Angélique Abachkina

Angélique Abachkina
Personal information
Native name Анжелика Абашкина
Country represented France
Born (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Louis Thauron
Coach Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda
Former coach Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas
Choreographer Romain Haguenauer, Diana Ribas
Skating club Bercy
Former skating club CSG Lyon
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Former training locations Lyon, France
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 145.25
2016 Junior Worlds
Short dance 58.34
2016 Junior Worlds
Free dance 86.91
2016 Junior Worlds

Angélique Abachkina (born 26 January 2000) is an ice dancer who competes for France with partner Louis Thauron. They have represented France at two World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2015 and 2016.

Personal life

Angélique Abachkina was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[1]

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.[1] 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.

Programs

(with Thauron)

Season Short dance Free dance
2015-2016
[5]		 Don Quixote (ballet)
2014–2015
[1]
  • 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]		 Chicago
by John Kander, Fred Ebb: 		Rio:
2012–2013

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Thauron

    International[6]
    Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
    Junior Worlds 18th 8th 7th
    JGP Croatia 7th 4th
    JGP Estonia 8th
    JGP Latvia 2nd
    JGP Poland 10th
    JGP Slovenia 7th
    Santa Claus Cup 1st J.
    National
    French Champ. 9th J. 2nd J.
    Masters 2nd J.
    J. = Junior level

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
    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 14 March 2014.
    5. ↑ "2015-2016 Programs by Discipline". Golden Skate. Golden Skate Forum. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
    6. ↑ "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.

    External links

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