Fabian Bourzat
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Born | Nantes, France | 19 December 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Nathalie Péchalat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fabian Bourzat (born 19 December 1980) is a French retired
Personal life
Fabian Bourzat was born 19 December 1980 in Nantes, France.[1] He has two older brothers. As a child, he traveled extensively with his family due to his father's work, returning to France when he was seven.[2] Bourzat studied osteopathy at the Higher Institute of Osteopathy of Lyon.[1][3] In 2023 he married a French single skater Laurine Lecavalier.
Early years in skating
Bourzat began skating at the age of six or seven, from the start in ice dancing.[4] Dominique Kernersson coached him in his early years.[5] His early partners included Caroline Truong, Emeline Leroux and Albane Saillou.
Partnership with Péchalat
In 2000, Bourzat was partnered with
Péchalat/Bourzat were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer from 2000 to mid-2008 in Lyon, France. From 2000 to 2003, they also worked with Pasquale Camerlengo.[8] They skated as juniors for two years, winning two Junior Grand Prix medals.
2003–2006
Péchalat/Bourzat moved up to seniors at the beginning of the 2002–3 season. They won bronze medals at the 2003 and 2005 Winter Universiade. They made their Worlds debut in 2004, finishing 20th, and their Europeans debut in 2005, placing 12th. The duo competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they came in 18th.
2006–2008
In the 2006–07 season, Péchalat/Bourzat won their first senior Grand Prix medal, a bronze at the 2006 Skate America. Péchalat lost around eight weeks of training in the winter due to a broken hand.[9] The two missed the 2007 European Championships but were able to compete at the 2007 World Championships, where they finished in 12th place.
In the 2007–08 season, Pechalat/Bourzat won silver at both
In July 2008, Péchalat/Bourzat moved to Moscow to train under Alexander Zhulin, with whom they had spent a few weeks in 2007, and his assistant Oleg Volkov.[6][11][12] They said the move was difficult at first due to not knowing the Russian language and Moscow being a very expensive city to live in, however, from a skating perspective they felt it was a good move.[6]
2008–2009 season
Péchalat/Bourzat's 2008–2009 Grand Prix events were
2009–2010 season
For the 2009–10 season, Péchalat/Bourzat were assigned to the
2010–2011 season
Péchalat/Bourzat began the 2010–11 season with wins at the
In mid-February 2011, Péchalat/Bourzat performed in galas in North Korea along with other international skaters. Bourzat said, "Traveling there was not a political act at all. We came as open-minded people, who wanted to discover and exchange."[5]
At the 2011 Worlds, Péchalat/Bourzat set a new personal best in the short dance and were in bronze medal position going into the free dance.[20] They dropped to fourth overall after Bourzat tripped and both fell during a step sequence.[11][21] Following the event, reports surfaced that Péchalat / Bourzat would move to Michigan to train with Anjelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo.[11][22]
2011–2012 season
In May 2011, Péchalat/Bourzat confirmed their move to the Detroit Skating Club in
Péchalat/Bourzat took up the new option of competing at three
At the 2012 European Championships, Péchalat/Bourzat were second after the short dance, but rallied in the free dance to win their second consecutive European title.[33][34] Péchalat sustained a broken nose in training on 13 March.[35][36] She said: "We just made a mistake during our twizzles, and I got knocked out."[37] She began wearing a mask but decided to delay an operation until after the 2012 World Championships.[37][38] On March 25, Péchalat/Bourzat confirmed they would compete at the event and said surgery would not be necessary.[39] At the World Championships, they recorded a season's best score in the short dance[40] and a personal best score in the free dance on their way to winning the bronze, their first World medal.
2012–2013 season
Péchalat/Bourzat won gold at both of their events, the
On 20 May 2013, at the French skating federation's suggestion, Péchalat/Bourzat announced a coaching change to Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan.[43][44]
2013–2014 season
Péchalat/Bourzat won gold at the
Péchalat/Bourzat placed fourth at the
Programs
(with Pechalat)
Season | Short dance
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Free dance
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Exhibition |
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2013–2014 [49][50][51] |
Final version:[52]
Initial version:[53]
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"The Little Prince and his rose":[52]
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2012–2013 [26][27][54][55] |
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Rolling Stones medley:
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2011–2012 [56][57] |
"Carnival in Rio"
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"Mummy and Pharaoh"
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2010–2011 [57][59][60] |
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Original dance | |||
2009–2010 [57][62][63] |
American country:
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Circus theme:
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Circus theme:
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2008–2009 [57][64] |
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Circus theme:
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2007–2008 [57][65] |
Spanish flamenco:
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2006–2007 [3][57][66] |
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2005–2006 [3][57][67] |
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2004–2005 [3][57][68] |
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2003–2004 [3][57][69] |
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2002–2003 [70] |
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2001–2002 [71] |
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2000–2001 [72] |
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Competitive highlights
(with Pechalat)
International[73] | ||||||||||||||
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Event | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
Olympics | 18th | 7th | 4th | |||||||||||
Worlds | 20th | 19th | 15th | 12th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | |||
Europeans | 12th | 11th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 1st | WD | ||||||
Grand Prix Final | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
GP Bompard |
9th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | ||||
GP Cup of China | 7th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
GP Cup of Russia |
5th | 2nd | ||||||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||||||
GP Skate America | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 11th | 3rd | 2nd | WD | ||||||||||
Finlandia | 1st | |||||||||||||
Nebelhorn | 1st | |||||||||||||
Universiade |
3rd | 3rd | ||||||||||||
International: Junior[73] | ||||||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 8th | 6th | ||||||||||||
JGP Final | 7th | |||||||||||||
JGP China | 2nd | |||||||||||||
JGP France | 6th | |||||||||||||
JGP Japan | 2nd | |||||||||||||
JGP Netherlands | 4th | |||||||||||||
National[73] | ||||||||||||||
French Champ. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
Masters | 1st J. | 1st J. | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||
Team events | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | 6th T (4th P) | |||||||||||||
WTT | 4th T (3rd P) |
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GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only. |
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External links
Media related to Fabian Bourzat at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat at the International Skating Union