Bruno Marcotte (born September 10, 1974) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor in pairs. He is the 1993 World Junior bronze medallist with Isabelle Coulombe and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Valérie Marcoux.
Personal life Marcotte was born October 10, 1974, in Montreal, Quebec. His sister, Julie, is a figure skating choreographer, who choreographs for his students. In July 2014, it was publicly announced that he was engaged to his student Meagan Duhamel. The couple married on June 5, 2015, in Bermuda. The couple have two daughters.
Competitive figure skating career Marcotte competed with Isabelle Coulombe early in his pairs career. They won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Junior Championships.
Marcotte teamed up with Nadia Micallef in around 1995. The pair won the 1998 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placed fourth at the 1999 Canadian Championships.
Marcotte formed a partnership with Valérie Marcoux in around 2000. They placed fourth twice at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships, fourth at the 2002 Four Continents Championships and 12th at the 2002 World Championships. The team broke up after the 2001–02 season and Marcotte retired from competition.
Coaching career Following his competitive figure skating career, Marcotte became a pair skating coach. In addition, he became an ISU technical specialist for Canada and was formerly the pair skating director at the BC Centre of Excellence in Vancouver. He initially coached at the C.P.A. Saint-Léonard Inc. in Montreal alongside Richard Gauthier until 2019, when it was announced that he had moved to Oakville, Ontario, to coach at the Skate Oakville Skating Club with wife, Meagan Duhamel.The Community for Skating in Ontario, "Skate Oakville Pairs Skating Program", Skate Ontario, November 24, 2019
His current and former students include:
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor Tilda Alteryd / Gabriel Farand Elladj Baldé Fiona Bombardier Fiona Bombardier / Gabriel Farand Fiona Bombardier / Benjamin Mimar Marissa Castelli / Mervin Tran Jazmine Desrochers / Kieran Thrasher Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Liam Firus Isabella Gamez / Tòn Cónsul Vanessa Grenier / Maxime Deschamps Ellie Kam / Danny O'Shea Kim Kyu-eun / Alex Kang-chan Kam Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet Ami Koga / Spencer Akira Howe Chelsea Liu / Ryan Bedard Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro Yuna Nagaoka / Sumitada Moriguchi Chloe Panetta / Kieran Thrasher Brooke McIntosh / Marco Zandron Haruna Murakami / Sumitada Moriguchi Natasha Purich / Mervin Tran Natasha Purich / Andrew Wolfe Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr Sae Shimizu / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda Audrey Shin / Balázs Nagy Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran Niki Wories Caitlin Yankowskas / Hamish Gaman Megan Yudin / Patrizio Romano Rossi Lopez Jelizaveta Žuková / Martin Bidař
Programs (with Marcoux)
Season Short program Free skating 2001–2002 Sweet Dreams: The Anthology by Roy Buchanan Beyond the Forest by Max Steiner performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix
With Marcoux International Event 2000–01 2001–02 World Championships 12th Four Continents Champ. 4th Cup of Russia 7th Trophée Lalique 7th Sparkassen Cup on Ice 6th 5th Nebelhorn Trophy 1st National Canadian Champ. 4th 4th
With Micallef International Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 Cup of Russia 7th NHK Trophy WD Golden Spin 1st Nebelhorn Trophy 4th National Canadian Champ. 6th 12th 5th 4th
With Coulombe International Event 1992–93 1993–94 International St. Gervais 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 5th International: Junior World Junior Championships 3rd
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