Bruno Marcotte (born September 10, 1974) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor in pairs. He is the 1993 World Junior bronze medallist with Isabelle Coulombe and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Valérie Marcoux.
| Bruno Marcotte | |
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Marcotte in 2024
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| Born | (1974-09-10) September 10, 1974 (age 49) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Skating club | CPA Beloeil |
| Retired | 2002 |
Marcotte was born October 10, 1974, in Montreal, Quebec.[1] His sister, Julie, is a figure skating choreographer, who choreographs for his students.[2] In July 2014, it was publicly announced that he was engaged to his student Meagan Duhamel.[3] The couple married on June 5, 2015, in Bermuda.[4] The couple have two daughters, Zoey and Miya.[5]
Marcotte competed with Isabelle Coulombe early in his pairs career. They won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Junior Championships.
Marcotte teamed up with Nadia Micallef in around 1995. The pair won the 1998 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placed fourth at the 1999 Canadian Championships.
Marcotte formed a partnership with Valérie Marcoux in around 2000. They placed fourth twice at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships, fourth at the 2002 Four Continents Championships and 12th at the 2002 World Championships. The team broke up after the 2001–01 season and Marcotte retired from competition.
Marcotte is an ISU technical specialist for Canada.[6] He formerly worked[when?] as the pair skating director at the BC Centre of ExcellenceinVancouver.[7] He formerly coached in Montreal with Richard Gauthier.
In spring of 2019, it was announced that Marcotte would move to Oakville, Ontario, to coach at the Skate Oakville Skating Club with wife, Meagan Duhamel.[8]
His current students include:
Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara[9]
Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr[10]
Fiona Bombardier[11] Yuna Nagaoka / Sumitada Moriguchi[12] Jazmine Desrochers / Kieran Thrasher[13]His former students include:
Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford[14] Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran
Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek
Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Natasha Purich / Andrew Wolfe Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro[15] Olivia Serafini / Mervin Tran[16]
Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman Elladj Baldé[17]
Niki Wories[18] Liam Firus[19] Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps[20] Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland Ami Koga / Spencer Akira Howe[21]
Isabella Gamez / Tòn Cónsul[22]
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor[23]
Jelizaveta Žuková / Martin Bidař[24] Haruna Murakami / Sumitada Moriguchi[25] Chloe Panetta / Kieran Thrasher[26] Tilda Alteryd / Gabriel Farand[27](with Marcoux)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2001–2002 [1] |
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GP: Grand Prix
| International[28][29] | ||
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| Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
| World Championships | 12th | |
| Four Continents Champ. | 4th | |
| GP Cup of Russia | 7th | |
| GP Trophée Lalique | 7th | |
| GP Sparkassen Cup on Ice | 6th | 5th |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |
| National[28] | ||
| Canadian Champ. | 4th | 4th |
| International[30][31] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 7th | |||
| GP NHK Trophy | WD | |||
| Golden Spin | 1st | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | |||
| National[30] | ||||
| Canadian Champ. | 6th | 12th | 5th | 4th |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||
| International[32][33] | ||
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| Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
| International St. Gervais | 3rd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | |
| International: Junior | ||
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | |
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