Women
CAN
Kasandra Bradette
CAN- Date of birth10 Oct 1989
- Height160 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownMontreal
- Place of birthSaint-Félicien
- Start skating / Club She began skating in 2000 in Saint-Felicien, QC, Canada. Les Eclairs : Saint-Félicien, QC, CAN
- HobbiesCooking, coffee, animals, hiking in nature with her partner and their dog. (Instagram profile, 16 Oct 2017cafebarista.ca, 29 Jan 2018)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- FamliyPartner Samuel Girard
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Always be the best you can be." (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, US/Austrian actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017, 14 Feb 2016)
Her coaches. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
She suffered from a back injury during the 2012/13 season. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
She missed three months of training in 2011 due to an ankle injury. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
In 2007 she began experiencing trouble with spondylolysis, a condition that affects the vertebrae in the back. Also that same year, she suffered from an ankle injury for three weeks. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016, 10 Dec 2015)
She missed three months of training in 2011 due to an ankle injury. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016)
In 2007 she began experiencing trouble with spondylolysis, a condition that affects the vertebrae in the back. Also that same year, she suffered from an ankle injury for three weeks. (Athlete, 14 Feb 2016, 10 Dec 2015)
Competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Facebook page, 20 Aug 2018)
SKATING COUPLE
At the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, she and her partner Samuel Girard both represented Canada in short track skating. Girard said they have been together since 2013. "We met skating in Montreal. She [Kasandra] lived about an hour away from my old town and we met in Montreal. She was in the team and I joined it." The couple enjoy spending time outdoors hiking with their dog, away from sport. "We like taking our dog hiking. We don't watch a lot of sport, except for the Olympics and some other really big events. We're more action and outdoors people," she said. (cafebarista.ca, 18 Jan 2018; Facebook page, 08 Aug 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Oct 2018; isu.org, 31 Oct 2017)
At the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, she and her partner Samuel Girard both represented Canada in short track skating. Girard said they have been together since 2013. "We met skating in Montreal. She [Kasandra] lived about an hour away from my old town and we met in Montreal. She was in the team and I joined it." The couple enjoy spending time outdoors hiking with their dog, away from sport. "We like taking our dog hiking. We don't watch a lot of sport, except for the Olympics and some other really big events. We're more action and outdoors people," she said. (cafebarista.ca, 18 Jan 2018; Facebook page, 08 Aug 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Oct 2018; isu.org, 31 Oct 2017)
She competed in sprinting and long jump at the 2003 and 2005 Quebec Games in Canada. (speedskating.ca, 27 Aug 2015)
She wears special earrings while competing. (olympic.ca, 20 Aug 2017)
Her father originally wanted to register her for ice hockey. However, he decided to encourage her to try short track after watching highlights of Canadian skater Marie-Eve Drolet winning gold at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. She likes the sport as it demands tactics, strength, technique and speed to win a race.