Canadian figure skater Veronik Mallet announces retirement
OTTAWA – Canadian determine skater Veronik Mallet introduced her retirement from aggressive skating on Thursday.
The 28-year-old from Sept-Îles, Que., Que. received silver within the ladies’s single competitors on the Canadian determine skating championships in January. Mallet had beforehand received bronze twice at nationals — in 2015 and 2019.
“Veronik has been a giant a part of our ladies’s program for the previous 9 years and it was implausible to see her seize the silver medal at nationals this previous yr,” Skate Canada’s high-performance director Mike Slipchuk mentioned in a press release.
In worldwide competitors, Mallet’s greatest finishes have been on the 2013 Skate Canada Worldwide the place she completed eighth and on the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany the place she completed fourth.
“What an honour it has been to characterize this nation. All through my profession, there have been so many ups and downs and I’ve realized so many classes from it. It’s now my time to provide again to youthful skaters,” mentioned Mallet.
This previous season Mallet competed on the ISU 4 Continents Determine Skating Championships in Estonia and completed thirteenth.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed July 7, 2022.
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