| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Russia |
| Former country(ies) represented | France |
| Born | 20 July 1981 Lyon |
| Residence | Saint Petersburg |
| Height | 186 cm (6.10 ft) |
| Former partner | Maria Mukhortova Valeria Vorobieva Sabrina Lefrançois Rinata Araslanova |
| Coach | Oleg Vasiliev |
| Former coach | Stanislav Leonovich Annick Gailhaguet Richard Gauthier |
| Choreographer | Alexander Matveev |
| Former choreographer | Olga Leonovitch |
| Skating club | St. Petersburg Skating School |
Jérôme Blanchard (born 20 July 1981 in Lyon) is a French pair skater. With former partner Sabrina Lefrançois, he is the 2004 French National Champion. He also competed for one season with Maria Mukhortova.
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With partner Sabrina Lefrançois, he won the gold medal at the 2004 French Figure Skating Championships. She retired due to injury. He later trained with Rinata Araslanova, and, after that, with Valeria Vorobieva. The French skating federation was reluctant to release him but after a long battle he was free to skate with Vorobieva for Russia.[1] However, they did not compete in any international events and their partnernship dissolved. Blanchard then skated in Russian ice shows. He was partnered with singer Yulia Savicheva for the Star Ice show. In May 2010, Blanchard teamed up with Maria Mukhortova to compete for Russia.[1] At the 2011 Russian Nationals, they finished 7th overall. In February 2011, their coach Oleg Vasiliev said they had taken some time off due to funding issues.[2] On March 4, Vasiliev confirmed their partnership had ended and Blanchard had returned to France to work at the family hotel.[3]
(with Mukhortova)
| Season | Short program | Long program |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | «Song from a Secret Garden» by Secret Garden |
The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
(with Lefrancois)
| Season | Short program | Long program |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius |
Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev |
(with Mukhortova)
| Event | 2010–2011 |
|---|---|
| Russian Championships | 7th |
(with Sabrina Lefrançois)
| Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 14th | 11th | ||
| European Championships | 5th | 6th | ||
| French Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |
| Skate Canada | 5th | |||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 8th | 10th | 6th | |
| Cup of Russia | WD | |||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 3rd | |||
| WD = Withdrew | ||||
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