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Luc Economides
Born (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
HometownCergy-Pontoise
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
CoachFlorent Amodio, Sofia Amodio, Ivan Righini
Skating clubCergy-Pontoise SC
Began skating2004

Luc Economides (born 2 March 1999) is a French figure skater. He is the 2019 Santa Claus Cup champion, 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria silver medalist, and 2018 French national junior champion. He qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships and finished 15th overall.

Personal life

Economides was born on 2 March 1999 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.[1] He was raised in Rouen.[2]

Career

Early years

Economides began learning to skate in 2004.[1] In 2012, he began commuting from Rouen to Cergy-Pontoise in order to be coached by Bernard Glesser.[2]

During 2013, he competed internationally in the advanced novice ranks. His junior international debut came in November 2014. In January 2015, he placed 8th at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Dornbirn, Austria.[3]

Around 2015, he began training in Switzerland, after Glesser decided to move there.[4]

2016–2017 season

During the season, Economides was coached by Bernard Glesser and Jean-François Ballester in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.[5] Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, he finished 11th in August at the 2016 JGP in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. After placing 5th competing in the senior ranks at the French Championships, he won bronze at the French Junior Championships. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, but was eliminated after placing 30th in the short program.[6]

2017–2018 season

Economides trained under Glesser at the start of the season. Competing in the 2017 JGP series, he won silver in early September in Salzburg, Austria, and placed 4th in October in Gdańsk, Poland.[6]

Economides won the French junior title in February 2018. In March, he qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships. Ranked 21st in the short program and 13th in the free skate, he would finish 15th overall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Florent Amodio became his coach before Junior Worlds.[6][7]

2018–2019 season

Economides made his senior international debut at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy in September, where he placed eight. He competed in two other Challenger events, placing thirteenth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy and seventh at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. He placed fourth at the 2020 French Championships at the senior level.[6]

2019–2020 season

Economides performed at two Challenger events, placing thirteenth again at the Finlandia Trophy and fifteenth at the Warsaw Cup. He was sixth at the French Championships.[6]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly limiting international competition, Economides' only event of the year as the Master's de Patinage, where he placed eighth.[6]

2021–2022 season

Economides began the season with winning the silver medal at the Master's de Patinage. He made his international season debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, placing eleventh. He then went on to win gold at the International Cup of Nice, before closing his season with a bronze medal at the French Figure Skating Championships behind Kévin Aymoz and Adam Siao Him Fa.[6]

2022–2023 season

Economides started the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. He then went on to win gold and silver at the Master's de Patinage and the International Cup of Nice, respectively.

Making his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, Economides scored personal best short program, free skating, and combined total scores. He finished sixth overall.[6]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[8]
2021–2022
[8]
2020–2021
[8]
2019–2020
[8]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[7]
  • Un Amor
    by Gipsy Kings
    choreo. by Florent Amodio
2016–2017
[5]

Competitive highlights

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

International[6]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
GP France 6th
CS Cup of Austria WD
CS Denis Ten WD
CS Finlandia 13th 13th 11th
CS Lombardia 8th 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 7th
CS Warsaw Cup 15th 4th
Bellu Memorial 1st
Challenge Cup 13th
Cup of Nice 1st 2nd
Santa Claus Cup 1st
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds 30th 15th
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP France 11th
JGP Poland 4th
JGP Russia 10th
EYOF 8th
Volvo Open Cup 5th
International: Advanced novice[3]
Gardena 6th
NRW Trophy 2nd
Rooster Cup 4th
National[6][3]
France 9th 7th 5th 7th 4th 6th 3rd
France: Junior 7th 3rd 3rd 1st
France: Novice 2nd 2nd
Masters 4th J 5th J 3rd J 2nd J 1st J 2nd 3rd 8th 2nd 3rd
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ a b c "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Luc Economidès, l'âme des patins". 13commeune.fr (in French). 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Luc ECONOMIDES". rinkresults.com.
  4. ^ Ménard, Julie (21 July 2017). "Formé à Cergy, Luc vise le podium de la Summer Cup". Le Parisien (in French).
  5. ^ a b "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Competition Results: Luc ECONOMIDES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
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