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1 Date of birth: Place of birth: Lively, ON Height: 149 cm Home town: Montreal, QC, nutritionist Hobbies: dogs, yoga, baseball, baking, cooking, veganism Start sk. / Club: 1988 / Walden FSC Internet / Social Media contact: Internet / Social Media contact (couple): Craig Buntin, Ryan Arnold Date of birth: Place of birth: Balmertown, ON Height: 188 cm Home town: Montreal, QC Hobbies: piano, music composition, film, travelling Start sk. / Club: 1992 / CPA St. Leonard Internet / Social Media contact: Internet / Social Media contact (couple): Sarah Burke, Rachel Kirkland Meagan DUHAMEL CAN Eric RADFORD CAN Coach: Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum Choreographer: Julie Marcotte Former Coach: Practice low season: 35 h / week at Montreal, QC Practice high season: 35 h / week at Montreal, QC Un peu plus haut by Ginette Reno Neutron Star Collision by Muse I Belong to You (from "Samson and Delilah") performed by Muse Uprising by Muse Personal Best Total Score ISU World Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Program ISU World Championships 2014 Personal Best Score Free Skating ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/ (3) 8.(3) 7. (3) (3) S(3) / S(2) (3) / 7.S(2) S(3) / 8.S(1) ISU World Team Trophy 2013 Tokyo 2013 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2013 Saint John, NB 2013 ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2013 Paris 2013 ISU Grand Prix Final 2013/14 Fukuoka 2013 Skate Canada Autumn Classic 2014 Barrie, ON 2014 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2014 Kelowna, B.C ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014 Osaka 2014 ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 (1): Anne-Marie GIROUX / Eric RADFORD (CAN), (2): Rachel KIRKLAND / Eric RADFORD (CAN), (3): Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN (CAN) Duhamel/Radford are the first Canadian pair skaters in 14 years to win the world title (Jamie Sale/David Pelletier had won in 2001). They are silver medalists in the team event at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. They teamed up in spring Duhamel competed in singles until 2006 before focusing on pairs and is the 2003 National Junior Champion. With her first partner Ryan Arnold, she became the first pair skater to perform a throw triple Lutz in competition. The couple has performed the throw quadruple Salchow in competition. last update: :52:03

2 Date of birth: Place of birth: Harbin Height: 150 cm Home town: Beijing Profession: student, athlete Hobbies: music, reading, internet Start sk. / Club: 2001 / Wenjing SUI CHN Date of birth: Place of birth: Harbin Height: 170 cm Home town: Beijing Profession: student, athlete Hobbies: music, reading, internet, basketball, computer games Start sk. / Club: 1998 / Cong HAN CHN Coach: Bin Yao, Hongbo Zhao, Bing Han Choreographer: David Wilson Former Coach: Bo Luan, Weibin Cai Practice low season: 24 h / week at Beijing Practice high season: 28 h / week at Beijing Stray Cat Strut by Brian Setzer Francesca da Rimini, Fantasy for Orchestra Op. 32 by P. Tchaikovksi Personal Best Total Score ISU World Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Program ISU Championships 2014 Personal Best Score Free Skating ISU World Championships ISU GP Skate Canada International 2011 Mississauga, ON 2011 ISU GP Cup of China 2011 Shanghai 2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/12 Quebec City, QC 2011 J ISU GP Skate Canada International 2013 Saint John, NB 2013 ISU GP NHK Trophy 2013 Tokyo 2013 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2014 Kelowna, B.C ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2014 Bordeaux 2014 ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona 2014 Sui/Han teamed up in 2007 without having previous pair skating experience. They both are inspired by 2010 Olympic Champions Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao and started skating after watching them competing at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Sui/Han have landed throw quadruple Salchows and quadruple twists in competition. The couple missed most of the 2012/13 season as Sui was recovering from epiphysitis. Coach Hongbo Zhao is the 2010 Olympic Pairs Champion (with Xue Shen). last update: :52:08

