Angélique Abachkina

Angélique Abachkina
Abachkina/Thauron in 2018
Personal information
Native name Анжелика Абашкина
Alternative names Anzhelika Abachkina
Country represented France
Born (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Former partner Louis Thauron
Coach Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda
Former coach Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas
Choreographer Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein
Former 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 155.55
2017 Internationaux de France
Short dance 61.11
2016 JGP France
Free dance 95.74
2017 Internationaux de France

Angélique Abachkina (born 26 January 2000) is an ice dancer who competes for France with partner Louis Thauron. They have represented France at four World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten 2015–17.

Personal life

Angélique Abachkina (pronounced /ˈɑːbɑʃkiːnɑː/)(Russian : Анжелика Абашкина) was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[1] The family then moved to France when Angelique was only 8 months old. She started skating at age of 6 in Nice.

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

Abachkina/Thauron at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final
Abachkina/Thauron at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow

(with Thauron)

Season Short dance Free dance
2017–2018
[6]
  • Samba: Le serpent
    by fr:Guem
  • Rhumba: Abrazame
    performed by Tamara
  • Rhumba: Danca Kizomba
    by Stony
2016–2017
[1]
  • Shadritsa
    (Russian gypsy music)
2015–2016
[7]
2014–2015
[5]
  • Samba: Dans ta chambre
    by Dany Brillant
  • Rhumba: Quand je vois tes yeux
  • Samba
  • Nimbooda Nimbooda
  • Silsila ye chohat ka
  • Dhoom Toana
2013–2014
[4]
2012–2013

    Competitive highlights

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

    With Thauron

    International[8]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
    European Champ.16th
    GP Cup of China8th
    GP France6th
    CS Ondrej Nepela5th
    Cup of Nice4th
    International: Junior[8]
    Junior Worlds18th8th7th8th
    JGP Final5th
    JGP Croatia7th4th
    JGP Estonia8th
    JGP France1st
    JGP Japan3rd
    JGP Latvia2nd
    JGP Poland10th
    JGP Slovenia7th
    Santa Claus Cup1st J
    National
    French Champ.9th J2nd J3rd
    Masters2nd J3rd
    J = Junior level
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    References

    1. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017.
    2. ↑ "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.
    3. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
    4. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
    5. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
    6. ↑ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
    7. ↑ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
    8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.
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