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{{short description|Canadian figure skater and dancer (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Emanuel Sandhu
|image= Sandhu2004.jpg
|caption= Emanuel Sandhu competing at the [[2004 World Figure Skating Championships|2004 Worlds]].
|country= [[Canada]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1980|11|18}}
|birth_place= [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
|height= 1.83 m
|coach= [[Joanne McLeod (figure skating)|Joanne McLeod]]
|skating club= [[B.C. Centre of Excellence]]
|retired= 
|medaltemplates= <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalSport | [[Figure skating]]: [[Single skating|Men's singles]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2004 Hamilton]]|Men's singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2003–04 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2003&ndash;04 Colorado Springs]]|Men's singles}}
}}

'''Emanuel Sandhu''' (born November 18, 1980) is a Canadian [[figure skater]] and dancer. He is the 2004 [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final champion]] and a three-time [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian national champion]].

==Personal life==
Sandhu was born on November 18, 1980, in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=ISU-0607/> He was raised in [[Richmond Hill, Ontario]], with his younger brothers Chris and Daniel. His father, Lokraj, is [[India]]n Sikh and his mother, Enza, was born in [[Italy]].<ref name=ST050116/> He is fluent in English, French, and Italian. Sandhu dabbles in modeling and singing{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}.

== Career ==

===Skating===
Sandhu began figure skating at the age of eight. A year later, he was discovered by coach Joanne McLeod who would serve as his coach for his entire career. Sandhu later relocated to [[Burnaby]], [[British Columbia]], to continue training at the [[B.C. Centre of Excellence]] with McLeod, whom he credited as being his biggest support system.

He had early success in Canada, placing second in his first Canadian nationals.<ref name=JBM/> Sandhu's success qualified him for the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, but the Canadian Olympic committee refused to send him because, while he met the criteria of the Canadian Figure Skating Association, he did not meet theirs. He had missed the Grand Prix season because of injury while Langdon did not.<ref name=NRII/> Sandhu was a recipient of the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.<ref name=ISU-0607/>

Sandhu qualified for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, but was forced to withdraw before the short program due to injury. He also withdrew from the World Championships that year. Sandhu's father had left the family years earlier, and Sandhu was reunited with him prior to the 2002 Olympic Games. Sandhu stated that he was almost relieved to have to withdraw with an injury, because it was difficult dealing with his father's return.

Sandhu was the Canadian Nationals Champion in 2001, 2003 and 2004, and he won the Grand Prix Final in 2004, his most successful season. In winning the Grand Prix Final, Sandhu beat reigning World Champion [[Evgeni Plushenko]] and is one of only two people (with [[Brian Joubert]]) to beat Plushenko in the 2002-2006 [[quadrennium]]. This win was even more notable because Sandhu was a substitute, not having medaled at his Grand Prix events that season. Sandhu went on to win his third Canadian title and to take the silver medal at the [[2004 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2004 Four Continents]], his highest placement at the event.

Despite his various victories, Sandhu was inconsistent at major events. He kept his eligibility following the 2006 Olympics season. He competed at [[Cup of China]], where he won the bronze medal, and [[Cup of Russia]], where he placed fifth. At the [[2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2007 Nationals]], he was unable to hold onto silver and dropped to third, his lowest placement at the senior level at Nationals. His season continued its downward trend as he placed ninth at the [[2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2007 Four Continents]]. He placed 16th at the [[2007 World Figure Skating Championships|2007 Worlds]].

[[File:Emanuel Sandhu - Canadian Figure Skating Championships - Jan. 18, 2013.jpg|thumb|225px|Sandhu making his comeback at the [[2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships]]]]

In 2011, Sandhu performed in the Art on Ice show in China.<ref name=beauty/> He also registered to compete in a qualifying competition for the [[2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Canadian Nationals]], his first competition since 2007.<ref name=CBC1108/> He withdrew because of a foot injury and lack of preparation time due to ice shows.<ref name=CBC1111/><ref name=11wdpr/>

Sandhu returned to competition in December 2012 at the 2013 Skate Canada Challenge; he finished fifth, which qualified him for the [[2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Canadian Nationals]].<ref name=LP121210/><ref name=SC12chall/> Commenting on his decision to return to competition, Sandhu said, "I don't want the feeling I have when I look back on the sport to be one that isn't full of joy, happiness and satisfaction. I probably would think about it the rest of my life if I didn't try."<ref name=TCP130117/><ref name=QMI130117/> He trained without a coach in Burnaby, British Columbia.<ref name=TCP130118/> Sandhu went on to finish 9th in the short program<ref name=TCP130118/> and 11th overall at the [[2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Canadian Nationals]].<ref name=IN130119/>

===Dance===
Sandhu began studying ballet at the age of three and continued to dance until the end of high school. He graduated from [[The National Ballet School of Canada]].

