Véronik Mallet (born June 11, 1994) is a retired Canadian figure skater. She is the 2022 Canadian national silver medalist, a two-time Canadian national bronze medalist (2015, 2019) and has finished in the top 10 at Four Continents Championships 2019.
Personal life Véronik Mallet was born on June 11, 1994, in Sept-Îles, Quebec. After attending a CEGEP in Sorel-Tracy, she enrolled at Université du Québec à Montréal.
Career
Early years Mallet started skating in 1997. As a child, she trained in Sept-Îles, Quebec. Around 2008, she began traveling to Contrecœur, Quebec, to train under Annie Barabé. She won the junior silver medal at the 2012 Canadian Championships and placed fifth on the senior level in 2013.
2013–2014 season Mallet debuted internationally at the start of the 2013–2014 season, placing fourth at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy and eighth at her first Grand Prix (GP) event, the 2013 Skate Canada International. She finished fourth at the 2014 Canadian Championships and 13th at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.
2014–2015 season Mallet began her season on the Challenger Series (CS), placing seventh at the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, and then finished tenth at two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. After winning the bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Championships, Mallet was selected to compete at the 2015 Four Continents Championships. She placed thirteenth in the short program, fourteenth in the free skate, and fourteenth overall.
2015–2016 season In 2015–2016, Mallet placed ninth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic (CS), tenth at the 2015 Skate Canada International (GP), and fourth at the 2016 Canadian Championships. She was invited to replace Gabrielle Daleman at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei.
2016–2017 season Mallet injured her foot in October 2016. She withdrew from the 2016 Skate Canada International and missed two seasons.
2018–2019 season Mallet returned to competition at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy, where she placed sixth, following a seventh-place finish in the short program and a fifth-place free skate. She remarked: "It feels good to get back into international competition. I felt good about both programs, I was confident and that really helped." Following the withdrawal of Gabrielle Daleman and Larkyn Austman for health reasons, Mallet was assigned to the 2018 Skate Canada International. She in turn had to withdraw due to an aggravation of her right foot fracture.
Mallet returned to competition at the 2019 Canadian Championships. She placed third in the short program, skating cleanly. Despite errors in the free skate, she finished third there as well, winning her second national bronze medal. She stated that she hoped to reintroduce the flip and Lutz jumps into competition in future seasons. She was assigned to compete at the 2019 Four Continents Championships, where she finished ninth, a personal best and the highest finish among the three Canadian ladies competing there.
2019–2020 season Beginning the season at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International, Mallet placed twelfth after struggles in both programs. Mallet began attempting the triple flip in competition again for the first time post-injury, and at her Grand Prix event, the 2019 Skate America, she first landed it in the short program successfully. She finished tenth overall, underrotating one jump in the free skate. Immediately afterward, Mallet was invited to compete at the 2019 Skate Canada International the following week, after Aurora Cotop withdrew. Mallet placed twelfth.
Following the Grand Prix, Mallet moved to train in Oakville under Bruno Marcotte. She went on to place seventh at the 2020 Canadian Championships.
2020–2021 season Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only competitions available were virtually-judged domestic ones. Mallet placed sixth at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge.
2021–2022 season After taking the bronze medal at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge, Mallet won the silver medal at the 2022 Canadian Championships, held without an audience in Ottawa due to the pandemic. Mallet said that it "was not perfect but I did what I could and I was really ready and looking forward to it and I am really glad with my performance." She finished thirteenth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn.
On July 7, Skate Canada announced her retirement from competitive figure skating.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2019–2020 True Colors Flashlight 2018–2019 Turning Tables Let Me Go 2017–2018 2016–2017 It's Magic 2015–2016 Waltz No. 7 Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Allegro molto appassionato 2014–2015 Funny Girl Diamonds 2013–2014 Papillon Car Wash 2010–2011 Lullaby 2009–2010 Masquerade
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
International Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 Four Continents 13th 14th 14th 9th 13th France 10th Skate America 10th Skate Canada 8th 10th 10th WD WD 12th Autumn Classic 12th Finlandia 6th Nebelhorn 7th U.S. Classic 9th Nebelhorn Trophy 4th National Canadian Champ. 2nd J 5th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 7th C 2nd SC Challenge 3rd 2nd 6th 3rd
References
External links
Veronik Mallet at Skate Canada