[1] After graduating in 1998 from Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 with a degree in sports and physical education (Capes d'éducation physique et sportive), he taught for a year at a secondary school, collège Jean-Monnet.
[2] They placed eighth at the 1995 World Junior Championships in November 1994 in Budapest and won gold at the 1995 Ondrej Nepela Memorial.
[6][7] He has co-authored a children's book about skating, Le p'tit ABC du patinage, with Alexandre Navarro.
[53][54] The coaches of the Ice Academy of Montreal (IAM), including Haguenauer, have received criticism from skating fans online regarding the treatment of some of their students.
Two weeks following the discovery, Papadakis informed her coaching team at the Ice Academy of Montreal about her situation.
[55][56] 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.
[58][59] Despite this, Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen's coaching team continued to stand by them with Marie-France Dubreuil even giving an interview shortly before the World Championships, saying, "These are allegations that have left no one indifferent.