Geoffrey Brissaud (born 23 March 1998) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Evgeniia Lopareva, he is a two-time French national champion, a four-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup champion, a two-time ISU Challenger Series silver medalist, and a two-time International Challenge Cup champion (2021 and 2023). Earlier in their career they finished in the top ten at the 2019 World Junior Championships.
| Geoffrey Brissaud | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lopareva and Brissaud at 2019 World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1998 Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Lyon, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | |||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Evgeniia Lopareva (since 2018) Sarah-Marine Rouffanche (2013–17) | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Roxane Petetin Romain Haguenauer Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Pascal Denis | |||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Lyon Glace Patinage | |||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Medal record | ||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
With his former skating partner, Sarah-Marine Rouffanche, Brissaud competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. They qualified for the free dance and finished fifteenth overall.[1]
Personal life
editBrissaud was born on 23 March 1998 in Limoges, France. He was formerly engaged to Azerbaijani single skater, Ekaterina Ryabova.[2]
Career
editEarly years
editBrissaud began figure skating in 2000. Teaming up with Sarah-Marine Rouffanche, Brissaud started competing as an ice dancer in 2010. Brissaud/Rouffanche initially trained in Lyon under coaches, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder before later moving to Milan, Italy to train under Barbara Fusar Poli, Stefano Caruso, and Cedric Pernet. Together, the team would win silver on the junior level at the 2015 and 2017 French Championships, and competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships, finishing fifteenth. Their partnership would dissolve following the 2016–17 season.[3][4][5]
Partnership with Lopareva
edit2018–19 season
editBefore the start of the 2018–19 season, Brissaud teamed up with Russian ice dancer, Evgeniia Lopareva, to compete for France. It was subsequently announced that they would be coached by Ekaterina Rubleva in Moscow, Russia.[6] The new team received two international assignments – the 2019 Egna Dance Trophy, where they took silver in the junior division, and the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where they placed tenth.[7]
2019–20 season: Senior international debut
editLopareva/Brissaud made their senior international debut in September at their first assignment of the 2019–20 season, the 2019 CS Nepela Memorial Trophy. Here, the team placed eighth in the rhythm dance but made a comeback in the free dance (fourth) to finish sixth overall. The pair also set new personal bests in all three segments at the event.[7]
At their next Challenger Series assignment, 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, Lopareva/Brissaud again set another personal best in the rhythm dance. After taking the bronze medal at the senior French Championships, they competed at the European Championships for the first time, placing fifteenth.[7]
Following the season, the team would move their training from Moscow, Russia to Lyon, France, where they were coached by Roxane Petetin, Fabian Bourzat, Ekaterina Rubleva, and Ivan Shefer.[8]
2020–21 season: World Championship debut
editLopareva/Brissaud were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. They made their World Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing seventeenth.[7] Their placement, combined with the sixteenth-place finish of the other French dance team competing at the championships, qualified a single berth for France at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the following year's world championships.[9]
2021–22 season
editLopareva/Brissaud made their seasonal Challenger debut at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing eighth. They were initially assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Cup of China, but following its cancellation, they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia. They placed sixth at the event, setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score. They finished in fourth place at the 2021 Internationaux de France, setting new personal bests in the rhythm dance and total score. Lopareva said they were "very happy with the result" of their first Grand Prix season.[7]
After winning a silver medal at the International Cup of Nice, Lopareva/Brissaud won their second consecutive national silver medal. They were assigned to the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, where they finished ninth.[7]
2022–23 season: Challenger and Grand Prix medals
editPrior to the season, it was announced that Lopareva and Brissaud would begin splitting their time between training in Lyon, France under coach, Roxane Petetin, and in Montreal, Quebec, Canada under coaches, Romain Haguenauer, Marie France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Pascal Denis.[10][11] Lopareva/Brissaud began the season by winning the silver medal at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy.[7] With Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron sitting out at least the season, Lopareva/Brissaud, were the most senior French team assigned to compete at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, where they won the bronze medal, their first on the Grand Prix.[12] They finished fifth at the 2022 NHK Trophy.[13]
At the French championships in Rouen, Lopareva/Brissaud won the national title for the first time in their career.[14] At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, they finished sixth in the rhythm dance, missing the final flight of the free dance by 0.42 behind Czechs Taschlerová/Taschler.[15] They overtook the Czechs in the free dance, finishing fifth overall.[16] They finished twelfth at the 2023 World Championships.[7] Lopareva/Brissaud then joined Team France for the 2023 World Team Trophy, finishing fifth in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance.[17][18] Team France finished in fifth place.[19]
2023–24 season
edit
For the 1980s-themed rhythm dance, Lopareva and Brissaud desired to skate to a less conventional choice, and took their coach's recommendation of the work of French synth-pop singer Mylène Farmer. Their free program was a "biographical" story using the music of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, with Brissaud playing Rachmaninoff and Lopareva his "muse and inspiration."[20]
Lopareva/Brissaud began the season at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International, winning the silver medal. They were invited to participate in the Shanghai Trophy, earning a second silver medal.[7] They started on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, where they finished third in the rhythm dance, only 0.60 points behind Canadian training mates Lajoie/Lagha.[21] They were third in the free dance as well, albeit slightly further behind second-place, and won the bronze medal. Lopareva called the result "very, very special" given the strong field.[20] With their home Grand Prix de France as their second event, Lopareva/Brissaud finished third in both segments to take the bronze medal. They noted some technical issues, particularly lost levels on their free program dance spin, they said they had felt they had improved their performance elements, with Brissaud saying "we feel like we are improving little by little, step by step."[22] The podium of gold medalists Guignard/Fabbri, silver medalists Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen, and bronze medalists Lopareva/Brissaud was the same as the previous year.[23] Following the Grand Prix, the duo won gold at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup.[7]
After retaining their French national title, Lopareva/Brissaud competed at the 2024 European Championships, where they placed fourth in both segments and fourth overall, 6.20 points back of bronze medalists Reed/Ambrulevičius of Lithuania.[24]
Lopareva/Brissaud concluded the season at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, where they finished seventh in the rhythm dance, breaking the 80-point threshold. They dropped to eighth after the free dance, but broke the 200-point threshold overall, which Brissaud called a "gift", noting that the free dance occurred on his birthday.[25]
2024–25 season: Grand Prix gold medal
editLopareva/Brissaud made their season debut at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy, where they won the silver medal.[7] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, the team took the bronze medal at 2024 Skate Canada International.[26] At the 2024 Grand Prix de France, Lopareva/Brissaud had an unexpected victory due to overwhelming favorites, Charlène Guignard/Marco Fabbri, unexpectedly faltering during their free dance.[7][27] With these Grand Prix series results, Lopareva/Brissaud qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the first time in their careers.[28]
Programs
editIce dance with Evgeniia Lopareva
edit| Season | Short dance/Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 |
|
|
— | [6] |
| 2019–21 |
|
|
[29][8] | |
| 2021–22 |
|
|
|
[30] |
| 2022–23 |
|
|
[10] | |
| 2023–24 |
|
|
[11] | |
| ||||
| 2024–25 |
|
[31] |
With Rouffanche
edit| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 [5] |
|
|
| 2015–16 [32] |
|
|
| 2014–15 [33] |
|
|
| 2013–14 [4] |
|
|
| 2011–12 [34] |
|
Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
Ice dance with Evgeniia Lopareva
edit| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 17th | 12th | 8th | |||
| European Championships | 15th | 9th | 5th | 4th | ||
| Grand Prix Final | TBD | |||||
| French Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| World Team Trophy | 5th (5th) |
|||||
| GP Italy | 6th | |||||
| GP France | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||
| GP Skate America | 3rd | |||||
| GP Skate Canada | 3rd | |||||
| CS Autumn Classic | 2nd | |||||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 2nd | |||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | |||||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 6th | |||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 1st | |||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Master's de Patinage | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Shanghai Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd |
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 10th |
| French Championships | 2nd |
| Egna Dance Trophy | 2nd |
| Master's de Patinage | 2nd |
Ice dance with Sarah-Marine Rouffanche
edit| Season | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 15th | |||
| French Championships | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
| JGP Estonia | 8th | 6th | ||
| JGP France | 6th | |||
| JGP Poland | 8th | |||
| JGP Slovakia | 14th | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 7th | |||
| JGP United States | 8th | |||
| Master's de Patinage | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| NRW Trophy | 7th | 16th | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | 4th | 4th | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 3rd |
Detailed results
editIce dance with Evgeniia Lopareva
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 200.28 | 2024 World Championships |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 80.01 | 2024 World Championships |
| TES | 45.44 | 2024 World Championships | |
| PCS | 34.57 | 2024 World Championships | |
| Free dance | TSS | 120.27 | 2024 World Championships |
| TES | 67.77 | 2024 World Championships | |
| PCS | 52.50 | 2024 World Championships |
Senior level
edit| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 26–28, 2024 | 2024 Master's de Patinage
|
1 | 82.19 | 1 | 118.52 | 1 | 200.71 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 |  2024 Shanghai Trophy
|
3 | 77.35 | 2 | 118.03 | 2 | 195.38 |
| Oct 25–27, 2024 |  2024 Skate Canada International
|
3 | 76.76 | 3 | 117.49 | 3 | 194.25 |
| Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France
|
2 | 77.75 | 1 | 117.52 | 1 | 195.27 |
| Nov 12–17, 2024 |  2024 CS Tallinn Trophy
|
1 | 78.93 | 1 | 119.98 | 1 | 198.91 |
| 2023–2024 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 7 80.01 |
8 120.27 |
8 200.28 |
| January 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 4 78.47 |
4 118.70 |
4 197.17 |
| December 10–14, 2023 | 2024 French Championships | 1 84.11 |
1 119.29 |
1 203.40 |
| November 16–19, 2023 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | 1 77.84 |
1 118.62 |
1 196.56 |
| November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 3 76.95 |
3 113.87 |
3 190.82 |
| October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 3 77.20 |
3 116.27 |
3 193.47 |
| October 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 2 73.56 |
2 112.16 |
2 185.72 |
| September 28–30, 2023 | 2023 Master's de Patinage | 1 81.14 |
1 116.42 |
1 197.56 |
| September 14–16, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 2 72.28 |
1 114.66 |
2 186.94 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 5 76.15 |
4 118.52 |
5T/5P 194.67 |
| March 20–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 12 72.80 |
13 110.81 |
12 183.61 |
| February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 1 77.33 |
1 119.13 |
1 196.46 |
| January 23–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 6 76.49 |
5 115.36 |
5 191.85 |
| December 15–17, 2022 | 2023 French Championships | 1 76.87 |
1 121.22 |
1 198.09 |
| November 18–20, 2022 | 2022 NHK Trophy | 6 72.84 |
5 111.79 |
5 184.63 |
| November 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 3 73.17 |
3 113.98 |
3 187.15 |
| October 13–16, 2022 | 2022 CS Budapest Trophy | 2 76.83 |
2 116.02 |
2 192.85 |
| October 6–8, 2022 | 2022 Master's de Patinage | 1 79.90 |
1 121.23 |
1 201.13 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 10 70.22 |
9 108.12 |
9 178.34 |
| December 16–18, 2022 | 2022 French Championships | 2 76.64 |
2 119.28 |
2 195.92 |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021 Internationaux de France | 5 69.23 |
4 106.71 |
4 175.94 |
| November 5–7, 2021 | 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia | 6 67.31 |
5 107.32 |
6 174.63 |
| October 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 2 69.01 |
2 105.68 |
