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 Skate Canada |
Date of Birth: 11/08/74 |
Place of Birth: Montreal, QC |
Residence: Boisbriand, QC |
Height: 5'4" |
Years on National Team: 6 |
Marie-France Dubreuil, who once held down three jobs to support her figure skating, has been ice dancing with her partner
Patrice Lauzon since
1995.
She won a national junior crown and was third at the world juniors with her former partner Bruno Yvars in 1990. Ten years later, Dubreuil
had a breakthrough season with Lauzon claiming a first senior national crown then placing 10th at their first world championships. It was the best
worlds debut for a Canadian couple in ice dancing since 1982 when Tracy Wilson and Rob McCall also placed 10th.
The performance clearly
established them as the number-two Canadian couple behind
Shae-Lynn Bourne and
Victor Kraatz.
Dubreuil says her biggest influences are Tracy Wilson and
Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov.
What Canada Did
Feb. 18: Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lawson, Longueuil, Que., wound up 12th.
Feb. 17: Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, both Longueuil, Que., were 12th.
Feb. 15: Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, both Longueuil, Que., were 11th of 24 couples after two compulsory dances.
Marie-France Dubreuil Pictures
Dubreuil and Lauzon compete
Dubreuil and Lauzon perform their compulsory
2002 Games Figure Skating Coverage
