Evgeniia Lopareva: Difference between revisions

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| native_name = Евгения Александровна Лопарёва

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| discipline = [[Ice dance]]

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== Personal life ==

Lopareva began learning how to skate as a four-year-old in 2004.<ref name=ISU-1920/> She competed with her first partner, Alexey Karpushov, for five seasons. The two debuted on the [[ISU Junior Grand Prix]] (JGP) series in September 2016, placing fourth in [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic. They had the same overall result at [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria|2018 JGP Austria]] but did not compete again for the rest of the season. The team ended their partnership before the start of the [[2018–19 figure skating season]].<ref name=fskate/>

 

 

Lopareva/Brissaud made their senior international debut in September at their first assignment of the 2019–20 season, the [[2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial|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.<ref name=ISU-ELGB/>

 

 

Lopareva/Brissaud were scheduled to make their [[2020-21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] debut at the [[2020 Internationaux de France]], but the event was cancelled as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=OC201020/> They made their World Championship debut at the [[2021 World Figure Skating Championships|2021 World Championships]] in Stockholm, placing seventeenth.<ref name=2021WC/> 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]], as well as the following year's world championships.<ref name=ISU-2022OWG/>

 

Lopareva/Brissaud made their seasonal [[2021-22 ISU Challenger Series|Challenger]] debut at the [[2021 CS Lombardia Trophy]], placing eighth.<ref name=LT2021/> They were initially assigned to make their [[2021-22 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] debut at the [[2021 Cup of China]], but following its cancellation, they were reassigned to the [[2021 Gran Premio d'Italia]].<ref name=ISU210827/> They placed sixth at the event, setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score.<ref name=GS211106/> They went on to finish 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.<ref name=GS211120/>

 

After winning a silver medal at the [[International Cup of Nice]], Lopareva/Brissaud won their second consecutive national silver medal.<ref name=ISU-ELGB/> They were assigned to the [[2022 European Figure Skating Championships|2022 European Championships]] in [[Tallinn]], where they finished ninth.<ref name=GS220115/>

 

 

At the French championships in [[Rouen]], Lopareva/Brissaud won the national title for the first time in their career.<ref name=LE230127/> At the [[2023 European Figure Skating Championships|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 [[Natálie Taschlerová|Taschlerová]]/[[Filip Taschler|Taschler]].<ref name=GS230127/> They overtook the Czechs in the free dance, finishing fifth overall.<ref name=GS230128/> They finished twelfth at the [[2023 World Figure Skating Championships|2023 World Championships]].<ref name=ISU-ELGB/> Lopareva/Brissaud then joined Team France for the [[2023 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating|2023 World Team Trophy]], finishing fifth in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance.<ref name=GS230413/><ref name=GS230414/> Team France finished in fifth place.<ref name=GS230416/>

 

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."<ref name="GS231023" />

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.<ref name="ISU-ELGB" /> They started on the [[2023-24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] at the [[2023 Skate America]], where they finished third in the rhythm dance, only 0.60 points behind Canadian training mates [[Marjorie Lajoie|Lajoie]]/[[Zachary Lagha|Lagha]].<ref name="ISU231021" /> 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.<ref name="GS231023" /> With their home [[2023 Grand Prix de France|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."<ref name="GS231104" /> The podium of gold medalists [[Charlene Guignard|Guignard]]/[[Marco Fabbri|Fabbri]], silver medalists [[Laurence Fournier Beaudry|Fournier Beaudry]]/[[Nikolaj Sørensen|Sørensen]], and bronze medalists Lopareva/Brissaud was the same as the previous year.<ref name="ISU231104" /> Following the Grand Prix, the duo won gold at the [[2023 CS Warsaw Cup]].<ref name="ISU-ELGB" />

 

After retaining their French national title, Lopareva/Brissaud competed at the [[2024 European Figure Skating Championships|2024 European Championships]], where they placed fourth in both segments and fourth overall, 6.20 points back of bronze medalists [[Allison Reed|Reed]]/[[Saulius Ambrulevičius|Ambrulevičius]] of Lithuania.<ref name=GS240113/>

Lopareva/Brissaud concluded the season at the [[2024 World Figure Skating Championships|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.<ref name=GS240324/>

 

 

== Programs ==

=== Ice dance with Geoffrey Brissaud (for France) ===

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! scope="row" | 2018–19

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| <ref name="ISU-1819" />

* '''{{small|Foxtrot:}}''' "[[Too Darn Hot]]"

* '''{{small|Quickstep:}}''' "Too Darn Hot"

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* "[[Adagio for Tron]]"<br>{{small|''(from [[Tron: Legacy]])''<br>By [[Daft Punk]]}}

| <ref name="ISU-1920" /><ref name="ISU-2021" />

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* '''{{small|Hip Hop:}}''' "[[The Next Episode]]"<br>{{small|By [[Dr. Dre]] & [[Snoop Dogg]]}}

* '''{{small|Blues:}}''' "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song]]"<br>{{small|By [[The Fugees]]}}

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* "Adagio in Sol Minores" Mi 26<br>{{small|By Hauser}}

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* "[[La vie en rose]]"<br>{{small|By [[Édith Piaf]]}}

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* "Il est interdit..."<br>{{small|By Shanna}}

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! scope="row" | 2024–25

|{{FS placements|6|[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]]|p2=17th|p4=12th|p5=8th}}

|{{FS placements|6|{{nowrap|[[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]]}}|p1=15th|p3=9th|p4=5th|p5=4th}}

|{{FS placements|6|[[French Figure Skating Championships|French Championships]]|p1=3rd|p2=2nd|p3=2nd|p4=1st|p5=1st}}

|{{FS placements|6|[[ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating|World Team Trophy]]|p4=5th|t4=5th}}

|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} [[Lombardia Trophy]]|p3=8th}}

|{{FS placements|6|{{small|CS}} [[Nepela Memorial]]|p1=6th}}

|{{FS placements|6|[[International Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]]|p2=1st|p4=1st}}

|{{FS placements|6|[[Master's de Patinage]]|p1=4th|p2=1st|p3=2nd|p4=1st|p5=1st|p6=1st}}

=== Ice dance with Geoffrey Brissaud ===

{{Figure skating personal bests|ice dance=RD/FD|ref={{r|SS-ELGB}}

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{{Figure skating detailed results

|season=2024–25|icedance=RD/FD|ref={{r|SS-ELGB}}

|Oct 25–27, 2024|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2024 Skate Canada International]]|3|76.76|3|117.49|3|194.25

|Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2024 Grand Prix de France]]|2|77.75|1|117.52|1|195.27

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==References==