Angélique Abachkina
Angélique Abachkina | |
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Personal information | |
Native name | Анжелика Абашкина |
Country represented | France |
Born |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia | 26 January 2000
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Louis Thauron |
Coach | Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda |
Former coach | Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas |
Choreographer | Romain Haguenauer, Diana Ribas |
Skating club | Paris Bercy |
Former skating club | CSG Lyon |
Training locations | Novi, Michigan |
Former training locations | Lyon, France |
Began skating | 2006 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
152.17 2016 JGP France |
Short dance |
61.11 2016 JGP France |
Free dance |
91.06 2016 JGP France |
Angélique Abachkina (born 26 January 2000) is an ice dancer who competes for France with partner Louis Thauron. They have represented France at two World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2015 and 2016.
Personal life
Angélique Abachkina was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[1]
Career
Abachkina teamed up with Louis Thauron in 2012. The duo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2013, placing eighth in Estonia and tenth in Poland. In 2014, they were named in the French team for the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[2] Abachkina/Thauron placed 19th in the short dance, 15th in the free dance, and 18th overall.[3] They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, and Diana Ribas in Lyon, France during the 2013–14 season.[4]
Abachkina/Thauron changed coaches prior to the 2014–15 season, joining Igor Shpilband and Fabian Bourzat in Novi, Michigan.[5] They placed seventh at both of their 2014 JGP events. Ranked eighth in the short dance and seventh in the free, they finished eighth overall at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Competing in the 2015 JGP series, Abachkina/Thauron won the silver medal in Riga, Latvia, and placed fourth in Zagreb, Croatia. They finished 7th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.
In the 2016 JGP series, Abachkina/Thauron were awarded gold in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and bronze in Yokohama, Japan.
Programs
(with Thauron)
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2016–17 [1] |
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2015–16 [6] |
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2014–15 [5] |
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2013–14 [4] |
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2012–13 |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Thauron
International[7] | |||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
Junior Worlds | 18th | 8th | 7th | ||
JGP Croatia | 7th | 4th | |||
JGP Estonia | 8th | ||||
JGP France | 1st | ||||
JGP Japan | 3rd | ||||
JGP Latvia | 2nd | ||||
JGP Poland | 10th | ||||
JGP Slovenia | 7th | ||||
Santa Claus Cup | 1st J | ||||
National | |||||
French Champ. | 9th J | 2nd J | |||
Masters | 2nd J | ||||
J: Junior level TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew |
References
- 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Sélection Française Champ. du Monde JR à Sofia (BUL)" [French team for the World Junior Championships in Sofia] (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.