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Louis Thauron
Galyavieva/Thauron at the 2018 Internationaux de France
Born	(1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 29) Paris, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Coach	Anjelika Krylova, Oleg Volkov
Skating club	Français Volants
Began skating	2000
Medal record Representing  France Winter Universiade 2019 Krasnoyarsk Ice dancing

Louis Thauron (born 5 August 1995) is a French ice dancer. With his former partner Adelina Galyavieva, he is the 2021 French National Champion. With Angélique Abachkina, he represented France at four World Junior Championships, finishing within the top ten at three editions (2015–2017).

Personal life

Louis Thauron was born on 5 August 1995 in Paris. As of 2016, he is studying engineering at INSA Lyon school. In 2019, Louis decided to enter in EM Lyon for a Master.

Career

Early years

Thauron began skating in 2000. 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.

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

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

Partnership with Galyavieva

Louis Thauron teamed up with French ice dancer Adelina Galyavieva after a tryout in Lyon on 14 February 2018. The two decided to represent France but train in Moscow, coached by Russia's Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Volkov. Making their debut, they placed 8th at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy in September.

As France's host pick, Galyavieva/Thauron competed at the 2018 Internationaux de France, placing 10th overall at the November Grand Prix event. In December, they won their first international medal, bronze at Turkey's Bosphorus Cup, and then took bronze at the French Championships. They were subsequently named to France's team for the 2019 European Championships. Season 2018/2019 ends with a bronze medal at 29th Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk, with a total score 177,23 pts.

Programs

(with Galyavieva)

(with Abachkina)

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Galyavieva

With Abachkina

With Pousset

References

1. ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017.
2. "Louis Thauron, la danse...et la finance ? | Formations par emlyon executive development". executive.em-lyon.com.
3. "Lindsay POUSSET / Louis THAURON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
4. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2014.
5. "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 14 March 2014.
6. ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
7. ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
8. ^ "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
9. "Let's meet: Adelina Galyavieva/Louis Thauron (FRA)". International Skating Union. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018.
10. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
11. "Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
12. ^ "Competition Results: Adelina GALYAVIEVA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018.
13. ^ "Competition Results: Angelique ABACHKINA / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union.
14. "Competition Results: Lindsay POUSSET / Louis THAURON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
15. "Lindsay Pousset & Louis Thauron". Tracings.net.

External links

• Media related to Louis Thauron at Wikimedia Commons
• Adelina Galyavieva / Louis Thauron at the International Skating Union
• Angelique Abachkina / Louis Thauron at the International Skating Union
• Lindsay Pousset / Louis Thauron at the International Skating Union

• 1995 births
• French male ice dancers
• Living people
• Figure skaters from Paris
• FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France
• Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
• Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade
• Emlyon Business School alumni
• 21st-century French sportsmen