About Joannie Rochette
Joannie Rochette (born January 13, 1986) is a Canadian physician and retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medallist, the 2009 World silver medallist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medallist, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medallist, and a six-time (2005–10) Canadian national champion. == Career == Rochette was born January 13, 1986, in Montreal, Quebec. She was raised in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas. Rochette began skating when she was just two years old after her mother took her to the rink. She began taking lessons from Nathalier Riquier at the Berthierville Skating Club. In 1999, she started working with a team of coaches in Trois Rivieres and St-Leonard: Manon Perron, Nathalie Martin, Normand Proft and Danielle Robillard. In the 1999–2000 season, she won the 2000 Canadian Championships on the novice level. === 2000–01 season: Junior Grand Prix debut === The following season she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series. She placed 5th at the 2000–01 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in France and 4th at the event in Mexico.
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