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Lori-Ann Matte (born June 30, 1999) is a Canadian pair skater. With her skating partner, Thierry Ferland, she is the 2018 Canadian national junior champion and finished within the top ten at two World Junior Championships (2017, 2018).

Lori-Ann Matte
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1999-06-30) June 30, 1999 (age 23) Yongxiu, China
Home town	Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Partner	Thierry Ferland
Coach	Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte
Former coach	Martine Simard
Skating club	CPA St. Romuald - St. Jean Levis
Training locations	Montréal, Quebec
Former training locations	Lévis, Quebec
Began skating	2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	168.61 2021 Skate Canada
Short program	60.02 2021 CS US Classic
Free skate	111.56 2021 Skate Canada

Personal life

Lori-Ann Matte was born June 30, 1999, in Yongxiu, China, and grew up in Lévis, Quebec, Canada.[1] As of 2018, she is enrolled at Collège de Rosemont in Montréal.[2]

Career

Early years

Matte began learning to skate in 2004.[1] She teamed up with Thierry Ferland around 2010.[3] The pair won the novice bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Championships and the novice silver medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.[4][5] The following season, they moved up to the junior level and placed 6th at the 2016 Canadian Championships.

2016–2017 season

Matte/Ferland made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in September 2016. After winning the junior silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei. The pair ranked 7th in the short program, 12th in the free skate, and 9th overall at the competition in Taiwan. They were coached by Martine Simard in Lévis, Quebec, until the end of the season.[6] In May 2017, they relocated to Montréal.[2]

2017–2018 season

The pair lost several weeks of training after Matte broke her elbow, in autumn 2017.[7] In January, Matte/Ferland won the junior pairs' title at the 2018 Canadian Championships.[8] They placed 10th in the short program, 7th in the free skate, and 9th overall at the 2018 World Junior Championships, which took place in March in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7] Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte coached the pair in Montréal.[9]

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Matte/Ferland placed fifth at the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International in September. They were fourth at the 2020 Canadian Championships.

2019–2020 season

Competing at two Challenger events to begin the season, Matte/Ferland were eight at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic and seventh at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. They placed fifth at the 2020 Canadian Championships.[10]

2020–2021 season

Matte/Ferland were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[11] They made their competitive debut at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge, the qualifying event for the national championships, winning the silver medal.[12]

Matte/Ferland were named as alternates to the 2021 World Championships.[13] With Canada's mandatory two-week quarantine for returning athletes, however, no member of the World team was assigned to the 2021 World Team Trophy, and they assigned as Canada's entry in the pairs segment.[14] They finished sixth in both the short and free programs, while Team Canada finished in sixth place overall.[15][16][17]

2021–2022 season

Matte/Ferland made their competitive debut at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, where they placed seventh.[18] Making their Grand Prix debut, they were seventh as well at the 2021 Skate Canada International.[19] They placed fourth at the 2022 Canadian Championships.[20] Assigned to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships, they finished sixth.[21]

Programs

(with Ferland)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021–2022 [22]	6's to 9 by Big Wild	Waves by Dean Lewis
2020–2021 [23]	Awoo by Sofi Tukker	Waves by Dean Lewis
2018–2019 [1]	Down the Road by C2C Happy by C2C, Derek Martin choreo. by Julie Marcotte	Ameksa (District 78 Remix) performed by Taalbi Brothers Sendero performed by Compania Talent Danza choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2017–2018 [9]	Down the Road by C2C Happy by C2C, Derek Martin choreo. by Julie Marcotte	The Scientist by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2016–2017 [6]	Too Darn Hot by Cole Porter choreo. by Marc-Olivier Bossé	Life Is Beautiful by Nicola Piovani Barcarolle Grand Hotel Valse Il gioco di Giosuè choreo. by Milena Todaro
2015–2016 [24]	Too Darn Hot by Cole Porter choreo. by Marc-Olivier Bossé	Dream On performed by Glee cast choreo. by Julie Marcotte

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Ferland

International[25]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
Four Continents										6th
GP Finland											TBD
GP Skate Canada									C	7th
GP Wilson Trophy											TBD
CS Autumn Classic							5th			7th
CS U.S. Classic								8th			7th
CS Warsaw Cup								7th		10th
International: Junior[25]
Junior Worlds					9th	9th
JGP Belarus						8th
JGP Czech Rep.					6th
JGP Poland						12th
JGP Russia					4th
Bavarian Open					2nd
National[5][25]
Canadian Champ.		5th N	3rd N	6th J	2nd J	1st J	4th	5th	C	4th
Canada Games			2nd N
SC Challenge		7th N	2nd N	2nd J	2nd J	1st J	2nd		2nd	2nd
Challenge, East	3rd P
Section Québec	4th P	2nd N	1st N			1st J	1st		2nd
Team events
World Team Trophy									6th T 6th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled Levels: P = Pre-novice; N = Novice; J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

References

External links

• Lori-Ann Matte / Thierry Ferland at the International Skating Union

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