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daphenaxa

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Mar 17, 2015
Here is a small report (in French) on Lyon Ice dance center:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZu9R3EdAcQ
not a lot of info but they conclude that the tendency is forming youngsters in Lyon and then sending them abroad because of lack of sponsoring and Federation pressure.
Muriel Boucher Zazoui says that Gabriella and Guillaume didn't go very far and stayed in the family since they train with "her Canadians" that she trained for many years.
 

Crossover

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Oct 31, 2014
Here is a small report (in French) on Lyon Ice dance center:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZu9R3EdAcQ
not a lot of info but they conclude that the tendency is forming youngsters in Lyon and then sending them abroad because of lack of sponsoring and Federation pressure.
Muriel Boucher Zazoui says that Gabriella and Guillaume didn't go very far and stayed in the family since they train with "her Canadians" that she trained for many years.

Thanks. A lot of junior dancers whom I have enjoyed watching on the JGP series appear on the interview clip.
 

Alexz

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Good stuff! C'mon French ladies, you need to step up and slay us with your elegance. Russian ladies need a stronger competition. The world needs to have more French flavour in figure skating. :)
 

Crossover

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Good stuff! C'mon French ladies, you need to step up and slay us with your elegance. Russian ladies need a stronger competition. The world needs to have more French flavour in figure skating. :)

Well, among French juniors, ice dancing is the most promising across all the disciplines. I think P/C may have good successors while junior ladies..probably not.
 

Alexz

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Well, among French juniors, ice dancing is the most promising across all the disciplines. I think P/C may have good successors while junior ladies..probably not.
We need to have Mishin to make a jumping clinic in France every other month. For a year or so.
 

Plumededragon

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Feb 12, 2015
Good stuff! C'mon French ladies, you need to step up and slay us with your elegance. Russian ladies need a stronger competition. The world needs to have more French flavour in figure skating. :)
At least Maé FINALLY realized that she needed to go overseas if she wanted to make any progress. I hope we'll see good things coming up for her.
 

daphenaxa

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Mar 17, 2015
well if you watch the standings of JGP, the 1st lady that is not from Japan, Russia or Korea is... Julie Froetscher from France. Which is quite encouraging. But at the same time while being the 1st non Japanese/Russian/Korean she is still 18th!
http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2016/jgpsladies.htm

someone who really caught my eye during JGP was Héloise Pitot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57DaMY8fI8A obviously flawed routine but she is naturally really charming. She has quite a good technique, a good packaging. I have a lot of hopes for her!
 
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Crossover

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After all talks about throw 3A, I suddenly recalled Abitbol and Bernandis' attempt of that trick for the first time in competition. I miss their athletic adventures and unconventional and unique styles. Some criticized their movements weren't refined compared to Russian traditional pairs, but they were underappreciated most of the time when they competed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mms5FO6GHQk Free program at Nagano

The program to Vangelis' Chariots of Fire choreographed by Irina Rodrina is a great piece of work. I think the music would be awesome for Olympic opening ceremonies, because it is about spirits of Olympics. Or I hope someone uses the music someday in pairs.
 

yume

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Mar 11, 2016
I hope that Maé or Laurine will get two spots for worlds of next season. Otherwise, maybe none of them will go. They will have more competition with Anna kuzmenko next season.
 

Andrea82

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Feb 16, 2014
With Nationals cancelled, a Challenge was held in Cergy this weekend allowing skaters to perform their competitive programs in front of judges.
They received scores but it wasn't considered as a competition with full ranking.

Here is the report on the programs by Passion Patinage:

The scores received were

Aymoz 255.67
Ponsart 228.24 ("won" the SP)
Fa 222.77

Mazzara 166.35
Serna 136.19

Gozali 141.90
Schild 132.56

Adelina Galyavieva et Louis Thauron 189.21
Evgenia Lopareva et Geoffrey Brissaud 182.97
Marie-Jade Lauriault et Romain Le Gac 171.15
Julia Wagret et Pierre Souquet-Basiège 156.51

Loicia Demougeot et Théo Lemercier 165.70
Marie Dupayage et Thomas Nabais 156.51
Lou Terreaux et Noé Perron 134.42


Coline Keriven et Noel-Antoine Pierre 164.30
Cléo Hamon et Denys Strekalin skated only the SP
 
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