Romain Le Gac
Romain Le Gac (born 31 May 1995) is a French ice dancer. With Marie-Jade Lauriault, he is the 2016 International Cup of Nice champion, the 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Spain champion, and a two-time French national silver medalist. They have competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships.
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Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac at 2018 Internationaux de France | ||||||||||||||
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Country represented | France | |||||||||||||
Born | Nogent-sur-Marne, France | 31 May 1995|||||||||||||
Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Partner | Marie-Jade Lauriault | |||||||||||||
Former partner | Estelle Elizabeth, Emilie Terrazzoni, Morgane Salomon-Gagnaire | |||||||||||||
Coach | Romain Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, Marie-France Dubreuil | |||||||||||||
Former coach | Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder | |||||||||||||
Choreographer | Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer | |||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder | |||||||||||||
Skating club | CSG Lyon Gadbois Centre | |||||||||||||
Training locations | Montreal | |||||||||||||
Former training locations | Lyon | |||||||||||||
Began skating | 2001 | |||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | ||||||||||||||
Combined total | 180.32 2018 Skate Canada | |||||||||||||
Short dance | 71.26 2019 World | |||||||||||||
Free dance | 111.42 2018 Skate Canada | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Romain Le Gac was born on 31 May 1995 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France.[1] He moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in July 2014.[2] He married Marie-Jade Lauriault in December 2015.[3] He has expressed interest in working as an osteopath.[4]
Early career
Le Gac began skating in 2001.[1] Disliking jumps, he switched from singles to ice dancing two years later.[4]
Le Gac debuted on the junior international level with Estelle Elizabeth in the 2010–11 season. In January 2012, they represented France at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, placing 6th in the short dance, 5th in the free dance, and 5th overall. They won bronze in the team event.
Elizabeth/Le Gac finished 15th at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan after ranking 13th in the short and 18th in the free dance. They placed 11th in both segments and 11th overall at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon.[5] Their partnership ended around July 2014 due to personal problems.[3]
Partnership with Lauriault
Le Gac relocated with Haguenauer to Montreal, Quebec in July 2014 and was paired with Canadian ice dancer Marie-Jade Lauriault the same month.[2][3] The two decided to represent France. They are coached by Haguenauer, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis, and Marie-France Dubreuil in Montreal.[1]
Lauriault/Le Gac competed on the senior level in the 2014–15 season. They won silver at the Open d'Andorra and finished 9th at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before taking silver at the French Championships.
Lauriault/Le Gac decided to compete on the junior level in 2015–16. They won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series — silver in Linz, Austria and gold in Logroño, Spain. Their results gave them a spot at the JGP Final in Barcelona, where they finished fifth. In February 2016, they won gold at the French Junior Championships ahead of Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron. In March, they represented France at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, placing third in the short dance and 8th overall, just behind of Angélique Abachkina / Louis Thauron, placed 7th. Over eight days in April, they skated in ten ice shows in France.[3]
Programs
With Lauriault
Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2019–2020 [6] |
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2018–2019 [7] |
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2017–2018 [8] |
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2016–2017 [9] |
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2015–2016 [1] |
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With Elizabeth
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2013–2014 [5] |
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2012–2013 [10][11] |
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2011–2012 [12] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Lauriault
International[13] | ||||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
Olympics | 17th | |||||
World Champ. | 21st | 13th | 14th | |||
European Champ. | 12th | 12th | 10th | |||
GP France | 6th | 6th | 8th | |||
GP NHK Trophy | 6th | 8th | ||||
GP Rostelecom Cup | 8th | |||||
GP Skate America | 8th | |||||
GP Skate Canada | 4th | |||||
CS Alpen Trophy | 3rd | |||||
CS Autumn Classic | 5th | 6th | 3rd | |||
CS Finlandia | 3rd | |||||
CS Golden Spin | 9th | |||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 1st | |||||
Bavarian Open | 2nd | |||||
Cup of Nice | 1st | 3rd | ||||
Open d'Andorra | 2nd | |||||
International: Junior[13] | ||||||
World Junior Champ. | 8th | |||||
JGP Final | 5th | |||||
JGP Austria | 2nd | |||||
JGP Spain | 1st | |||||
National | ||||||
French Champ. | 2nd | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
Masters | 2nd | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
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World Team Trophy | 6th T 6th P | |||||
Olympics | 10th | |||||
J = Junior level TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
With Elizabeth
International[14] | ||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
Junior Worlds | 15th | 11th | ||
Youth Olympics | 5th | |||
JGP Austria | 9th | |||
JGP Belarus | 7th | |||
JGP France | 10th | |||
JGP Italy | 8th | |||
JGP Latvia | 5th | |||
JGP Turkey | 10th | |||
Pavel Roman | 12th J | |||
Santa Claus Cup | 5th J | 4th J | ||
Trophy of Lyon | 9th J | 3rd J | 2nd J | |
National | ||||
French Champ. | 1st J | 2nd J | 1st J | |
Masters | 2nd J | |||
Team events | ||||
Youth Olympics | 3rd T 4th P | |||
J = Junior level T = Team result; P = Personal result |
References
- "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Pratka, Ruby (28 July 2014). "Romain Haguenauer: A New Era". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
- Flade, Tatjana (29 May 2016). "Lauriault and Le Gac: "Love was stronger"". Golden Skate.
- Zanella, Cara (17 August 2016). "Lauriault & Le Gac find a fairytale ending on and off the ice". ice-dance.com.
- "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
- "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019.
- "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018.
- "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
- "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- "Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
- "Competition Results: Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union.
- "Competition Results: Estelle ELIZABETH / Romain LE GAC". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.