Craig Buntin

Canadian pair skater

Craig Buntin

Duhamel and Buntin in 2008

Born|  (1980-05-27) May 27, 1980 (age 45)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Height| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country| Canada
Partner| Meagan Duhamel, Valérie Marcoux, Elizabeth Putnam, Virginia Toombs, Marie Laurier, Chantal Poirier, Angela Kang, Chantal Chailler, Sarah Robinson
Coach| Richard Gauthier, Manon Perron, Bruno Marcotte, Sylvie Fullum, Paul Wirtz, Jamie McGrigor, Shannon Allison, Karen Bond
Skating club| CPA St. Leonard
Retired| July 2010

Medal record

Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Pairs
Four Continents Championships
| 2010 Jeonju | Pairs
| 2004 Hamilton | Pairs

Craig Buntin (born May 27, 1980) is a Canadian former pair skater. He is the co-founder and CEO of Sportlogiq, an AI-powered sports analytics company based in Montreal, Quebec. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is the 2009 Canadian silver medallist, the 2008 & 2010 Canadian bronze medallist, and the 2010 Four Continents bronze medallist. With Valérie Marcoux, he represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they placed 11th.

## Personal life

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Buntin was born on May 27, 1980, in North Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He studied for his MBA degree at McGill University.[2] He married in August 2011.[3]

## Career

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### Early partnerships

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Buntin won the 2000 Canadian junior national title with Chantal Poirier. He teamed up with Valérie Marcoux in 2002. The pair won gold at three consecutive Canadian Championships, from 2004 to 2006. Their partnership ended in early 2007 when Valérie Marcoux decided to retire from competition.[4]

### Partnership with Duhamel

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In June 2007, Buntin teamed up with Meagan Duhamel.[5] At their first competition together, the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, they won the silver medal. In January 2008, the pair won the bronze medal at the Canadian Nationals but during the exhibition Buntin injured his shoulder, with which he had previous problems, as a result of a timing issue.[5] They missed the Four Continents but competed at the 2008 World Championships in Sweden on March 19, 2008, despite the shoulder still being a problem, and finished 6th. However, their participation aggravated Buntin's injury, tearing the rotator cuff, the labrum and three tendons; he had surgery in April and the recovery took seven to eight months.[5] They could not practice lifts until two weeks before 2008 Skate America so they worked on adding variations to their elements, such as a spread eagle entrance into a lift and a death spiral with the opposite hand.[5] In November 2008, during the long program at the Trophée Eric Bompard, Duhamel accidentally sliced Buntin's hand a minute into the program on a move right after their side-by-side toe loop jumps and blood dripped on the ice; the pair stopped to get his hand bandaged and resumed the program to win the bronze medal.[6] Duhamel and Buntin were the first pair to successfully land a throw triple lutz in competition.[5]

In July 2010, Buntin announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.[2]

## Programs

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### With Duhamel

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Season  | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition

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2009–2010
[1] |

* Hotel California
by Eagles

* Selection of music
by Pierre Porte

2008–2009
[5][7] |

* 4 Lamentations

* Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini

* The Story
by Brandi Carlile

2007–2008
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* Best Latin Tango
by Rodrigo Buertillo

* Bolero from Moulin Rouge!

### With Marcoux

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Season  | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition

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2006–2007
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* Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

* L'Amour
by Osvaldo Montes

2005–2006
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* Big Spender
(from Sweet Charity)

* Our Song
by Paul Kunigis

2004–2005
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* Fever
* Jump, Jive and Wail

* Moscow Nights
* Meadowlands
* Korobushka
by Bond

* All Shook Up
sung by Billy Joel

2003–2004
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* Caravan
by Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington

* Rockin' Gypsies
by Willie and Lobo
* Cancion Triste
by Jesse Cook

## Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Duhamel

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International[14]

Event  | 2007–08  | 2008–09 | 2009–10
World Championships | 6th | 8th |
Four Continents Champ. |  | 4th | 3rd
GP Trophée Bompard |  | 3rd |
GP Cup of China |  |  | 4th
GP Skate America |  | 4th | WD
GP Skate Canada | 6th |  |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd |  |
National[14]
Canadian Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd
WD = Withdrew

### With Marcoux

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International[15]

Event  | 02–03 | 03–04  | 04–05  | 05–06  | 06–07
Winter Olympics |  |  |  | 11th |
World Champ. |  | 9th | 9th | 5th | 6th
Four Continents Champ. |  | 3rd |  |  | 4th
GP Final |  |  |  |  | 5th
GP Cup of China |  |  | 3rd |  | 4th
GP Cup of Russia | 7th | 4th |  |  |
GP NHK Trophy |  |  |  |  | 3rd
GP Skate Canada | 6th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd
GP Trophée Bompard |  |  |  | 3rd |
Bofrost Cup on Ice |  | 1st | 2nd |  |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st |  |  |  |
National[15]
Canadian Champ. | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd

### Early career

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International[16]

Event  | 99–00 | 00–01
World Junior Champ. | 8th |
JGP Final | 6th |
JGP Canada | 1st |
JGP Japan | 2nd |
National
Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 6th J

