Leslie Monod (born 1976) is a Swiss former

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. With Cédric Monod, she is a three-time Swiss national champion (1992–94) and placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (

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Personal life

Born 1976, Leslie Monod is the younger sister of Cédric Monod. She married Christophe Mounoud, with whom she has two children, Taotim and Natoé. She is a pediatrician.

Skating career

Leslie Monod competed in pairs with her brother, Cédric. They represented Switzerland internationally and CP Lausanne in domestic events. Their coaches included

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and

Jacques Mrozek Jacques Mrozek (born 11 May 1950 in Paris) is a French former figure skater who won the 1973 national title in men's singles. He competed at two Winter Olympics, placing 20th in 1968 (Grenoble) and 14th in 1972 (Sapporo). He finished in the top ...

. The Monod siblings won the first of their three Swiss national titles in 1992. They finished 8th at the 1992 European Championships in

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and 12th at the 1992 World Championships in

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. The following season, they placed sixth at the 1993 European Championships in

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and 9th at the 1993 World Championships in

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. Their Worlds result allowed Switzerland to send two pair teams to the

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. In the 1993–94 season, the Monod siblings won their third national title but finished just out of the top ten, in 11th place, at the 1994 European Championships in

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. Following the Copenhagen result, the

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elected not to send them to the Olympics. The pair announced their competitive retirement on 3 February 1994.

Programs

(with Cédric Monod)

Competitive highlights

(with Cédric Monod)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monod, Leslie 1970s births Swiss female pair skaters Living people Sportspeople from Lausanne Year of birth missing (living people)