Antoine Dorsaz (born 2 March 1989 in Martigny, Valais) is a Swiss retired pair skater. With former partner Anaïs Morand, he is the 2008–2010 Swiss national champion.
| Antoine Dorsaz | |
|---|---|
 Morand & Dorsaz in 2010 | |
| Full name | Antoine Dorsaz |
| Born | 2 March 1989 Martigny |
| Hometown | Fully |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Began skating | 1999 |
| Retired | 2010 |
Career
editMorand and Dorsaz teamed up in 2005. They spent their first two seasons together on the junior circuit. In 2008-9 they competed in both juniors and seniors, finishing 12th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Junior Championships. They were not able to qualify a spot for Switzerland for the Winter Olympics.
Morand and Dorsaz began the 2009-10 season at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they qualified a spot for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] They continued to skate on the junior Grand Prix circuit and moved up to 8th at the European Championships. They were 15th at the Olympics and moved up to 13th at Worlds. Dorsaz retired from competitive skating after the 2010 season, citing lack of motivation.[2]
Programmes
edit(with Morand)
| Season | Short programme | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–2010 [3][4] |
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| 2007–2008 [5] |
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| 2006–2007 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
edit(with Morand)
| Results[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Olympics | 15th | |||
| Worlds | 14th | 13th | ||
| Europeans | 12th | 8th | ||
| Nebehorn | 5th | |||
| International: Junior or novice | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 11th | 12th | 10th | |
| JGP Belarus | 6th | |||
| JGP Czech Republic | 10th | 8th | ||
| JGP Estonia | 15th | |||
| JGP Germany | 4th | |||
| JGP Great Britain | 14th | |||
| JGP Norway | 9th | |||
| JGP USA | 6th | |||
| National | ||||
| Swiss Champ. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Qualifying Competition – Oberstdorf (GER) - Review". International Skating Union. 27 Sep 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 27 Sep 2009.
- ^ Vernon, Nadin (2010). "Antoine Dorsaz: "Now I have one dream: I want to do shows"". Absolute Skating.
- ^ "Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.
- ^ "Competition Results: Anais MORAND / Antoine DORSAZ". International Skating Union.
External links
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