Angélique Abachkina


Angélique Abachkina is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Louis Thauron, she represented France at four World Junior Championships, finishing within the top ten at three editions.

Personal life

Angélique Abachkina was born on 26 January 2000 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. She arrived in France with her family when she was eight months old.

Career

Abachkina began learning to skate in 2006. She teamed up with Louis Thauron 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 2014–2015 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.
In July 2018, Alexander Zhulin began coaching the new partnership of Angelique Abachkina and Russia's Pavel Drozd, but the skaters parted ways after learning that the French federation would not release her to compete for Russia. In October 2018, she decided to retire from competitive skating.

Programs

SeasonShort danceFree dance
2017–2018

  • Samba: Le serpent
by :fr:Guem
  • Rhumba: Abrazame
performed by Tamara
  • Rhumba: Danca Kizomba
by Stony
by Paul de Senneville
performed by Lara Fabian
2016–2017

by Joe Cocker
  • Swing: Swing Baby
by Park Jin-young
  • Shadritsa
2015–2016

by Ludwig Minkus
choreo. by Igor Shpilband
by Aram Khachaturian
choreo. by Igor Shpilband
2014–2015

  • Samba: Dans ta chambre
by Dany Brillant
  • Rhumba: Quand je vois tes yeux
  • Samba
  • Nimbooda Nimbooda
  • Silsila ye chohat ka
  • Dhoom Toana
    • 2013–2014
    by John Kander, Fred Ebb
  • Rio
  • * Real in Rio
    • Sérgio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett
    by Jorge Ben Jor
    • * Bird Fight
    by John Powell
    2012–2013
  • Romanza
    • by Salvador Bacarisse
    • Fiesta Flamenca
    by Monty Kelly

    Competitive highlights

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