Sylvain Longchambon (born 30 July 1980)[1] is a French ice dancer. With Caroline Truong, he won two silver medals on the 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, bronze at the 2001 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and bronze at the 2002 French Championships.[1]
| Sylvain Longchambon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1980 Saint-Priest, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | France |
| Began skating | 1988 |
Competitive highlights edit
(with Truong for France)
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix (Junior Series)
| International[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 11th | |||||
| Nepela Memorial | 3rd | |||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 8th | |||||
| Universiade | 13th | |||||
| International: Junior[2] | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 2nd | |||||
| JGP France | 13th | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 5th | |||||
| JGP Slovenia | 2nd | |||||
| Basler Cup | 2nd J | |||||
| National[2] | ||||||
| French Champ. | 8th | 3rd | 4th | |||
| J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew | ||||||
Programmes edit
(with Truong)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 [1] |
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Dancing on Ice edit
In 2011, Longchambon appeared in series 6 of ITV's Dancing on Ice, partnered with Jennifer Metcalfe.[3] He withdrew from series 7 after tearing a tendon in his right biceps while training with partner Heidi Range.[citation needed] In 2013, he returned to Dancing On Ice partnered with Samia Ghadie. Ghadie and Longchambon became engaged in May 2015[4] and married in August 2016.[5] Their son, Yves Joseph Longchambon, was born on 24 September 2015.[6] Longchambon returned to Dancing on Ice for its tenth series in January 2018, with celebrity partner Stephanie Waring, in 2019 with Jane Danson and in 2023 with Mollie Gallagher. In 2024 he was partnered with Roxy Shahidi.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Caroline TRUONG / Sylvain LONGCHAMBON: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003.
- "Alternate link". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Caroline TRUONG / Sylvain LONGCHAMBON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
- ^ Sperling, Daniel (6 February 2011). "Metcalfe makes shock 'Dancing On Ice' exit". Digital Spy.
- ^ Briggs, Zoe (25 May 2015). "Pregnant Samia Ghadie confirms she's engaged to Sylvain Longchambon". OK! Magazine.
- ^ "Samia Ghadie exclusively reveals first pictures of glamorous wedding to Sylvain Longchambon". OK!. 29 August 2016.
- ^ Briggs, Zoe (28 September 2015). "Samia Ghadie gives birth to beautiful and healthy baby boy". OK! Magazine.