHK Trophy, which qualified them for the Grand Prix Final. At the World Championships in Tokyo, they took their second consecutive World silver medal.

Coaching career

Dubreuil/Lauzon with students, Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2022-23 Grand Prix Final

Dubreuil and Lauzon coach and choreograph ice dancing at Ice Academy of Montreal with Romain Haguenauer.[9] Their current students include:

• Madison Chock / Evan Bates[10] (Olympic gold medalists (team event), Two-Time World Champions, Three-time Four Continents Champions, Four-time U.S. National Champions)
• Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin[11]
• Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer[12]
• Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson[13] (European silver medalists, Five-time British National Champions)
• Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen[14]
• Holly Harris / Jason Chan[15]
• Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker[16] (Four Continents Champions)
• Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha[17] (World Junior Champions)
• Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac[18]
• Hannah Lim / Ye Quan[19]
• Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud[20]
• Solène Mazingue / Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko[21]
• Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (2022 Olympic gold medalists, 2018 Olympic silver medalists, Five-time European champions, Five-time World Champions, Three-time French National Champions)[22]
• Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius[23]
• Azusa Tanaka / Shingo Nishiyama[24]
• Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu[25]
• Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck[26]

Their former students include:

• Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia[27]
• Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming[28]
• Ellie Fisher / Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette[29]
• Rikako Fukase / Aru Tateno[30]
• Rikako Fukase / Oliver Zhang[31]
• Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal[32]
• Mariia Holubtsova / Kyryl Bielobrov[33]
• Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue[34](2022 Olympic champions (team event), 2022 Olympic bronze medalists, Four Continents Champions, Grand Prix Final Champions, U.S. National Champions)
• Sara Hurtado / Adrián Díaz[35]
• Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto[36] (2022 Olympic silver medalists (team event))
• Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam[37]
• Teodora Markova / Simon Daze[38]
• Melinda Meng / Andrew Meng[39]
• Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette[40]
• Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam[41]
• Justyna Plutowska / Jérémie Flemin[42]
• Celia Robledo / Luis Fenero[43]
• Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz[44]
• Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus[45]
• Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir[46] (Three-time Olympic gold medalists, Two-time Olympic silver medalists, Three-time World Champions, Grand Prix Final Champions, Three-time Four Continents Champions, World Junior Champions, Junior Grand Prix Final Champions, Eight-time Canadian National Champions, Only ice dancers to achieve career grand slam)

Other skaters Lauzon has choreographed for include:

• Pernelle Carron / Matthieu Jost[47]
• Shawn Sawyer[48]
• Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau[49]

Controversies

The coaches of the Ice Academy of Montreal (IAM), including Lauzon and his wife, have received criticism from skating fans online regarding the treatment of some of their students.

In a 2022 French documentary about French Olympic champion ice dancers and IAM pupils, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, titled Le couple de feu, Papadakis claimed to have unexpectedly gotten pregnant around the same time that the 2021 World Championships took place. She said that as an elite athlete, this made her feel intense feelings of guilt. Two weeks following the discovery, Papadakis informed her coaching team at the Ice Academy of Montreal about her situation. She alleges that they were unsympathetic and simply told her to "deal with it and come back," making her feel as though she had no other choice but to have an abortion performed on her. Papadakis stated that this incident had a severe impact on her mental health.[50][51]

In fall 2023, Danish-Canadian ice dancer, Nikolaj Sørensen, a long-time student of the IAM, was investigated by Canada's Sport Integrity Commissioner for the alleged sexual assault of an American figure skating coach and former skater in 2012.[52] American journalist Christine Brennan would report this in USA Today days before the 2024 Canadian Championships. As a result, Sørensen and his partner, Laurence Fournier Beaudry, would withdraw from those national championships, however, they were still assigned to compete at the 2024 Four Continents Championships and the 2024 World Championships, attracting outrage and media attention.[53][54] Despite this, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen's coaching team continued to stand by them with Marie-France Dubreuil even giving an interview shortly before the World Championships, saying, "These are allegations that have left no one indifferent. It has turned a lot of lives upside down. Nik continues to follow the investigation process and respects to the letter [what is asked of him]. It is not up to us to judge and discriminate. For him, for Laurence, for everyone, it was a big shock."[55] In October 2024, Sørensen would be found guilty by Canada's Sport Integrity Commissioner of sexual maltreatment and six-year suspension was ultimately issued by Skate Canada.[56]