In May 2008, Sandhu auditioned for ''[[So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]'' in Vancouver, British Columbia, and qualified for the final audition round in Toronto. He succeeded past all but the final round of auditions and was cut when selections were made for the show's Top 20.

Sandhu again auditioned during the [[So You Think You Can Dance Canada (season 2)|second season]] of ''So You Think You Can Dance Canada'', but this time made it into the Top 20. He finished in the Top 6 as the third-ranked male dancer.

==Programs==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|- 
! Season
! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]]
! [[Free skating]]
! Exhibition
|-
! 2012–13 <br><ref name=TCP130118/>
|
* [[Adagio in G minor]] <br>{{small| by [[Remo Giazotto]], [[Tomaso Albinoni]] }}
|
*
|
|-
! 2006–07 <br><ref name=ISU-0607/>
| 
* Pantera en Liberta <br>{{small| by  Monica Naranjo }}
* Mambo <br>{{small| by Wanyne }}
| 
* When Strangers Meet <br>{{small| by Sharov, Jiping }}
* Legends <br>{{small| by Chun Yi }}
* Tabla Beat Science <br>{{small| by Tala Matrix }}
|
|-
! 2005–06 <br><ref name=ISU-0506/>
|
* Tango <br>{{small| by [[Lalo Schifrin]] }}
|
* Original composition <br>{{small| by Gordon Cobb }}
|
|-
! 2004–05 <br><ref name=ST050116/><ref name=ISU-0405/>
| 
* Rise <br>{{small| by Safri Duo }}
* Xotica <br>{{small| by Rene Dupere }}
|
* Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Minor <br>{{small| by Emil von Sauer }}
|
* Like I Love You <br>{{small| by [[Justin Timberlake]] }}
|-
! 2003–04 <br><ref name=ISU-0304/>
|
* Carlo Saura's Tango <br>{{small| by [[Lalo Schifrin]] }}
| rowspan=2 |
* Ninkov Latora <br>{{small| by Violaine Corradi }}
* Slow and Sassy <br>{{small| by [[Henry Mancini]] }}
* Take California & Bang On <br>{{small| by [[Propellerheads]] }}
|
* Like I Love You <br>{{small| by [[Justin Timberlake]] }} 
----
* All Love Can Be <br>{{small| by [[Charlotte Church]] }}
|-
! 2002–03 <br><ref name=ISU-0203/>
|
* Crazy Benny <br>{{small| by Safri Duo }}
| 
* [[Purple Rain (song)|Purple Rain]] <br>{{small| by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] }}
|-
! 2001–02 <br><ref name=ISU-0102/>
| 
* A-Gusta
* Crazy
* Played-A-Live <br>{{small| by Safri Duo }}
| 
* Piano Concerto 1 <br>{{small| by Edvard Grieg }}
* Lamento d'Ariane <br>{{small| by [[Jules Massenet]] }}
* Piano Concerto 1 in C for Orchestra <br>{{small| by Herbert Howells }}
|
|-
! 2000–01 <br><ref name=ISU-0001/>
| 
* The Freedom Rider <br>{{small| by A. Blakey }}
* Back to the Apple <br>{{small| by C. Basie }}
| 
* Journey of Man <br>{{small| by Cirque de Soleil Orchestra }} 
|
|-
! 1998–2000
|
|
* Violin concerto (1st movement) <br>{{small| by Bruch }}
* Piano concerto n°2 (2nd movement) <br>{{small| by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] }}
* Violin concerto (3rd movement) <br>{{small| by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pyotr Tchaikovsky]] }}
|
|-
! 1997–98 <br><ref name=JBM/>
|
* Serenade for Strings <br>{{small| by Pyotr Tchaikovsky }}
|
* Piano concertos <br>{{small| by [[Sergei Rachmaninov]] }}
|
|}

==Competitive highlights==
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]]; JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]]''

{|  class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-ES/>
|-
! Event
! {{tooltip|97–98|1997–98}}
! 98–99
! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–2000}}
! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–01}}
! 01–02
! 02–03
! 03–04
! 04–05
! 05–06
! 06–07
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|12–13]]
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Olympics]] || || || || || WD || || || || 13th || ||
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || 29th || 18th || || 9th || || 8th || 8th || 7th || 5th || 16th ||
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || 10th || 13th || 7th || || 5th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || 9th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Final]] || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || 4th || 5th || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of China]] || || || || || || || 5th || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || || || || || 5th ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Lalique/Bompard]] || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || 9th || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[NHK Trophy]] || || 6th || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || || 4th || || 6th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || 5th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || 4th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Sparkassen]] || || || 8th || 6th || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] || || || || || 8th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || || 6th || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | Top Jump || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || 
|-
| align=left | Sears Open || || || || 5th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-ES/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || 11th || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|France]] || 4th || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | National<ref name=SC-ES/>
|-
| align=left | [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Champ.]] || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 11th
|-
| colspan=12 align=center | <small> WD: Withdrew </small>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2|refs=

