Sébastien Britten

Sébastien Britten
Personal information
Born (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Skating clubCPA Brossard
Retired1997

Sébastien Britten (born May 17, 1970)[1] is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He won bronze medals at three senior internationals — the 1992 International de Paris, the 1993 Nations Cup and the 1994 Skate Canada International — and became the Canadian national champion in 1995. Britten represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th.[2] He competed at three World Championships, achieving his best result, eighth, in 1994.

In 1998, Britten beat several Olympic and World medallists to win the 1998 World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he began working as a coach and choreographer.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1995–96
[1]
  • Light Cavalary Overture
  • Poet and Peasant Overture
    by Franz von Suppé

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

1990–1997

International[1]
Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97
Winter Olympics10th
World Champ.8th17th17th
GP Skate Canada8th
GP Nations Cup7th
Int. de Paris /
Trophée de France		3rd9th
Nations Cup7th3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy6th6th
PiruettenWD
Skate America8th
Skate Canada3rd
National[1]
Canadian Champ.9th3rd4th3rd1st2nd3rd
WD: Withdrew

Junior career

National
Event 88–89 89–90
Canadian Championships3rd J.1st J.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sebastien BRITTEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sebastien Britten". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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