Gwendal Peizerat

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Gwendal Peizerat

Peizerat and partner Marina Anissina compete in 2001.
Personal Info
Country:	France
Partner:	Marina Anissina
ISU Personal Best Scores

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Bronze	1998 Nagano	Ice dancing
Gold	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice dancing

Gwendal Peizerat (born April 21, 1972 in Bron, France) is a French figure skater and 2002 Olympic champion in ice dancing.

Peizerat started skating at age four when he and his sister, then six, followed their parents to the skating club at the rink. He was introduced into ice dancing straight away, coached by Murielle Boucher-Zazoui, who to this day, remains his coach.

His first partner was the French figure skater Marina Morel. Together they finished 3rd at the 1990 World Junior Championships. At the 1991 World Junior Championships Morel and Peizerat claimed the silver medal.

Morel and Peizerat later split up and, in 1993, Peizerat teamed up with Russian figure skater Marina Anissina, whom he had competed against at previous championships.

The association of the two different cultures with different styles of skating was positive. The pair placed 3rd at 1998 Olympic Games and, in 2000, they won gold medals at the European and World Championships.

In 2002, Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat became the first French Olympic Champions in ice dancing. They also won the gold medal at the European Championships that year.

After winning the Olympic gold medal they finished their amateur skating career, turned pro and appear in shows now.

Their signature move is a "reverse lift," in which he, still in her arms, takes both his blades off the ice while both of hers are still on it. The move gives the impression that she is carrying him.

[edit] Results with Marina Anissina

• 2002:
  • Olympic Champions
  • European Champions
• 2001:
  • 2nd place at the World Championships
  • 2nd place at the European Championships
  • National Champions

• 2000:
  • World Champions
  • European Champions
  • National Champions

• 1999:
  • 2nd place at the World Championships
  • 2nd place at the European Championships
  • National Champions

• 1998:
  • 3rd place at the Olympic Games
  • 2nd place at the World Championships
  • 3rd place at the European Championships
  • National Champions

• 1997:
  • 5th place at the World Championships
  • 4th place at the European Championships

• 1996:
  • 4th place at the World Championships
  • 4th place at the European Championships

• 1995:
  • 6th place at the World Championships
  • 5th place at the European Championships

• 1994:
  • 10th place at the World Championships
  • 12th place at the European Championships

[edit] External Links

• http://figureskating.online.fr/anissina-peizerat.htm (English)

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