Angélique Abachkina

Angélique Abachkina

Abachkina/Thauron in December 2016
Personal information
Native name Анжелика Абашкина
Alternative names Anzhelika Abachkina
Country represented France
Born (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 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 Paris Bercy
Former skating club CSG Lyon
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Former training locations Lyon, France
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.17
2016 JGP France
Short dance 61.11
2016 JGP France
Free dance 91.06
2016 JGP France

Angélique Abachkina (born 26 January 2000) is an ice dancer who competes for France with partner Louis Thauron. They have represented France at four World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten 2015–17.

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.[5] 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.

Competing in the 2015 JGP series, Abachkina/Thauron won the silver medal in Riga, Latvia, and placed fourth in Zagreb, Croatia. They finished 7th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

In the 2016 JGP series, Abachkina/Thauron were awarded gold in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and bronze in Yokohama, Japan.

Programs

Abachkina/Thauron at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final

(with Thauron)

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[1]
  • Shadritsa
    (Russian gypsy music)
2015–2016
[6]
2014–2015
[5]
  • 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]
2012–2013

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Thauron

    International[7]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
    GP Cup of China TBD
    GP France TBD
    International: Junior[7]
    Junior Worlds 18th 8th 7th 8th
    JGP Final 5th
    JGP Croatia 7th 4th
    JGP Estonia 8th
    JGP France 1st
    JGP Japan 3rd
    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
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    References

    1. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
    2. ↑ "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.
    3. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
    4. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
    5. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
    6. ↑ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
    7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.
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