Cléo Hamon

Cléo Hamon (born 25 November 2001) is a French pair skater. With her skating partner, Denys Strekalin, she is the 2020 French national champion, 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion, and has competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017–2019).

Cléo Hamon
Hamon / Strekalin at the 2020 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001
Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
Home townMontlignon, France
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PartnerDenys Strekalin
Former partnerBrice Panizzi, Xavier Vauclin
CoachClaude Thévenard
ChoreographerFabian Bourzat
Skating clubClub Olympique de Courbevoie
Training locationsCourbevoie, France
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total148.48
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program53.53
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skate94.95
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy

Personal life

Cléo Hamon was born on 25 November 2001 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France.[1] Her brother, Axel, is a triathlete.[2]

Career

Single skating

Hamon began learning to skate in 2006.[1] Competing in ladies' singles, she won silver in the advanced novice category at the Rooster Cup in April 2016. She appeared once on the junior level, placing 13th at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in October 2016.[3]

Early partnerships

In the 2014–2015 season, Hamon competed in partnership with Xavier Vauclin. The two became the French national novice champions in March 2015.[4]

Hamon also skated with Brice Panizzi.[5]

Partnership with Strekalin

In August 2016, Hamon teamed up with Ukraine's Denys Strekalin to compete for France in pairs.[1] Coached by Mehdi Bouzzine in Courbevoie, they made their international debut in February 2017, placing seventh in junior pairs at the Bavarian Open. In March, they placed fourteenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[5]

In September 2017, Hamon/Strekalin debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing eighth in Riga, Latvia. In December, appearing on the senior level, they won silver at the French Championships, behind Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov. In March, they finished eleventh at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Competing in the 2018 JGP series, Hamon/Strekalin placed sixth in Linz, Austria, and fifth in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Making their senior international debut, the pair took gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2018. In March 2019, they finished ninth at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

After placing eighth at the 2019 JGP United States, Hamon/Streklain debuted on the senior Challenger series with a seventh-place finish at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. They would go on to place tenth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, and ninth at their first European Championships. Hamon/Strekalin also won the French senior national title for the first time, due to the absence of James/Cipres from the competition season. They finished the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they placed fifth. Hamon/Strekalin were scheduled to participate in the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, which would have been their senior World debut, but these were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Programs

(with Strekalin)

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[8]
  • Deep Shadow
    by T.T.L.
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
    • The Hanging Tree
      performed by L.E.J
    • The Mockingjay Theme
      choreo. by Leonie Corbin
2016–2017
[5]
  • I Want You Back
    performed by Tony Succar, Tito Nieves
    choreo. by Leonie Corbin

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Strekalin
International[9]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Europeans9th
CS Finlandia Trophy7th
CS Warsaw Cup10th
Volvo Open Cup1st
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds14th11th9th5th
JGP Austria6th
JGP Czech Republic5th
JGP Latvia8th
JGP Poland15th
JGP United States8th
Bavarian Open7th
Tallinn Trophy2nd
National[9]
French Champ.2nd2nd1st
French Junior Champ.1st1st1st1st
TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Vauclin
National[4]
Event 2014–15
French Championships: Minimes1st N
N = Novice level

Ladies' singles
International[3]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Golden Bear of Zagreb13th J
Bavarian Open15th N
Crystal Skate of Romania1st N
Grand Prix of Bratislava2nd N
Rooster Cup3rd A1st A2nd N
Santa Claus Cup2nd A18th N
National[3]
French Youth Champ.3rd S7th N9th N
Levels: S = Silver; A = Basic novice A;
N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018.
  2. "Course des Coteaux à Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (5 km) : duel au sommet". sportspassion95.fr (in French). 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.
  3. "Cléo HAMON". rinkresults.com.
  4. "CHAMPIONNATS DE FRANCE 2015 - MINIMES" (in French). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  5. "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  6. Slater, Paula (March 5, 2020). "Panfilova and Rylov claim Pairs' title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
  7. "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019.
  8. "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  9. "Competition Results: Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.
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