Romain Gazave is an international Coach and choreographer, former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

and French

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, born 11 December 1976 in

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(French Alps).

Figure skating competitive career

Member of the French national team and notable alumni from

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, Romain was listed SHN (High level sportsman) of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 1994 and 1995. He became silver medallist at the France national junior championships in 1994 and has participated in numerous international competitions, winning the bronze medal at the

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia The ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia – also known as Skate Slovakia – is an international figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Slovak Figure Skating Association (). It is ...

in 1994.

Childhood and sporting career

Romain Gazave started figure skating and playing piano at the age of six in

Megève Megève (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France with a population of more than 3,000 residents. The town is well known as a ski resort near Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Co ...

. At the age of 12, he joined the CRESA (Regional Center for Sports and Artistic Studies) in

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(1988-1992) trained by Didier Monge, Christine Nicolas and Didier Lucine, alongside other skaters such as Vanessa Gusmeroli. After a season spent at the Amiens Patinage Club (1992-1993) where he trained with Patrice Macrez, he became a French national team member in 1993. He then joined the

(1993-1994), where he lived with the future two times medalist at the European championships

Stanick Jeannette Stanick Jeannette (born 6 March 1977) is a French former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time (2001, 2003) European bronze medalist, the 2000 Trophée Lalique silver medalist, and a two-time (2000, 2001) French national champion. Perso ...

, trained at that time by

Didier Gailhaguet Didier Gailhaguet (born 22 August 1953) is a French former figure skater, coach and official. He served as the president of the Fédération française des sports de glace (FFSG) from 1998 to 2004 and again from 2007 to 2020. He was suspended e ...

, Annick Dumont and Pierre Trente. The following season, he joined the National Olympic Preparation Center of Colombes (1994-1996) alongside Thierry Cérez and the future twice Olympic medalist

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. He was trained there by André Brunet, then

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, and also worked daily with the Russian choreographer Natasha Volkova-Dabbadie. Following a serious injury contracted in 1994 but empirical, and therefore at high risk of losing his right foot, he underwent a heavy surgery in 1995 followed by 3 weeks of hospitalization so that he could learn to walk again. 8 months of rehabilitation was then necessary for him to later on be able to skate again. Ending his competitive career, Romain decided to study piano in a professional way. He entered the class o
Marian Rybicki
in ENMP ( Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris) and became a private student of Jean Fassina for 4 years.

Professional career

His interest in entertainment and shows motivated him to begin a professional career in which he decided to combine his two passions: ice skating and piano in the same act, being the only person to do so. From then, he performed around the world in big show productions such as: * IMG ''

Stars on Ice Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was co-founded in 1986 by Bob Kain, IMG executive, and Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in men's figure skating. The production is a theatrical show featuring a ...

'' in 2006 beside

Brian Orser Brian Ernest Orser (born 18 December 1961) is a Canadian former competitive and professional figure skater and coach to Olympic champions. He is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medallist, 1987 World champion and eight-time (1981–88) Cana ...

, Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin,

Tatiana Navka Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka (; born 13 April 1975) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer and the wife of Dmitry Peskov. With her dance partner Roman Kostomarov, she is the 2006 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (2004–05), a ...

Roman Kostomarov Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov (, born 8 February 1977) is a Russian former ice dancer. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (2004–05), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2003–05), and three-t ...

Irina Slutskaya Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya ( rus, Ирина Эдуардовна Слуцкая, , ɪˈrʲinə ɪdʊˈardəvnə ˈslutskəjə, Ru-Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya.ogg; born 9 February 1979) is a Russian former figure skater. She is a two-time World ...

. *
Art On Ice
' in 2008 beside

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, Sarah Meier,

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, Gardar Thor Cortes. * ''

Champions on Ice Champions on Ice was a touring ice show in the United States. The show featured a large cast of both professional and Olympic-eligible figure skaters along with novelty acts such as skating acrobats. The shows were focused primarily on solo pe ...

