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Cedrick Brunet

Canada

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSCAN12611200001
NOCCanada
Born26 Nov 2000 in  Gatineau
GenderMen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish, French
ResidenceQuebec, QC, CAN
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 34.72 09 Mar 2024 Calgary  
    1000m 1:09.01 10 Mar 2024 Calgary  
    1500m 1:50.44 04 Jan 2019 Calgary  
    5000m 6:58.07 04 Jan 2020 Calgary  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamClub de Patinage de Vitesse de Levis: Canada  
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General Interest
HobbiesIce hockey, baseball, surfing. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2023; Instagram profile, 07 Nov 2022)  
Superstitions / Rituals / BeliefsHe likes to go for a walk before competing. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2022)  
Famous relativesHis younger brother Frederic Brunet is an ice hockey player and was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round [132nd overall pick] of the 2022 NHL Draft. His father, Michel Brunet, competed in figure skating at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. His mother, Brigitte Gauthier, has worked as a physiotherapist for the Canadian freestyle skiing team at the Olympic Winter Games. His uncle, Dominick Gauthier, competed in freestyle skiing for Canada at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, while his aunt [Dominick's wife], Jennifer Heil, also represented Canada in freestyle skiing, winning a gold medal at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Nov 2022; nhl.com, 08 Jul 2022; ledroit.com, 26 Feb 2022; ottawasun.com, 23 Feb 2019; thecanadian.news, 20 Jun 2022; cbc.ca, 22 Feb 2018)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHe was inspired by watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.  
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Hero / IdolCanadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2022)  
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (ici.radio-canada.ca, 25 Nov 2021)  
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Sport Specific Information
Name of coachGregor Jelonek, CAN  
Training RegimeHe trains at the Centre de Glaces in Quebec City, QC, Canada.  
When and where did you begin this sport?In 2010 he began practising both short track and speed skating. He also played ice hockey before starting to focus solely on speed skating at age 17. "I'm sure I made the right choice between the three sports, even if my dream as a child was to play hockey in the NHL for Montreal."  
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General Interest
NicknamesCed (Facebook profile, 24 Jun 2018)  
Other informationDISAPPOINTMENTS FORGE MATURITY
He emerged as a potential 2022 Olympic candidate after finishing third in the 500m event at the Canadian national championships in October 2021, where his time was .07 seconds off the Olympic standard set by Speed Skating Canada. He hoped to improve at the Canadian Olympic trials in December that year but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19. "It was difficult mentally, I wanted the opportunity to prove that I could make it [on the Olympic team]. But, I have to tell myself that next time [2026] will be the right time." He initially secured a place on Canada's World Cup squad for 2021/22, but his veteran teammate Alex Boisvert-Lacroix contested Brunet's selection at the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada [SDRCC] on the grounds that he had already achieved the standard at previous events despite finishing behind Brunet at the national championships. The appeal was successful, and Brunet was told two days before he was due to depart for Europe that Boisvert-Lacroix would be taking his place on the team. "When I found out, I was angry. But I told myself everything happens for a reason, I'm only 21 and have my whole future ahead of me, so let's move on to the next opportunity." Brunet was ultimately given the chance to make his World Cup debut in December 2021 in Calgary, AB, Canada. "I have learnt a lot [in the 2021/22 season] for a youngster who has only just started for real in this sport." (ledroit.com, 26 Feb 2022; lapresse.ca, 09 Dec 2021)
 
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/ced.brunet  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHis family. (journaldequebec.com, 04 Jan 2023)  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m31  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m45  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m52