# Francis Boudreau-Audet

Francis Boudreau-Audet (born November 8, 1993) is a Canadian pair skater, currently competing with Nadine Wang for Canada.
He previously competed with Sumire Suto for Japan, and was the 2016 Toruń Cup champion and a two-time Japanese national champion.

## Personal life

Around 2021, Boudreau-Audet began a career as a development engineer for OrthoPediatrics—a Canadian company that designs implants for children with orthopedic conditions.

## Career

Boudreau-Audet began learning to skate in 2001.

### Partnership with Koga

His partnership with Japan's Ami Koga lasted two seasons. In December 2013, they were awarded the junior silver medal at the Japan Championships, having finished second to Sumire Suto / Konstantin Chizhikov. Making their international debut, they won silver in junior pairs at the Bavarian Open in February 2014.
Koga/Boudreau-Audet competed in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 4th in Tallinn and 6th in Zagreb. In March 2015, they finished 6th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn. They were coached by Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, Cynthia Lemaire, and Sylvie Fullum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

### Partnership with Suto
#### 2015–16 season

Boudreau-Audet teamed up with Japan's Sumire Suto in the spring of 2015. They decided to represent Japan in senior pairs, coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Canada. Their international debut came in December 2015 at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed 7th. Later that month, they won the Japanese national title, ahead of Marin Ono / Wesley Killing and Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara.
In January 2016, Suto/Boudreau-Audet were awarded gold at the Toruń Cup. They went on the place 9th at the 2016 Four Continents in Taipei and 22nd at the 2016 World Championships in Boston

#### 2016–17 season

Suto/Boudreau-Audet began their season on the Challenger Series, placing fourth at the 2016 U.S. International Classic. They finished 7th at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2016 NHK Trophy. The two repeated as Japanese national champions, outscoring Suzaki / Kihara by 14 points for the title.

## Programs
### With Suto

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2017–18 | Sakura (Spring Blossom) by Naotarō Moriyama performed by André Rieu choreo. by Julie Marcotte | The Beatles Medley Girl Let It Be All My Loving I Want to Hold Your Hand |
| 2016–17 | Sakura (Spring Blossom) by Naotarō Moriyama performed by André Rieu choreo. by Julie Marcotte | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand choreo. by Julie Marcotte |
| 2015–16 | La Vie en rose performed by Louis Armstrong choreo. by Julie Marcotte | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand choreo. by Julie Marcotte |

### With Koga

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2014–15 | Un bel dia (from Madame Butterfly) by Giacomo Puccini | Spellbound Concerto by Miklós Rózsa |

## Competitive highlights

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

### With Wang

International :
| Event | 2019–20 |
| CS U.S. Classic | 9th |
| CS Warsaw | 9th |
| National ||
| Canadian Champ. | 8th |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew ||

### With Suto

International :
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| World Champ. | 22nd | 17th | |
| Four Continents Champ. | 9th | 10th | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | 7th | 7th |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | | 8th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 11th |
| CS U.S. Classic | | 4th | 8th |
| Toruń Cup | 1st | 1st | |
| National ||||
| Japan Champ. | 1st | 1st | |
| Team events ||||
| World Team Trophy | | 1st T 6th P | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. ||||

### With Koga

International :
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| World Junior Champ. | | 6th |
| JGP Croatia | | 6th |
| JGP Estonia | | 4th |
| Bavarian Open | 2nd J | |
| Challenge Cup | | 1st J |
| National |||
| Japan Junior Champ. | 2nd | 1st |
| Team events |||
| World Team Trophy | | 3rd T 6th P |
| J = Junior level T = Team result; P = Personal result. |||