Olivier Schoenfelder

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Olivier Schoenfelder

Delobel and Schoenfelder at the 2008 Skate America.
Personal Information
Country represented:	France
Date of birth:	November 30, 1977 (1977-11-30) (age 31)
Residence:	Lyon, France
Height:	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Partner:	Isabelle Delobel
Former partner:	Emeline Girod
Coach:	Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer
Former coach:	Tatiana Tarasova, Lydie Bontemps
Skating club:	CSG Lyon
ISU Personal Best Scores
Combined Total:	212.94	2008 Worlds
Comp. Dance:	41.25	2008 Europeans
Original Dance:	67.25	2008 Worlds
Free Dance:	110.39	2005 Worlds

Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder at the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund during the compulsory dance

Olivier Schoenfelder (born November 30, 1977 in Belfort, France) is a French ice dancer. He competes with partner Isabelle Delobel. They are the 2008 World champions and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champions.

[edit] Career

Delobel and Schoenfelder have been skating together since 1990 and have competed internationally as seniors since the 1996-7 season. They won their first Grand Prix medal at the 1999 Skate Canada and their first national championship in the 2002-3 season. They finished 4th at the 2006 Olympics, less than two points behind the bronze medalists.^[1] The following season, they won their only European title.

Delobel and Schoenfelder won the World Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on March 21 2008.^[2] They began the 2008-9 season with wins in all three Grand Prix appearances: at Skate America, at the Trophee Eric Bompard, and at the Grand Prix Final. During their gala exhibition performance at the Grand Prix Final, Delobel suffered a shoulder injury and had to undergo surgery, causing them to miss the remainder of the season. They intend return in the 2009-2010 season and compete at the Vancouver Olympics.^[3]

[edit] Family

Schoenfelder married Isabelle Pecheur in 2005. The couple have a son, Gabriel, who was born in October 2006.^[4]

[edit] Competitive highlights

Delobel & Schoenfelder have had a long competitive career. Their competitive highlights by season are split up into the tables below.

(with Delobel)

[edit] Post-2004

[edit] 1999-2004

[edit] Pre-1999

• J = Junior level

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Olivier Schoenfelder

• Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder Official Website
• Olivier Schoenfelder at the International Skating Union