Full name John Gordon Mattatall Residence Montreal, Canada Home town Wallace, Nova Scotia Name John Mattatall Retired March 2011 | Role Figure skater Country represented Canada Skating club Tatamagouche FSC Height 1.73 m | |
Born December 1, 1982 (age 41) ( 1982-12-01 ) Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Short program 52.50
2008 Four Continents Former partner Mylene Brodeur, Terra Findlay Former coach Bruno Marcotte, Lee Barkell | ||
Former choreographer Julie Marcotte Combined total 150.71
2009 NHK Trophy | ||
Mylene BRODEUR / John MATTATALL
John Gordon Mattatall (born December 1, 1982) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Mylène Brodeur, he is the 2009 Canadian national bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2009 World Championships.
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Skating career
As a single skater, Mattatall competed on the national level, competing many times at the Canadian Championships. Early in his pairs career, he competed with Lindsay Carruthers. They won the silver medal on the pre-novice level at the 2000 Canadian Championships. After that partnership ended, he competed with Renee Trembley on the novice level, placing 4th at the 2002 Canadian novice national championships.
From 2002 through 2005, Mattatall competed with Terra Findlay. They were the 2004 Canadian junior silver medalists and placed 10th at the 2004 Junior Worlds. They won a medal on the 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix. Findlay & Mattatall made their senior international at the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed 4th. They were coached by Doug Leigh and Lee Barkell at the Mariposa School of Skating.
In March 2006, Mattatall teamed up with Mylène Brodeur. They made their international debut at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, placing 4th. They were 9th at the 2007 Canadian Championships. In the 2007-08 season, Brodeur/Mattatall won the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and placed 7th at the 2008 Canadian Championships. Their placement at the event earned them a trip to the 2008 Four Continents, where they placed 7th.
Brodeur/Mattatal qualified for the 2009 World Championships and placed tenth. They announced their competitive retirement on March 25, 2011. Mattatall now works as a Project Engineer at K+S Windsor Salt in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. John still coaches part time and is quite involved in the skating community.
Personal life
Mattatall is studying engineering at Dalhousie University.