Kelly Ann Laurin
Laurin (left) at 2023 Skate Canada
Born (2005-11-16) November 16, 2005
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
HometownSaint-Jérôme, Quebec
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada Canada
PartnerLoucas Éthier
CoachStéphanie Valois, Yvan Desjardins, Violaine Émard
Skating clubPatinage St-Jérôme
Began skating2011

Kelly Ann Laurin (born November 16, 2005) is a Canadian pair skater. With her skating partner, Loucas Éthier, she is the 2022 Skate America bronze medallist and the 2024 Canadian national bronze medallist.

Career

Early years

Laurin began learning to skate in 2011.[1] In 2018, she teamed up with Loucas Éthier. The two won gold in the novice pairs' event at the 2019 Canadian Championships.[2]

2019–20 season

Laurin/Éthier appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, placing sixth in Poland. They became junior national bronze medallists at the 2020 Canadian Championships and were assigned to the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they finished fourteenth.[2]

2020–21 season

Laurin/Éthier placed second in junior pairs at the Skate Canada Challenge, a qualifier for the 2021 Canadian Championships. The latter event was cancelled, along with many internationals, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–22 season

The pair moved up to the senior ranks for the 2021–22 season. They placed sixth at the 2022 Canadian Championships.[2]

2022–23 season

Making their senior international debut, Laurin/Éthier placed fifth at the 2022 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.[2] They were then invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate America. In a pairs field marked by the absence of Russian competitors as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Laurin/Éthier won the bronze medal, which he called "a big deal for us."[3] They were seventh at Skate Canada International the following weekend.[2]

Following the Grand Prix, Laurin/Éthier won the bronze medal at the 2022–23 Skate Canada Challenge to qualify to the 2023 Canadian Championships.[4] They finished third in the short program at the national championships, but in the free skate they were overtaken by Pereira/Michaud for the bronze medal.[5] Despite finishing fourth overall, they were named to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships.[6] Laurin/Éthier finished seventh at the event, setting new personal bests in the process.[7]

2023–24 season

Laurin/Éthier at the 2023 Skate Canada International

Laurin/Éthier finished sixth at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to start their season.[8] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, they came seventh of eight teams in the short program, but rose to fifth place overall following the free skate.[9] Weeks later at the 2023 NHK Trophy, they placed seventh of eight teams in the short program with a difficult skate that Éthier called "one of the worst programs of our competitive career."[10] They performed much more strongly in the free skate, coming sixth in the segment, though staying seventh overall. He said after that "we skated for ourselves and for redemption and just to prove to ourselves what we could really do after our short performance," adding that the event was "an unreal experience."[11]

At the 2024 Canadian Championships, Laurin/Éthier came third in both segments and took the bronze medal, their first appearance on the senior national podium.[12]

Programs

with Éthier
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[13]
  • All Right Now
    by Superhuman
    choreo. by Mark Pillay
2022–2023
[1]
  • All Right Now
    by Superhuman
    choreo. by Mark Pillay
Money Heist:
2019–2020
[14]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level [2]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Four Continents 7th TBD
GP NHK Trophy 7th
GP Skate America 3rd
GP Skate Canada 7th 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
CS U.S. Classic 5th
Canadian Championships 6th 4th 3rd
Skate Canada Challenge 4th 3rd
Section Québec 1st
  • JGP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
  • N – novice level
  • C – Event was cancelled
  • WD – Withdrew from event
Competition placements at junior and novice level [2]
Season 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
World Junior Championships 14th
JGP Poland 6th
Bavarian Open 1st
Canadian Championships 1st N 3rd C
Skate Canada Challenge 2nd N 8th 2nd
Section Québec 2nd N 2nd 1st

References

  1. 1 2 "Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Competition Results: Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 23, 2022). "Knierim and Frazier reclaim Skate America pairs' title". Golden Skate.
  4. ↑ "Men, pairs and ice dance titles awarded at 2022–23 Skate Canada Challenge". Skate Canada. December 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Flett, Ted (January 15, 2023). "Long awaited victory for Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps". Golden Skate.
  6. ↑ "Skate Canada names teams for 2023 ISU championships". Skate Canada. January 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Canada wins silver and bronze at ISU Four Continents Championships". Skate Canada. February 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pair skaters Pereira & Michaud narrowly miss podium at Nebelhorn Trophy event". Skate Canada. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gold for Canadian pair and ice dance team at Skate Canada International". Skate Canada. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 25, 2023). "Hase and Volodin dominate pairs at NHK Trophy in debut season". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix series wraps up at NHK Trophy in Japan". Skate Canada. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ Flett, Ted (January 15, 2024). "Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps defend national title". Golden Skate. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
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