Background
Alaine Chartrand was born on March 26, 1996 in Brockville, Ontario. She is the daughter of Heather and John Chartrand, and has a brother, Andrew.
Alaine Chartrand was born on March 26, 1996 in Brockville, Ontario. She is the daughter of Heather and John Chartrand, and has a brother, Andrew.
She attended Thousand Islands Secondary School, graduating in 2014. After winning the senior bronze medal at the 2013 Canadian Championships, she was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, where she finished eighth.
At age four, Chartrand was taught by Mary Jayne Rashotte. 2012-2013 season
Chartrand debuted on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2012. 2013-2014 season
In 2014, she ranked fifth at the Canadian Championships and was named in Canada"s team to the Four Continents Championships.
Making her senior international debut, she placed seventh in Taipei.
She then came in fifth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. 2014-2015 season
As of August 2014, Chartrand"s coaches included Leonid Birinberg at the Nepean Skating Club in Nepean, Ontario.
Michelle Leigh at the Oakville Skating Club in Oakville, Mariposa in Barrie, or Canadian Ice Academy. And Rashotte at the Prescott Figure Skating Club in Prescott.
She was also coached by Brian Orser at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in Toronto, Ontario and worked with Gary Beacom on footwork.
Chartrand debuted on the senior Grand Prix series at the 2014 Skate Canada International, finishing seventh. At the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, she obtained her first General Practice medal, bronze, having placed first in the short program and third in the free skate. She was named to Canada"s world team and finished in 11th spot at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China, thus securing two spots for Canadian women at the 2016 World Championships.
Chartrand closed her season by finishing 11th at 2015 World Team Trophy where Team Canada finished fourth overall.
2015-2016 season
Chartrand began her season on the International Skating Union Challenger Series, placing 4th at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, she finished 12th at the 2015 Skate America and then 6th at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup.