Louis Thauron

Louis Thauron
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995
Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner Angélique Abachkina
Former partner Lindsay Pousset
Coach Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda
Former coach Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, Christophe Lecomte, Benjamin Delmas, Martine Rudot
Choreographer Romain Haguenauer, Diana Ribas
Skating club Bercy
Former skating club CSG Lyon
OCDV Viry-Châtillon
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Former training locations Lyon
Viry-Châtillon
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.17
2016 JGP France
Short dance 61.11
2016 JGP France
Free dance 91.06
2016 JGP France

Louis Thauron (born 5 August 1995) is a French ice dancer. With partner Angélique Abachkina, he has represented France at two World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2015 and 2016.

Personal life

Louis Thauron was born on 5 August 1995 in Paris. As of 2016, he is studying engineering.[1]

Career

Early years

Thauron began skating in 2000.[1] He competed internationally on the novice level with Lindsay Pousset during the 2010–11 season. The following season, they received assignments to two ISU Junior Grand Prix events, in Austria and Italy. They were coached by Christophe Lecomte and Benjamin Delmas in Viry-Châtillon.[2]

Partnership with Abachkina

Thauron teamed up with Angélique Abachkina 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.[3] Abachkina/Thauron placed 19th in the short dance, 15th in the free dance, and 18th overall.[4] They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Olivier Schoenfelder, and Diana Ribas in Lyon, France during the 2013–14 season.[5]

Abachkina/Thauron changed coaches prior to the 2014–15 season, joining Igor Shpilband and Fabian Bourzat in Novi, Michigan.[6] 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.

Programs

(with Abachkina)

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[1]
  • Shadritsa
    (Russian gypsy music)
2015–16
[7]
2014–15
[6]
  • Samba: Dans ta chambre
    by Dany Brillant
  • Rhumba: Quand je vois tes yeux
  • Samba
  • Nimbooda Nimbooda
  • Silsila ye chohat ka
  • Dhoom Toana
2013–14
[5]
2012–13

    Competitive highlights

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Abachkina

    International[8]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
    Junior Worlds 18th 8th 7th
    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 J
    National
    French Champ. 9th J 2nd J
    Masters 2nd J
    J: Junior level
    TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

    With Pousset

    International[9][10]
    Event 2010–11 2011–12
    JGP Austria 10th
    JGP Italy 11th
    NRW Trophy 1st N 8th J
    Trophy of Lyon 1st N 7th J
    Levels – N: Advanced novice; J: Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
    2. ↑ "Lindsay POUSSET / Louis THAURON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
    3. ↑ "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.
    4. ↑ "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
    5. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
    6. 1 2 "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
    7. ↑ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
    8. ↑ "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.
    9. ↑ "Competition Results: Lindsay POUSSET / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
    10. ↑ "Lindsay Pousset & Louis Thauron". Tracings.net.
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