Marie-France Dubreuil

Marie-France Dubreuil (; born August 11, 1974) is a Canadian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With her husband Patrice Lauzon, she is a two-time (2006–2007) World silver medallist.

Personal life Marie-France Dubreuil was born on August 11, 1974, in Montreal, Quebec. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary, Alberta.

Dubreuil/Lauzon began the 2006–07 season with gold medals at 2006 Skate Canada International and 2006 NHK Trophy, which qualified them for the Grand Prix Final. At the World Championships in Tokyo, they took their second consecutive World silver medal.

Dubreuil/Lauzon skated in ice shows in the 2007–08 season. They confirmed their retirement from competitive skating on May 20, 2008.

Post-competitive career

Dubreuil and Lauzon coach and choreograph ice dancing at Ice Academy of Montreal with Romain Haguenauer. (Olympic gold medalists (team event), Three-Time World Champions, Three-time Four Continents Champions) Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Alicia Fabbri / Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson (European silver medalists, Five-time British National Champions) Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Guillaume Cizeron Jamie Fournier / Everest Zhu Sandrine Gauthier / Paul Ayer Holly Harris / Jason Chan Rika Kihira / Shingo Nishiyama Marjorie Lajoie / Jean-Luc Baker Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac Hannah Lim / Zachary Lagha Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud Vanessa Pham / Anton Spiridonov Allison Reed / Saulius Ambrulevičius Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck Shiyue Wang / Xinyu Liu

Their former students include: Emmy Bronsard / Aissa Bouaraguia Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer Ellie Fisher / Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Sørensen Rikako Fukase / Aru Tateno Rikako Fukase / Oliver Zhang Tina Garabedian / Simon Proulx-Sénécal Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker (Four Continents Champions) Mariia Holubtsova / Kyryl Bielobrov Chen Hong / Sun Zhuoming Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue (2022 Olympic champions (team event), 2022 Olympic bronze medalists, Four Continents Champions, Grand Prix Final Champions, U.S. National Champions) Sara Hurtado / Adrián Díaz Sara Kishimoto / Atsuhito Tamura Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto (2022 Olympic silver medalists (team event)) Lee Ho-jung / Richard Kang-in Kam Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (World Junior Champions) Hannah Lim / Ye Quan Teodora Markova / Simon Daze Melinda Meng / Andrew Meng Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (2022 Olympic gold medalists, 2018 Olympic silver medalists, Five-time European champions, Five-time World Champions, Three-time French National Champions) Élisabeth Paradis / François-Xavier Ouellette Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam Justyna Plutowska / Jérémie Flemin Celia Robledo / Luis Fenero Olivia Smart / Adrián Díaz Carolane Soucisse / Shane Firus Azusa Tanaka / Shingo Nishiyama Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (Three-time Olympic gold medalists, Two-time Olympic silver medalists, Three-time World Champions, Grand Prix Final Champions, Three-time Four Continents Champions, World Junior Champions, Junior Grand Prix Final Champions, Eight-time Canadian National Champions, Only ice dancers to achieve career grand slam)

Other skaters Dubreuil has choreographed for include: Pernelle Carron / Matthieu Jost Nathan Chen Sandrine Gauthier / Quentin Thieren Lubov Iliushechkina / Charlie Bilodeau Lubov Iliushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch Ellie Kam / Daniel O'Shea Solène Mazingue / Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara Camden Pulkinen Joannie Rochette Kaori Sakamoto Roman Sadovsky Shawn Sawyer Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau Mao Shimada

Controversies The coaches of the Ice Academy of Montreal (IAM), including Dubreuil and her husband, have received criticism from skating fans online regarding the treatment of some of their students.

In a 2022 French documentary about French Olympic champion ice dancers and IAM pupils, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, titled Le couple de feu, Papadakis shared that she had gotten pregnant only weeks before the 2019 World Championships. She further opened up about feeling intense feelings of guilt over this as an elite athlete, alleging that after informing her coaching team at the Ice Academy of Montreal about her situation, they were unsympathetic and told her to "deal with it and come back," making her feel as though she had no other choice but to get an abortion.

In fall 2023, Danish-Canadian ice dancer, Nikolaj Sørensen, a long-time student of the IAM, was investigated by Canada's Sport Integrity Commissioner for the alleged sexual assault of an American figure skating coach and former skater in 2012. American journalist Christine Brennan would report this in USA Today days before the 2024 Canadian Championships. As a result, Sørensen and his partner, Laurence Fournier Beaudry, would withdraw from those national championships, however, they were still assigned to compete at the 2024 Four Continents Championships and the 2024 World Championships, attracting outrage and media attention. Despite this, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen's coaching team continued to stand by them with Dubreuil even giving an interview shortly before the World Championships, saying, "These are allegations that have left no one indifferent. It has turned a lot of lives upside down. Nik continues to follow the investigation process and respects to the letter [what is asked of him]. It is not up to us to judge and discriminate. For him, for Laurence, for everyone, it was a big shock." In October 2024, Sørensen would be found guilty by Canada's Sport Integrity Commissioner of sexual maltreatment and six-year suspension was ultimately issued by Skate Canada. In her 2026 memoir, Pour ne pas disparaître, Gabriella Papadakis shared that IAM's decision to continue supporting Sørensen despite the allegations against him was the reason she decided to cut ties with her former coaches.

Programs (with Lauzon) Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition 2006–07