Cynthia Phaneuf
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Phaneuf at the 2008 Skate Canada.
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| Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 16, 1988 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec |
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| Residence | Contrecœur, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach |
Brian Orser Annie Barabé Sophie Richard Y. Desjardins |
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| Former choreographer | David Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former skating club | CPA Sorel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations |
Toronto Contrecœur, Quebec |
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| Began skating | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | September 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 177.54 2010 Worlds |
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| Short program | 60.98 2009 Four Continents |
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| Free skate | 118.04 2010 Worlds |
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Cynthia Phaneuf (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Four Continents silver medalist, 2004 Skate Canada International champion, 2004 Skate America silver medalist, a two-time (2004, 2011) Canadian national champion, and a four-time (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012) Canadian silver medalist. She finished in fifth place at the 2010 World Championships and represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Cynthia Phaneuf began skating at age four after watching her cousin skating. She landed her first triple, a salchow, at the age of eleven.
Phaneuf was coached by Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard in Contrecœur, Quebec from the age of nine until November 2011. 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. 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. 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.
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