| Jade Hovine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 2004 Lille, France |
| Hometown | Vaulx, Tournai, Belgium |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Cédric Tour Rodolphe Maréchal |
Jade Hovine (born 11 June 2004) is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2022 NRW Trophy champion and a four-time Belgian national silver medalist (2020, 2022-2024).
Hovine was born in Lille, France on June 11, 2004, and grew up in Vaulx, Tournai. She lives in Nice, where she studies law at Côte d'Azur University. [1] [2]
Hovine began skating when she was six or seven in Tournai. She later trained in Wevelgem until the rink there closed and then in Ghent. Hovine then trained in Antwerp, where she lived alone during the week and her parents joined her on the weekends. She began taking online classes when she was twelve due to her training schedule. [1] [2]
Hovine considered finishing her skating career after she did not qualify to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but she decided to continue training. She later said, "I have made so many sacrifices throughout my life for this sport that it was foolish to stop everything when I was on the verge of success." [3]
In November, Hovine was the silver medalist at the Belgian Figure Skating Championships. [3] Later that month, she won her first international competition, the NRW Trophy, ahead of Stefanie Pesendorfer and Kristina Isaev. [4] In February, it was announced that she would receive a Wallonian sports scholarship in exchange for promoting her sport and the infrastructure she used to train. [5]
At the Junior World Championships in March, Hovine just qualified for the free program in 24th place. She rose to 23rd place overall despite two falls in her free skate. [6] Later in the month, she competed at the senior World Championships as part of Belgium's largest-ever delegation. [7] She skated cleanly and set a personal best in the short program, where she placed 26th, and did not advance to the free skate. [8]
In May, she moved to Cote d'Azur, where she joined her physical trainer, with whom she had been training remotely, and began university. She also changed coaches to Cédric Tour, who had previously accompanied her to competitions, and Rodolphe Maréchal. [1] [2]
In January 2024, Hovine competed at her first European Championships. She was seriously ill and unable to train for a week before the competition. [1] She placed 19th in the short program after making a mistake on her triple Lutz jump and double Axel, but she qualified for the free skate. [9] In her free skate, she popped a planned triple flip jump, and she ended the competition in 23rd place. She expressed disappointment in her performance, saying, "I can't figure out why it happened – I was super focused, aiming to deliver the best performance of my life," but she added, "But that's life, that's skating, and that's sports. I'm still happy. Overall, it was a beautiful competition, and I achieved my goal of qualifying for the free skate." [1]
Hovine planned to open her season at the Nebelhorn Trophy in September; however, she withdrew for medical reasons. [10] She instead debuted at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October, where she finished in 17th place after falling twice in her free skate. [11] She performed better at the Volvo Open Cup in November, where she won the bronze medal.
In January, Hovine competed at the 2025 European Championships. She finished the short program in 11th place after landing a new triple flip-triple loop jump combination, which she had wanted to try in competition after having success with it in practice for several months. [12] Hovine said that she was happy with her performance, especially as she had travel difficulties getting to the competition and had been crying due to stress in her last practice before the short program. [13] In her free skate, although she had no falls, she made several mistakes on her jumps and fell to 16th place overall. [14]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 |
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| 2023–2024 |
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by Hélène Ségara |
| 2022–2023 |
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| 2021–2022 |
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International [19] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| World Championships | 26th | |||||
| European Championships | 23rd | 16th | ||||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 5th | |||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 17th | |||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8th | 12th | ||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 5th | |||||
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd | 6th | 17th | |||
| Bellu Memorial | 6th | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 13th | |||||
| Coupe du Printemps | 5th | |||||
| Dragon Trophy | 7th | 6th | ||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | ||||||
| IceLab Cup | 4th | |||||
| Latvia Trophy | 4th | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 4th | 11th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | |||||
| International: Junior [19] | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 23rd | |||||
| JGP Latvia | 13th | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 21st | |||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 8th | |||||
| Ice Star | 23rd | 1st | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 10th | |||||
| Skate Helena | 2nd | |||||
| Sofia Trophy | 6th | |||||
| Winter Star | 1st | |||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 20th | |||||
| National [19] | ||||||
| Belgian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
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