Natacha Lagouge

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Natacha Lagouge
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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.

Programs

With Caffa

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2022–2023
[5]
2021–2022
[4]
2020–2021
[6]
  • Swing: Jimmy's Rap
  • Foxtrot: Love You I Do
    (from Dreamgirls)
2019–2020
[7]

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
[8]

Competitive highlights

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

Ice dancing with Caffa

International [9]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
GP Finland 10th
GP France 10th
CS Budapest Trophy 7th
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Lombardia 6th
CS Nebelhorn 4th11th
CS Nepela 10th
CS Warsaw Cup C10th
Bavarian Open 5th3rd2nd
Bosphorus Cup 6th
Britannia Cup2nd
Challenge Cup 1st
Mezzaluna Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 2nd
Open d'Andorra 3rd
Trophée Nice 6th3rd
University Games 3rd
National [9] [10]
French Champ. 6thC5th4th5th
Masters 5th2nd5th3rd3rd
TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled; WD = Withdrew

Ice dancing with Rahier

International [11]
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 [11]
French Champ. 7th J1st J1st J
Masters 2nd J
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles

International [12] [13]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
International Cup of Nice 15th J
Volvo Open Cup 22nd J
Coupe du Printemps 4th N
NRW Trophy 22nd N
Warsaw Cup 19th N
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Natacha LAGOUGE / Corentin RAHIER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Calder, Anne (19 October 2017). "Lagouge & Rahier hope to captivate audience". ice-dance.com.
  3. 1 2 "Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa". ice-dance.com. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Corentin RAHIER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Natacha LAGOUGE". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Corentin RAHIER". International Skating Union.
  12. ↑ "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Natacha Lagouge". tracings.net.
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