3 Date of birth: Place of birth: Scarborough CAN Height: 160 cm Home town: Melun Hobbies: tennis, dancing, reading Start sk. / Club: 1998 / Francais Volants Vanessa JAMES FRA Yannick Bonheur, Hamish Gaman Date of birth: Place of birth: Melun Height: 182 cm Home town: Dammarie-les-Lys Hobbies: moto cross, music, being with friends Start sk. / Club: 1995 / CSG Dammarie Les Lys Morgan CIPRES FRA Coach: Claude Thevenard Choreographer: Fabian Bourzat, Laurie May Former Coach: Stanislav Morozov, Jean-Rolland Racle Practice low season: 25 h / week at Moscow/RUS Practice high season: 25 h / week at Paris Tango de Roxanne from "Moulin Rouge" (soundtrack) Angels and Demons (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer Heaven and Hell by Vangelis Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack) by Clint Mansell Personal Best Total Score ISU European Championships 2014 Personal Best Score Short Program XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Personal Best Score Free Skating ISU European Championships (1) 10. 1(1) 1(1) (1) 7.(1) 6. (1) Int. Challenge Cup 2013 The Hague 2013 ISU World Team Trophy 2013 Tokyo 2013 ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2013 Paris nd Denkova-Staviski Cup 2013 Sofia 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 ISU GP Skate Canada International 2014 Kelowna, B.C ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2014 Bordeaux 2014 Winter Universiade 2015 Granada 2015 (1): Vanessa JAMES / Yannick BONHEUR (FRA) James/Cipres teamed up in September He was a single skater until then and competed at the ISU World Junior Championships 2010, placing 13th. James also competed in singles (for Great Britain) at the international level before switching to Pair Skating. Her twin sister Melyssa competed in Ice Dance for Great Britain. James/Cipres trained in Moscow during the summer and fall 2014 before returning to France. last update: :52:16

4 Date of birth: Place of birth: Fukuoka Height: 155 cm Home town: Montreal CAN Profession: student Hobbies: yoga Start sk. / Club: 2006 / Orion Ami KOGA JPN Wenxiong Guo Date of birth: Place of birth: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CAN Height: 185 cm Home town: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CAN Profession: student Hobbies: skiing Start sk. / Club: 2001 / CPA Saint Jean sur Richelieu Internet / Social Media contact: Francis BOUDREAU AUDET JPN Coach: R. Gauthier, B. Marcotte, C. Lemaire, S. Fullum Choreographer: Julie Marcotte Former Coach: Practice low season: 30 h / week at Montreal/CAN Practice high season: 20 h / week at Montreal/CAN Un bel dia from "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini Spellbound Concerto by Miklos Rozsa Personal Best Total Score ISU World Junior Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Program ISU World Junior Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Free Skating ISU JGP Croatia Cup 2014 J 6. J Bavarian Open 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 J ISU JGP Tallinn Cup 2014 Tallinn 2014 J ISU JGP Croatia Cup 2014 Zagreb J Int. Challenge Cup 2015 The Hague 2015 J last update: :52:24

