Antoine Dorsaz (born 2 March 1989 in Martigny, Valais) is a Swiss retired pair skater. With former partner Anaïs Morand, he is the 2008–2010 Swiss national champion.
Career Morand and Dorsaz teamed up in 2005. They spent their first two seasons together on the junior circuit. In 2008-9 they competed in both juniors and seniors, finishing 12th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Junior Championships. They were not able to qualify a spot for Switzerland for the Winter Olympics.
Morand and Dorsaz began the 2009-10 season at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they qualified a spot for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They continued to skate on the junior Grand Prix circuit and moved up to 8th at the European Championships. They were 15th at the Olympics and moved up to 13th at Worlds. Dorsaz retired from competitive skating after the 2010 season, citing lack of motivation.
Programmes (with Morand)
Season Short programme Free skating 2008–2010 Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone 2007–2008 Réveil (from Cirque du Soleil's Quidam) by Benoît Jutras Carmen by Georges Bizet 2006–2007 Cirque du Soleil by René Dupéré Ouverture (from The Haunted Mansion) by Mark Mancina
Competitive highlights (with Morand)
Results International Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Olympics 15th Worlds 14th 13th Europeans 12th 8th Nebehorn 5th International: Junior or novice Junior Worlds 11th 12th 10th JGP Belarus 6th JGP Czech Republic 10th 8th JGP Estonia 15th JGP Germany 4th JGP Great Britain 14th JGP Norway 9th JGP USA 6th National Swiss Champ. 1st J. 1st 1st 1st JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior
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