Josée Chouinard (born August 21, 1969) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1996 Champions Series Final bronze medallist and a three-time Canadian national champion (1991, 1993–1994). She finished in the top ten at two Winter Olympics.
Personal life Chouinard was born in Montreal, Quebec. In August 1997, she married Canadian pair skater Jean-Michel Bombardier. Their twins, Fiona and Noah, were born in January 2005. She and her husband separated 2006.
Career Chouinard began skating following the 1976 Winter Olympics, which she saw on television.
She won silver at the 1988 Nebelhorn Trophy, gold at the 1989 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and gold at the 1990 Skate Canada International. After taking her first national title, in January 1991, she was assigned to the 1991 World Championships in Munich, Germany. Ranked 8th in the short program and 5th in the free skate, she would finish 6th overall at her first ISU Championship. Subsequently, she won the Canadian figure skating championships in 1993 and 1994.
Chouinard finished as high as 5th at the World Championships (1992 and 1994). She competed at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing 9th on both occasions.
Chouinard began her coaching career in 1992, in Laval, Quebec. She later coached at the Granite Club in Toronto, Ontario (from 2002 to 2017) and at the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Results GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)
International Event 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 Olympics 9th 9th Worlds 6th 5th 9th 5th Final 3rd France 1st Skate Canada 3rd Nations Cup 8th 4th Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd NHK Trophy 4th 9th Piruetten 2nd Schäfer Memorial 1st Skate America 11th 9th Skate Canada 1st 3rd Skate Electric 2nd National Canadian Champ. 2nd J 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd J = Junior; WD = Withdrew
Chouinard also won gold at the 2000 Sears Canadian Open.
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