Jean-Sebastien Fecteau

Career

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. From 1990 to 1994, Fecteau competed internationally with Caroline Haddad. 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.

Their partnership ended in early 2002. In April 2002, Fecteau teamed up with Japanese skater Utako Wakamatsu to compete for Canada.

Fecteau announced his competitive retirement on April 24, 2007. 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.

With Wakamatsu

With Saurette.

Achievements

• They won silver medals at the 1992 and 1994 World Junior Championships. They won the silver medal at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy and three bronze medals at the Canadian Championships. In 2003, they won gold medals at the Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy and made their Grand Prix debut. In the 2004-2005 season, Wakamatsu/Fecteau won silver at the 2005 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2005 World Championships where they placed eighth. In the 2005-2006 season, the pair won bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2005 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai 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.