Natacha Lagouge

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Natacha Lagouge
Natacha Lagouge - 2017 World Junior Championships (cropped).jpg
Lagouge in 2017
Born (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
Partner Arnaud Caffa
Coach Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Skating clubCSG Lyon
Began skating2003
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Lake Placid Ice dance

Natacha Lagouge (born 12 March 2000) is a French ice dancer. With her skating partner, Arnaud Caffa, she is the 2022 CS Ice Challenge silver medalist, 2022 International Challenge Cup champion, and 2023 World University Games bronze medalist.

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With her former partner, Corentin Rahier, she is the 2017 JGP Austria bronze medalist and 2017 French national junior champion. They finished within the top eight at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Lagouge was born on 12 March 2000 in Strasbourg, France. She holds French and Russian citizenship. [1] Her mother is from Russia. [2]

Career

Early years

Lagouge began learning to skate in 2003. [1] She started her competitive career in ladies' singles. She appeared on the advanced novice level in 2011 and moved up to the junior level by the 2014–2015 season. During her singles career, she spent some time training in Russia. [2]

2015–16 season

In 2015, Lagouge began considering switching to ice dancing. Her family contacted Muriel Zazoui, who suggested Corentin Rahier as a potential partner. After a successful tryout, the skaters decided to train together in Lyon. [2] They placed 7th at the French Junior Championships in February 2016.

2016–17 season

Lagouge/Rahier received two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments; they placed 6th in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and 4th in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They were awarded the junior silver medal at the NRW Trophy and gold at the French Junior Championships. They placed 8th in the short dance, 11th in the free dance, and 11th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

2017–18 season

In September 2017, Lagouge/Rahier won the bronze medal at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria. They withdrew from JGP Croatia; Lagouge fractured her hand during a practice before the free dance and returned to Lyon for an operation. [2]

2018–19 season

Rahier retired from the sport in November 2018, leaving Lagouge without a partner. Arnaud Caffa soon contacted her. After trying out together in Lyon in late November and again in Paris in December 2018, he moved to Lyon at the end of January 2019 to begin their partnership. [3]

2019–20 season

Lagouge/Caffa made their competitive debut in September 2019, placing tenth at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Slovakia. In November, they won bronze at the Open d'Andorra and placed sixth at the Bosphorus Cup in Turkey. They were sixth at the French Championships.

2020–21 season

Many events were cancelled in the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lagouge/Caffa competed at only one international event, the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed fourth. They were coached by Olivier Schoenfelder, Muriel Zazoui, Marien de la Asuncion, Neil Brown, and Emi Hirai in Lyon, France. [3]

2021–22 season

Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under Maurizio Margaglio and Neil Brown in Helsinki, Finland. [4]

In November, they took silver at the 2021 NRW Trophy in Germany and finished tenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup in Poland. They placed fifth at the French Championships in December. In February, they won gold at the International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands.

2022–23 season

Lagouge/Caffa won silver at the Britannia Cup in August, bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October, and silver at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge in November. They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland, placing 10th. [5]

At the 2023 French Championships, the duo would finish fourth. Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games, Lagouge/Caffa won the bronze medal. They would then end their season with another bronze medal at the 2023 Bavarian Open. [5]

2023–24 season

Lagouge/Caffa started the season by finishing eleventh at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They then won the bronze medal at the 2023 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy and the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup, the duo finished seventh and third, respectively. [5]

Selected to compete at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, Lagouge/Caffa finished tenth. They then finished fifth at the 2024 French Championships before closing their season with a silver medal win at the 2024 Bavarian Open. [5]

2024–25 season

Beginning their season at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy, Lagouge/Caffa finished in fourth place. They went on to finish fourth at the 2024 Master's de Patinage before finishing fifth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. [5]

In early November, the team competed at the 2024 Grand Prix de France, where they finished eighth. [5]

Programs

With Caffa

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2024–2025
[6]
2023–2024
[7]
2022–2023
[8]
2021–2022
[4]
2020–2021
[9]
  • Swing: Jimmy's Rap
  • Foxtrot: Love You I Do
    (from Dreamgirls)
2019–2020
[10]

With Rahier

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[1] [2]
  • Cha Cha: Medley - Cafe Latino
  • Rhumba: Frío Sin Ti
    performed by Navajita Plateá ft. Buika
  • Samba: Samba Beach
    performed by Danny Davis, Peter Weitz
2016–2017
[11]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Caffa

International [5]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
GP Finland 10th
GP France 10th8th
CS Budapest Trophy 7th
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Lombardia 6th4th
CS Nebelhorn 4th11th
CS Nepela 10th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 6th3rd5th
CS Warsaw Cup C10thTBD
Bavarian Open 5th3rd2nd
Bosphorus Cup 6th
Britannia Cup2nd
Challenge Cup 1st
Mezzaluna Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 2nd
Open d'Andorra 3rd
University Games 3rd
National [5] [12]
French Champ. 6thC5th4th5th
Masters 5th2nd5th3rd3rd4th

Ice dancing with Rahier

International [13]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18
Junior Worlds 11th8th
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Croatia WD
JGP France 6th
JGP Slovenia 4th
NRW Trophy 2nd J
National [13]
French Champ. 7th J1st J1st J
Masters 2nd J

Women's singles

International [14] [15]
Event 14–15
International Cup of Nice 15th J
Volvo Open Cup 22nd J

Detailed results

Ice dance with Arnaud Caffa

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  [16]
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS173.52 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy
Rhythm dance TSS69.30 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
TES40.052024 CS Lombardia Trophy
PCS29.502024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Free dance TSS104.942024 CS Lombardia Trophy
TES59.842024 CS Lombardia Trophy
PCS45.16 2024 Grand Prix de France
Results in the 2024-25 season   [16]
DateEvent SD FD Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 12-15, 2024 Flag of Italy.svg 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 568.583104.944173.52
Sep 26-28, 2024 Flag of France.svg 2024 Master's de Patinage 469.134100.134169.26
Oct 16-20, 2024 Flag of France.svg 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 569.305102.905172.20
Oct 31-Nov 3, 2024 Flag of France.svg 2024 Grand Prix de France 965.897104.108169.99

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