Alban Préaubert
| Alban Préaubert | |
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 Préaubert at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard. |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alban Préaubert |
| Country represented |  France |
| Born | 20 September 1985 Grenoble |
| Home town | Paris |
| Residence | Evry |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Coach | Annick Dumont Pierre Trente Thierry Gasc Alain Fusco |
| Former coach | Elena Issatchenko Philippe Pélissier |
| Choreographer | Romain Haguenauer Pasquale Camerlengo |
| Former choreographer | Karine Arribert Corinne Meunier Nikolai Morozov Muriel Zazoui |
| Skating club | CMSG Charleville Mezieres |
| Current training locations | Champigny-sur-Marne, Courchevel |
| Began skating | 1991 |
| World standing | 14 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] |
| Season's bests | 22 (2010–2011)[2] 24 (2009–2010)[3] 10 (2008–2009)[4] |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 222.44 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Short program | 76.37 2010 Europeans |
| Free skate | 149.20 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard |
Alban Préaubert (born 20 September 1985 in Grenoble, France) is a French figure skater. He is a five-time (2006, 2008–2011) French bronze medalist.
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[edit] Early years
Alban Préaubert's father hoped to have his son ski, but this did not prove successful, so his father decided to take son to the rink to try skating to improve his balance. The younger Préaubert was immediately attracted to skating.[5]
In his early career, he trained with Elena Issatchenko, champion of the USSR in 1965 and 1966, at Charleville-Mezieres. He later moved to work with coach Annick Dumont.
Préaubert had some success as a junior skater, winning the French junior national title and a medal on the junior Grand Prix circuit. He skated at both junior and senior events in 2004-5 before moving on to the senior ranks.
[edit] Senior career
Préaubert had a successful season in his first full year as a senior, with a podium finish at the 2006 French nationals, a 6th place showing at his first Europeans, and an 8th place in his World Championships debut.
For the 2006-7 Grand Prix season, Préaubert was assigned to 2006 Skate America and the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard; he won the bronze and silver medals, respectively,[6] qualifying him for the Grand Prix Final, where he finished fourth. He again finished sixth at the European Championships, but dropped out of the top ten at Worlds.
In 2007-8, Préaubert was again assigned to Skate America and the Trophée Eric Bompard; a fifth place finish at Skate America dropped him out of contention for the Grand Prix final. He was tenth at the European Championships and was forced to withdraw from Worlds due to a back injury.[7]
Préaubert began the 2008-9 season by defeating his countryman Brian Joubert at the French Masters and winning his third Trophée Eric Bompard medal, a bronze. He also won the bronze at the Cup of Russia and was an alternate for the Grand Prix Final. He finished third at French Nationals and was selected to go to Europeans, where he finished in fifth place, but was only third among the French skaters. As a result, Préaubert was not chosen to compete at the World Championships.[8]
In the 2009-10 season, Préaubert again medalled on the Grand Prix circuit, winning bronze at Skate Canada. He again finished third at French nationals. The French men were competing for only two spots at the Olympics, and Préaubert, along with runner-up Yannick Ponsero, were selected for the European Championships only. There, Préaubert came in 7th. In March 2010, he participated in a French federation test skate to determine the second entry for the World Championships; Brian Joubert was eventually chosen.
Préaubert finished fifth and sixth at his two Grand Prix assignments in 2010-11, and followed this with his fifth bronze medal at French nationals.
[edit] Personal life
Préaubert continued his studies during his skating career, focusing on economy and management. He graduated with an MBA from ESCP Europe in May 2010.[9][10] He has stated that he may be involved in sports management in the future.[11] As of 2011, he works for an asset management company in Paris.[12]
He also plays tennis, basket ball (a member of local league team), and has a red belt in judo.[5]
[edit] Programs
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] Post-2005
| Event/Season | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
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| World Championships | 8th | 11th | WD | |||
| European Championships | 6th | 6th | 10th | 5th | 7th | 10th |
| French Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |
| French Masters | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd |
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | |||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | ||
| Skate Canada International | 3rd | 6th | ||||
| Cup of Russia | 6th | 3rd | 5th | |||
| Skate America | 3rd | 5th | ||||
| Cup of China | 9th | |||||
| Coupe Internationale de Nice | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Winter Universiade | 6th | 3rd | ||||
| Ice Challenge | 3rd | |||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st |
- WD = Withdrawn
[edit] Pre-2005
| Event/Season | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | 4th | 9th | |
| French Championships | 7th J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 6th |
| French Masters | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 8th | |||
| NHK Trophy | 10th | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 2nd | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia | 4th | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 11th | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 8th |
- J = Junior level
[edit] References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (August 13, 2007). "French Funny Man". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/08/french-funny-man/. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Joubert wins Trophee Eric Bompard gold". GoldenSkate. November 26, 2006. http://www.goldenskate.com/2006/11/2006-trophee-eric-bompard-cachemire-mens-highlights/. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (October 5, 2008). "Preaubert surprises Joubert at French Masters". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081005&content_id=52570&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Bod, Titanilla (2009). "Alban Preaubert: "I skate for my own pleasure, not for the results"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2009preaubert.html. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Peret, Paul (February 2, 2011). "Préaubert Takes a Classical Approach". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/48-pr-aubert-takes-a-classical-approach. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Louvet, Bertrand-Régis (May 28, 2010). "Un 16/20 pour Alban Préaubert". Le Parisien. http://brl-tv.blog.leparisien.fr/archive/2010/05/28/un-16-20-pour-alban-preaubert.html. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (February 29, 2008). "Preaubert balanced on and off ice". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080229&content_id=45001&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Pohu, Sylvain (October 6, 2011). "Patinage artistique / La carrière en pointillés d'Alban Préaubert [The career of Alban Préaubert]". L'Union. http://www.lunion.presse.fr/article/ardennes/patinage-artistique-la-carriere-en-pointilles-dalban-preaubert. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
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