2021 French Figure Skating Championships | |
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Type: | National championship |
Date: | 5–6 February 2021 (S) 3–5 April 2021 (J) |
Season: | 2020–21 |
Location: | Vaujany, Isère (S) Villard-de-Lans, Isère (J) |
Host: | Fédération Française des Sports de Glace |
Venue: | Patinoire de Vaujany (S) Patinoire Municipale (J) |
Champions | |
Men's singles: Kévin Aymoz (S) | |
Ladies' singles: Léa Serna (S) | |
Pairs: Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin (S) | |
Ice dance: Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron (S) Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais (J) | |
Previous: 2020 French Championships | |
Next: 2022 French Championships |
The 2021 French Figure Skating Championships were held in Vaujany from 5 to 6 February 2021. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance. The results were part of the French selection criteria for the 2021 World Championships.
The French Championships were originally scheduled for 17 to 20 December 2020 in Vaujany, alongside the Christmas Gala on 22 December. On 10 November, Fédération Française des Sports de Glace (FFSG) president Nathalie Péchalat expressed in an interview that she hoped to hold the event, despite the ongoing health crisis. [1] One week later, on 16 November, the FFSG announced the cancellation of both the senior Championships and the Christmas Gala. [2] The FFSG had already cancelled its Grand Prix event, the 2020 Internationaux de France, earlier in the season. [3]
Prior to the cancellation announcement, reigning ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron had already announced that they would be skipping the event. [4] The couple explained their desire to focus on the 2021 World Championship (which they later decided to also skip) and concerns about being stranded in Europe or separated, due to Papadakis having a different visa for their Canadian training base from Cizeron that made it more difficult for her to travel internationally. [5]
On 12 January 2021, the FFSG announced the reinstatement of the French Championships after rescheduling the event to 5–6 February, still to be hosted in Vaujany. [6]
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men | Kévin Aymoz | Adam Siao Him Fa | Romain Ponsart |
Ladies | Léa Serna | Maïa Mazzara | Lola Ghozali |
Pairs | Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin | Coline Keriven / Noël-Antoine Pierre | No other competitors |
Ice dance | Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron | Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud | No other competitors |
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ice dance | Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais | Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier | Lou Terreaux / Noé Perron |
The Fédération Française des Sports de Glace released a provisional entry list on 27 January 2021. [7] Names with an asterisk (*) denote guest skaters.
Skaters qualified via the Master's de Patinage or selection for a Grand Prix event. Several top skaters, including reigning champions Maé-Bérénice Méité and Papadakis/Cizeron, opted to skip the event.
Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Kévin Aymoz | Grenoble Isère Métropole Patinage | 284.50 | 1 | 96.01 | 1 | 188.49 |
2 | Adam Siao Him Fa | Club Olympique de Courbevoie | 244.15 | 2 | 78.50 | 2 | 165.65 |
3 | Romain Ponsart | Charleville-Mézières Sports de Glace | 209.07 | 3 | 76.91 | 3 | 132.16 |
4 | Davide Lewton Brain | Monaco (guest skater) | 177.64 | 4 | 64.15 | 4 | 113.49 |
5 | François Pitot | Amodio Figure Skating Academy Vaujany | 142.29 | 5 | 60.22 | 5 | 82.07 |
Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Léa Serna | Brian Joubert Poitiers Glace | 170.06 | 1 | 63.54 | 1 | 106.52 |
2 | Maïa Mazzara | Grenoble Isère Métropole Patinage | 163.77 | 2 | 60.96 | 2 | 102.81 |
3 | Lola Ghozali | Club de Patinage Artistique de Reims | 156.42 | 4 | 54.39 | 3 | 102.03 |
4 | Lorine Schild | Club de Patinage Artistique de Reims | 150.93 | 3 | 57.11 | 4 | 93.82 |
5 | Sophie Sprung | Club Olympique de Courbevoie | 128.44 | 6 | 45.44 | 5 | 83.00 |
6 | Eva Dubecq | Club de Patinage Artistique de Reims | 125.84 | 5 | 51.07 | 6 | 74.77 |
Rank | Name | Club | Total points | SP | FS | ||
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1 | Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin | Club Olympique de Courbevoie / Club Olympique de Courbevoie | 172.55 | 1 | 60.35 | 1 | 112.20 |
2 | Coline Keriven / Noël-Antoine Pierre | Club des Français Volants de Paris / Club des Français Volants de Paris | 149.72 | 2 | 55.92 | 2 | 93.80 |
Rank | Name | Club | Total points | RD | FD | ||
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1 | Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron | Club des Français Volants de Paris / Club des Français Volants de Paris | 194.28 | 1 | 77.90 | 1 | 116.38 |
2 | Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud | Lyon Glace Patinage / Lyon Glace Patinage | 189.54 | 2 | 75.42 | 2 | 114.12 |
The French Junior Championships were originally scheduled to be held on 5 to 7 February 2021 in Belfort, before being rescheduled to 3 to 4 April in Villard-de-Lans. [8] Only an ice dance competition was held.
Ice dance [9] |
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Eva Bernard / Tom Jochum |
Louise Bordet / Thomas Gipoulou |
Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier |
Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais |
Celina Fradji / Jean-Hans Fourneaux |
Lou Terreaux / Noé Perron |
Ninon Terreaux / Alexey Tameev |
Rank | Name | Club | Total points | RD | FD | ||
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1 | Marie Dupayage / Thomas Nabais | Villard de Lans Patinage / ESV Patinage Vitry | 163.53 | 2 | 63.04 | 1 | 100.49 |
2 | Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier | Villard de Lans Patinage / ASM Belfort Patinage Artistique | 160.93 | 1 | 68.14 | 2 | 92.79 |
3 | Lou Terreaux / Noé Perron | Villard de Lans Patinage / ASM Belfort Patinage Artistique | 149.00 | 3 | 59.68 | 3 | 89.32 |
4 | Celina Fradji / Jean-Hans Fourneaux | Villard de Lans Patinage / Villard de Lans Patinage | 128.95 | 5 | 48.51 | 4 | 80.44 |
5 | Eva Bernard / Tom Jochum | Villard de Lans Patinage / Villard de Lans Patinage | 121.04 | 6 | 46.76 | 5 | 74.28 |
6 | Louise Bordet / Thomas Gipoulou | Villard de Lans Patinage / Brive Patinage Club | 118.77 | 4 | 48.82 | 6 | 69.95 |
7 | Ninon Terreaux / Alexey Tameev | ASM Belfort Patinage Artistique / Villard de Lans Patinage | 99.10 | 7 | 39.07 | 7 | 60.03 |
The 2021 World Championships will be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 22 to 28 March 2021. FFSG named the team on 1 March 2021. [10]
Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dance | |
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1 | Kévin Aymoz | Maé-Bérénice Méité | Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin | Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron |
2 | Coline Keriven / Noël-Antoine Pierre | Evgeniia Lopareva / Geoffrey Brissaud | ||
Alt. | Adam Siao Him Fa | Maïa Mazzara | Marie-Jade Lauriault / Romain Le Gac |
The 2021 European Championships, scheduled to be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 25 to 31 January 2021, were cancelled on 10 December 2020. [11]
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