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| Born | (1974-02-23)23 February 1974 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bougival, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stéphane Bernadis (French pronunciation:[bɛʁ.na.dis], born 23 February 1974) is a French formerpair skater. With skating partnerSarah Abitbol, he is the2000 World bronze medalist, the2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a seven-timeEuropean medalist (two silver and five bronze medals), and a ten-timeFrench national champion.
Bernadis began skating at age eight because of his mother, English skater Donna Davies.[1] He teamed up withSarah Abitbol in 1992.[1] Abitbol/Bernadis were coached by Jean-Roland Racle early in their career and then byStanislav Leonovich inParis.[2]
At the2000 World Championships inNice, 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 sinceAndrée Brunet /Pierre Brunet won gold in1932.[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 2001Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8] Abitbol/Bernadis withdrew from the 2002 Olympics after Abitbol'sAchilles tendon ruptured in practice – she underwent surgery and was off the ice for six months.[7][9] After the2003 European Championships, the pair changed coaches, moving toJean-Christophe Simond.[7]
Abitbol/Bernadis worked onthrow tripleAxels.[7]
Bernadis and his wife, Elisabeth, have a daughter named Ava.[10]
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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 |
| GPFinal | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | |||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 3rd | ||||||||||
| GPInt. Paris / Troph. France/Lalique | 7th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
| GPNations/Spark. | 7th | 9th | 1st | ||||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||
| GPSkate America | 10th | 6th | 2nd | ||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | ||||||||||
| Japan Open | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Skate Israel | 1st | ||||||||||
| National[12] | |||||||||||
| French Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |