Zachary Lagha

Zachary Lagha
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1999-04-15) April 15, 1999
Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Home town Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Partner Marjorie Lajoie
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Choreographer Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Skating club CPA Saint-Lambert
Training locations Montreal, Quebec
Former training locations Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 148.26
2017 Junior Worlds
Short dance 60.79
2017 Junior Worlds
Free dance 87.47
2017 Junior Worlds

Zachary Lagha (born April 15, 1999) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Marjorie Lajoie, he is the 2017 Canadian national junior champion and has competed in the free dance at two ISU Championships.

Personal life

Lagha was born on April 15, 1999, in Greenfield Park, Quebec. He studies piano.[1]

Career

Lagha began learning to skate in 2004.[1] He teamed up with Marjorie Lajoie in 2011.[2] They won the novice title at the 2015 Canadian Championships, coached by Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, and Valérie Allard in Saint-Hubert, Quebec.[3]

2015–2016 season

After splitting for a few months, Lajoie and Lagha reformed their partnership in the summer of 2015.[4] They decided to join Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, and Pascal Denis in Montreal, Quebec.[5] Making their junior international debut, they placed 7th at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in early October 2015 in Logroño, Spain.

In January 2016, Lajoie/Lagha were awarded the junior silver medal at the Canadian Championships, after placing fourth in the short dance and second in the free. The following month, they placed fourth in the main competition at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. Competing as members of Team Discovery, they won the bronze medal in the team event.[6] In March, they ranked 11th in the short dance, 13th in the free dance, and 13th overall at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

2016–2017 season

Competing in the 2016 JGP series, Lajoie/Lagha placed fourth in Yokohama, Japan, and Dresden, Germany. At Skate Canada Challenge 2017, they broke the Canadian record in Junior ice dance, held since 2005 by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.[7] They won the junior national title at the 2017 Canadian Championships. In March, they placed 5th in the short dance, 7th in the free dance, and 6th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

Programs

(with Lajoie)

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[5]
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus
    • Pas de Deux Ktiri and Basilio
    • Quiteria's Variation
    • Classical Variation I
    • Pas de Deux Kitri and Basilio V. Coda
2014–2015
[8]
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

with Lajoie
International[9]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 15–16 15–16 16–17
Junior Worlds 13th 6th
Youth Olympics 4th
JGP Germany 4th
JGP Japan 4th
JGP Spain 7th
Bavarian Open 2nd J
National[9][3]
Canadian Champ. 1st N 2nd J 1st J
SC Challenge 1st P 2nd N 2nd J 1st J
Quebec Section 1st V 5th P 1st P 1st N 1st J 1st J
Team events
Youth Olympics 3rd
Levels: V = Juvenile; P = Pre-novice; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ice Dance". Official website of Zachary Lagha. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha at Patinage Québec
  4. ↑ "2016 Canadian National Championships: Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Athletes: LAGHA Zachary". Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ https://skatecanada.ca/national-team/skating-records/
  8. ↑ "2015 Canadian National Championships: Marjorie Lajoie & Zachary Lagha". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Marjorie LAJOIE / Zachary LAGHA". International Skating Union.
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