John Gordon Mattatall (born December 1, 1982) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Mylène Brodeur, he is the 2009 Canadian national bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2009 World Championships.
Skating career As a single skater, Mattatall competed on the national level, competing many times at the Canadian Championships. 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. 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, where they placed 4th. They were coached by Doug Leigh and Lee Barkell at the Mariposa School of Skating.
In March 2006, Mattatall teamed up with Mylène Brodeur. 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.
Post-skating life Mattatall now works as a project engineer at K+S Windsor Salt in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. He still coaches part-time, and is quite involved in the skating community.
Competitive highlights
Pairs with Brodeur Results International Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 World Champ. 10th Four Continents Champ. 7th 8th 7th GP Bompard 4th GP Cup of China 6th GP Cup of Russia 6th GP NHK Trophy 5th 6th GP Skate Canada 4th Nebelhorn Trophy 4th Ondrej Nepela 1st National Canadian Champ. 9th 7th 3rd 4th 4th GP = Grand Prix
Pairs with Findlay International Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Nebelhorn Trophy 4th International: Junior World Junior Championships 10th JGP Slovenia 3rd JGP Slovakia 4th National Canadian Championships 4th J. 2nd J. 7th J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Trembley Event 2000–2001 Canadian Championships 4th N. N. = Novice level
Singles career Event 1999–00 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Canadian Championships 5th N. 25th 22nd 26th 19th N. = Novice level
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