Stéphane Bernadis (, born 23 February 1974) is a French 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 skating partner Sarah Abitbol, he is the 2000 World bronze medalist, the 2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a seven-time European medalist (two silver and five bronze medals), and a ten-time French national champion.

Career

Bernadis began skating at age eight because of his mother, English skater Donna Davies. He teamed up with Sarah Abitbol in 1992. Abitbol/Bernadis were coached by Jean-Roland Racle early in their career and then by

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. At the 2000 World Championships in

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, France, Bernadis said he was attacked by an unknown assailant with a razor on March 28 when he opened his hotel room door – resulting in an eight-inch cut down his left forearm. Bernadis said he had received a death threat three weeks earlier. At the event, he and Abitbol won the bronze medal, becoming the first French pair skaters to win a World medal since

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/ Pierre Brunet won gold in 1932. An injury to Bernadis led the pair to withdraw after the short program from the 2001 World Championships. They qualified for the 2002 Olympics by winning the 2001 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Abitbol/Bernadis withdrew from the 2002 Olympics after Abitbol's

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ruptured in practice – she underwent surgery and was off the ice for six months. After the 2003 European Championships, the pair changed coaches, moving to

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. Abitbol/Bernadis worked on

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triple Axels.

Personal life

Bernadis and his wife, Elisabeth, have a daughter named Ava.

Programs

(with Abitbol)

Results

;with Abitbol ''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''

References

External links

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Official website of Abitbol / Bernadis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernadis, Stephane 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt Olympic figure skaters of France Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics French male pair skaters French people of English descent World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists