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John Mattatall - Wikipedia

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John Mattatall

Full name	John Gordon Mattatall
Born	(1982-12-01) December 1, 1982 (age 42) Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Hometown	Wallace, Nova Scotia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Skating club	Tatamagouche FSC
Retired	March 25, 2011

John Gordon Mattatall (born December 1, 1982) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Mylène Brodeur, he is the 2009 Canadian national bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2009 World Championships. After retirement, John moved back to Nova Scotia and has recently been married.

Skating career

As a single skater, Mattatall competed on the national level, competing many times at the Canadian Championships. Early in his pairs career, he competed with Lindsay Carruthers. They won the silver medal on the pre-novice level at the 2000 Canadian Championships.^[1] After that partnership ended, he competed with Renee Trembley on the novice level, placing 4th at the 2002 Canadian novice national championships.

From 2002 through 2005, Mattatall competed with Terra Findlay. They were the 2004 Canadian junior silver medalists and placed 10th at the 2004 Junior Worlds. They won a medal on the 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix. Findlay & Mattatall made their senior international at the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed 4th. They were coached by Doug Leigh and Lee Barkell at the Mariposa School of Skating.^[2]

In March 2006, Mattatall teamed up with Mylène Brodeur.^[3] They made their international debut at the 2006 Nebelhorn Trophy, placing 4th. They were 9th at the 2007 Canadian Championships. In the 2007-08 season, Brodeur/Mattatall won the 2007 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and placed 7th at the 2008 Canadian Championships. Their placement at the event earned them a trip to the 2008 Four Continents, where they placed 7th.

Brodeur/Mattatal qualified for the 2009 World Championships and placed tenth.^[4] They announced their competitive retirement on March 25, 2011.^[5] Mattatall now works as a Project Engineer at K+S Windsor Salt in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. John still coaches part time and is quite involved in the skating community.

Personal life

Mattatall is studying engineering at Dalhousie University. In 2018 John got engaged to his long time girlfriend LaFawnduh Stewart. Their wedding was held in LaFawnduh's home town of Compton CA.

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Brodeur

Results^[6]
International
Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
World Champ.			10th
Four Continents Champ.		7th	8th	7th
GP Bompard					4th
GP Cup of China			6th
GP Cup of Russia				6th
GP NHK Trophy				5th	6th
GP Skate Canada			4th
Nebelhorn Trophy	4th
Ondrej Nepela		1st
National
Canadian Champ.	9th	7th	3rd	4th	4th
GP = Grand Prix

Pairs with Findlay

International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Nebelhorn Trophy			4th
International: Junior
World Junior Championships		10th
JGP Slovenia		3rd
JGP Slovakia		4th
National
Canadian Championships	4th J.	2nd J.	7th
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix