Meagan Duhamel Canadian figure skater performing in pairs skating Date of Birth: 08.12.1985 Country: Canada

1. Megan Duhamel - One of the Best Canadian Pair Skaters
2. Early Life and Career
3. Partnership with Craig Buntin
4. Partnership with Eric Radford
5. Success and Achievements

Megan Duhamel - One of the Best Canadian Pair Skaters

Canadian figure skater Megan Duhamel is rightfully considered one of the best among Canadian pair skaters. Over the past two years, Megan has confidently won national championships and demonstrated outstanding results in international competitions.

Early Life and Career

Megan started skating at the age of 3. At the age of 14, she moved to Barrie, Ontario, where she began training at a local school for figure skaters and speed skaters. For several years, Megan practiced both pair and singles figure skating. In the spring of 2004, Duhamel started competing with Ryan Arnold, becoming the first skaters to successfully perform side-by-side triple lutzes at the Canadian Championships in 2005.

Partnership with Craig Buntin

In 2006, Arnold and Duhamel ended their partnership due to a serious injury Megan suffered, which forced her to take a break from figure skating for four months and miss two Grand Prix events. In 2007, Megan competed as a singles skater and placed 6th at the Canadian Championships. Later that year, she moved to Montreal, where she found a new partner in Craig Buntin.

In January 2008, Megan and Craig won the bronze medal at the National Championships, but Craig injured his shoulder during their performances. Despite the injury, they competed at the World Championships and placed 6th. Unfortunately, Craig's shoulder injury worsened, and he had to undergo surgery. After 8 months of recovery, they resumed training just two weeks before the 2008 Skate America.

Partnership with Eric Radford

In November 2008, during the Trophée Eric Bompard competition, Duhamel accidentally cut Eric's hand with her elbow while performing a salchow. They stopped to bandage the wound but continued their performance and ultimately won the bronze medal. In July 2010, Craig Buntin announced his retirement, and Megan considered following his example due to her injuries and health issues. However, her coach recommended trying to work with Eric Radford.

To their surprise, Megan and Eric worked together very well. In 2011, they won the silver medal at the Canadian Championships, earning them spots at the Four Continents Championships and World Championships. They won another silver at the Four Continents Championships and accidentally broke Eric's nose during their performance at the World Championships.

Success and Achievements

In the 2011-2012 season, Duhamel and Radford won bronze at the 2011 Skate Canada International and 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard. They went on to win their first national championship and placed 5th at the World Championships. The following season, they won silver at the 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their second consecutive national championship and their first Four Continents Championship. They also won bronze at the World Championships.

In 2014, Megan and Eric competed at the Sochi Olympics, where they finished in 7th place. They were able to find consolation in the bronze medal they won at the World Championships that year.