News and updates à la Française, part quatre

[Vagabond]

Que sais-je?

 

[cholla]

I assume that if Guillaume teamed up with Laurence/ resumed their competitive career it's because they had some kind of guarantee she'd get citizenship on time for Olys.

 

[cholla]

Xposting from the French Nationals thread: Patinage Magazine interview with Ambre Perrier Gianesini and Samuel Blanc Klaperman this morning (scroll down the ITW for English version)

 

[Sylvia]

Aug. 24:

There are 2 new couples in junior that have drawn my attention :
One is training in Villard : that's Maissane Chine / Morgan Laliberté-Laurent. He's from Québec, she's from Bordeaux (she's Lucas Chataignoux's ex-partner).
The other is Kira Litskova / Tahory Taddei-Dugue (probably still with Stanislas Etzol, Arribert's ex-student). His ex-partner Louise Duprat has joined Villard after their split at the end of last season. Like Eva Bernard, Louise will do solo ice dance this season.

Also cross-posting from the French Nationals competition thread in Kiss & Cry :

" [Russian-born] Kira Listkova et Tahory Taddei-Dugue (Coupe Automne 2025 in late Oct.: https://skater-stats.com/kira-listkova-tahory-taddei-dugue ; her training clip from August: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNaN6fZolrD/) prendront part à la compétition en tant qu’invités en Danse sur glace junior !" (10th Junior team, currently in 8th after the RD): https://www.instagram.com/p/DSVZ6U9AGAj/

 

[cholla]

Xposting from French Nationals thread : interview with Adam Siao Him Fa (scroll down for English version)

+ Kevin Aymoz

+ pair skaters Romane Télémaque and Lucas Coulon

+ Lopareva/Brissaud

(I didn't come to Briançon to have a holiday )

 

[cholla]

Xpostin again: Interview with Luc Economidès

 

[Sylvia]

As @kwanette just posted in the 2026 Euros subforum in Kiss & Cry, at the ISU entries link for Euros Men today:

11 Kevin AYMOZ FRA
12 Francois PITOT FRA
Luc ECONOMIDES S
Samy HAMMI S
Adam SIAO HIM FA S

 

[Sylvia]

This Adam Siao Him Fa video interview in French was uploaded last week to Modelsfr Group's YT channel:

SPORT MODELS - A moment with Adam Siao Him Fa

Dans ce nouvel épisode, partez à la rencontre d’Adam Siao Him Fa, l’un des visages forts du patinage artistique français ⛸️Il revient sur son chemin parcouru...

www.youtube.com

 

[kwanfan1818]

Aymoz and Grassl have only one slot of championship points before the Olympics, so each will get full points for Euros. Both have a shot at catching Britschgi, who can earn a max incremental 344. Aymoz is currently 106 points behind Britschgi; Grassl is currently 444 points behind Britschgi and 338 behind Aymoz. Miura is 74 points behind Grassl and can earn an incremental 438 at 4C’s which he could very well win, but even a win puts him out of reach for 6th.

Since Sato, currently in 5th, isn’t going to 4C’s, he could be caught by Aymoz with 4th or above. Neither Britischgi with incremental points, or Grassl with full points, can surpass Sato.

 

[Sylvia]

Note: I've quoted @kwanfan1818's post above and created a new GSD thread on the ISU World Standings as relevant to the starting orders for 2026 ISU Championships & Olympics: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/isu-world-standings-2025-26-season.113452/

France's Olympic Figure Skating Team officially was announced today (Dec. 23, 2025):

Première sélection olympique : le patinage artistique français en route vers Milano Cortina 2026 - FFSG

www.ffsportsdeglace.fr

Dans le cadre de cette première sélection, la FFSG est fière d’annoncer la présence de neuf athlètes en patinage artistique et danse sur glace, qui défendront les couleurs tricolores lors des épreuves individuelles et de la prestigieuse épreuve par équipes.

Messieurs

• Kevin AYMOZ – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
  Grenoble Isère Métropole Patinage (38)
• Adam SIAO HIM FA – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
  Association Nice Baie des Anges (06)

Dames

• Lorine SCHILD – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
  Club de patinage artistique de Reims (51)

Couples

• Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV – Épreuve par équipes [team event only, for now]
  ASGA Artistique et synchronisé (49)

Danse sur glace

• Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD – Danse sur glace & épreuve par équipes
  Bordeaux Sports de Glace (33)
• Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON – Danse sur glace & épreuve par équipes
  Courchevel Patinage Sports de Glace (73)

ETA: @cholla or anyone who knows - are the numbers in parentheses French club numbers?

