Craig Buntin (born May 27, 1980) is a Canadian former pair skater. He is the co-founder and CEO of Sportlogiq, a sports analytics company based in Montreal, Quebec. With former partner Meagan Duhamel, he is the 2009 Canadian silver medallist, the 2008 & 2010 Canadian bronze medallist, and the 2010 Four Continents bronze medallist. With Valérie Marcoux, he represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they placed 11th.
Personal life Buntin was born on May 27, 1980, in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied for his MBA degree at McGill University. He married in August 2011.
Career
Early partnerships Buntin won the 2000 Canadian junior national title with Chantal Poirier. He teamed up with Valérie Marcoux in 2002. The pair won gold at three consecutive Canadian Championships, from 2004 to 2006. Their partnership ended in early 2007 when Valérie Marcoux decided to retire from competition.
Partnership with Duhamel In June 2007, Buntin teamed up with Meagan Duhamel. At their first competition together, the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, they won the silver medal. In January 2008, the pair won the bronze medal at the Canadian Nationals but during the exhibition Buntin injured his shoulder, with which he had previous problems, as a result of a timing issue. They missed the Four Continents but competed at the 2008 World Championships in Sweden on March 19, 2008, despite the shoulder still being a problem, and finished 6th. However, their participation aggravated Buntin's injury, tearing the rotator cuff, the labrum and three tendons; he had surgery in April and the recovery took seven to eight months. They could not practice lifts until two weeks before 2008 Skate America so they worked on adding variations to their elements, such as a spread eagle entrance into a lift and a death spiral with the opposite hand. In November 2008, during the long program at the Trophée Eric Bompard, Duhamel accidentally sliced Buntin's hand a minute into the program on a move right after their side-by-side toe loop jumps and blood dripped on the ice; the pair stopped to get his hand bandaged and resumed the program to win the bronze medal. Duhamel and Buntin were the first pair to successfully land a throw triple lutz in competition.
In July 2010, Buntin announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.
Programs
With Duhamel Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2009–2010 Hotel California Selection of music 2008–2009 4 Lamentations Tosca The Story 2007–2008 Best Latin Tango Bolero from Moulin Rouge!
With Marcoux Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2006–2007 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White L'Amour 2005–2006 Big Spender Our Song 2004–2005 Fever Jump, Jive and Wail Moscow Nights Meadowlands Korobushka All Shook Up 2003–2004 Caravan Rockin' Gypsies Cancion Triste
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Duhamel International Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 World Championships 6th 8th Four Continents Champ. 4th 3rd Trophée Bompard 3rd Cup of China 4th Skate America 4th WD Skate Canada 6th Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd National Canadian Championships 3rd 2nd 3rd WD = Withdrew
With Marcoux International Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 Winter Olympics 11th World Champ. 9th 9th 5th 6th Four Continents Champ. 3rd 4th Final 5th Cup of China 3rd 4th Cup of Russia 7th 4th NHK Trophy 3rd Skate Canada 6th 7th 5th 3rd 3rd Trophée Bompard 3rd Bofrost Cup on Ice 1st 2nd Nebelhorn Trophy 1st National Canadian Champ. 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd
Early career International Event World Junior Champ. 8th Final 6th Canada 1st Japan 2nd National Canadian Champ. 1st J 6th J
References
External links
Skate Canada Profile