Maxime Deschamps

Maxime Deschamps (born December 20, 1991) is a Canadian pair skater. He has competed at two Four Continents Championships (2016, 2018) and four Grand Prix events with his skating partners, Vanessa Grenier and Sydney Kolodziej.

Maxime Deschamps
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Home townVaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerDeanna Stellato
Former partnerSydney Kolodziej, Vanessa Grenier, Naomie Boudreau, Catherine Baldé, Alysson Dugas
CoachRichard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum
ChoreographerJulie Marcotte
Skating clubCPAR Vaudreuil
Training locationsSaint-Leonard, Quebec
Began skating1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total159.34
2015 Cup of China
Short program52.41
2015 Cup of China
Free skate106.93
2015 Cup of China

Career

Early years

Deschamps began learning to skate in 1997.[1] He placed 6th in novice pairs with Alysson Dugas at the 2010 Canadian Championships, 10th in junior pairs with Catherine Baldé at the 2011 Canadian Championships, and 7th in junior pairs with Naomie Boudreau at the 2013 Canadian Championships.

Partnership with Grenier

In 2013, Deschamps teamed up with Vanessa Grenier. The two became the 2014 Canadian junior champions.[2] Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed 6th at the 2014 Skate America.[3] The pair finished 7th at the 2015 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. They were coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Quebec.[1] Grenier and Deschamps split up in May 2016.[4]

Partnership with Kolodziej

In 2016, Deschamps teamed up with Sydney Kolodziej from the United States. The pair finished 6th at the 2017 Canadian Championships, having ranked 6th in the short program and 4th in the free skate.

Coached by Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, and Sylvie Fullum in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Kolodziej/Deschamps made their international debut as a pair in September, at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic, where they placed 7th. Skate Canada also selected the pair to compete at a Grand Prix event, the 2017 Skate Canada International. They finished 8th at their Grand Prix assignment and then 7th at the 2018 Canadian Championships. They were named in Canada's team to the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei and finished 9th after placing 8th in the short program and 9th in the free skate.

Programs

With Kolodziej
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[5]

With Grenier
Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[1]
2014–2015
[6]
  • Somewhere in Time
    by John Barry
    • Somewhere in Time
      performed by Maksim Mrvica
    • The Old Woman
    • Theme from Somewhere in Time
      with 18th Variation of Rachmaninov
      performed by Newell Oler
      choreo. by Julie Marcotte

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Stellato-Dudek
National
Event 2019–20
Canadian Championships6th

With Kolodziej
International[7]
Event 2016–17 2017–18
Four Continents9th
GP Skate Canada8th
CS U.S. Classic7th
National[8]
Canadian Champ.6th7th
SC Challenge3rd
Section Québec1st

With Grenier
International[9]
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Four Continents8th
GP Cup of China8th
GP Skate America6th
GP Skate Canada7th
CS Autumn Classic5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
CS U.S. Classic4th
National[10]
Canadian Champ.1st J5th5th
J = Junior level

Early partnerships
National
Event 2009–101 2010–112 2012–133
Canadian Champ.6th N10th J7th J
Skate Canada Challenge5th J7th J
Section Québec2nd N3rd J2nd J
1 With Alysson Dugas
2 With Catherine Baldé
3 With Naomie Boudreau
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
gollark: I guess so. At least I'm not an international student.
gollark: I apparently have to pick a course within a few months before applying to university, and because the English system is so perfect and without flaw™ cannot really do the American thing of studying multiple things and specializing later. Fun!
gollark: Do related things and pick later?
gollark: As you can see, they're very pingy.
gollark: I have no idea what the spikes are, saturated network somewhere or something?

References
  1. "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. Slater, Paula (July 1, 2014). "Grenier and Deschamps hope for another magical season". Golden Skate.
  3. "Canadian pair sixth at Skate America". IndependentSportsNews.com. October 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. Grenier, Vanessa (June 12, 2016). "Vanessa Grenier | Facebook". Facebook (in French). Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. "Sydney KOLODZIEJ / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  6. "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  7. "Competition Results: Sydney KOLODZIEJ / Maxime DESCHAMPS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018.
  8. "Sydney Kolodziej & Maxime Deschamps" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2018.
  9. "Competition Results: Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
  10. Vanessa Grenier & Maxime Deschamps at Patinage Québec:
    • "2015–2016" (PDF). Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
    • "2014–2015" (PDF). Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
    • "2013–2014" (PDF). Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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