John Gordon Mattatall (born December 1, 1982) is a Canadian former

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. With

Mylène Brodeur Mylène Brodeur (born April 17, 1987) is a Canadian former figure skater who is best known for her pairs career with partner John Mattatall. They are the 2009 Canadian national bronze medalists and placed tenth at the 2009 World Championships ...

, he is the 2009 Canadian national bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2009 World Championships. After retirement, John moved back to Nova Scotia and has recently been married.

Skating career

As a single skater, Mattatall competed on the national level, competing many times at the

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. 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 Terra Findlay (born May 3, 1990) is a French-Canadian ice dancer who has also competed for France. Personal life Findlay was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Her mother is a figure skating coach and her father and brother are hockey ...

. 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 The 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy took place between September 2 and 5, 2004 at the Eislaufzentrum. The compulsory dance was the Rhumba. It is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annual ...

, where they placed 4th. They were coached by Doug Leigh and

Lee Barkell Lee Barkell originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. With Melanie Gaylor, he won gold at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Tro ...

at the

Mariposa School of Skating The Mariposa School of Skating is a figure skating training center in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. History The school was founded in Orillia, Ontario in 1973 by Doug Leigh and Tom Harrison. The school moved to Barrie in 1988 after the Orillia city co ...

. In March 2006, Mattatall teamed up with

. 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. In 2018 John got engaged to his long time girlfriend LaFawnduh Stewart. Their wedding was held in LaFawnduh's home town of Compton CA.

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Brodeur

Pairs with Findlay

Pairs with Trembley

Singles career

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mattatall, John 1982 births Living people Canadian male single skaters Canadian male pair skaters People from Cumberland County, Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Skating people from Nova Scotia