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Amélie Lacoste

{{short description|Canadian figure skater}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Amélie Lacoste

|image= Amelie Lacoste at 2009 Skate Canada (2).jpg

|caption= Lacoste in 2009

|fullname=

|altname=

|country= Canada

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|12|17|mf=yes}}

|birth_place= Montreal, Quebec

|hometown=

|residence= Saint-Philippe, Quebec

|height= {{height|m=1.58}}

|formercoach= Christy Krall, Damon Allen, Nathalie Martin, Sylvie Fullum, Jocelyne Leduc, Lynn McKay, Louise Michaud, Daniele Robillard

|formerchoreographer= Pasquale Camerlengo, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Julie Marcotte, Jeffrey Buttle

|skating club= CPA du Roussillon

|beganskating= 1993

|retired= May 2014

|combined total= 163.11

|combined date= 2013 Skate Canada

|SP score= 59.13

|SP date= 2013 Skate Canada

|FS score= 103.98

|FS date= 2013 Skate Canada

|show-medals= yes

| medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry| {{CAN}}}}

{{MedalSport | Figure skating: Women's singles}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Team Trophy}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Tokyo|Team}}

}}

Amélie Lacoste (born December 17, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Skate Canada International bronze medallist and the 2012 Canadian national champion. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2010 and 2012 Four Continents Championships.

Career

File:2012 WFSC 07d 933 Amélie Lacoste.JPG ]]

Lacoste won the novice national title in 2003 and the junior national title in 2005. She also competed on the Junior Grand Prix series. She finished 5th in her senior national debut at the 2006 Canadian Championships. She briefly tried pair skating in 2007.

Lacoste won the bronze medal at the 2009 Canadian Championships. She was assigned to her first Four Continents Championships where she finished 10th. The following season, she made her Grand Prix debut, appearing at 2009 Skate Canada International and 2009 Cup of Russia. She finished 7th at the 2010 Four Continents.

Lacoste won the bronze at 2010 Skate Canada International and placed 5th at 2010 Skate America. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 Canadian Championships. She was named an alternate to the World Championships and was given her first berth to the event when Myriane Samson dropped out due to injury.

In 2012, Lacoste won the Canadian national title, defeating Cynthia Phaneuf by 1.57 points. Lacoste then earned a berth to her second World Championships when she placed 7th at the 2012 Four Continents, 0.18 ahead of Phaneuf. She finished 16th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice. Lacoste injured her right hip in autumn 2012.

In early October 2013, Lacoste moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to be coached by Christy Krall and Damon Allen. She won the bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships. In May 2014, she announced her retirement from competition.

Programs

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2013–14

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  • Amélie
    {{small| by Yann Tiersen }}
  • La Valse d'Amélie
  • Les jours tristes
  • Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi
  • La Noyée
2012–13

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  • Rhapsody in Blue
    {{small| by George Gershwin }}
  • Concerto in F
    {{small| by Newell Oler }}
2011–12

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2010–11

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  • Ojos Negros

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2009–10

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2008–09

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  • Montoya
  • Frontera del Ensuenno
  • Gypsy
    {{small| (from "Viva Flamenco") }}
  • Luna Mora
    {{small| (from "Flamenco 7 – Pasion Flamenca Tango") }}
  • Jarcamora
    {{small| (from "Compania Talent Danza Flamenco") }}
  • Camindo Del Darro
    {{small| (from "Passion & Soul") }}
  • Title Theme
    {{small| (from "Girlfight") }}
2005–06

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  • Romanza (Andante Nalinconico)
    {{small| by Nino Rota }}
2004–05

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Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International
Event

! 03–04

! 04–05

! 05–06

! 06–07

! 07–08

! 08–09

! 09–10

! 10–11

! 11–12

! 12–13

! 13–14

align=left | Worlds16th16th
align=left | Four Continents11th10th7th9th7th9th12th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Bompard6th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of China6th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Rostel. Cup7th8th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America5th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada6thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd6th8th5th
align=left | U.S. Classicbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd5th
colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior, Novice
align=left | Junior Worlds15th
align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Germany7th
align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Japan9th
align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Netherlands12th
align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Poland15th
align="left" | {{small|JGP}} Slovakia5th
align="left" | {{small|JGP}} USA4th
colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National
align="left" | Canadians9th J.bgcolor="gold" | 1st J.5thWD8thbgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd5thbgcolor="cc9966" | 3rdbgcolor="gold" | 1st4thbgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | Team events
align="left" | World Team
Trophy		bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd T
10th P
colspan="12" align="center" | WD: Withdrew
J. = Junior
T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00006980.htm |title= Competition Results: Amelie LACOSTE |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140522201117/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00006980.htm |archivedate= May 22, 2014 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2004/2005 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050308200200/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= March 8, 2005 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2005/2006 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060219141703/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= February 19, 2006 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615185705/http://isufs.org/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= June 15, 2009 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091125144259/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= November 25, 2009 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110816000343/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= August 16, 2011 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120826174608/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= August 26, 2012 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130925184948/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= September 25, 2013 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |title= Amelie LACOSTE: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140522200907/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006980.htm |archivedate= May 22, 2014 }}

{{cite web |url= http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women |title= Amelie Lacoste |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804001318/http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women |archivedate= August 4, 2014 |url-status= dead |access-date= August 4, 2014 }}

{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strlanguage=E&strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women |title= Amelie Lacoste: 2012/2013 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130111075655/http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strlanguage=E&strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women |archivedate= January 11, 2013 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strlanguage=E&strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women |title= Amelie Lacoste: 2013/2014 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407013657/http://www.skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women&strlanguage=E |archivedate= April 7, 2014 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/09/18/lacoste-aims-high/ |title= Lacoste Aims High |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Skate Today |date= September 18, 2005 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2009/02/canadas-lacoste-makes-huge-comeback/ |title= Canada's Lacoste Makes Huge Comeback |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Golden Skate |date= February 22, 2009 }}

{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110404&content_id=17364290&vkey=ice_news |title= Lacoste plans to soak up experience at worlds |first= Vladislav |last= Luchianov |work= icenetwork.com |date= April 4, 2011 |accessdate= April 5, 2011 }}

{{cite news |url= http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/02/12/amelie-lacoste-clinches-spot-at-isu-figure-skating-championships/ |title= Amelie Lacoste clinches spot at ISU figure skating championships |work= Postmedia News |publisher= National Post |date= February 12, 2012 |accessdate= February 14, 2012 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130129144025/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/02/12/amelie-lacoste-clinches-spot-at-isu-figure-skating-championships/ |archive-date= 2013-01-29 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120316&content_id=27325988&vkey=ice_news |title= Happy to make worlds, Lacoste trains relentlessly |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= Ice Network |date= March 16, 2012 }}

{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130110&content_id=40911676&vkey=ice_news |title= Lacoste focuses on self despite Osmond surge |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= IceNetwork |date= January 10, 2013 }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/osmond-pulls-out-of-skate-canada-competition-with-hamstring-injury/article15102539/ |title= Osmond pulls out of Skate Canada competition with hamstring injury |first= Grant |last= Robertson |work= The Globe and Mail |date= October 26, 2013 }}

{{cite web |url= http://skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/3522/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title= Amélie Lacoste announces retirement from competitive skating |publisher= Skate Canada |date= May 22, 2014 }}

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External links

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  • {{isu name | id=00006980 | name=Amélie Lacoste}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140407013657/http://www.skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=1016921&strcategory=single&strbiocategory=Senior%20Women&strlanguage=E Amelie Lacoste] at Skate Canada
  • [http://www.tracings.net/laco-amel.html Amelie Lacoste] at Tracings.net

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