Joannie Rochette
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Rochette at the 2009 Worlds.
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| Country represented | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 13, 1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Home town | Île Dupas, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Manon Perron Nathalie Martin |
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| Former coach | Josée Normand Sébastien Britten Nathalie Riquier |
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| Choreographer |
Shae-Lynn Bourne Lori Nichol |
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| Former choreographer |
David Wilson Sébastien Britten |
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| Skating club | CPA Berthierville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 202.64 2010 Winter Olympics |
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| Short program | 71.36 2010 Winter Olympics |
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| Free skate | 131.28 2010 Winter Olympics |
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Medal record
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Joannie Rochette (born January 13, 1986) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2009 World silver medalist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a six-time (2005–10) Canadian national champion.
Rochette was born January 13, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec. She was raised in Île Dupas.
On February 21, 2010, two days before the beginning of ladies' figure skating competition at the winter Olympics in Vancouver, her mother, Thérèse Rochette, died of a heart attack at age 55 at Vancouver General Hospital after arriving to watch her compete; Rochette chose to remain in the competition and skate in her mother's honour. At her mother's funeral, she placed her Olympic bronze medal on the casket for some time.
Rochette is currently a spokesperson for the "iheartmom" campaign at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, which deals with raising awareness for heart disease in women. She has also worked with World Vision.
Rochette began skating when she was just two years old after her mother took her to the rink. In the 1999–2000 season, she won the 2000 Canadian Championships on the novice level.
The following season she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. She placed 5th at the 2000–01 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in France and 4th at the event in Mexico. She qualified for the 2001 Canadian Championships by winning both her qualifying events. At the Canadian Championships, she won her second consecutive national title, this time on the Junior level. She was then sent to the 2001 World Junior Championships, where she placed 8th.
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