Romain Le Gac
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Romain Le Gac (born 31 May 1995) is a French-Canadian ice dancer who currently represents Canada with his partner and wife Marie-Jade Lauriault, in which capacity he is the 2022 Skate America bronze medallist, 2023 CS Budapest Trophy silver medallist, and two-time Canadian national medallists.
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Born | (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 28) Nogent-sur-Marne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Ice dance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Marie-Jade Lauriault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Patrice Lauzon Marie-France Dubreuil Romain Haguenauer Pascal Denis Josée Piché Benjamin Brisebois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Patinage Laval | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauriault and Le Gac initially represented his birth country of France upon partnering in 2014, winning four silver medals at the French Championships and a national junior title, and representing France at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Internationally they won four Challenger medals, including gold at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, before switching to represent her birth country of Canada in the summer of 2021.
He previously competed with Estelle Elizabeth, winning two junior national titles and representing France at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics.