Sophie Moniotte

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Sophie Moniotte
Born (1969-05-05) 5 May 1969 (age 54)
Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
Retired1998
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Chiba Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Birmingham Ice dancing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Dortmund Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Paris Ice dancing

Sophie Moniotte (born 5 May 1969)

ice dancer. With partner Pascal Lavanchy, she is a two-time World medalist (1994 silver, 1995 bronze) and two-time European medalist (1995 silver, 1997 bronze
).

Skating career

Moniotte/Lavanchy began competing internationally in the 1980s. In 1992, they competed at their first Winter Olympics, finishing ninth at the event in Albertville, France.

In the 1993–94 season, Moniotte/Lavanchy stood atop the podium at the

Chiba
, Japan.

In 1994–95, Moniotte/Lavanchy won the 1994 NHK Trophy and their third consecutive national title. The duo then won silver at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany and bronze at the 1995 World Championships in Birmingham, England.

In the 1995–96 season, Moniotte/Lavanchy were invited to compete at two events of the inaugural Champions Series (Grand Prix), the 1995 Skate America and 1995 Nations Cup.[2] They withdrew due to injury. On 19 October 1995, Moniotte fractured the lateral malleolus of her left ankle while training at the Colombes rink.[2] Although she resumed training in January 1996, she had not recovered and the duo ultimately decided to withdraw from the 1996 World Championships.[3]

Moniotte/Lavanchy returned to competition in the 1996–97 season. In October 1996, they finished second to Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat at the French Championships, having placed first in the compulsory and original dances and second in the free dance.[4] Despite the loss of their national title, they edged out Anissina/Peizerat for the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships in Paris, France. Moniotte/Lavanchy then placed fourth at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, again finishing as the top French team.

In the 1997–98 season, Moniotte/Lavanchy once again lost to Anissina/Peizerat at the French Championships and then slipped behind internationally, placing seventh at the 1998 European Championships in Milan, Italy. Moniotte/Lavanchy became three-time Olympians at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They placed 11th and then retired from competition. In 1999, Moniotte published a memoir of her life as a skater.[5]

Later life

Moniotte became involved in politics.[6]

Programs

(with Lavanchy)

Season Original dance
Free dance
 Exhibition
1997–1998
[7]
1996–1997
[7]
  • Ástor Piazzolla
  • Whistle Hora
  • The Two Guitars
    (Russian: Две гитары)
1995–1996
[7]
  • Gypsy folk: ?
1994–1995
[7]
  • Down for the double Reno
  • Do Right Woman
  • The little man who wasn't there
  • Echoes of Harlem
  • Rompin' at the Reno
  • Why don't you do right
    (from Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
  • Do Right Woman
1993–1994
[7]
  • A Day in the Life of a Fool
  • Top Hat
  • Shall We Dance
  • Swing Time
  • Follow the Fleet
1992–1993
[7]
1991–1992
[7]
  • Polka: Don't Cry

Results

CS: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

with Lavanchy
International
Event 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98
Olympics 9th 5th 11th
Worlds 6th 5th 2nd 3rd WD 4th
Europeans 11th 9th 8th 6th 5th 2nd 3rd 7th
GP Nations Cup WD 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 1st
GP Skate America WD 3rd
Inter. de Paris
 6th 2nd 1st
NHK Trophy 6th 3rd 1st
Schäfer Memorial
 6th
Skate America 2nd 1st
Skate Canada 6th 2nd 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 5th
National
French Champ. 3rd 2nd WD 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st WD 2nd 2nd
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ "Sophie Moniotte". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ a b "Moniotte victime d'une fracture de la malléole" [Moniotte suffers a fracture of the malleolus]. L'Humanité (in French). 21 October 1995.
  3. ^ "Mondial: forfait de Moniotte-Lavanchy" [World Championships: Moniotte-Lavanchy withdraw]. Libération (in French). 29 February 1996.
  4. ^ "Danse sur glace: Anissina et Peizerat gardent leur titre" [Ice dancing: Anissina and Peizerat hold on to their title]. L'Humanité (in French). 7 October 1996.
  5. ISBN 2-84337-107-4
    .
  6. ^ Sellami, Stéphane (24 February 2001). "Sophie Moniotte des patinoires aux urnes". Le Parisien.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Programmes". Passion Patinage. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
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