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Mark Vaillant (born September 8, 1989 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
) is a French former
figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...
. He is a two-time
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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
/ref> Vaillant holds dual French-American citizenship. He attended
Sciences Po Paris Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...
before working in emerging markets at
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in
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and more recently as a VP in a similar role at Morgan Stanley.


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Competitive highlights

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaillant, Mark French male single skaters Figure skaters from Philadelphia Living people 1989 births University of Paris alumni 21st-century French sportsmen Goldman Sachs people