Men
CAN
Cedrick BRUNET
CAN- Date of birth26 Nov 2000
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownQuebec
- Place of birthGatineau
- Start skating / Club 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." / Club de Patinage de Vitesse de Levis: Canada
- HobbiesIce hockey, baseball, surfing. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2023; Instagram profile, 07 Nov 2022)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Other nameCed (Facebook profile, 24 Jun 2018)
- CoachGregor Jelonek, CAN
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2022)
His family. (journaldequebec.com, 04 Jan 2023)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (ici.radio-canada.ca, 25 Nov 2021)
DISAPPOINTMENTS 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)
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)
He likes to go for a walk before competing. (speedskating.ca, 01 Jan 2022)
He trains at the Centre de Glaces in Quebec City, QC, Canada.
He was inspired by watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Gregor Jelonek, CAN
