Marie-Reine Le Gougne
- January 9, 2024
- French Figure Skater
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Marie-Reine Le Gougne |
| Occupation | French figure skater |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 8, 1961(1961-04-08) |
| Age | 63 |
| Birthplace | Strasbourg |
| Country | Canada |
| Birth City | Saskatchewan |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Marie-Reine Le Gougne Biography
| Name | Marie-Reine Le Gougne |
| Birthday | Apr 8 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place Of Birth | Strasbourg |
| Home Town | Saskatchewan |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Marie-Reine Le Gougne is one of the most popular and richest French figure skater who was born on April 8, 1961 in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Le Gougne took up figure skating as a child in France. She competed at a high level and won the bronze medal at the French National Championships twice. She decided later to become a skating judge, and progressed rapidly up the ranks. By the time she was 25, she had an appointment to judge international figure skating competitions. At the age of 36, she judged at the 1998 Winter Olympics, considered a high honor for a figure skating judge. She was promoted with a referee’s appointment, and selected again to judge at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Le Gougne had the reputation of being a competent judge. With the support of the Fédération française des sports de glace (FFSG, the French Skating Federation), she was planning to run for a position on the International Skating Union’s Technical Committee at that organization’s Congress later in 2002.
Le Gougne became known for her role in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal. Although four other judges also placed Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze ahead of the crowd favorites Jamie Salé and David Pelletier in the pairs free skating, Le Gougne was immediately singled out for suspicion by television commentators and other observers. When she returned to the officials’ hotel after the competition, she was confronted in the lobby by Sally Stapleford, then the chair of the Technical Committee, who began to question her about her judging of the event. Le Gougne broke down in a tearful outburst that was witnessed by a number of other skating officials who happened to be present in the hotel lobby. She said that she had been pressured by the head of the French federation, Didier Gailhaguet, to put the Russians first as part of a deal to give the ice dancing gold to the French ice dance team. She repeated these statements in the judges’ post-event review meeting the following day, but in the following days and weeks, she issued a number of contradictory statements and retractions. She later stated that she had truly believed the Russian pair deserved to win and had been pressured to say the Canadians were better. Both Le Gougne and Gailhaguet were eventually suspended from the sport for three years by the International Skating Union, which never made any serious investigation into the events.
Marie-Reine Le Gougne Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | French figure skater |
| House | Living in own house. |
Marie-Reine Le Gougne is one of the richest French figure skater from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marie-Reine Le Gougne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Marie-Reine Le Gougne (French pronunciation: [maˈʀi ʁɛn ləˈɡuɲə] , born 1961 in Strasbourg) often known simply as “the French Judge”, was a central figure in the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal.
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Facts & Trivia
Debi Ranked on the list of most popular French figure skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Marie-Reine Le Gougne celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.
What happened to Marie Reine Le Gougne?
Both Le Gougne and Gailhaguet were eventually barred from the 2006 Olympics in Turin and suspended from the sport for three years by the International Skating Union which never made any serious investigation into the events. She has never judged a competition since.
What happened to the French judge from the 2002 Olympics?
READ MORE: Winter Olympics History As part of a vote-trading scheme, a French judge allegedly succumbed to pressure from her federation to award a gold medal score to Russian pair Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze , leaving Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier with the silver.
Are Jamie Sale and David Pelletier still married?
In June 2010, Salé and Pelletier announced plans to divorce following an 18-month separation , sharing custody of their son. They continued to skate together until retiring in 2012. Pelletier married Russian figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva on July 25, 2020. They live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Who is Jamie Sale married to?
Spouse
Are Jamie Sale and Craig Simpson still married?
In February 2022, Simpson said that he and Salé had separated in June 2021.