Alaine Chartrand

Alaine Chartrand (born March 26, 1996) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2014 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist and 2016 Canadian national champion.

Alaine Chartrand was born on March 26, 1996 in Brockville, Ontario. She is the daughter of Heather and John Chartrand, and has a brother, Andrew. She attended Thousand Islands Secondary School, graduating in 2014.

At age four, Chartrand was taught by Mary Jayne Rashotte.

2012–13 season

Chartrand debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in autumn 2012. After winning the senior bronze medal at the 2013 Canadian Championships, she was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, where she finished eighth.

2013–14 season

In 2014, she ranked fifth at the Canadian Championships and was named in Canada's team to the Four Continents Championships. Making her senior international debut, she placed seventh in Taipei. She then came in fifth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–15 season

As of August 2014, Chartrand's coaches included Leonid Birinberg at the Nepean Skating Club in Nepean, Ontario; Michelle Leigh at the Oakville Skating Club in Oakville, Mariposa in Barrie, or Canadian Ice Academy; and Rashotte at the Prescott Figure Skating Club in Prescott. She was also coached by Brian Orser at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club in Toronto, Ontario and worked with Gary Beacom on footwork. Chartrand debuted on the senior Grand Prix series at the 2014 Skate Canada International, finishing seventh. At the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, she obtained her first GP medal, bronze, having placed first in the short program and third in the free skate.

Chartrand competed at the 2015 Canadian Championships where she won the silver medal. She was named to Canada's world team and finished in 11th spot at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China, thus securing two spots for Canadian women at the 2016 World Championships. Chartrand closed her season by finishing 11th at 2015 World Team Trophy where Team Canada finished fourth overall.

2015–16 season

Chartrand began her season on the ISU Challenger Series, placing 4th at the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, she finished 12th at the 2015 Skate America and then 6th at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. She placed second in both segments at the 2016 Canadian Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and won the gold medal by a margin of four points over Gabrielle Daleman and Kaetlyn Osmond.

At the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Chartrand placed 7th in the short, 14th in the free, and 11th overall. She finished 17th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, having ranked 17th in both segments.

2016–17 season

Chartrand was awarded the silver medal behind Mirai Nagasu at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, having placed 6th in the short program and first in the free skate. She ranked 6th in the short, 4th in the free, and 5th overall at the 2016 Skate Canada International.

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix