Sébastien Britten

Sébastien Britten
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1970-05-17) May 17, 1970 Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Height
Former coach	Josée Normand
Former choreographer	David Wilson
Skating club	CPA Brossard
Retired	1997

Sébastien Britten (born May 17, 1970) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He won bronze medals at three senior internationals — the 1992 International de Paris, the 1993 Nations Cup and the 1994 Skate Canada International — and became the Canadian national champion in 1995. Britten represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th. He competed at three World Championships, achieving his best result, eighth, in 1994.

In 1998, Britten beat several Olympic and World medallists to win the 1998 World Professional Figure Skating Championships held in Jaca, Spain. Following his retirement from competitive skating, he began working as a coach and choreographer.

Competitive highlights

1990–1997

International
Event	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97
Winter Olympics				10th
World Champ.				8th	17th	17th
GP Skate Canada					3rd	8th
GP Skate America				8th
GP Nations Cup			7th	3rd		7th
GP Int. de Paris / Trophée de France			3rd		9th
Nebelhorn	6th	6th
Piruetten							WD
National
Canadian Champ.	9th	3rd	4th	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96 season (later Grand Prix); WD = Withdrew

Novice and junior career

National
Event	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90
Canadian Champ.	2nd N.		3rd J.	1st J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

• Sports-reference profile