<ref name=ISU-ES>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00002073.htm |title= Competition Results: Emanuel SANDHU |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223718/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00002073.htm |archive-date= March 3, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0001>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2000/2001 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010417004159/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= April 17, 2001 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0102>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2001/2002 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020602011033/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= June 2, 2002 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0203>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2002/2003 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20031015002738/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= October 15, 2003 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0304>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2003/2004 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040603160219/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= June 3, 2004 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0405>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2004/2005 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050405231824/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= April 5, 2005 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0506>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2005/2006 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060702111646/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= July 2, 2006 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-0607>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |title= Emanuel SANDHU: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811222012/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00002073.htm |archive-date= August 11, 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=SC-ES>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1063117&strcategory=single |title= Emanuel Sandhu |publisher= Skate Canada |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071107103221/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1063117&strcategory=single |archive-date= November 7, 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=JBM>{{cite web |url=http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-sandhu.htm |title=Sandhu Combines Athleticism and Artistry |first=J. Barry |last=Mittan |year=1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175320/http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-sandhu.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 15, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=ST050116>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/01/16/sandhu-looking-for-fourth-title/ |title= Sandhu Looking for Fourth Title |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Skate Today |date= January 16, 2005 }}</ref>

<ref name=NRII>{{cite web |url= http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIsports/CANADA/Emanuel_Sandhu/index.htm |title= NRI Sandhu, Skater made critical mistakes in his performance. |first= Ramesh |last= Malhotra |publisher= NRI |date= February 11, 2006 }}</ref>

<ref name=CBC1108>{{cite web |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/figureskating/opinion/2011/11/sandhu-making-comeback.html |title= Sandhu making comeback |first= PJ |last= Kwong |publisher= [[CBC Sports]] |date= November 8, 2011 |access-date= November 9, 2021 }}</ref>

<ref name=CBC1111>{{cite web |url= https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/figure-skating/foot-injury-puts-sandhu-s-comeback-on-hold-1.1096775 |title= Foot injury puts Sandhu's comeback on hold |publisher= [[CBC Sports]] |date= November 11, 2011 |access-date= November 11, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=11wdpr>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatinginbc.com/news/emanuel-sandhu-withdraws |title= Emanuel Sandhu Withdraws |work= Skate Canada British Columbia/Yukon |date= November 10, 2011 |access-date= November 11, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=beauty>{{cite news |url= http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011emanuelsandhu |title= Emanuel Sandhu: "There's beauty in ugly and beauty in darkness." |first= Fannie X.F. |last= Wang |work= Absolute Skating |date= December 1, 2011 |access-date= December 8, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=SC12chall>{{cite news |url= http://results.skatecanada.ca/2012-2013/2013CHALL/2013CHALLSrMencatResults.pdf |title= 2013 Skate Canada Challenge Men's Results |access-date= 2012-12-09 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121224210141/http://results.skatecanada.ca/2012-2013/2013CHALL/2013CHALLSrMencatResults.pdf |archive-date= 2012-12-24 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=LP121210>{{cite news |url= https://leaderpost.com/story_print.html?id=7674506 |title= Sandhu hot on comeback trail |first= Craig |last= Slater |work= [[Leader-Post]] |date= December 10, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=TCP130117>{{cite news |url= http://www.globalnews.ca/sports/emanuel+sandhus+comeback+is+about+rediscovering+joy+of+figure+skating/6442790907/story.html |title= Emanuel Sandhu's comeback is about rediscovering joy of figure skating |first= Lori |last= Ewing |work= [[The Canadian Press]] |publisher= Global News |date= January 17, 2013 |access-date= January 18, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130118031232/http://www.globalnews.ca/sports/emanuel+sandhus+comeback+is+about+rediscovering+joy+of+figure+skating/6442790907/story.html |archive-date= January 18, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=QMI130117>{{cite news |url= http://www.torontosun.com/2013/01/17/emanuel-sandhu-makes-a-comeback-bid |title= Emanuel Sandhu makes a comeback bid |first= Ryan |last= Pyette |work= QMI Agency |publisher= Toronto Sun |date= January 17, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=TCP130118>{{cite news |url= https://leaderpost.com/story_print.html?id=7842029 |title= Comeback Trail: Emanuel Sandhu finishes ninth in men's short program |first= Lori |last= Ewing |work= The Canadian Press |publisher= Leader Post |date= January 18, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130119035241/http://www.leaderpost.com/story_print.html?id=7842029 |archive-date= January 19, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN130119>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?content_id=41047624&tcid=tw_share&vkey=ice_news&ymd=20130119 |title= Chan finds comfort zone in winning sixth in a row |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= [[IceNetwork.com]] |date= January 19, 2013 }}</ref>

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