Cédric Monod | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Switzerland |
Born |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
10 November 1974
Former partner | Leslie Monod |
Former coach |
Heidemarie Steiner Jacques Mrozek |
Former skating club | CP Lausanne |
Retired | February 1994 |
Cédric Monod (born 10 November 1974) is a Swiss former pair skater. With his sister, Leslie Monod, he is a three-time Swiss national champion (1992–94) and placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (1993).
Born 10 November 1974 in Lausanne, Cédric Monod is the elder brother of Leslie Monod. He has two children, Ulysse and Louise, with Céline Cordey.
A graduate of the University of Lausanne, Monod taught for six years at Collège Arnold Reymond de Pully before joining Gymnase Auguste Piccard in 2006. He is a geography and physical education teacher.
After playing defense for an ice hockey team, Cédric Monod switched to figure skating, competing in singles on the junior level and then pairs with his sister. They represented Switzerland internationally and CP Lausanne in domestic events. Their coaches included Heidemarie Steiner and Jacques Mrozek.
The Monod siblings won the first of their three Swiss national titles in 1992. They finished 8th at the 1992 European Championships in Lausanne and 12th at the 1992 World Championships in Oakland, California. The following season, they placed sixth at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki and 9th at the 1993 World Championships in Prague. Their Worlds result allowed Switzerland to send two pair teams to the 1994 Winter Olympics.