Bruno Massot

Bruno Massot

Massot with Daria Popova at the 2012 World Team Trophy
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Former country(ies) represented France (through 2014)
Born (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989
Caen, France
Home town Caen
Residence Oberstdorf
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Aliona Savchenko
Former partner Daria Popova, Anne-Laure Letscher, Camille Foucher
Coach Alexander König
Former coach Ingo Steuer, Jean-Francois Ballester
Choreographer Gary Beacom
Former choreographer Karine Arribert, Pierre-Loup Bouquet
Skating club Acsel Caen
Training locations Oberstdorf
Former training locations Caen, Chemnitz
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 216.17
2016 Worlds
Short program 76.30
2015 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate 142.98
2015 CS Tallinn Trophy
Medal record
Competitor for  Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
2016 Boston Pairs
European Championships
2016 Bratislava Pairs

Bruno Massot (born 28 January 1989) is a French-born pair skater. Competing with Aliona Savchenko for Germany, he is the 2016 World bronze medalist, 2016 European silver medalist, and 2016 German national champion.

With former partner Daria Popova, he is the 2014 Challenge Cup champion and 2012 French national champion.

Personal life

Bruno Massot was born on 28 January 1989 in Caen, France.[1] On April 15, 2015, he announced his engagement to his longtime girlfriend, Sophie Levaufre.[2]

Single skating and early partnerships

Massot competed in single skating through the 2006-07 season.[3] He then switched to pair skating and teamed up with Camille Foucher, with whom he won a pair of senior bronze medals at the French Championships and competed at two World Junior Championships.[4] After their partnership ended, he skated with Anne-Laure Letscher until February 2011.[5]

Partnership with Popova

Massot and Daria Popova decided to team up in March 2011 and began serious training in June.[6] They train in Caen, France with Jean-Francois Ballester.[5][7] In their first season together, they also trained about three weeks every three months with Ingo Steuer in Chemnitz, Germany.[8][9]

Popova/Massot's first competition together was the 2011 Master's de Patinage, where they won the silver medal. They were tenth in their international debut at the 2011 Coupe de Nice and placed fourth at the 2011 NRW Trophy. In December 2011, they won the 2012 French national title ahead of Vanessa James / Morgan Cipres.[10] Visa and administrative delays led to uncertainty about their participation at the 2012 European Championships but the situation was resolved just before the event.[11][12][13] Popova/Massot placed sixth in the short program and eighth overall. They were not assigned to the 2012 World Championships, but were part of the French team for the World Team Trophy.

In the 2012–13 season, Popova/Massot received two Grand Prix assignments — they placed fifth at the 2012 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard. They were second to James/Cipres at the French Championships and then placed seventh at the 2013 European Championships. At the 2013 World Championships, James/Cipres earned two spots for France in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. As France's second-ranked pair, Popova/Massot were in line to receive the second Olympic spot if she received French citizenship in time.[14]

In 2013–14, Popova had a problem with the sole of one of her boots at the start of the season.[14] She and Massot placed eighth at their first Grand Prix assignment, the 2013 Cup of China. Popova then ceased training for six weeks due to a stress fracture in the third metatarsal bone of her left foot, causing the pair to withdraw from the 2013 Trophée Eric Bompard and French Championships.[14] Having resumed training in mid-December 2013, the pair elected to reduce the difficulty of some elements for the 2014 European Championships in January.[14] They finished 11th at Europeans in Budapest. On 21 January 2014, it was reported that Popova had not received French citizenship in time and France's second spot would be transferred to Austria.[15] Popova and Massot then went on to place 15th at the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships after placing 15th in both segments of the competition. It was their last competition together.

