Sébastien Britten

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Sébastien Britten
Born (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970 (age 53)
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Skating clubCPA Brossard
Retired1997

Sébastien Britten (born May 17, 1970)

figure skater. He won bronze medals at three senior internationals — the 1992 International de Paris, the 1993 Nations Cup and the 1994 Skate Canada International — and became the Canadian national champion in 1995. Britten represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.[2] He competed at three World Championships, achieving his best result, eighth, in 1994
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In 1998, Britten beat several Olympic and World medallists to win the 1998 World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he began working as a coach and choreographer.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1995–96
[1]
  • Light Cavalary Overture
    by Franz von Suppé
  • Poet and Peasant Overture
    by Franz von Suppé

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

1990–1997

International[1]
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97
Winter Olympics 10th
World Champ. 8th 17th 17th
GP Skate Canada 8th
GP Nations Cup 7th
Int. de Paris /
Trophée de France
3rd 9th
Nations Cup 7th 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th 6th
Piruetten WD
Skate America 8th
Skate Canada 3rd
National[1]
Canadian Champ. 9th 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
WD: Withdrew

Novice and junior career

National
Event 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90
Canadian Championships 2nd N. 3rd J. 1st J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sebastien BRITTEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sebastien Britten". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.