5 Date of birth: Place of birth: Aichi JPN Height: 157 cm Home town: St. Petersburg Hobbies: reading, movies, shopping, music Start sk. / Club: 1986 / Olympic School St. Petersburg Internet / Social Media contact: Internet / Social Media contact (couple): Alexander Markuntsov, Devin Patrick Date of birth: Place of birth: Tver Height: 183 cm Home town: St. Petersburg Hobbies: movies, reading, sport games Start sk. / Club: 1988 / Olympic School St. Petersburg Internet / Social Media contact: Internet / Social Media contact (couple): Alexandra Danilova, Ekaterina Vasilieva Yuko KAVAGUTI RUS Alexander SMIRNOV RUS Coach: Tamara Moskvina Choreographer: Peter Chernyshev Former Coach: Nikolai Velikov, Igor Moskvin Practice low season: 28 h / week at St. Petersburg Practice high season: 21 h / week at St. Petersburg Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet Manfred Symphony by Petr I. Tchaikovski Personal Best Total Score European Championships 2010 Personal Best Score Short Program XXI Olympic Winter Games 2010 Personal Best Score Free Skating ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America S ISU Grand Prix Final 2011/12 Quebec City, QC 2011 ISU GP Cup of China 2012 Shanghai 2012 ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2012 Paris 2012 ISU Grand Prix Final 2012/13 Sochi Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America 2014 Chicago, Il 2014 ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014 Osaka 2014 ISU Grand Prix Final 2014/15 Barcelona Kavaguti and Smirnov teamed up in spring Kavaguti competed internationally in singles for Japan before switching to pair skating. With former partner Alexander Markuntsov, she became the first pair skater from Japan to medal at an ISU Championship (silver at 2001 Junior Worlds). After her partnership with Markuntsov dissolved in 2003, she skated with different partners and competed with Devin Patrick at the U.S. Championships. Kavaguti has been living and training in Russia since 2003 and received Russian citizenship in February Her name spelling was changed from Kawaguchi to Kavaguti. The couple has landed the quadruple throw Salchow in competition. Kavaguti graduated from St. Petersburg University in 2007 with a degree in International Relations. Smirnov got married to Ekaterina Garus in August Their son Fedor was born in October 201 Kavaguti/Smirnov missed the 2013/14 season as he ruptured ligaments in his knee in October 2013 and had surgery. They had missed the 2012 European Championships as he recovered from appendix surgery. last update: :52:31

6 Date of birth: Place of birth: Addison, IL Height: 157 cm Home town: Colorado Springs, CO Profession: Hobbies: baking, fishing, poetry, everything sparkling, make up, cats Start sk. / Club: 1998 / DuPage FSC Illinois Internet / Social Media contact Ivan Dimitrov Date of birth: Place of birth: Tucson AZ Height: 187 cm Home town: Colorado Springs CO Hobbies: fishing, working on cars, basketball, camping Start sk. / Club: 2000 / Broadmoor SC Internet / Social Media contact Andrea Poapst, Carolyn Ann-Alba, Brynn Carman, Shawnee Smith Alexa SCIMECA USA Chris KNIERIM USA Coach: Dalilah Sappenfield Choreographer: Julie Marcotte Former Coach: Practice low season: 15 h / week at Colorado Springs Practice high season: 15 h / week at Colorado Springs El Tango de Roxanne by Craig Armstrong (from "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack) An American in Paris by George Gershwin Personal Best Total Score ISU Championships 2015 Personal Best Score Short Program ISU Championships 2014 Personal Best Score Free Skating ISU Championships (3) J(3) J(1) 10.S(2) / 7.S(1) S ISU GP NHK Trophy 2012 Myiagi 2012 O. Nepela Memorial 2013 Bratislava 2013 ISU GP Cup of China 2013 Beijing 2013 ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2013 Moscow U.S. International FS Classic 2014 Salt Lake City 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Oberstdorf 2014 ISU GP Hilton HHonors Skate America 2014 Chicago, Il 2014 ISU GP Trophee Bompard 2014 Bordeaux 2014 (1): Andrea POAPST / Chris KNIERIM (USA), (2): Alexa SCIMECA / Ivan DIMITROV (USA), (3): Brynn CARMAN / Chris KNIERIM (USA) Scimeca/Knierim teamed up in 201 Scimeca competed in singles until 2009 before switching to pair skating. The couple withdrew from the 2013 Championships as Scimeca suffered from a foot injury. Scimeca/Knierim have performed the quad twist in competition (2015 National Championships). last update: :52:40

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Date of birth: 12.01990 Place of birth: Sobral BRA Height: 165 cm Home town: Cergy-Pontoise Profession: athlete Hobbies: soccer Start sk. / Club: 1994 / Paris Bercy Internet / Social Media https://www.facebook.com/amodio.florent,