Cynthia Phaneuf

Cynthia Phaneuf
Phaneuf at the 2008 Skate Canada.
Born (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36)
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Began skating1992
RetiredSeptember 26, 2012
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing  Canada
Four Continents
Silver medal – second place 2004 Gangneung Ladies' singles
World Team Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tokyo Team

Cynthia Phaneuf (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Four Continents silver medallist, 2004 Skate Canada International champion, 2004 Skate America silver medallist, a two-time (2004, 2011) Canadian national champion, and a four-time (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012) Canadian silver medallist. She finished in fifth place at the 2010 World Championships and represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Career

Cynthia Phaneuf began skating at age four after watching her cousin skating.[1] She landed her first triple, a salchow, at the age of eleven.[1]

Phaneuf was coached by Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard in Contrecœur, Quebec from the age of nine until November 2011.[2][3] Her programs were choreographed by David Wilson. In domestic Canadian competitions, she represented CPA Sorel.

Phaneuf withdrew from the 2005 Skate Canada International due to a minor stress fracture in her right ankle.[4] Considered a threat to qualify for the 2006 Canadian Olympic team due to her two previous national medals, she was forced to withdraw from the 2006 Canadian Championships (the Olympic qualifying competition) due to an injury to her right knee.[citation needed] In 2007, she earned a spot on the Canadian ladies' world team by finishing fourth in that year's national championships.

In 2008, she continued her comeback with a third place showing in the national championships, and a seventh place at the Four Continents Championships.

In 2010, at the World Championships, she placed fifth. She was 4th in the free program and 8th in the short program. Had she scored 1.09 more points, she would have won a bronze medal.

During the 2010–11 season, she placed fourth in her two Grand Prix events. At the 2011 Canadian Championships, she won her second national title.

In November 2011, Phaneuf left Quebec and longtime coaches Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard to move to Toronto to train with Brian Orser.[2][5] Phaneuf won the silver medal at the 2012 Canadian Championships, second to Amelie Lacoste by 1.57 points. At the 2012 Four Continents, the two skaters competed for a berth to the 2012 World Championships – Phaneuf finished 0.18 points behind Lacoste.[6]

In July 2012, it was reported that Phaneuf had a stress fracture in her back.[7] On September 26, 2012, Phaneuf announced her retirement from competitive skating.[8][9] She stated, "I've done everything I wanted to. [...] I'm ready to move on."[10]

Personal life

Cynthia is the daughter of Lucie (nee Beaudoin) and Barrie Phaneuf (1966-2001). She has two living siblings - Wyatt and Sébastien, and two deceased - Cedric (d. 1997) and Penelopie (d. 1998). Phaneuf met hockey player Maxime Talbot in Montreal, where they shared the same massage therapist, and they began dating in 2012.[11] Following her retirement from skating, Phaneuf moved to Philadelphia, where Talbot was playing for the NHL, and she began coaching at Isabelle Brasseur's skating school there.[12] After Talbot was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in October 2013, Phaneuf moved with him to Denver, Colorado.[13][14] Phaneuf and Talbot married on July 11, 2014.[15][16] They have three children, as of 2019.[17] Phaneuf is a fourth cousin of Canadian ice hockey player Dion Phaneuf.[18]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2010–12
[3][19]
  • Unbreak My Heart/Spanish Guitar
  • Bordao en oro
  • Afternoon at Satie's by Jesse Cook
    by Jesse Cook
2008–10
[20][21]
2006–08
[22][23]
2004–05
[24]
2002–04
[25][26]
  • Quelques Jeux Interdits
    by Francois Dompienne
2001–02
[27]
  • Heart Still Beating
    by Ottmar Liebert
  • Vamos a Bailar
    by Gypsy Kings
  • Casi un Bolero
    by Robi Rosa, Luis Gomez Escolar

Competitive highlights

Phaneuf at the 2011 Four Continents

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[28]
Event 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
Olympics 12th
Worlds 20th 15th 5th 13th
Four Continents 2nd 15th 7th 5th 6th 8th
GP Final 6th
GP Skate Canada 1st 10th 8th 7th 4th 7th
GP Bompard 4th
GP NHK Trophy 7th 6th 9th
GP Skate America 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
International: Junior, Novice[28]
Junior Worlds 10th
JGP Final 7th
JGP Bulgaria 3rd
JGP Canada 3rd
JGP Germany 6th
JGP Japan 5th 5th
JGP Netherlands 1st
Mladost Trophy 1st J
Triglav Trophy 2nd N
National[29]
Canadian Champ. 6th N 2nd J 7th 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
Team events
World Team
Trophy		 2nd T
7th P		 3rd T
12th P
Japan Open 2nd T
3rd P
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.
Phaneuf missed the 2005–06 season due to injury.

References

  1. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (June 25, 2004). "Golden Blades Lucky for Canada's Phaneuf". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Phaneuf hopes to rediscover love of skating with Orser". The Canadian Press. November 22, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Leung a Canadian Olympic hopeful at 16". The Canadian Press. TSN. October 27, 2005. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013.
  5. ^ Smith, Beverley (November 17, 2011). "Cynthia Phaneuf switches coaches". The Globe and Mail.
  6. ^ "Amelie Lacoste clinches spot at ISU figure skating championships". Postmedia News. National Post. February 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "C. PHANEUF NE SERA PAS DES GRANDS PRIX" [C. Phaneuf will not compete in the Grand Prix]. RDS (in French). July 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "Two-time Canadian Champion and 2010 Olympian Cynthia Phaneuf retires from figure skating". Skate Canada. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  9. ^ "Cynthia Phaneuf announces retirement from figure skating". National Post. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  10. ^ Elfman, Lois (September 26, 2012). "Phaneuf: 'I've done everything I wanted to'". Ice Network.
  11. ^ "Chambers: The former Cynthia Phaneuf is married to Avalanche's Max Talbot". Denver Post. December 14, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Phaneuf retires". The Canadian Press. TSN. September 26, 2012.
  13. ^ Phaneuf, Cynthia [@PhaneufCynthia] (November 15, 2013). "On my way to Denver, Colorado. Can't wait to be there and start this new chapter!" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 January 2014 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Avalanche, Flyers trade forwards Steve Downie, Max Talbot". CBC News. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  15. ^ Talbot, Max [@Max25talbot] (July 11, 2014). "Losing a tooth the morning of your wedding... #stillagreatday! #bestwifeever" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Avalanche, Flyers trade forwards Steve Downie, Max Talbot". CBC News. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  17. ^ "Maxime Talbot est papa" [Maxime Talbot is a father]. Agence QMI (in French). Journal de Montreal. February 27, 2014.
  18. ^ "Phaneuf's plans go awry". Canoe.ca. January 20, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2012.{cite web}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  20. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010.
  21. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009.
  22. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008.
  23. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2007.
  24. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005.
  25. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004.
  26. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 18, 2002.
  27. ^ "Cynthia PHANEUF: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2002.
  28. ^ a b "Competition Results: Cynthia PHANEUF". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
  29. ^ "Cynthia Phaneuf". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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