Partnership with Savchenko

Savchenko and Massot at the 2016 Europeans

On March 19, 2014, Massot was reported to have teamed up with Aliona Savchenko of Germany.[16] The two began training together in April, working to adjust to each other's different technique.[17] They made their first appearance as a pair at the 2014 All That Skate shows in South Korea.[18] Because Chemnitz melted its ice rink until nearly the end of August, they trained in Coral Springs, Florida for two months beginning in mid-July.[19][20]

Since the ISU does not allow any pairing to compete under two flags, one partner was obliged to change country and could not compete internationally until the previous country granted a release.[21][22] In July 2014, Savchenko said she preferred to continue competing for Germany while Massot preferred France.[18] On 29 September 2014, the Deutsche Eislauf-Union announced that the pair had decided to skate for Germany.[23][24][25] In October 2014, Savchenko/Massot started training in Oberstdorf, coached by Alexander König.[26] On June 9, 2015, Massot's mother announced that the French Figure Skating Federation (FFSG) had refused to release Massot to skate for Germany.[27]

2015–16 season

On August 31, 2015, the FFSG reportedly demanded a release fee of 70,000 euros from Massot.[28] He was released to skate for Germany on October 26, 2015.[29]

Savchenko/Massot made their debut at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event, where they won the gold medal. That was followed by gold at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup and German Championships. In January, they won silver at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was Massot's first medal at an ISU Championship. In April, they won the bronze medal at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, having placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate.

Programs

With Savchenko

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–16
[1][30]
  • Créature de Siam
    (from Kurios)
    by Raphëal Beau, Guy Dubuc, Marc Lessard
    choreo. by Rostislav Sinicyn

With Popova

Season Short program Free skating
2013–14
[31]
  • Les Aristochats
    by C2C
2012–13
[32]
  • Chocca
    by Apocalyptica
  • Far Away
    by Apocalyptica
2011–12
[8][33]
  • La Belle Histoire
    arranged by Gablé
    choreo. by Karine Arribert

With Foucher

Season Short program Free skating
2008–09
[4]
  • Music
    by Gable
  • Sakountala
    by Pierre-Alexandre Mati
2007–08
[34]
  • Libertango
    by Astor Piazzola
  • Sakountala
    by Pierre-Alexandre Mati

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2006–07
[3]
  • Music
    by Thiersen, Guem, Encre, Shankar

Competitive highlights

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

With Savchenko for Germany

International[35]
Event 2015–16
World Champ. 3rd
European Champ. 2nd
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
CS Warsaw Cup 1st
Bavarian Open 1st
National[35]
German Championships 1st

With Popova for France

International[36]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
World Champ. 15th
European Champ. 8th 7th 11th
GP Cup of China 8th
GP Skate Canada 5th
GP Trophée Bompard 7th WD
Challenge Cup 4th 1st
Cup of Nice 10th
Nebelhorn Trophy 5th
NRW Trophy 4th
National[36]
French Champ. 1st 2nd
Masters 2nd 2nd 1st
Team events
World Team Trophy 4th T
(6th P)
WD: Withdrew
T: Team result, P: Personal result

With Foucher and Letscher for France

International[37]
Event 2007–08
(with
Foucher)		 2008–09
(with
Foucher)		 2009–10
(with
Foucher)		 2010–11
(with
Letscher)
Junior Worlds 18th 14th
JGP United Kingdom 11th
National
French Champ. 3rd 3rd 3rd
Masters 3rd 3rd J. 3rd

