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Trophée Métropole Nice Côte D'Azur
The Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the French Federation of Ice Sports () and the Nice Baie des Anges Association at the Palais des sports Jean-Bouin in Nice, France. Originally known as the International Cup of Nice (), it was held from 1995 to 2017; and then returned in 2021 with its new name. In 2024, it became part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels; and as part of the Challenger Series, skaters earn ISU World Standing points based on their results. Adam Siao Him Fa of France holds the record for winning the most titles in men's singles (with three), while Viktória Pavuk of Hungary, Léa Serna of France, and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (with two each). Yuko Kavaguti and Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Figure Skating Competitions
Many international and national figure skating competitions are organized yearly. The three levels of ISU international competition are senior, junior, and advanced novice. Non-elite skaters may also compete in 'Adult' competitions. 'Professional' competitions were contested mainly by former elite skaters or sometimes a mix of eligible and ineligible skaters if sanctioned by the ISU. List of competitions ReferencesISU Official Homepage [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Smirnov (figure Skater)
Alexander Viktorovich Smirnov (; born 11 October 1984) is a Russian retired pair skater. Smirnov teamed up with Yuko Kavaguti in May 2006. They are two-time European Figure Skating Championships, European champions (2010, 2015), two-time World Figure Skating Championships, World bronze medalists (2009, 2010), two-time Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalists (11–12 and 15–16), and three-time Russian Figure Skating Championships, Russian national champions (2008–2010). In 2015, they became the first pair in history to complete two quadruple throw jumps in one program and the first to land a quadruple throw loop. Early career Alexander Smirnov began skating at the age of 3½. His first coach was Larisa Yakovleva. At the age of 16, Smirnov moved from Tver to St. Petersburg and switched to pair skating. He trained with Nikolai Velikov and former pair skater Lyudmila Smirnova. He skated with her daughter for a while, but they never competed. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Contesti
Samuel Contesti (born 4 March 1983) is a French-Italian former competitive figure skater. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006–07 season. He is the 2009 European silver medalist and a five-time Italian national champion (2008–12). Personal life Samuel Contesti's father, Yves, was a professional football player in Ligue 1. He has two older sisters. Contesti married Géraldine Zulini in February 2007 and their son, Ennio, was born in June 2009. Their second child was born in 2012. Career Contesti initially competed for France, placing ninth at the 2005 European Championships and 26th at Worlds the same year. The next season, he placed 5th at Trophée Eric Bompard and 2nd at French Nationals but did not compete at Europeans or Worlds. In autumn 2006, Contesti was assigned to compete at Skate America, however, the French skating federation decided to withdraw his name. In 2007, he won bronze at French Nationals. Having married an It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Menshov
Konstantin Alexandrovich Menshov (; born 23 February 1983) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 European bronze medalist, the 2015 Finlandia Trophy champion, a two-time (2010, 2012) Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, a two-time (2007, 2012) NRW Trophy champion, and the 2011 Russian national champion. Menshov is one of the skaters to have landed two quad jumps in a short program and three quad jumps in a free program. Personal life Konstantin Alexandrovich Menshov was born on 23 February 1983 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, along with a fraternal twin brother, Nikita. In 2011, he received his diploma from the Lesgaft University for Physiculture and Sport in Saint Petersburg. Career Menshov's first coach was Galina Kashina. He later trained under Evgeni Rukavicin in Saint Petersburg. During summers, he also had training camps in Luleå, Sweden and Jelgava, Latvia. 2010–11 season Menshov won the silver medal at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Griazev
Andrei Vladimirovich Griazev (; born 26 July 1985) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2005 Cup of China and 2007 Cup of Russia bronze medalist, 2004 World Junior champion, and 2007 Russian national champion. Personal life Griazev was born 26 July 1985 in Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Career Griazev began skating at the age of four. At the age of 11, he moved from Perm to Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ... to train with coach Alexei Mishin. He trained at the Yubileyny Sports Palace. During his time training with Mishin, Griazev learned the triple Axel jump. Griazev placed 14th at the 2002 Junior Worlds, after which Mishin sent him to work with his wife, Tatiana Mishina. Griazev left Yubileyny, returned to Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saulius Ambrulevičius
Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With current ice dance partner Allison Reed, they are the European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix bronze medalists, and seven-time ISU Challenger Series medalists (two golds, five silvers). They have finished in the top ten at three World Figure Skating Championships, World Championships (2022 World Figure Skating Championships, 2022, 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, 2023, 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024). With former ice dance partner Taylor Tran, he is the 2015 Pavel Roman Memorial silver medalist and 2015 Lithuanian national champion. They qualified to the free dance at the 2017 European Figure Skating Championships, 2017 European Championships. As a single skater, he is the 2007 and 2008 Lithuanian Figure Skating Championships, Lithuanian national champion. Career Single skating Ambruleviči ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Reed
