Stéphane Bernadis
French pair skater (born 1974)
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Stéphane Bernadis (French pronunciation: [bɛʁ.na.dis], born 23 February 1974) is a French former pair skater. With skating partner Sarah Abitbol, he is the 2000 World bronze medalist, the 2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a seven-time European medalist (two silver and five bronze medals), and a ten-time French national champion.
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| Born | 23 February 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bougival, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Bernadis began skating at age eight because of his mother, English skater Donna Davies.[1] He teamed up with Sarah Abitbol in 1992.[1] Abitbol/Bernadis were coached by Jean-Roland Racle early in their career and then by Stanislav Leonovich in Paris.[2]
At the 2000 World Championships in Nice, France, Bernadis said he was attacked by an unknown assailant with a razor on March 28 when he opened his hotel room door – resulting in an eight-inch cut down his left forearm.[3][4][5] Bernadis said he had received a death threat three weeks earlier.[6] At the event, he and Abitbol won the bronze medal, becoming the first French pair skaters to win a World medal since Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet won gold in 1932.[7]
An injury to Bernadis led the pair to withdraw after the short program from the 2001 World Championships.[8] They qualified for the 2002 Olympics by winning the 2001 Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8] Abitbol/Bernadis withdrew from the 2002 Olympics after Abitbol's Achilles tendon ruptured in practice – she underwent surgery and was off the ice for six months.[7][9] After the 2003 European Championships, the pair changed coaches, moving to Jean-Christophe Simond.[7]
Personal life
Bernadis and his wife, Elisabeth, have a daughter named Ava.[10]
Programs
(with Abitbol)
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| 2002–2003 [7] |
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Results
- with Abitbol
GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
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| Event | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| Winter Olympics | 6th | WD | |||||||||
| World Champ. | 19th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | WD | 12th | ||
| European Champ. | 14th | 15th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP Final | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | |||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 3rd | ||||||||||
| GP Int. Paris / Troph. France/Lalique | 7th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
| GP Nations/Spark. | 7th | 9th | 1st | ||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||
| GP Skate America | 10th | 6th | 2nd | ||||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | ||||||||||
| Japan Open | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Skate Israel | 1st | ||||||||||
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| French Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
