Romain Le Gac

Romain Le Gac

Lauriault/Le Gac at the 2015–16 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Marie-Jade Lauriault
Former partner Estelle Elizabeth, Emilie Terrazzoni, Morgane Salomon-Gagnaire
Coach Romain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former coach Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Former choreographer Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder
Skating club CSG Lyon
Gadbois Centre
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Lyon
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.72
2015 JGP Spain
Short dance 61.83
2015 JGP Spain
Free dance 90.89
2015 JGP Spain
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing Mixed-NOCs

Winter Youth Olympics
2012 Innsbruck Team

Romain Le Gac (born 31 May 1995) is a French ice dancer. With Marie-Jade Lauriault, he won the 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain and 2016 French national junior title.

Personal life

Romain Le Gac was born on 31 May 1995 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France.[1] He moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in July 2014.[2] He married Marie-Jade Lauriault in December 2015.[3] He has expressed interest in working as an osteopath.[4]

Early career

Le Gac began skating in 2001.[1] Disliking jumps, he switched from singles to ice dancing two years later.[4]

Le Gac debuted on the junior international level with Estelle Elizabeth in the 2010–11 season. In January 2012, they represented France at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, placing 6th in the short dance, 5th in the free dance, and 5th overall. They won bronze in the team event.

Elizabeth/Le Gac finished 15th at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan after ranking 13th in the short and 18th in the free dance. They placed 11th in both segments and 11th overall at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon.[5] Their partnership ended around July 2014 due to personal problems.[3]

Partnership with Lauriault

Le Gac relocated with Haguenauer to Montreal, Quebec in July 2014 and was paired with Canadian ice dancer Marie-Jade Lauriault the same month.[2][3] The two decided to represent France. They are coached by Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, and Marie-France Dubreuil in Montreal.[1]

Lauriault/Le Gac competed on the senior level in the 2014–15 season. They won silver at the Open d'Andorra and finished 9th at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before taking silver at the French Championships.

Lauriault/Le Gac decided to compete on the junior level in 2015–16. They won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series — silver in Linz, Austria and gold in Logroño, Spain. Their results gave them a spot at the JGP Final in Barcelona, where they finished fifth. In February 2016, they won gold at the French Junior Championships ahead of Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron. In March, they represented France at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing third in the short dance and 8th overall. Over eight days in April, they skated in ten ice shows in France.[3]

Programs

With Lauriault

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2016-17
  • Tonight
    by Elton John
  • Sorry it seems to be the hardest word
    by Elton John
    choreo by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
    2015–16
    [1]    		 The Beatles medley:

    With Elizabeth

    Season Short dance Free dance
    2013–14
    [5]
    2012–13
    [6][7]
    • Madness
      by Muse
    • Uprising
      by Muse
    • Les Uns Contre Les Autres
      by Fabienne Thibeault
    • Pumpkin and Honey Bunny
      by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
    2011–12
    [8]
    • Stephane
      by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli
    • Do You Know what It Means to Miss New Orleans
      by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli
    • Minor Swing
      by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli

    Competitive highlights

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

    With Lauriault

    International[9]
    Event 14–15 15–16 16–17
    GP NHK Trophy 6th
    GP Trophée de France 6th
    CS Autumn Classic 5th
    CS Golden Spin 9th
    Cup of Nice 1st
    Open d'Andorra 2nd
    International: Junior[9]
    World Junior Champ. 8th
    JGP Final 5th
    JGP Austria 2nd
    JGP Spain 1st
    National
    French Champ. 2nd 1st J
    J: Junior level
    TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

    With Elizabeth

    International[10]
    Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
    Junior Worlds 15th 11th
    Youth Olympics 5th
    JGP Austria 9th
    JGP Belarus 7th
    JGP France 10th
    JGP Italy 8th
    JGP Latvia 5th
    JGP Turkey 10th
    Pavel Roman 12th J
    Santa Claus Cup 5th J 4th J
    Trophy of Lyon 9th J 3rd J 2nd J
    National
    French Champ. 1st J 2nd J 1st J
    Masters 2nd J
    Team events
    Youth Olympics 3rd T
    4th P
    J: Junior level
    T: Team result; P: Personal result

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
    2. 1 2 Pratka, Ruby (28 July 2014). "Romain Haguenauer: A New Era". IFS Magazine.
    3. 1 2 3 4 Flade, Tatjana (29 May 2016). "Lauriault and Le Gac: "Love was stronger"". Golden Skate.
    4. 1 2 Zanella, Cara (17 August 2016). "Lauriault & Le Gac find a fairytale ending on and off the ice". ice-dance.com.
    5. 1 2 "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
    6. ↑ "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
    7. ↑ "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
    8. ↑ "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
    9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union.
    10. ↑ "Competition Results: Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.

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