Simon Proulx-Sénécal (born December 6, 1991) is a Canadian-born ice dancer who competes with Tina Garabedian for Armenia. They are the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalists and reached the free dance at two European Championships (2016, 2017).
Personal life Simon Proulx-Sénécal was born on December 6, 1991, in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada, of French Canadian heritage. Proulx-Sénécal came out as gay.Outsports: At least 35 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, January 2022
Career
Early years Proulx-Sénécal switched from ice hockey to figure skating when he was seven years old and teamed up with his first partner at age twelve. Competing with Josyane Cholette, he placed 11th in junior ice dancing at both the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Championships. He and Christina Penkov were 15th on the junior level at the 2013 Canadian Championships. During the next two seasons, he competed with Mélissande Dumas on the senior level. They finished 11th at the 2014 Canadian Championships and 12th in 2015.
Partnership with Garabedian In May 2015, Proulx-Sénécal teamed up with Tina Garabedian to compete for Armenia. Making their international debut, they placed sixth at the 2015 Ice Challenge, a 2015–16 ISU Challenger Series (CS) event held in October in Graz, Austria. In December, they won their first CS medal – bronze at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
In January 2016, Garabedian/Proulx-Sénécal were one of twenty teams to qualify for the final segment at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, having ranked 20th in the short dance. They finished 18th overall after placing 18th in the free dance.
Programs (with Garabedian)
Season Short dance Free dance 2021–2022 Respect Bridge over Troubled Water Think Autumn Leaves Luck Be a Lady 2019–2021 Mamma Mia Honey, Honey Take a Chance on Me Dancing Queen 2017–2018 Vente Pa' Ca La Bomba A Time for Us Old Money 2016–2017 Blues Swing Pearl Harbor 2015–2016 Waltz of the Flowers Go Do Everybody Wants to Rule the World Cosmic Love
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
With Garabedian for Armenia International Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 19–20 21–22 Olympics 18th Worlds 27th 25th 22nd C 14th Europeans 18th 19th 19th 17th 13th Golden Spin 3rd 11th 15th 4th Ice Challenge 6th Nebelhorn 8th 4th U.S. Classic 9th 6th Warsaw Cup 5th 8th Bavarian Open 2nd Budapest Trophy 1st Lake Placid IDI 2nd Santa Claus Cup 2nd Toruń Cup 3rd National Armenian 1st TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
Earlier partnerships National Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 Canadian Champ. 11th J 11th J 15th J 11th 12th J = Junior level
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