In November 2024, French-Estonian ice dancer and IAM trainee, Solène Mazingue gave an interview, alleging that she had been sexually assaulted by Russian-American ice dancer, Ivan Desyatov, while in Zagreb, Croatia for the annual Golden Spin of Zagreb competition in December 2023. She would accuse her IAM coaches of not taking her claims seriously, alleging that she had confided in Dubreuil and detailed what had happened to her. Mazingue further alleged that Dubreuil promised to report the incident to SkateSafe and the leaders of Team USA. However, this was not followed through for the U.S. Center for SafeSport did not receive any report about the alleged incident until September 2024, which Mazingue filed herself. This would result in Desyatov being suspended from competing indefinitely one month later.[57]

Programs

(with Dubreuil)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2006–07 [1]	Paya d'Ora by Orquesta del Tango de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	At Last by Etta James	Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel Whole Lotta Love by Tina Turner
2005–06 [58]	Salsa and rhumba: Ne Me Quitte Pas (remix) by Jacques Brel	Somewhere in Time by John Barry	Ne Me Quitte Pas by Jacques Brel Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
2004–05 [59]	Singin' in the Rain by Arthur Freed	Winter Vision by Scott Fitzgerald Taboo by Peter Gabriel	Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
2003–04 [60]	Americano by Renato Carosone Why Don't You Do Right	Des Tours De Vies (Nu Tango) by Antony Rouchier Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre) by Christoph Mullee, Edouardo Markoff Vuelvo Al Sur by Ástor Piazzolla Tango Inna Babylone (Nu Tango) by Cesar Valente, Sebastien Isaia, Antony Rouchier	L'Oiseau Glory Box by Portishead
2002–03 [8]	At the Ball Furioso Polka by Johann Strauss	Dance with my Heart by Majoly	Tango medley
2001–02 [61][62]	Yo Soy Maria Balada Renga Para Un Organito Loco Yo Soy Maria by Ástor Piazzolla	Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
2000–01 [62][63]	L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole My Melancholy Baby (from Forget Paris) by E. Burnette, G. A. Norton	Victorious Titus (from Titus) by E. Goldenthal	The Ninth Gate
1999–2000 [5][62]	Relax and Mambo (Machito) Magalenha Dance with Me	Life Is Beautiful by Nicola Piovani	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Georges Michael The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel
1998–99 [62]	La Grimas Y Sonisas Argentine Waltz	The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

With Dubreuil

International[64]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07
Olympics							12th				WD
Worlds					10th	11th	10th	10th	8th	7th	2nd	2nd
Four Continents					2nd	3rd		4th	2nd			1st
GP Final						6th	6th	6th	6th	5th	3rd	2nd
GP Cup of China										3rd
GP Cup of Russia			6th		5th	6th
GP Lalique				6th					2nd
GP NHK Trophy							4th				1st	1st
GP Skate Canada					4th	3rd		2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st
GP Spark./Bofrost				8th			2nd	4th
Bofrost Cup									1st
Czech Skate			1st
Golden Spin		2nd
Lysiane Lauret			11th
Schäfer Memorial		6th
National[64]
Canadian Champ.	6th	4th	4th	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st
WD = Withdrew

With Lefebvre

International
Event	1993–94	1994–95
World Junior Championships	4th
International St. Gervais		3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy		3rd
National
Canadian Championships		5th

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External links

Media related to Patrice Lauzon at Wikimedia Commons

• Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon at the International Skating Union
• "Official site". Archived from the original on February 23, 2004. Retrieved December 5, 2016.