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Arnaud Caffa

Arnaud Caffa (born 20 October 1998) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Natacha Lagouge, he is the 2022 CS Ice Challenge silver medalist, 2022 International Challenge Cup champion, and 2023 World University Games bronze medalist.

Arnaud Caffa
Caffa in 2019
Born (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 25)
Les Lilas, France
HometownParis, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
PartnerNatacha Lagouge
CoachMaurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Skating clubVitry Skating Club
Began skating2010
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Lake Placid Ice dance

Career edit

Early years edit

Caffa began skating as a ten-year-old and started training in ice dancing two years later.[1] His first partnership fell apart after three years.[2]

His second partner was Justine Scache. The two competed in the novice category during the 2013–14 season and moved up to the junior ranks the following season. In the 2016–17 season, Scache/Caffa received an ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment and finished eleventh at the event, which took place in September 2016 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Their partnership ended after four seasons when Scache retired from the sport.[2]

Caffa teamed up with Canada's Maia Iannetta after a tryout in mid-May 2017 in Novi, Michigan.[2] The two represented France in junior ice dancing at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and Ice Star.[3]

2018–19 season edit

After a year of training in the United States, Caffa returned to France in June 2018.[1] He contacted French ice dancer Natacha Lagouge soon after her first partnership ended in November 2018. After trying out together in Lyon in late November and again in Paris in December 2018, he moved to Lyon at the end of January 2019 to begin their partnership.[1]

2019–20 season edit

Lagouge/Caffa made their competitive debut in September 2019, placing tenth at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Slovakia. In November, they won bronze at the Open d'Andorra and placed sixth at the Bosphorus Cup in Turkey. They were sixth at the French Championships.

2020–21 season edit

Many events were cancelled in the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lagouge/Caffa competed at only one international event, the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed fourth. They were coached by Olivier Schoenfelder, Muriel Zazoui, Marien de la Asuncion, Neil Brown, and Emi Hirai in Lyon, France.[1]

2021–22 season edit

Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under Maurizio Margaglio and Neil Brown in Helsinki, Finland.[4]

In November, they took silver at the 2021 NRW Trophy in Germany and finished tenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup in Poland. They placed fifth at the French Championships in December. In February, they won gold at the International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands.

2022–23 season edit

Lagouge/Caffa won silver at the Britannia Cup in August, bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October, and silver at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge in November. They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland, placing 10th.

Programs edit

With Lagouge edit

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2022–2023
[5]
2021–2022
[4]
2020–2021
[6]
  • Swing: Jimmy's Rap
  • Foxtrot: Love You I Do
    (from Dreamgirls)
2019–2020
[7]
  • Swing: Jimmy's Rap
  • Foxtrot: Love You I Do
    (from Dreamgirls)

With Scache edit

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017

Competitive highlights edit

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

With Lagouge edit

International[8]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
GP Finland 10th
GP France 10th
CS Budapest Trophy 7th
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Lombardia 6th
CS Nebelhorn 4th 11th
CS Nepela 10th
CS Warsaw Cup C 10th
Bavarian Open 5th 3rd 2nd
Bosphorus Cup 6th
Britannia Cup 2nd
Challenge Cup 1st
Mezzaluna Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 2nd
Open d'Andorra 3rd
Trophée Nice 6th 3rd
University Games 3rd
National[8][9]
French Champ. 6th C 5th 4th 5th
Masters 5th 2nd 5th 3rd 3rd
TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled; WD = Withdrew

With Iannetta edit

International: Junior[3]
Event 2017–18
Golden Spin of Zagreb 8th
Ice Star 6th
National[9]
French Championships 5th J
Master's de Patinage 4th J
J = Junior level

With Scache edit

International: Junior[10]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
JGP Czech Republic 11th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 4th
GP Bratislava 2nd
NRW Trophy 13th
Open d'Andorra 4th
Santa Claus Cup 8th
Volvo Open Cup 11th
National
French Championships 4th N 7th J 10th J 7th J
Master's de Patinage 7th J 6th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa". ice-dance.com. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Parker, Jim (February 21, 2018). "Windsor ice dancer pursues Olympic dream competing for France". Windsor Star.
  3. ^ a b "Maia IANNETTA / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Arnaud CAFFA". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Justine SCACHE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.

External links edit

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