Jamie Salé and David Pelletier
2001 World Champions
Jamie Salé and David Pelletier began skating together in the summer of 1998. Before skating together, they skated singles and with other partners but were not very sucessful internationally with them. Jamie skated with Jason Turner with whom she placed tenth at the Olympics with and David skated with Caroline Roy, Alison Gaylor and Julie Laporte.
Photo copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
1998/1999 * 1999/2000 *2000/2001 *2001/2002
Jamie and David won their first international medal together at their first competition together after being together for less than 6 months. They won a bronze medal at Skate Canada in the fall of 1998 beating skaters who had been together for many years. After Skate Canada, they were invited to compete at the Masters competition and placed a respectable 4th. Jamie and David were sucessful in their first season together but their season came to a halt near the end of the season when David injured his back. They had to withdraw from the Four Continents competition and the World Championships.
In their second season together, they defeated the current world champions, winning Skate America which was totally unexpected. They had new programs choregraphed by Lori Nichol which wowed everyone. They received the silver medal at Nation's Cup where many thought they should have won. They also won their first Canadian title together beating Kristy Sargeant and Kris Wirtz. They ended their season with a 4th place finish at the World Championships in Nice, France.
Jamie and David began the 2000/2001 season with a win at Skate America and at Skate Canada beating the current world champions once again. They won every competition they entered except for one where they placed a close second. They ended their season with a win at the World Championships in Vancouver, B.C. in their home country.
2001/2002 season
Jamie and David began the 2001/2002 season with a win at Skate America. A week later, they won Skate Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with 2 great programs. They continued their season with a win at the Grand Prix Final in Kitchener, Ontario. In December they were named winners of the Lou Marsh Trophy and they were named the team of the year in Canada.
Photo copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
"There was only one girl allowed to skate with me and there was only one guy allowed to skate with Jamie. It was, I guess, each other. The first time we grabbed hands, it was just great"
-David Pelletier
"The chemistry that we have and the way that we skate , it's amazing. I never thought I would find this match"
-Jamie Salé
