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Craig Buntin
	; Duhamel and Buntin in 2008
Personal information
Full name:	Craig Buntin
Country represented:	Canada
Date of birth:	May 27, 1980 (age 29)
Place of birth:	North Vancouver, British Columbia
Home town:	St-Leonard, Quebec
Height:	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner:	Meagan Duhamel
Former partner:	Valerie Marcoux; Elizabeth Putnam; Virginia Toombs; Marie Laurier; Chantal Poirier; Angela Kang; Chantal Chailler; Sarah Robinson
Coach:	Richard Gauthier; Manon Perron; Bruno Marcotte; Sylvie Fullum
Former coach:	Paul Wirtz; Jamie McGrigor; Shannon Allison; Karen Bond
Choreographer:	Julie Marcotte
Skating club:	CPA St. Leonard
ISU personal best scores
Combined total:	169.61; 2008 Worlds
Short program:	62.08; 2009 Four Continents
Free skate:	109.60; 2008 Worlds

Craig Buntin (born on May 27, 1980 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Meagan Duhamel, he is the 2009 Canadian silver medalist and 2008 bronze medalist. With former partner Valerie Marcoux, he is represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they placed 11th.

[edit] Career

With partner Chantal Poirier, Buntin is the 2000 Canadian junior national champion. He teamed up with Valerie Marcoux in 2002 and together they are the 2004-2006 Canadian national champion. Shortly after the 2006/2007 season ended, Valerie Marcoux announced her retirement from competitive figure skating, thus ending the partnership.

Duhamel and Buntin teamed up in the summer of 2007.^[1] At their first competition together, the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, they won the silver medal.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Duhamel)

Event	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
World Championships	6th	8th
Four Continents Championships		4th
Canadian Championships	3rd	2nd
Cup of China			4th
Skate America		4th	WD
Trophee Eric Bompard		3rd
Skate Canada International	6th
Nebelhorn Trophy	2nd

WD = Withdrew

(with Marcoux)

Event	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
Winter Olympic Games				11th
World Championships		9th	9th	5th	6th
Four Continents Championships		3rd			4th
Canadian Championships	4th	1st	1st	1st	2nd
Grand Prix Final					5th
Skate Canada	6th	7th	5th	3rd	3rd
NHK Trophy					3rd
Cup of China			3rd		4th
Trophee Eric Bompard				3rd
Cup of Russia	7th	4th
Bofrost Cup		1st	2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy	1st

(with Laurier)

Event	2000-2001
Canadian Championships	6th J.

(with Poirier)

Event	1999-2000
World Junior Championships	8th
Canadian Championships	1st J.
Junior Grand Prix Final	6th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Canada	1st

J = Junior level

(with Kang)

Event	1998-1999
Canadian Championships	11th N.

(with Chailler)

Event	1996-1997	1997-1998
Canadian Championships	14th N.	8th N.

N = Novice level

[edit] References

^ Skate Canada: News & Views: Press Room

[edit] External links

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[0] Skate Canada: News & Views: Press Room

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Contents

[edit] Career

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] References

[edit] External links