Jean-Sébastien Fecteau

Jean-Sébastien Fecteau (born May 7, 1975) is a Canadian former pair skater. He is a two-time World Junior silver medalist with Caroline Haddad, the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist with Valerie Saurette, and the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist with Utako Wakamatsu.

Career

From 1990 to 1994, Fecteau competed internationally with Caroline Haddad. They won silver medals at the 1992 and 1994 World Junior Championships.

In 1995, Fecteau began competing with Valerie Saurette. They competed on the Grand Prix series for three seasons, twice at the Four Continents (best result was fourth), and once at the World Championships, placing 13th. They won the silver medal at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy and three bronze medals at the Canadian Championships. Their partnership ended in early 2002.

In April 2002, Fecteau teamed up with Japanese skater Utako Wakamatsu to compete for Canada. In 2003, they won gold medals at the Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy and made their Grand Prix debut.

In the 2004–05 season, Wakamatsu/Fecteau won silver at the 2005 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2005 World Championships where they placed eighth.

In the 2005–06 season, the pair won bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2005 NHK Trophy. They also took bronze at the 2006 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships where they won the silver medal.

Fecteau announced his competitive retirement on April 24, 2007.

Personal life

In 2007, Fecteau said he planned to study civil engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. He completed his studies and is now working as a Transportation Engineer.

Programs

With Wakamatsu

Season	Short program	Free skating
2006–2007	Batwannis Beek White Darbouka by K. Hovannes Indian Touch by Pierre Cosso Here Comes Santa	Picking Up Brides (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Rain (I Want a Divorce) (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Theme from Once Upon a Time in China Rising Sun by Kiyoshi Yoshida
2005–2006	The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns	La Revancha by Gotan Project Quartango by Bond
2004–2005	The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns	Picking Up Brides (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Rain (I Want a Divorce) (from The Last Emperor) Farewell My Concubine by Zhao Jiping
2003–2004	Kirwani (from the album Chill out in Paris) by David Visan	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C-Minor, op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

With Saurette

Season	Short program	Free skating
2001–2002	Blow up a Go-Go by J. Clarke	Palladio Allegretto by Karl Jenkins performed by the London Philharmonic Strings, the Smith Quartet Songs from Secret Garden by Rolf Lovland performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra, John Tale

Competitive highlights

With Wakamatsu

Results
International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Worlds		8th
Four Continents			2nd
GP Cup of Russia				5th
GP NHK Trophy	5th	5th	3rd	4th
GP Skate America	4th
GP Skate Canada		WD	6th
Finlandia Trophy	1st
Nebelhorn Trophy	1st
National
Canadian Champ.	4th	2nd	3rd	4th
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Saurette

Results
International
Event	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02
Worlds				13th
Four Continents				4th	6th
GP Lalique				6th	8th
GP NHK Trophy					6th
GP Skate America							7th
GP Skate Canada					6th
GP Sparkassen				5th			4th
Nebelhorn							2nd
Czech Skate			1st
National
Canadian Champ.	8th	9th	3rd	3rd	3rd	6th	5th
GP = Grand Prix

With Haddad

Results
International
Event	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
World Junior Championships	7th	2nd		2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy				1st
International St. Gervais				1st
National
Canadian Championships				5th

External links

• Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sebastien Fecteau at the International Skating Union
• Official site