Romain Le Gac

Romain Le Gac

Lauriault/Le Gac at the 2015–16 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Marie-Jade Lauriault
Former partner Estelle Elizabeth, Emilie Terrazzoni, Morgane Salomon-Gagnaire
Coach Romain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former coach Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Former choreographer Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder
Skating club CSG Lyon
Gadbois Centre
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Lyon
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.72
2015 JGP Spain
Short dance 61.83
2015 JGP Spain
Free dance 90.89
2015 JGP Spain
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Competitor for Mixed-NOCs

Winter Youth Olympics
2012 Innsbruck Team

Romain Le Gac (born 31 May 1995) is a French ice dancer. With Marie-Jade Lauriault, he won the 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain and 2016 French national junior title.

Personal life

Romain Le Gac was born on 31 May 1995 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France.[1] He moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in July 2014.[2] According to the ISU, he married Marie-Jade Lauriault in December 2015.[1]

Partnership with Elizabeth

Le Gac debuted on the junior international level with Estelle Elizabeth in the 2010–11 season. In January 2012, they represented France at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, placing 6th in the short dance, 5th in the free dance, and 5th overall. They won bronze in the team event.

Elizabeth/Le Gac finished 15th at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan after ranking 13th in the short and 18th in the free dance. They placed 11th in both segments and 11th overall at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon.[3]

Partnership with Lauriault

Le Gac relocated with Haguenauer to Montreal, Quebec in July 2014 and was paired with Canadian ice dancer Marie-Jade Lauriault the same month.[2] The two decided to represent France. They are coached by Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, and Marie-France Dubreuil in Montreal.[1]

Lauriault/Le Gac competed on the senior level in the 2014–15 season. They won silver at the Open d'Andorra and finished 9th at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before taking silver at the French Championships.

Lauriault/Le Gac decided to compete on the junior level in 2015–16. They won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series — silver in Linz, Austria and gold in Logroño, Spain. Their results gave them a spot at the JGP Final in Barcelona, where they finished fifth. In February 2016, they won gold at the French Junior Championships ahead of Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron. In March, they represented France at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing third in the short dance and 8th overall.

Programs

With Lauriault

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–16
[1]		 The Beatles medley:

With Elizabeth

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[3]
2012–2013
[4][5]
  • Madness
    by Muse
  • Uprising
    by Muse
  • Les Uns Contre Les Autres
    by Fabienne Thibeault
  • Pumpkin and Honey Bunny
    by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
2011–2012
[6]
  • Stephane
    by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli
  • Do You Know what It Means to Miss New Orleans
    by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli
  • Minor Swing
    by Claude Bolling, Stephane Grappelli

Competitive highlights

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

With Lauriault

International[7]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
CS Golden Spin 9th
Open d'Andorra 2nd
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 8th
JGP Final 5th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP Spain 1st
National
French Champ. 2nd J. 1st J.
J. = Junior level

With Elizabeth

International[8]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Junior Worlds 15th 11th
Youth Olympics 5th
JGP Austria 9th
JGP Belarus 7th
JGP France 10th
JGP Italy 8th
JGP Latvia 5th
JGP Turkey 10th
Pavel Roman 12th J.
Santa Claus Cup 5th J. 4th J.
Trophy of Lyon 9th J. 3rd J. 2nd J.
National
French Champ. 1st J. 2nd J. 1st J.
Masters 2nd J.
Team events
Youth Olympics 3rd T
(4th P)
J. = Junior level
T = Team result; P = Personal result

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Pratka, Ruby (28 July 2014). "Romain Haguenauer: A New Era". IFS Magazine.
  3. 1 2 "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union.
  8. ↑ "Competition Results: Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.

External links

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