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Full name | Gabriel Monnier |
Country represented | France |
Born | 10 May 1977 |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Former coach | Pierre Trente Annick Gailhaguet Diana Skotnicka |
Skating club | CSG Champigny |
Gabriel Monnier (born 10 May 1977 in Paris, France) is a French figure skater. He is the 2002 French national champion. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 10th at the 2002 European Figure Skating Championships.
Monnier began skating at the age of five and became serious about it when he was nine.[1] One of his favorite skaters was Petr Barna for his precision and style.[1]
Alongside his skating career, Monnier followed a curriculum to school children performing Rognoni College in Paris and at the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP). He earned a Bachelor of Science in 1995. He continued his studies in Biology at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, earning a Degree in 1999 and a BA.
Monnier retired from competitive skating in 2002 and began skating in ice shows, including Holiday on Ice, in France and abroad. In 2008, he led the club Dijon while resuming his studies. In February 2009 he was elected as a team leader of the France team for the figure skating world junior championships in Sofia. He is also a technical specialist.
Event | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 |
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European Championships | 15th | 10th | ||||||||
French Championships | 11th | 11th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | |
Skate America | 11th | |||||||||
Skate Canada International | 12th | |||||||||
Trophée Lalique | 7th | |||||||||
Karl Schäfer Memorial | 6th | 5th | ||||||||
Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 6th | |||||||||
Winter Universiade | 8th | 8th | 4th |
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