Angélique or Anzhelika Abachkina (Russian: Анжелика Абашкина; born 26 January 2000) is a Russian-French 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).
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_-_Ang%C3%A9lique_Abachkina.jpg) Angélique Abachkina at the 2018 European Figure Skating Championships | |
| Full name | Angélique Abachkina |
| Native name | Анжелика Абашкина |
| Other names | Anzhelika Abashkina |
| Born | 26 January 2000 Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Country |  Russia |
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| Began skating | 2006 |
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 edit
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 edit
Abachkina began learning to skate in 2006.[3] She teamed up with Louis Thauron in 2012. The duo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2013, placing eighth in Estonia and tenth in Poland. In 2014, they were named in the French team for the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4] Abachkina/Thauron placed 19th in the short dance, 15th in the free dance, and 18th overall.[5] They were coached by 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 edit
with Drozd edit
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2021–2022 |
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| 2017–2018 [3] |
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| 2013–2014 [6] |
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Competitive highlights edit
With Drozd for Russia edit
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International | |
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| Event | 21-22 |
| CS Cup of Austria | WD |
| CS Warsaw Cup | WD |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |
With Thauron for France edit
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| 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 | |||||
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| French Champ. | 9th J | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd J | 3rd | |
| Masters | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | 3rd | ||
| J = Junior level | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Samokhvalov, Anatoly (5 November 2018). "Павел Дрозд: у Жулина я нашел то, что искал". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian).
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ^ "18-летняя французская фигуристка Абашкина завершила карьеру". championat.com (in Russian). 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
External links edit
- Official website angelique-abachkina
.com - Angelique Abachkina / Louis Thauron at the International Skating Union