Mark Vaillant

{{short description|French former figure skater (born 1989)}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Mark Vaillant

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|country= France

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1989|9|8|mf=yes}}

|birth_place= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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|height= {{convert|176|cm|ft|abbr=on}}

|partner= Mariclair Vaillant

|coach= Katia Krier, Annick Dumont

|choreographer= David Wilson

|skating club= Francais Volants

|beganskating= 2000

|retired= 2010

|formertraininglocations= Paris, France

|combined total= 156.50

|combined date= 2008 JGP Spain

|SP score= 52.59

|SP date= 2009 World Juniors

|FS score= 104.38

|FS date= 2008 JGP Spain

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Mark Vaillant (born September 8, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a French former figure skater. He is a two-time Crystal Skate of Romania medalist and a two-time French national junior bronze medalist. At the 2009 World Junior Championships, he qualified to the free skate and finished 18th overall.

Earlier in his career, he competed in domestic events in the United States as a single skater[http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200203/reg-so-atl/intmen-free.htm 2003 South Atlantic Regional Championships Intermediate Men] and as a pair skater with Mariclair Vaillant.[http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200405/usjrchamps/juvpairs-final.htm 2005 Junior National Figure Skating Championships Juvenile Pairs][http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200203/reg-so-atl/juvpairs-free.htm 2003 South Atlantic Regional Championships Juvenile Pairs]

Vaillant holds dual French-American citizenship. He attended Sciences Po Paris before working in emerging markets at Goldman Sachs in London and more recently as a VP in a similar role at Morgan Stanley.