Singles career for France

International[3]
Event 2005–06 2006–07
JGP Hungary 14th
JGP Mexico 9th
Triglav Trophy 5th J.
National
French Championships 16th
J. = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Aliona SAVCHENKO / Bruno MASSOT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Congratulations". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bruno MASSOT: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Camille FOUCHER / Bruno MASSOT: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009.
  5. 1 2 Chatel, Aline (6 October 2011). "Bruno Massot et Daria Popova rêvent de Jeux Olympiques" [Bruno Massot and Daria Popova dream of the Olympic Games] (in French). Sport à Caen. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Patinage : Bruno Massot et Daria Popova". Normandie-TV (in French). November 2011.
  7. ↑ Shkrebtienko, Oxana (29 March 2013). "Daria Popova and Bruno Massot: "We don't aspire to copy anyone"". Absolute Skating.
  8. 1 2 "Masters J3: libre couple" (in French). Passion Patinage. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (20 January 2012). "French skaters channeling high hopes for Euros". Ice Network.
  10. ↑ Charolles, Olivier (17 December 2011). "Patinage artistique: Yrétha Silété conserve son titre de championne de France". 77sports-infos.com (in French). Archived from the original on 17 December 2011.
  11. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (26 January 2012). "Volosozhar and Trankov lead pairs at Europeans". Golden Skate.
  12. ↑ Chatel, Aline (25 January 2012). "Bruno Massot et Daria Popova entrent en piste" [Bruno Massot and Daria Popova ready to compete]. Sport à Caen (in French).
  13. ↑ Coté, Vincent (24 January 2012). "Patinage artistique : Massot et Popova dans une nouvelle dimension" [Figure skating: Massot and Popova in a new dimension]. Ouest France (in French).
  14. 1 2 3 4 Chatel, Aline (24 January 2014). "La terrible désillusion de Daria Popova et Bruno Massot" [Disappointment for Daria Popova and Bruno Massot]. Sport à Caen (in French).
  15. ↑ Nony, Céline (21 January 2014). "Popova-Massot n'iront pas" [Popova-Massot won't go to Sochi] (in French). L'Équipe.
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (1 July 2014). "New pair team Savchenko and Massot aim high". Golden Skate.
  18. 1 2 Kany, Klaus-Reinhold; Rutherford, Lynn (9 July 2014). "Decision time looms for pair Savchenko, Massot". IceNetwork.
  19. ↑ "Savchenko/Massot zum Sommertraining in die USA" [Savchenko/Massot's summer training in the United States] (in German). focus.de. Sport-Informations-Dienst. 17 June 2014.
  20. ↑ Kayser, Sebastian (27 July 2014). "Eisprinzessin Savchenko kündigt Vierfach-Axel an" [Ice princess Savchenko says she will try quad Axel]. Bild (in German).
  21. ↑ "Constitution and General Regulations 2012" (PDF). International Skating Union. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2013.
  22. ↑ "Patinage Artistique: Sitution du Couple A.SAVCHENKO / B.MASSOT" [Figure skating: Savchenko/Massot situation] (PDF). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace (in French). 17 July 2014.
  23. ↑ "Savchenko/Massot starten künftig für Deutschland" [Savchenko/Massot to compete for Germany]. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 29 September 2014.
  24. ↑ Nagel, Ramona (29 September 2014). "Savchenko/Massot starten künftig für Deutschland" [Savchenko/Massot will compete for Germany]. Freie Presse (Saxony) (in German).
  25. ↑ "Frankreichs Bruno Massot wird neuer Partner von Paarlauf-Weltmeisterin Aljona Savchenko" [France's Bruno Massot will be new partner of World champion pair skater Aliona Savchenko] (in German). Schwäbisches Tagblatt. Sport-Informations-Dienst. 30 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Weltmeisterin in neuen Händen" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  27. ↑ International Figure Skating Magazine (10 June 2015). "French Federation refusing to release Bruno Massot" (Facebook).
  28. ↑ "Franzosen wollen Geld" [French want money]. Sächsische Zeitung (in German). 31 August 2015.
  29. ↑ At long last: Massot granted release from France
  30. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (October 2015). "Ailiona Savchenko and Bruno Massot: Play the waiting game". International Figure Skating Magazine (USA: Madavor Media).
  31. ↑ "Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  33. ↑ "Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012.
  34. ↑ "Camille FOUCHER / Bruno MASSOT: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
  35. 1 2 "Competition Results: Aliona SAVCHENKO / Bruno MASSOT". International Skating Union.
  36. 1 2 "Competition Results: Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  37. ↑ "Competition Results: Camille FOUCHER / Bruno MASSOT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014.

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