Anaïs Morand (born 10 March 1993) is a Swiss pair skater and Red Bull Crashed Ice competitor in the sport of ice cross downhill. Competing in pairs with Antoine Dorsaz, she skated at seven ISU Championships, achieving their best result (8th) at the 2010 Europeans, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics (15th). In 2011 and 2012, she competed at three ISU Championships with Timothy Leemann. She is the 2018 Crans-Montana Riders Cup Ice Cross champion.
Career
Figure skating Morand teamed up with Antoine Dorsaz in 2006. They spent their first two seasons together on the junior circuit. In 2008–09 they competed in both juniors and seniors, finishing 12th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Junior Championships. They were not able to qualify a spot for Switzerland for the Winter Olympics.
Morand and Dorsaz began the 2009–10 season at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they qualified a spot for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They continued to skate on the junior Grand Prix circuit and moved up to 8th at the European Championships. They were 15th at the Olympics and moved up to 13th at Worlds. Dorsaz retired from competitive skating after the 2010 season, citing lack of motivation. It was then announced that Morand would compete in ladies' single skating until she found a new partner. She later teamed up with Timothy Leemann, but did compete in the ladies' event at the Junior Grand Prix Austria in Graz, finishing in 25th place. In July 2012, it was reported that their partnership had ended.
Ice cross In 2015, Morand began competing in ice cross downhill.
Programs With Leemann Season Short program Free skating 2011–2012 Eclipse (from Cirque du Soleil) Drum and Techno Mix by Safri Duo 2010–2011 James Bond (soundtrack)
Singles career Season Short program Free skating 2010–2011 Two Guitars by Paul Mauriat Irma la Douce by André Previn
With Dorsaz Season Short program Free skating 2008–2010 Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone 2007–2008 Réveil (from Cirque du Soleil's Quidam) by Benoît Jutras Carmen by Georges Bizet 2006–2007 Cirque du Soleil by René Dupéré Ouverture (from The Haunted Mansion) by Mark Mancina
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Single skating International Event 2010–11 2012–13 Austria 25th National Swiss Championships 18th
Pair skating with Leeman International Event 2010–11 2011–12 World Championships 18th European Championships 14th International: Junior World Junior Champ. 12th Austria 13th Bavarian Open 2nd National Swiss Championships 1st 1st
Pair skating with Dorsaz International Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Olympics 15th World Champ. 14th 13th European Champ. 12th 8th Nebelhorn Trophy 5th International: Junior or novice Junior Worlds 11th 12th 10th Belarus 6th Czech Republic 10th 8th Estonia 15th Germany 4th Norway 9th United Kingdom 14th United States 6th National Swiss Champ. 1st J 1st 1st 1st
References
External links
Anaïs Morand at atsx.org