2 174.69 |
| September 30–October 2, 2021 | 2021 Master's de Patinage | 2 75.83 |
2 114.97 |
2 190.80 |
| September 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 6 67.43 |
12 90.00 |
8 157.43 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 19 66.80 |
17 102.90 |
17 169.70 |
| February 26–28, 2021 | 2021 International Challenge Cup | 1 65.68 |
1 99.83 |
1 165.51 |
| February 5–6, 2021 | 2021 French Championships | 2 75.42 |
2 114.12 |
2 189.54 |
| October 1–3, 2020 | 2020 Master's de Patinage | 2 70.43 |
1 110.82 |
1 181.25 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 Four Continents Championships | 15 65.68 |
15 99.54 |
15 165.22 |
| December 19–21, 2019 | 2020 French Championships | 3 71.39 |
3 111.48 |
3 182.87 |
| November 14–17, 2019 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 4 65.83 |
4 101.45 |
4 167.28 |
| September 26–28, 2019 | 2019 Master's de Patinage | 4 63.76 |
4 105.47 |
4 169.23 |
| September 19–21, 2019 | 2019 CS Nepela Memorial | 8 63.98 |
4 101.70 |
5 165.68 |
Junior results
edit| 2018–19 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 4–10, 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | 10 57.99 |
10 83.99 |
10 141.98 |
| February 22–24, 2019 | 2019 French Championships | 2 58.55 |
2 87.76 |
2 146.31 |
| February 1–3, 2019 | 2019 Egna Dance Trophy | 2 58.56 |
2 90.06 |
2 148.62 |
| September 25–27, 2018 | 2018 Master's de Patinage | 2 53.29 |
2 81.20 |
2 134.49 |
References
edit- ^ "Competition Results: Sarah Marine ROUFFANCHE / Geoffrey BRISSAUD". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Shifting Sands: Off-Season News Briefs". International Figure Skating Magazine. 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b "FRA–Sarah-Marine Rouffanche/Geoffrey Brissaud". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ a b "Sarah Marine ROUFFANCHE / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Sarah Marine ROUFFANCHE / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Competition Results: Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Communication No. 2388". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023.
- ^ Slater, Paula (5 November 2022). "Guignard and Fabbri golden at Grand Prix de France". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Ice Dance favorites floored as Fournier Beaudry/Soerensen (CAN) grab maiden Grand Prix gold at NHK Trophy". International Skating Union. 19 November 2022.
- ^ Nony, Céline (27 January 2023). "Evguenia Lopareva et Geoffrey Brissaud près du podium au Championnat d'Europe" [Evgenia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud near the podium at the European Championship]. L'Equipe (in French).
- ^ Slater, Paula (27 January 2023). "Guignard and Fabbri take slight lead at Europeans". Golden Skate.
- ^ Slater, Paula (28 January 2023). "Guignard and Fabbri grab elusive gold in Espoo". Golden Skate.
- ^ Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (13 April 2023). "Team USA takes lead at World Team Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (14 April 2023). "Team USA maintains lead in Tokyo; Korea and Japan follow". Golden Skate.
- ^ Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (16 April 2023). "Team USA takes fifth World Team Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (23 October 2023). "Chock and Bates win fourth Skate America gold". Golden Skate. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Champs Chock/Bates (USA) rock Rhythm Dance at Skate America". International Skating Union. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Slater, Paula (4 November 2023). "Guignard and Fabbri defend Grand Prix de France title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "European Champions Guignard/Fabbri (ITA) shine again with third Grand Prix gold in France". International Skating Union. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Slater, Paula (13 January 2024). "Guignard and Fabbri win second consecutive European title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (24 March 2024). "Chock and Bates repeat as World Champions". Golden Skate. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (28 October 2024). "Gilles and Poirier claim fifth Skate Canada title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "American Amber Glenn survives a fall to win her 1st Grand Prix figure skating title". CBC Sports. CBC Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/2025 - Ice Dance". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Marine ROUFFANCHE / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Sarah Marine ROUFFANCHE / Geoffrey BRISSAUD: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Programme" [Programs] (in French). Official website of Rouffanche and Brissaud. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "FRA–Evgenia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud". SkatingScores.com.