Mark Vaillant (born September 8, 1989 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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) is a French former
figure skater
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. He is a two-time
Crystal Skate of Romania
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medalist and a two-time
French national junior bronze medalist. At the
2009 World Junior Championships, he qualified to the free skate and finished 18th overall.
Earlier in his career, he competed in domestic events in the United States as a single skater and as a pair skater with Mariclair Vaillant.
2003 South Atlantic Regional Championships Juvenile Pairs
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Vaillant holds dual French-American citizenship. He attended Sciences Po Paris
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before working in emerging markets at Goldman Sachs
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in London
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and more recently as a VP in a similar role at Morgan Stanley.
Programs
Competitive highlights
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French male single skaters
Figure skaters from Philadelphia
Living people
1989 births
University of Paris alumni
21st-century French sportsmen
Goldman Sachs people