Allison Lynn Reed (born June 8, 1994) is a Lithuanian-American ice dancer who currently competes for Lithuania with Saulius Ambrulevičius. They are the European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix bronze medalists, and seven-time ISU Challenger Series medalists (two golds, five silvers). They have finished in the top ten at three World Figure Skating Championships, World Championships (2022 World Figure Skating Championships, 2022, 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, 2023, 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024). She previously skated with Otar Japaridze for Georgia (country), Georgia and with Vasili Rogov for Israel. With Japaridze, she competed at the Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics. Biography Allison Reed was born on June 8, 1994, in Kalamazoo, Michigan to a Japanese mother and an American father. She is the younger sister of Japanese ice danc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Volodin
Nikita Andreyevich Volodin is a Russian Pair skating, pair skater who currently represents Germany in international Competitions. With his partner, Minerva Fabienne Hase, he is the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships, 2025 World silver medalist, the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World bronze medalist, the 2025 European Figure Skating Championships, 2025 European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023–24 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2023–24, 2024–25 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2024–25), a four-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist. With former partner, Alina Ustimkina, they were the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy, 2016 Tallinn Trophy champions and Figure skating at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, 2016 Youth Olympic bronze medalists. Personal life Nikita Andreyevich Volodin was born on 29 June 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Career Volodin began skating i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minerva Fabienne Hase
Minerva Fabienne Hase (born 10 June 1999) is a German pair skater. With her current partner, Nikita Volodin, she is the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships, 2025 World silver medalist, the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World bronze medalist, the 2025 European Figure Skating Championships, 2025 European champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2023–24 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2023–24, 2024–25 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2024–25), a four-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist. Hase previously partnered with Nolan Seegert, with whom she was the 2019 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and three-time German Figure Skating Championships, German national champion (2019–20, 2022). The pair represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Personal life Hase was born on 10 June 1999 in Berlin. She studied at the Schul- und Leistun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Chae-yeon (figure Skater)
Kim Chae-yeon (; born 8 December 2006) is a South Korean figure skating, figure skater. She is the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World bronze medalist, the 2025 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2025 Four Continents champion and 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2024 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2023 Skate Canada International silver medalist, the 2024 Cup of China bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including two gold), the Figure skating at the 2025 Asian Winter Games, 2025 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2024 Shanghai Trophy champion, and the South Korean Figure Skating Championships, 2025 South Korean national champion. At the junior level, she is the 2022–23 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist. Kim Chae-yeon medaled at the World Championships after practicing figure skating for only 7 years, a rare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested at the Olympics, with men's and women's single skating appearing as two of the four figure skating events at the London Games in 1908. Single skaters are required to perform two segments in all international competitions, the short program and the free skating program. Nathan Chen from the United States holds both the highest single men's short program and free skating scores; Russian skater Kamila Valieva holds both the highest single women's short program and free skating scores. Compulsory figures, from which the sport of figure skating gets its name, were a crucial part of the sport for most of its history until the ISU voted to remove them in 1990. Single skating has required elements that skaters must perform during a competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Versluis
Matthias Versluis (born 18 July 1994) is a Finnish figure skater. Competing in ice dancing with Juulia Turkkila, he is the 2023 European Figure Skating Championships, 2023 European bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix of Finland, Grand Prix of Espoo bronze medalist, 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy gold medalist, and a five-time Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish national champion (2019, 2022–25). Turkkila/Versluis also earned a small bronze medal for the free dance segment at the 2025 European Figure Skating Championships, 2025 European Championships. As a single skater, he is the 2014 Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish national champion and competed in the final segment at two ISU Figure Skating Championships, ISU Championships. Personal life Versluis was born on 18 July 1994 in Genolier, Switzerland, to a Finnish mother and Dutch father. He moved to Finland with his family when he was six months old. As of 2018, he was studying physiotherapy at the Arcada Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
