Thierry Ferland


Thierry Ferland is a Canadian pair skater. With his skating partner, Lori-Ann Matte, he is the 2018 Canadian national junior champion and finished within the top ten at two World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Thierry Ferland was born August 3, 1997, in Quebec City, Canada. After attending Cégep de Sainte-Foy, he enrolled at Université Laval, where he is studying teaching through distance education.

Career

Early years

Ferland began learning to skate in 2003. He teamed up with Lori-Ann Matte around 2010. The pair won the novice bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Championships and the novice silver medal at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The following season, they moved up to the junior level and placed 6th at the 2016 Canadian Championships.

2016–2017 season

Matte/Ferland made their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in September 2016. After winning the junior silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei. The pair ranked 7th in the short program, 12th in the free skate, and 9th overall at the competition in Taiwan. They were coached by Martine Simard in Lévis, Quebec, until the end of the season. In May 2017, they relocated to Montréal.

2017–2018 season

The pair lost several weeks of training after Matte broke her elbow, in autumn 2017. In January, Matte/Ferland won the junior pairs' title at the 2018 Canadian Championships. They placed 10th in the short program, 7th in the free skate, and 9th overall at the 2018 World Junior Championships, which took place in March in Sofia, Bulgaria. Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte coached the pair in Montréal.

2018–2019 season

Making their senior international debut, Matte/Ferland placed fifth at the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International in September. They were fourth at the 2020 Canadian Championships.

2019–2020 season

Competing at two Challenger events to begin the season, Matte/Ferland were eight at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic and seventh at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. They placed fifth at the 2020 Canadian Championships.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skating
2018–2019

by C2C
  • Happy
by C2C, Derek Martin
choreo. by Julie Marcotte
  • Ameksa
performed by Taalbi Brothers
  • Sendero
performed by Compania Talent Danza
choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2017–2018

by C2C
  • Happy
by C2C, Derek Martin
choreo. by Julie Marcotte
by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2016–2017

by Cole Porter
choreo. by Marc-Olivier Bossé
by Nicola Piovani
choreo. by Milena Todaro
2015–2016

  • Too Darn Hot
by Cole Porter
choreo. by Marc-Olivier Bossé
performed by Glee cast
choreo. by Julie Marcotte

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Matte