Flavien Giniaux (born 25 June 2002) is a French pair skater. With his former partner, Oxana Vouillamoz, he is the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships.
| Flavien Giniaux | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2002 Le Chesnay, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | France |
| Coach | Bruno Massot |
| Skating club | Acsel Caen |
Personal life
editFlavien Giniaux was born on 25 June 2002 in Le Chesnay and resides in Caen, France.[1]
Career
editEarly years
editGiniaux placed tenth in junior men's singles at the French Junior Championships in February 2020.[2]
He teamed up with Switzerland's Oxana Vouillamoz at the suggestion of Bruno Massot. Coached by Massot, they began skating together in August 2020 at the Tissot Arena in Bienne, Switzerland.[3] Vouillamoz/Giniaux trained but did not compete in their first season together.
2021–22 season
editBy the 2021–22 season, Vouillamoz/Giniaux had relocated with Massot to Caen and had decided to skate for France.[4] The two made their competitive debut in early September, placing tenth at the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Košice, Slovakia. After winning medals at a few minor international junior events, they won the French junior national title.[5]
In April, Vouillamoz/Giniaux finished tenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[5]
2022–23 season
editBeginning their season on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Vouillamoz/Giniaux placed fifth in the Czech Republic and fourth in Poland. They made their senior international debut in October, winning bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. They then made their Challenger series debut, finishing eighth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup. Vouillamoz/Giniaux won a second consecutive French junior national title, and then took the silver medal at the senior national championships.[5]
At their final junior event, the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Vouillamoz/Giniaux finished second in the short program, setting a new personal best and winning a silver small medal. Giniaux called the result "amazing. We've worked hard. We have a great team at Caen, with our coach, Oxana, our staff we worked together, and we enjoy every day even if it was hard sometimes."[6] They struggled in the free skate, sixth in that segment and dropping to fifth overall, finishing 5.80 points behind bronze medalists Sierova/Khobta of Ukraine.[7]
Vouillamoz/Giniaux made their senior World Championship debut at the 2023 edition in Saitama. They qualified to the free skate and placed fifteenth overall.[5]
2023–24 season
editVouillamoz/Giniaux won gold at the Trophée Métropole Nice, before being invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Grand Prix de France. They came seventh.[5]
On December 5, Giniaux announced that Vouillamoz had ended their partnership.[8]
2024-25 season
editIn April, it was announced that Giniaux had teamed up with Canadian Chloe Panetta to compete for France.[9] The partnership didn't last, though, as at the end of June it was announced that Panetta had retired, ending their parnternship.[10]
Programs
editWith Vouillamoz
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [11] |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
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| 2021–2022 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pair skating with Vouillamoz
edit| International[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | 15th | ||
| GP France | 7th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 8th | ||
| Trophée Nice | 3rd | 1st | |
| International: Junior[5] | |||
| Junior Worlds | 10th | 5th | |
| JGP Czech Republic | 5th | ||
| JGP Poland I | 4th | ||
| JGP Slovakia | 10th | ||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | ||
| Trophée Nice | 1st | ||
| Winter Star | 3rd | ||
| National[5][12] | |||
| French Champ. | 2nd | ||
| French Junior | 1st | 1st | |
| Master's de Patinage | 1st J | 1st J | 3rd |
| J = Junior level | |||
Single skating
edit| International: Junior[2][13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Volvo Open Cup | 11th | |
| National[2] | ||
| French Champ. | 10th J | |
| J = Junior | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Flavien GINIAUX". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Aujourd'hui". oxanavouillamoz.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Competition Results: Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Baram/Tioumentsev (USA) lead in Pairs Short program at ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships (CAN)". International Skating Union. March 1, 2023.
- ^ "Baram/Tioumentsev take first Junior Pairs gold for USA in 10 years". International Skating Union. March 3, 2023.
- ^ Flavien Giniaux [@flavien_giniaux] (December 5, 2023). "Hi everyone!" – via Instagram.
- ^ @chn_acsel_caen (April 25, 2024). "Nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter le nouveau couple qui représentera l'ACSEL dès la saison prochaine : @chloepanetta et @flavien_giniaux " [We are pleased to introduce the new couple who will represent ACSEL next season: @chloepanetta and @flavien_giniaux.] – via Instagram.
- ^ @chloepanetta (May 27, 2024). "Forever grateful for this sport🤍" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Flavien GINIAUX". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.