## References

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1. ^ a b "Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.
2. ^ a b "Three-time Canadian Champion Craig Buntin retires from competitive figure skating". Skate Canada. SkateBuzz. July 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
3. ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (September 8, 2011). "The Inside Edge: Catching Up with Emily Hughes". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
4. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (January 30, 2008). "Lucky Seven for Duhamel and Buntin?". SkateToday. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
5. ^ a b c d e f Mittan, J. Barry (May 17, 2009). "Duhamel and Buntin Close to the Top". GoldenSkate. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
6. ^ Smith, Beverley (November 15, 2008). "Bad cut can't stop Buntin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
7. ^ "Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009.
8. ^ "Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008.
9. ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007.
10. ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
11. ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.
12. ^ Mittan, Barry (January 9, 2005). "Marcoux and Buntin Hope to Keep on Top". Skate Today.
13. ^ "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2004.
14. ^ a b "Competition Results: Meagan DUHAMEL / Craig BUNTIN". International Skating Union.
15. ^ a b "Valerie MARCOUX / Craig BUNTIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
16. ^ "Chantal POIRIER / Craig BUNTIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017.

## External links

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* Skate Canada Profile
* Meagan Duhamel / Craig Buntin at the International Skating Union
* Valerie Marcoux / Craig Buntin at the International Skating Union

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Bofrost Cup on Ice champions (pairs)

* 1986:  Melanie Gaylor & Lee Barkell
* 1987:  Jill Watson & Peter Oppegard
* 1989:  Elena Bechke & Denis Petrov
* 1990:  Natalia Mishkutionok & Artur Dmitriev
* 1991:  Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler
* 1992:  Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer
* 1993:  Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov
* 1994:  Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer
* 1995:  Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov
* 1996–97:  Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer
* 1998–99:  Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov
* 2000:  Sarah Abitbol & Stéphane Bernadis
* 2001:  Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo
* 2002:  Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo
* 2003:  Valérie Marcoux & Craig Buntin
* 2004:  Viktoria Borzenkova & Andrei Chuvilaev

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Canadian figure skating champions (pairs)

* 1905–06: Katherine Haycock & Ormond Haycock
* 1908: Aimee Haycock & Ormond Haycock
* 1910–11: Lady Evelyn Grey & Ormond Haycock
* 1912: Eleanor Kingsford & Douglas Nelles
* 1913: Muriel Burrows & Gordan McLennan
* 1914: Norman Scott & Jean Chevalier
* 1920: Alden Godwin & Douglas Nelles
* 1921: Beatrice McDougall & Allan Howard
* 1922: Alden Godwin & A.G. McLennan
* 1923: Marjorie Anable & Duncan Hodgson
* 1924: Elizabeth Blair & John Machado
* 1925: Gladys Rogers & Melville Rogers
* 1926: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Errol Morson
* 1927–28: Marion McDougall & Chauncey Bangs
* 1929–30: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson
* 1931: Chauncey Bangs & Frances Claudet
* 1932–34: Constance Wilson-Samuel & Montgomery Wilson
* 1935: Louise Bertram & Stewart Reburn
* 1936–38: Veronica Clarke & Ralph McCreath
* 1939–40: Norah McCarthy & Ralph McCreath
* 1941–42: Eleanor O'Meara & Ralph McCreath
* 1945: Olga Bernyk & Alex Fulton
* 1946: Joyce Perkins & Wallace Diestelmeyer
* 1947–48: Suzanne Morrow & Wallace Diestelmeyer
* 1949–50: Marlene Smith & Donald Gilchrist
* 1951: Jane Kirby & Donald Tobiny
* 1952–55: Frances Dafoe & Norris Bowden
* 1956–60: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul
* 1961–62: Maria Jelinek & Otto Jelinek
* 1963–64: Debbi Wilkes & Guy Revell
* 1965–66: Susan Huehnergard & Paul Huehnergard
* 1967–68: Betty McKilligan & John McKilligan
* 1969: Anna Forder & Richard Stephens
* 1970–74: Sandra Bezic & Val Bezic
* 1975–76: Candy Jones & Don Fraser
* 1977: Cheri Pinner & Dennis Pinner
* 1978: Sherri Baier & Robin Cowan
* 1979–83: Barbara Underhill & Paul Martini
* 1984: Katherina Matousek & Lloyd Eisler
* 1985–87: Cynthia Coull & Mark Rowsom
* 1988: Christine Hough & Doug Ladret
* 1989: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler
* 1990: Cindy Landry & Lyndon Johnston
* 1991–94: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler
* 1995–96: Michelle Menzies & Jean-Michel Bombardier
* 1997: Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon & Luc Bradet
* 1998–99: Kristy Sargeant & Kris Wirtz
* 2000–02: Jamie Salé & David Pelletier
* 2003: Jacinthe Larivière & Lenny Faustino
* 2004–06: Valérie Marcoux & Craig Buntin
* 2007: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison
* 2008: Anabelle Langlois & Cody Hay
* 2009–10: Jessica Dubé & Bryce Davison
* 2011: Kirsten Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscovitch
* 2012–18: Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford
* 2019–20, 2022: Kirsten Moore-Towers & Michael Marinaro
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