Eric Radford

Eric Radford, a Canadian pair skater, was born on Jan. 27, 1985, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Balmertown, Ontario. He began skating when he was 8 years old and went on to compete with Sarah Burke on the ISO Junior Grand Prix series in the Czech Republic in 2003 and in Hungary in 2004. Although Radford competed in single skating, he realized his future was in pair skating and teamed up with Rachel Kirkland in 2005, and they remained partners until the 2009 Canadian Championships came to an end. He moved to Montreal in 2009 and teamed up with Anne-Marie Giroux for the 2010 Canadian Championships before beginning his partnership with Meagan Duhamel for the 2010-11 season, which led to them winning a silver medal at the 2011 Canadian Championships and a silver medal at the 2011 Four Continents Championship. Radford's success with Duhamel continued throughout the 2011-12 season, as they won bronze medals at the 2011 Skate Canada and 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. They also won their first national title that season and finished fifth at the 2012 World Championships. In the 2012-13 season, Radford and Duhamel took silver medals at the 2012 Skate Canada International and the 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard. They also claimed their second national title and won their first Four Continents title. They stepped onto the World podium for the first time at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, where they won the bronze medal. Radford's success with Duhamel continued into the 2013-14 season. Although they finished seventh at the 2014 Winter Olympics, they returned to the podium at the 2014 World Championships, securing a bronze medal. Executing a quad throw, they won the 2014 Autumn Classic International held in Barrie, Ontario. After being chosen to compete in the 2014 Skate Canada International and the 2014 NHK Trophy, they won both events, leading them to their fourth Canadian title and their second Fourth Continents title. Radford and Duhamel began the 2015-16 season by winning the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic. They won gold medals at the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 NHK Trophy. The pair took silver at the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona and finished off the season by winning the Canadian Championships and World Championships. The 2016-17 season saw Radford earn a bronze medal with Duhamel at the Grand Prix before winning his sixth consecutive national title with her. They took silver at the 2017 Four Continents Championship and finished in seventh place at the 2017 World Championships. Radford's winning ways with Duhamel continued into the 2017-18 season when they cemented a trip to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, with a win at the Canadian Championships. Once in PyeongChang, Radford and Duhamel were victorious again, bringing home a bronze medal for Canada in the pair skating event. Radford plays piano and writes and composes music in his spare time. He became engaged to his boyfriend, Spanish ice dancer Luis Fenero, on June 10, 2017.