Francis Boudreau-Audet
Canadian figure skater
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Francis Boudreau-Audet (born November 8, 1993) is a Canadian pair skater, currently competing with Nadine Wang for Canada.
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| Other names | Francis Boudreault-Audet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 8, 1993 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coach | Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Began skating | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously competed with Sumire Suto for Japan, and was the 2016 Toruń Cup champion and a two-time Japanese national champion.
Personal life
Around 2021, Boudreau-Audet began a career as a development engineer for OrthoPediatrics[1]—a Canadian company that designs implants for children with orthopedic conditions.
Career
Boudreau-Audet began learning to skate in 2001.[2]
Partnership with Koga
His partnership with Japan's Ami Koga lasted two seasons. In December 2013, they were awarded the junior silver medal at the Japan Championships, having finished second to Sumire Suto / Konstantin Chizhikov. Making their international debut, they won silver in junior pairs at the Bavarian Open in February 2014.
Koga/Boudreau-Audet competed in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 4th in Tallinn and 6th in Zagreb. In March 2015, they finished 6th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn. They were coached by Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Cynthia Lemaire, and Sylvie Fullum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3]
Partnership with Suto
2015–16 season
Boudreau-Audet teamed up with Japan's Sumire Suto in the spring of 2015.[4] They decided to represent Japan in senior pairs, coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Canada.[5] Their international debut came in December 2015 at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed 7th. Later that month, they won the Japanese national title, ahead of Marin Ono / Wesley Killing and Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara.
In January 2016, Suto/Boudreau-Audet were awarded gold at the Toruń Cup. They went on the place 9th at the 2016 Four Continents in Taipei and 22nd at the 2016 World Championships in Boston
2016–17 season
Suto/Boudreau-Audet began their season on the Challenger Series, placing fourth at the 2016 U.S. International Classic. They finished 7th at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2016 NHK Trophy. The two repeated as Japanese national champions, outscoring Suzaki / Kihara by 14 points for the title.
Programs
With Suto
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2017–18 [6] |
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| 2016–17 [2] |
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| 2015–16 [5] |
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With Koga
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2014–15 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Wang for Canada
| International[7] | |
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| Event | 2019–20 |
| CS U.S. Classic | 9th |
| CS Warsaw | 9th |
| National[7] | |
| Canadian Champ. | 8th |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |
With Suto for Japan
| International[8] | |||
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| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| World Champ. | 22nd | 17th | |
| Four Continents Champ. | 9th | 10th | |
| GP NHK Trophy | 7th | 7th | |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 8th | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | ||
| CS U.S. Classic | 4th | 8th | |
| Toruń Cup | 1st | 1st | |
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| Japan Champ. | 1st | 1st | |
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| World Team Trophy | 1st T 6th P | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. | |||
With Koga for Japan
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| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| World Junior Champ. | 6th | |
| JGP Croatia | 6th | |
| JGP Estonia | 4th | |
| Bavarian Open | 2nd J | |
| Challenge Cup | 1st J | |
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| Japan Junior Champ. | 2nd | 1st |
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| World Team Trophy | 3rd T 6th P | |
| J = Junior level T = Team result; P = Personal result. | ||