Yvan Desjardins

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Yvan Desjardins
Born (1975-10-06) October 6, 1975 (age 48)
Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubCPA Boisbriand
Retired1997

Yvan Desjardins (born October 6, 1975) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor. He reached the free skate at two ISU Championships.

Career[edit]

Desjardins competed at the 1993 and 1994 World Junior Championships, qualifying to the free skate at both events. His best final result, 11th, came in 1993 in Seoul, South Korea.

After retiring from competition, Desjardins became a coach, based in Rosemère, Quebec.[1] In August 2015, he became only the 13th person to achieve Level 5 in Skate Canada's National Coaching Certification Program.[2] In 2016, he received the Skate Canada Competitive Coach Award of Excellence.[3] His past and present students include, Nicolas Nadeau,[4] Jessica Dubé, Shawn Sawyer and Joseph Phan.

Personal life[edit]

Desjardins was born on October 6, 1975, in Boisbriand, Quebec.[5] He studied at the Université de Montréal.[2] He is married to figure skating coach Claudine Morency[1] and has two children.[2]

Competitive highlights[edit]

International[5]
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 96–97
Czech Skate 7th
Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
International: Junior[5]
World Junior Champ. 11th 18th
Blue Swords 2nd J
National[5]
Canadian Champ. 3rd N 5th J 7th J 13th 10th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Santucci, Marilynn (November 19, 2015). "Grace and pain". The Signal, University of King's College. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Henwood, Marty (March 4, 2016). "Skate Canada Coach Yvan Desjardins realizes goal with NCCP Level 5 certification". Skate Canada.
  3. ^ "Skate Canada members honoured at 2016 Achievement Awards Gala in St. John's". Skate Canada. June 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Nicolas NADEAU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Yvan DESJARDINS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016.