'' in 2009 beside

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, Yuliya Obertas & Sergei Slavnov. *''Mama and Mia on Ice, Malaga, 2009'' Romain Gazave also presented many duo numbers and piano accompaniments for ice-skating champions, circus artists (from

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) and famous singers. He also skated for TV Shows such as

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(2006) and in the English Show "

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from 2004 to 2008. He worked at times for certain companies as an artistic director and casting advisor. In June 2010, he decided to realize one of his old dream by entirely producing and releasing his first CD Album, "Personal Thoughts". In 2011, Romain Gazave has been co-manager of the 1st ever ice-rink located on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower in Paris for Crystal Group.

Coaching and Choreography career

Since 2010 Romain Gazave is working as a Guest Coach & Choreographer for many different Clubs and Federations around the world. He choreographed many ISU International Medallist and numerous National Champions from Sweden, France, Austria, Bulgaria, Norway, Australia, Slovakia, Poland, Hungaria, Finland and other countries; coached in numerous International Camps, Master-Class, for Federations and Seminars around the world alongside

Viktor Kudriavtsev Viktor Nikolayevich Kudriavtsev (; born 24 October 1937 in Tula, Russia) is a Russian figure skating coach and choreographer. Career Kudriavtsev began skating at age 16 and turned to coaching at 22. His first notable student was Sergey Volkov ...

, Javier Fernandez, Nikolai Morozov,

, he did as well choreography for Shows, TV programs, Galas. Since 2012
Romain Gazave
also direct international figure skating camps, he is the Founder, Director & Head coach of "Ice2impulse" International Camp, taking place every single year during summer in Andorra since 2016. He led, in this camp, a strong team of coaches which includes

, Alissa Czisny, Marina Kudryavsteva, Anna Novichkina, Daniel Peinado, Ruslan Novoseltsev among many others.

Professional shows and TV specials

* WILDROSE (as performer in "Russian Ice Stars" U.K 2010-2013 / as Agent of the company 2013-2017) * GT MALL PLAZA & Ice Ace Productions in China (Choreographer & Show Director 2014-2015) * M6 TV CHANNEL (Prime time Live Program) “

Ice Show An ice show is an entertainment production which is primarily performed by ice skaters. The major ice shows were founded between 1936 and 1943, when professional figure skaters began to appear in shows, in hotels, at fairs, and "at any place a ...

” (Choreographer) 2013, 2014

Main coaching achievements

* Guest Coach & Choreographer in Russia & Sweden with

(2015-2019) * Guest Coach/Choreographer for Austrian National Team "Skate Austria" Workshop (2018-2019) * Guest Technical Coach & Choreographer at SC "Orlenok" Club, Perm, RUSSIA (2019) * Choreography of 2 times World champion Miki Ando's Exhibition Program "Mickael Jackson Medley" for "Friends on Ice" Show, Japan (2017) * Team Leader/Coach at ISU European Championship, Ostrava (2017) * Coach at “ Volkov Memorial” Young Talent Competition, Moscow (2016) * Coach at ISU Junior Grand-Prix, Courchevel (2015) * Guest Coach/Choreographer for International Summer Skating Camp with Javier Fernandez and

in Invernia, Spain (2015) * Musical Research & Edit for FS Competition & Exhibition Program of

Florent Amodio Florent Amodio (born 12 May 1990) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2011 European champion, a four-time French national champion (2010, 2013-2015), and the 2008 JGP Final champion. He has represented France at t ...

"Silver at the European Championship" (Season 2012-2013)

Choreography of National Champions and/or ISU International medalist

Léa Serna Léa Serna (born 31 October 1999) is a French figure skater. She is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy silver medalist, a two-time International Cup of Nice champion, and a three-time French Figure Skating Championships, French national champion (2021– ...

* Andreas Nordebäck * Anna Kuzmenko * Denis Krouglov * Stefanie Pesendorfer * Nicky Obreykov * Jade Hovine * Alisa Stomakhina * Michael Neuman * Andras Csernoch * Marianne Stalen * Colette Kaminski * Naomie Mugnier * Landry Le May * Maxence Collet

References

External links

Absolute Skating Article
(Archive)
''Stars On Ice'' (Official Website) Presentation

''Dancing On Ice'' TV Show

(Art on Ice VIP After Party)
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot

Circopedia – The Free Encyclopedia of the International Circus
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