Craig Buntin
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Born | North Vancouver, British Columbia | May 27, 1980|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Partner | Meagan Duhamel, Valérie Marcoux, Elizabeth Putnam, Virginia Toombs, Marie Laurier, Chantal Poirier, Angela Kang, Chantal Chailler, Sarah Robinson | |||||||||||||||||
Coach | Richard Gauthier, Manon Perron, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum, Paul Wirtz, Jamie McGrigor, Shannon Allison, Karen Bond | |||||||||||||||||
Skating club | CPA St. Leonard | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Craig Buntin (born May 27, 1980) is a Canadian former
pair skater. He is the co-founder and CEO of Sportlogiq, an AI-powered sports analytics company based in Montreal, Quebec. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is the 2009 Canadian silver medallist, the 2008 & 2010 Canadian bronze medallist, and the 2010 Four Continents bronze medallist. With Valérie Marcoux, he represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
, where they placed 11th.
Personal life
Buntin was born on May 27, 1980, in
Career
Early partnerships
Buntin won the 2000 Canadian junior national title with Chantal Poirier. He teamed up with Valérie Marcoux in 2002. The pair won gold at three consecutive Canadian Championships, from 2004 to 2006. Their partnership ended in early 2007 when Valérie Marcoux decided to retire from competition.[4]
Partnership with Duhamel
In June 2007, Buntin teamed up with
Trophée Eric Bompard, Duhamel accidentally sliced Buntin's hand a minute into the program on a move right after their side-by-side toe loop jumps and blood dripped on the ice; the pair stopped to get his hand bandaged and resumed the program to win the bronze medal.[6] Duhamel and Buntin were the first pair to successfully land a throw triple lutz in competition.[5]
In July 2010, Buntin announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.[2]
Programs
With Duhamel
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2009–2010 [1] |
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2008–2009 [5][7] |
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2007–2008 [4][8] |
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With Marcoux
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2006–2007 [9] |
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2005–2006 [10] |
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2004–2005 [11][12] |
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2003–2004 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Duhamel
International[14] | |||
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Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
World Championships | 6th | 8th | |
Four Continents Champ. | 4th | 3rd | |
GP Trophée Bompard |
3rd | ||
GP Cup of China | 4th | ||
GP Skate America | 4th | WD | |
GP Skate Canada | 6th | ||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | ||
National[14] | |||
Canadian Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
WD = Withdrew |
With Marcoux
International[15] | |||||
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Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
Winter Olympics | 11th | ||||
World Champ. | 9th | 9th | 5th | 6th | |
Four Continents Champ. | 3rd | 4th | |||
GP Final | 5th | ||||
GP Cup of China | 3rd | 4th | |||
GP Cup of Russia |
7th | 4th | |||
GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | ||||
GP Skate Canada | 6th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd |
GP Trophée Bompard |
3rd | ||||
Bofrost Cup on Ice | 1st | 2nd | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||
National[15] | |||||
Canadian Champ. | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
Early career
Partner | Chailler | Kang | Poirier[16] | Laurier | |
International | |||||
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Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 |
World Junior Champ. | 8th | ||||
JGP Final | 6th | ||||
JGP Canada | 1st | ||||
JGP Japan | 2nd | ||||
National | |||||
Canadian Champ. | 14th N | 8th N | 11th N | 1st J | 6th J |
N = Novice level, J = Junior level |
References
- ^ a b "Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Skate Canada. SkateBuzz. July 13, 2010. Archived from the originalon September 16, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (September 8, 2011). "The Inside Edge: Catching Up with Emily Hughes". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (January 30, 2008). "Lucky Seven for Duhamel and Buntin?". SkateToday. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Mittan, J. Barry (May 17, 2009). "Duhamel and Buntin Close to the Top". GoldenSkate. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Beverley (November 15, 2008). "Bad cut can't stop Buntin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mittan, Barry (January 9, 2005). "Marcoux and Buntin Hope to Keep on Top". Skate Today.
- ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2004.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
- ^ "Chantal POIRIER / Craig BUNTIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017.
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