Estelle Elizabeth

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Estelle Elizabeth
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Elizabeth and Le Gac at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Born (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 28)
Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Hometown Lyon, France
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Discipline Pair skating
Partner Romain Le Gac
Began skating2000
Olympic rings.svg Winter Youth Olympics Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Innsbruck Pairs

Estelle Elizabeth (born 29 June 1996) is a French ice dancer. She and former partner Romain Le Gac represented France at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics and at two World Junior Championships, achieving their best result, 11th, in 2014.

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Career

Elizabeth debuted on the junior international level with Romain Le Gac in the 2010–11 season. In January 2012, they represented France at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, placing 6th in the short dance, 5th in the free dance, and 5th overall. They won bronze in the team event.

Elizabeth/Le Gac finished 15th at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan after ranking 13th in the short and 18th in the free dance. They placed 11th in both segments and 11th overall at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon. [1] Their partnership ended by July 2014. [2]

Programs

(with Le Gac)

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[1]
2012–2013
[3] [4]
  • Madness
    by Muse
  • Uprising
    by Muse

  • Les Uns Contre Les Autres
    by Fabienne Thibeault
  • Pumpkin and Honey Bunny
    by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
2011–2012
[5]
  • Stephane
    by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli
  • Do You Know what It Means to Miss New Orleans
    by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli
  • Minor Swing
    by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Romain Le Gac

Competition placements at junior level [6]
Season 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Winter Youth Olympics 5th
Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) 3rd
World Junior Championships 15th11th
French Championships 1st2nd1st
JGP Austria 9th
JGP Belarus 7th
JGP France 10th
JGP Italy 8th
JGP Latvia 5th
JGP Turkey 10th
Ice Challenge 2nd
Master's de Patinage 2nd3rd2nd1st
Pavel Roman Memorial 12th
Santa Claus Cup 5th
Trophy of Lyon9th3rd2nd

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References

  1. 1 2 "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  2. Pratka, Ruby (28 July 2014). "Romain Haguenauer: A New Era". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
  3. "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
  4. "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  5. "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
  6. "FRA-Estelle Elizabeth / Romain le Gac". SkatingScores.com.

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