Angélique Abachkina

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Angélique Abachkina
Muriel Zazoui
  • Romain Haguenauer
  • Olivier Schoenfelder
  • Diana Ribas
    • Skating club
    , France
  • Paris Bercy
  • CSG Lyon
    • Began skating2006

    Angélique or Anzhelika Abachkina (

    ice dancer. She currently skates with Pavel Drozd for Russia. With her former skating partner, Louis Thauron, she represented France at four World Junior Championships
    , finishing within the top ten at three editions (2015–2017).

    Abachkina previously retired in October 2018 after the Fédération Française des Sports de Glace would not release her to skate with Drozd, but unretired in May 2021 after being released for the Figure Skating Federation of Russia.[1][2]

    Personal life

    Angélique Abachkina (pronounced /ˈɑːbɑʃkiːnɑː/, Russian: Анжелика Абашкина) was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[3] She arrived in France with her family when she was eight months old.[citation needed]

    Career

    Abachkina began learning to skate in 2006.

    Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, and Diana Ribas in Lyon, France, during the 2013–14 season.[6]

    Abachkina/Thauron changed coaches prior to the 2014–2015 season, joining Igor Shpilband and Fabian Bourzat in Novi, Michigan.[7] 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.

    In July 2018, Alexander Zhulin began coaching the new partnership of Angelique Abachkina and Russia's Pavel Drozd, but the skaters parted ways after learning that the French federation would not release her to compete for Russia.[1] On October 20, 2018, she decided to retire from competitive skating.[8] She later unretired in 2021 after the French Federation decided to fulfill her request to transfer back to Russia, and she renewed her partnership with Drozd, coached by Zhulin.

    Programs

    with Drozd

    Season
    Short dance
    Free dance
    		 Exhibition
    2021–2022
    • Puddit (Put It Where You Want It)
    • Roof Garden
      by Al Jarreau
    Abachkina/Thauron at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final
    Abachkina/Thauron at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow

    with Thauron

    Season
    Short dance
    Free dance
    		 Exhibition
    2017–2018
    [3]
    • Samba: Le serpent
      by fr:Guem
    • Rhumba: Abrazame
      performed by Tamara
    • Rhumba: Danca Kizomba
      by Stony
    • Anabasis
      by Dead Can Dance
    • Do You Love Me?
      by the Bendaly Family
      remixed by TroyBoi
    2016–2017
    [9]
    • Shadritsa
      (Russian gypsy music)
    2015–2016
    [10]
    2014–2015
    [7]
    • Samba: Dans ta chambre
      by Dany Brillant
    • Rhumba: Quand je vois tes yeux
    • Samba
    2013–2014
    [6]
    2012–2013
    • Blues: Unknown

    Competitive highlights

    With Drozd for Russia

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International
    Event
    21-22
    CS Cup of Austria WD
    CS Warsaw Cup WD
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    With Thauron for France

    International[11]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
    European Champ. 16th
    GP Cup of China 8th
    GP
    France
    		 6th
    CS
    Ondrej Nepela
    		 5th
    Cup of Nice
    		 4th
    International: Junior[11]
    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
    National
    French Champ. 9th J 2nd J 1st J 2nd J 3rd
    Masters 2nd J 1st J 1st J 3rd
    J = Junior level

    References

    1. ^ a b Samokhvalov, Anatoly (5 November 2018). "Павел Дрозд: у Жулина я нашел то, что искал". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian).
    2. ^ Zhulin, Aleksandr [@aleksandr_zhulin] (May 5, 2021). "Праздники прошли. Нас догнали будни... (с) 😉👌" [The holidays are over. Weekdays caught up with us... (c) 😉👌] – via Instagram.
    3. ^ a b c "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
    4. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2014.
    5. ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
    6. ^ a b "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
    7. ^ a b "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
    8. ^ "18-летняя французская фигуристка Абашкина завершила карьеру". championat.com (in Russian). 20 October 2018.
    9. ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
    10. ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
    11. ^ a b "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.

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