Vincent Restencourt (born 28 July 1981) is a French former competitive
figure skater
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Restencourt started to skate at the age of 6, having been introduced to the activity by his sister, who also competed in figure skating. He represented the Champigny club and was coached by André Brunet. He was the first French skater to land a quadruple jump, a
toe loop
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, in competition.
During the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series, Restencourt won silver in Ukraine and bronze in Hungary to qualify for the Junior Series Final, where he finished fourth.
Restencourt began the 1998–99 season on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, winning gold in
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
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, France and then in
Chemnitz
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Zagreb
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, Croatia. Ranked third in his qualifying group, first in the short program, and second in the free skate, he was awarded the silver medal behind Russia's Ilia Klimkin. In January 1999, he finished 8th at his first senior ISU Championship, the
European Championships
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in
Prague
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, Czech Republic. In March, he won gold at the JGP Final.
In February 2000, Restencourt finished tenth at the
European Championships
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in
Vienna
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Oberstdorf
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, Germany, placing second to Germany's Stefan Lindemann after ranking third in his qualifying group, third in the short, and first in the free. Later that month, he placed ninth at the 2000 World Championships in
Nice
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Sofia
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, Bulgaria, Restencourt placed second in his qualifying group, sixth in the short, and second in the free. He won the bronze medal behind Americans
Johnny Weir
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and
Evan Lysacek
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.
He coached American figure skater Gracie Gold. Restencourt no longer coaches figure skating in Aston, PA.