Angélique Abachkina

Angélique Abachkina (born 26 January 2000) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Louis Thauron, she represented France at four World Junior Championships, finishing within the top ten at three editions (2015–2017).

Angélique Abachkina
Angélique Abachkina at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Native nameАнжелика Абашкина
Alternative namesAnzhelika Abachkina
Country representedFrance
Born (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Former partnerLouis Thauron
Former coachIgor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas
Former choreographerFabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Romain Haguenauer, Diana Ribas
Former skating clubParis Bercy
CSG Lyon
Training locationsNovi, Michigan
Lyon, France
Began skating2006
RetiredOctober 20, 2018
ISU personal best scores
Combined total155.55
2017 Internationaux de France
Short dance61.11
2016 JGP France
Free dance95.74
2017 Internationaux de France

Personal life

Angélique Abachkina (pronounced /ˈɑːbɑʃkiːnɑː/, Russian: Анжелика Абашкина) was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[1] She arrived in France with her family when she was eight months old.

Career

Abachkina began learning to skate in 2006.[1] She 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 2014–2015 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.

In July 2018, Alexander Zhulin began coaching the new partnership of Angelique Abachkina and Russia's Pavel Drozd, but the skaters parted ways after learning that the French federation would not release her to compete for Russia.[6] In October 2018, she decided to retire from competitive skating.[7]

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
[1]
  • Samba: Le serpent
    by fr:Guem
  • Rhumba: Abrazame
    performed by Tamara
  • Rhumba: Danca Kizomba
    by Stony
2016–2017
[8]
  • Shadritsa
    (Russian gypsy music)
2015–2016
[9]
2014–2015
[5]
  • Samba: Dans ta chambre
    by Dany Brillant
  • Rhumba: Quand je vois tes yeux
  • Samba
2013–2014
[4]
2012–2013

    Competitive highlights

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

    With Thauron

    International[10]
    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[10]
    Junior Worlds18th8th7th8th
    JGP Final5th
    JGP Croatia7th4th
    JGP Estonia8th
    JGP France1st
    JGP Japan3rd
    JGP Latvia2nd
    JGP Poland10th
    JGP Slovenia7th
    Santa Claus Cup1st
    National
    French Champ.9th J2nd J3rd
    Masters2nd J3rd
    J = Junior level

    References
    1. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
    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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014.
    3. "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
    4. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
    5. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
    6. Samokhvalov, Anatoly (5 November 2018). "Павел Дрозд: у Жулина я нашел то, что искал". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian).
    7. "18-летняя французская фигуристка Абашкина завершила карьеру". championat.com (in Russian). 20 October 2018.
    8. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
    9. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
    10. "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
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