 

[Icedream]

Note: I've quoted @kwanfan1818's post above and created a new GSD thread on the ISU World Standings as relevant to the starting orders for 2026 ISU Championships & Olympics: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/isu-world-standings-2025-26-season.113452/

France's Olympic Figure Skating Team officially was announced today (Dec. 23, 2025):

Première sélection olympique : le patinage artistique français en route vers Milano Cortina 2026 - FFSG

www.ffsportsdeglace.fr

Dans le cadre de cette première sélection, la FFSG est fière d’annoncer la présence de neuf athlètes en patinage artistique et danse sur glace, qui défendront les couleurs tricolores lors des épreuves individuelles et de la prestigieuse épreuve par équipes.

Messieurs

• Kevin AYMOZ – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
  Grenoble Isère Métropole Patinage (38)
• Adam SIAO HIM FA – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
  Association Nice Baie des Anges (06)

Dames

• Lorine SCHILD – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
  Club de patinage artistique de Reims (51)

Couples

• Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV – Épreuve par équipes [team event only, for now]
  ASGA Artistique et synchronisé (49)

Danse sur glace

• Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD – Danse sur glace & épreuve par équipes
  Bordeaux Sports de Glace (33)
• Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON – Danse sur glace & épreuve par équipes
  Courchevel Patinage Sports de Glace (73)

ETA: @cholla or anyone who knows - are the numbers in parentheses French club numbers?

department/county number

 

[Sylvia]

Can anyone give a summary of this paywalled L'Equipe article?

Adam Siao Him Fa fait l'impasse sur les Championnats d'Europe

En délicatesse sur son début de saison, Adam Siao Him Fa ne disputera pas les Championnats d'Europe à Sheffield (Grande-Bretagne) du 14 au 18 janvier.

www.lequipe.fr

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

"Adam needs to recharge his physical batteries and work on repetitive work during practice" said Djamel Cheikh, the federation director. "He's paying the price for injuries developped last season and was trying to catch up. We need to let him have a long sequence to prep for the most important competition. Cedric (Tour, his coach) and I had the idea for this break. Adam fully agreed to it."

"The break cannot obviously been viewed as a form of sanction. The shared diagnosis is that adding Euros could have been distabilizing and that adding Euros could have been bad for the Olympics. " During nationals, even if it wasn't a good result, and even if he underperformed, we saw things that were evolving, and that the mental preparation and psychological work were starting to pay off. "

I am not a great translator. The DTN is the guy in charge of the figure skating athletes and doesn't come from a skating background, so it's funny to have him repeat skating linguo. He's a former gymnast and gymnastic coach.

 

[cholla]

The DTN is the guy in charge of the figure skating athletes and doesn't come from a skating background, so it's funny to have him repeat skating linguo. He's a former gymnast and gymnastic coach.

I interviewed Djamel Cheikh at Nationals last year. He attends every single competition in France and abroad and his knowledge of FS has considerably improved (Well, not hard since he knew nothing at the beginning ) He is a very nice and clever man, really invested in his job. I hope he will last! FFSG has made progress in some fields, like in communication with media. They have now a REAL communication manager and she is very competent and helpful.

 

[kwanfan1818]

It sounds like in France where figure skating is concerned, not being part of the figure skating could be beneficial to figure skating.

In the US, especially in women’s sports, it’s not unusual for a sport to bring in a top executive who is expert in another sport. Management is management, politiks are politiks, and money is money. Someone who is clever, adaptable, pays attention, and doesn’t pretend to know everything can be very successful, to many’s surprise.

 

[cholla]

It sounds like in France where figure skating is concerned, not being part of the figure skating could be beneficial to figure skating.

In the US, especially in women’s sports, it’s not unusual for a sport to bring in a top executive who is expert in another sport. Management is management, politiks are politiks, and money is money. Someone who is clever, adaptable, pays attention, and doesn’t pretend to know everything can be very successful, to many’s surprise.

Exactly. Furthermore, DTNs (National Technic Managers) are not employed by FFSG but by the Ministry of Sports. They are in charge of performance, and performance is a common denominator to all sports. DTNs can bring a fresh look over the whole thing. Not being under the authority of the FFSG President also means they usually have no personal interest to defend.