Angélique Abachkina

Angélique Abachkina
Personal information
Native name	Анжелика Абашкина
Country represented	France
Born	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner	Louis Thauron
Coach	Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda
Former coach	Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas
Choreographer	Romain Haguenauer, Diana Ribas
Skating club	Bercy
Former skating club	CSG Lyon
Training locations	Novi, Michigan
Former training locations	Lyon, France
Began skating	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	142.85 2015 JGP Croatia
Short dance	56.46 2015 JGP Croatia
Free dance	86.39 2015 JGP Croatia

Angélique Abachkina (born 26 January 2000) is an ice dancer who competes for France with partner Louis Thauron. They have represented France at two World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2015.

Personal life

Angélique Abachkina was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.^[1]

Career

Abachkina teamed up with Louis Thauron in 2012. The duo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2013, placing eighth in Estonia and tenth in Poland. In 2014, they were named in the French team for the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[2] Abachkina/Thauron placed 19th in the short dance, 15th in the free dance, and 18th overall.^[3] They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, and Diana Ribas in Lyon, France during the 2013–14 season.^[4]

Abachkina/Thauron changed coaches prior to the 2014–15 season, joining Igor Shpilband and Fabian Bourzat in Novi, Michigan.^[1] They placed seventh at both of their 2014 JGP events. Ranked eighth in the short dance and seventh in the free, they finished eighth overall at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

Programs

(with Thauron)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2015-2016 ^[5]	Don Quixote (ballet) Quiteria and Basilio (from Don Quixote) by Ludwig Minkus choreo. by Igor Shpilband	Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian choreo. by Igor Shpilband
2014–2015 ^[1]	Samba: Dans ta chambre by Dany Brillant Rhumba: Quand je vois tes yeux Samba	Nimbooda Nimbooda Silsila ye chohat ka Dhoom Toana
2013–2014 ^[4]	Chicago by John Kander, Fred Ebb: Overture All That Jazz Hot Honey Rag	Rio: Real in Rio Sérgio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett Mas que Nada by Jorge Ben Jor Bird Fight by John Powell
2012–2013		Romanza by Salvador Bacarisse Fiesta Flamenca by Monty Kelly

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Thauron

International^[6]
Event	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Junior Worlds		18th	8th
JGP Croatia			7th	4th
JGP Estonia		8th
JGP Latvia				2nd
JGP Poland		10th
JGP Slovenia			7th
Santa Claus Cup		1st J.
National
French Champ.	9th J.	2nd J.
Masters		2nd J.
J. = Junior level

References

1 2 3 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.
↑ "Sélection Française Champ. du Monde JR à Sofia (BUL)" [French team for the World Junior Championships in Sofia] (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. 27 February 2014.
↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
↑ "2015-2016 Programs by Discipline". Golden Skate. Golden Skate Forum. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
↑ "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.

External links

Angelique Abachkina / Louis Thauron at the International Skating Union

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