Jean-Sébastien Fecteau
# Jean-Sébastien Fecteau

Jean-Sébastien Fecteau (born May 7, 1975) is a Canadian former pair skater. He is a two-time World Junior silver medallist with Caroline Haddad, the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medallist with Valerie Saurette, and the 2006 Four Continents silver medallist with Utako Wakamatsu.

## Career

From 1990 to 1994, Fecteau competed internationally with Caroline Haddad. They won silver medals at the 1992 and 1994 World Junior Championships.

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. They won the silver medal at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy and three bronze medals at the Canadian Championships. Their partnership ended in early 2002.

In April 2002, Fecteau teamed up with Japanese skater Utako Wakamatsu to compete for Canada. In 2003, they won gold medals at the Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy and made their Grand Prix debut.

In the 2004–05 season, Wakamatsu/Fecteau won silver at the 2005 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2005 World Championships where they placed eighth.

In the 2005–06 season, the pair won bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2005 NHK 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.

Fecteau announced his competitive retirement on April 24, 2007.

## Personal life

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.

## Programs

### With Wakamatsu

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2006–2007 | Batwannis Beek White Darbouka by K. Hovannes Indian Touch by Pierre Cosso Here Comes Santa | Picking Up Brides (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Rain (I Want a Divorce) (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Theme from Once Upon a Time in China Rising Sun by Kiyoshi Yoshida |
| 2005–2006 | The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns | La Revancha by Gotan Project Quartango by Bond |
| 2004–2005 | The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns | Picking Up Brides (from The Last Emperor) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Rain (I Want a Divorce) (from The Last Emperor) Farewell My Concubine by Zhao Jiping |
| 2003–2004 | Kirwani (from the album Chill out in Paris) by David Visan | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C-Minor, op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff |

### With Saurette

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2001–2002 | Blow up a Go-Go by J. Clarke | Palladio Allegretto by Karl Jenkins performed by the London Philharmonic Strings, the Smith Quartet Songs from Secret Garden by Rolf Lovland performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra, John Tale |

## Competitive highlights

### With Wakamatsu

Results :

| International |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| Worlds | | 8th | | |
| Four Continents | | | 2nd | |
| GP Cup of Russia | | | | 5th |
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th |
| GP Skate America | 4th | | | |
| GP Skate Canada | | WD | 6th | |
| Finlandia Trophy | 1st | | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | | | |
| National |||||
| Canadian Champ. | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew |||||

### With Saurette

Results :

| International ||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
| Worlds | | | | 13th | | | |
| Four Continents | | | | 4th | 6th | | |
| GP Lalique | | | | 6th | 8th | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | 6th | | |
| GP Skate America | | | | | | | 7th |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | | 6th | | |
| GP Sparkassen | | | | 5th | | | 4th |
| Nebelhorn | | | | | | | 2nd |
| Czech Skate | | | 1st | | | | |
| National ||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th |
| GP = Grand Prix ||||||||

### With Haddad

Results :

| International |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
| World Junior Championships | 7th | 2nd | | 2nd |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | 1st |
| International St. Gervais | | | | 1st |
| National |||||
| Canadian Championships | | | | 5th |
