Paul Ayer

Paul Ayer (born April 6, 1998) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Alicia Fabbri, he is the 2019 Canadian national junior silver medalist and the 2019 Bavarian Open junior silver medalist. They placed in the top nine at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Paul Ayer
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1998-04-06) April 6, 1998
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Home townBrossard, Quebec
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerAlicia Fabbri
Former partnerJolie Che, Nicola Salimova, Taylor Yanke
CoachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Former coachJulien Lalonde
ChoreographerMarie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Former choreographerMylène Girard
Skating clubCalalta FSC
Training locationsMontreal, Quebec
Former training locationsLa Prairie, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total155.77
2019 CS Warsaw Cup
Short dance62.14
2019 CS Warsaw Cup
Free dance93.63
2019 CS Warsaw Cup
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Ice dance

Personal life

Ayer was born on April 6, 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. He has a younger brother named Alex. Ayer's father was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.[1] He has taken online courses and plans to enroll in a university in Montreal in the future.[1] Ayer hopes to practice his French in Montreal.

Ayer enjoys playing other sports with friends like football and hockey on outdoor rinks or lakes during the winter.[1] He also enjoys traveling.

Career

Early career

Ayer began skating around 2007. He competed in only domestic events with his first three partners: Taylor Yanke, Nicola Salimova, and Jolie Che. Ayer and Che split at the end of the summer in 2017, and he spent about a year trying out with various partners before teaming up with Fabbri. He relocated from Calgary to Montreal to train full-time with Fabbri.[1]

2018–2019 season: New partnership

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to two Junior Grand Prix events in their first season together. They placed fourth at 2018 JGP Slovakia and seventh at 2018 JGP Slovenia.

Fabbri/Ayer placed second at the 2019 Canadian Championships behind Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha. Together, they were named to the Canadian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[2] At a tune-up event, the 2019 Bavarian Open, Fabbri/Ayer again won silver behind Lajoie/Lagha.[3]

Fabbri/Ayer were thirteenth after the rhythm dance segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships, but rallied with an eighth-place showing in the free dance to place ninth overall. Combined with Lajoie/Lagha's placement (first place), their rank qualified three ice dance spots for Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2019–2020 season: New coaches

In July 2019, Fabbri/Ayer left coach Julien Lalonde to train with Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer in Montreal.[4] They made their senior international debut at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where they placed sixth with personal bests in all segments.

Programs

With Fabbri
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[5][6]
2018–2019
[7]
  • Tango: A Evaristo Carriego
    by Eduardo Rovira
  • Tango: Obertuna
    performed by Forever Tango
    choreo. by Mylène Girard

Competitive highlights

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

With Fabbri
International[8]
Event 2018–19 2019–20
CS Warsaw Cup6th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds9th
JGP Slovakia4th
JGP Slovenia7th
Bavarian Open2nd
National
Canadian Champ.2nd J6th
J = Junior level

Detailed results

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.

With Fabbri
2019–20 season
Date Event RD FD Total
November 14–17, 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 6
62.14		 6
93.63		 6
155.77
2018–19 season
Date Event RD FD Total
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships 13
55.58		 8
87.46		 9
143.04
February 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open 2
58.54		 3
86.10		 2
144.64
January 14–20, 2019 2019 Canadian Junior Championships 2
62.20		 3
96.37		 2
158.57
October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia 6
53.20		 8
78.21		 7
131.41
August 22–25, 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia 4
58.53		 6
77.13		 4
135.66

References
  1. Jackson Ultima (October 17, 2018). "#JacksonFamily Interviews with Paul Ayer (CAN)". Medium.
  2. "Canadian junior skaters in Croatia for the 2019 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships" (Press release). Skate Canada. March 4, 2019.
  3. "Lajoie and Lagha lead Canada to 1-2 finish at Bavarian Open" (Press release). Skate Canada. February 9, 2019.
  4. Cournoyer, Ginette (July 21, 2019). "Welcome in the Team Montreal Family Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer" (Instagram).
  5. "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER". International Skating Union.
  6. "Profile – Alicia Fabbri & Paul Ayer". ice-dance.com. September 5, 2018.
  7. "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019.
  8. "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
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