Up for auction "Figure Skater" Josée Chouinard Hand Signed 3X5 Card. This item is
certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of
Authenticity.
ES-4681E
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. 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.[2] She and her husband
separated c. 2006. 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.