 Charbonneau at the2010 World Junior Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993-04-02)April 2, 1993 (age 32) |
| Home town | Prior Lake, Minnesota |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coach | Lorie Charbonneau Robert Tebby |
| Skating club | Skate Winnipeg; Figure Skating Club of Bloomington |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | 2013 |
Kate Charbonneau (born April 2, 1993) is a Canadian former competitivefigure skater. She is the2009 Canadian national junior champion and placed sixth at the2010 World Junior Championships.
Charbonneau was born on April 2, 1993, inWinnipeg,Manitoba.[1] She has lived inPrior Lake, Minnesota, with her family since she was four. Her mother, Lorie, is a figure skating coach.[2]
Charbonneau began skating at age three because her dying grandmother wanted to see her skate before she died.[3] She started skating competitively in the United States but never appeared internationally for the U.S. She placed fourth on the intermediate level at the 2006U.S. Junior Championships but the next two seasons she did not advance from Regionals andSectionals. In the 2008–09 season, she began representing Canada as she had wanted to skate for Canada since she was about seven years old.[4]
Charbonneau won the junior ladies' title at the2009 Canadian Championships and received her firstISU Junior Grand Prix assignments later that year. She placed seventh on the senior level at the2010 Canadian Championships. In March 2010, she represented Canada at the2010 World Junior Championships inThe Hague, Netherlands; she placed fourth in the short program, seventh in the free skate, and sixth overall.
Charbonneau was coached by her mother, Lorie, and Robert Tebby inBloomington, Minnesota.[1] After retiring from competition, she began a coaching career. She is an instructor in learn-to-skate programs.
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 |
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| 2011–12 [1] |
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| 2010–11 [5] | ||
| 2009–10 [2][6] |
| International[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| World Junior Champ. | 6th | ||||
| JGPAustria | 15th | ||||
| JGPCroatia | 2nd | ||||
| JGPGermany | 13th | ||||
| JGPItaly | 7th | ||||
| JGPPoland | 8th | 5th | |||
| National[7] | |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st J. | 7th | 9th | 6th | 9th |
| J. = Junior level | |||||
