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Léa Serna

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Léa Serna
Born (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25)
Aubagne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachMichael Huth
Robert Dierking
Skating clubBJPG
Began skating2007

Léa Serna (born 31 October 1999) is a French figure skater. She is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy silver medalist, a two-time International Cup of Nice champion, and a three-time French national champion (2021–23).

Personal life

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Serna was born on October 31, 1999 in Aubagne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[1]

Career

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Early career

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Serna began learning to skate in 2007. Her first coach was François Guestault.[2] She first debuted as a novice skater at the 2014 Triglav Trophy.[3] The following year, she won the 2013 French Novice Championships.

2013–14 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

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Prior to the season, Serna began training at the SG Annecy in Annecy, France, where Didier Lucine, Claudie Lucine, and Sophie Gollaz became her new coaches.[2]

In September 2013, she debuted on the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, competing at 2013 JGP Slovakia and finishing eighteenth. Going on to compete at the 2013 Master's de Patinage, Serna won the bronze medal on the junior level. She then placed sixth and ninth on the junior level at the 2013 Cup of Nice and 2013 Merano Cup, respectively.[3]

At the 2014 French Championships, Serna finished ninth on the senior level and sixth on the junior level.[3]

2014–15 season

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Serna started the season by winning gold on the junior level at the 2014 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete on the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Serna would place seventeenth at 2014 JGP Croatia. She subsequently won silver on the junior level at the [[Merano Cup|2014 Merano Cup.[3]

At the 2015 French Championships, Serna won the bronze medal on the senior level. Selected to compete at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in January, she won the bronze medal. One month later, Serna won silver at the 2015 French Junior Championships.[4][3]

In March, she competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; she qualified for the free skate and finished twentieth overall.[4]

Serna would miss the 2015–16 figure skating season due to tendinitis in the patellar ligament.[5]

2016–17 season: Return to competition

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Making her return to competition, Serna began competing on the senior level. She began the season by winning bronze at the 2016 Master's de Patinage before going on to finish twenty-seventh at the 2016 Golden Bear of Zagreb and tenth at the 2016 Merano Cup. Debuting on the ISU Challenger Series, Serna would place twelfth at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup. In December, she finished fifth at the 2017 French Championships.[4][3]

She ended her season by finishing tenth and fourth at the 2017 Coupe du Printemps and the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy, respectively.[3]

2017–18 season

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Serna started the season by finishing ninth at the 2017 Slovenia Open before going on to win bronze at the 2017 Master's de Patinage.[3]

In October 2017, she won her first senior international medal, a silver at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. She then won bronze at the 2018 French Championships and gold at the 2018 French Junior Championships. Between the national events, Serna competed on the junior level at the 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup, taking the silver medal.[3]

Selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Serna placed thirty-eighth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[4][3]

2018–19 season

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Beginning the season at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy, Serna would finish twelfth. She then went on to take bronze at the Master's de Patinage for a third consecutive year. The following month, Serna won silver at the Ice Star before placing fifth at the 2018 Volvo Open Cup.[4][3]

Her Grand Prix debut came in November at the 2018 Internationaux de France, where she placed eleventh. She then competed at the 2019 French Championships, where she finished fourth.[4]

In January 2019, it was announced that Serna had begun training in Poitiers, where Brian Joubert became her new coach.[6] The following month, she would compete on the junior level at the 2019 Dragon Trophy, where she took the bronze medal. Serna would then close the season by finishing fourth at the 2019 French Junior Championships.[3]

2019–20 season: European Championship debut

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Serna started the season with a third-place finish at the 2021 Master's de Patinage. She would then compete at the 2019 CS Ice Star, where she placed twelfth. In November, Serna competed at the 2019 Internationaux de France, where she finished eighth. Two weeks later, Serna would place eighth at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy.[3][4]

At the 2020 French Championships in December, Serna won the bronze medal. Selected to compete at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, Serna came in sixteenth.[4]

2020–21 season

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Serna's first competition of the season was at the 2020 Master's de Patinage in October, where she won the event for the first time on the senior level. In February, Serna would win her first national title at the 2021 French Championships before finishing eighth at the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup one week later.[3]

Selected to compete at the 2021 World Team Trophy, Serna placed twelfth in the ladies' singles event and Team France would finish in fifth place overall.[3]

2021–22 season: World Championship debut

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Serna began the season by finishing tenth at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy.[4]

Due to Maé-Bérénice Méité being forced to withdraw from the 2021 World Championships due to injury, there were no berths for French women to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women's singles event. As a result, Serna competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final Olympic qualifying event, however, she failed to finish in the top five and secure an Olympic qualification.[7][8] She would place fourteenth at the event overall.[3]

Serna would go on to winning silver at the 2021 Master's de Patinage, gold at the 2021 Cup of Nice, and silver at the 2021 NRW Trophy.[3] Competing on the 2021–22 Grand Prix circuit, Serna finished eleventh at the 2021 Internationaux de France.[4]

At the 2022 French Championships, Serna won her second national title. Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Serna finished twelfth. Two months later, Serna competed at the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France. She would place twenty-ninth in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment.[4][3]

2022–23 season

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Serna started the season by winning silver at the 2022 Master's de Patinage and gold at the 2022 Cup of Nice. Going on to compete at the 2022 Grand Prix de France and the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, Serna would finish ninth and fifth, respectively.[3]

Serna won gold at the 2023 French Championships for a third time. Selected to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Serna placed twenty-sixth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition. Three months later, Serna was invited to compete at the 2023 World Team Trophy where she placed eighth in the women's individual event and Team France would finish fifth overall.[3]

2023–24 season

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In summer 2023, Serna moved her training base to Oberstdorf to train under Michael Huth.[9] She began the season by winning gold at the 2023 Master's de Patinage.[3]

In her first international competition with her new coaches, she won her first ISU Challenger Series medal, a silver, at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy.[10] On the Grand Prix, she achieved a new best finish with seventh place at the 2023 Grand Prix de France before going on to finish eleventh at the 2023 NHK Trophy.[11] Between these two events, Serna competed at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, finishing fourth.[4]

At the 2024 French Championships, Serna took the bronze medal behind Lorine Schild and Stefania Gladki.[3] Although Serna was initially announced as the French representative for the women's singles event at the 2024 World Championships while Lorine Schild would be given the sole berth to compete at the 2024 European Championships, however, following Schild's strong fifth-place finish at the Europeans, the Fédération Française des Sports de Glace announced that Schild would compete at the World Championships instead of Serna.[12][13]

Going on to compete at the 2024 Bavarian Open, Serna finished fifth. She would then close the season by winning the 2024 Merano Cup.[3]

2024–25 season

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Serna began the season by competing 2024–25 Grand Prix series. She would finish eleventh at 2024 Skate America and the 2024 Grand Prix de France.[4]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
2023–2024
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  • I am Fire
    by J2, Eivør
    choreo. by Thomas Rochelet
2022–2023
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  • Sadeness Part II
    by Enigma
    arranged and choreo. by Adam Solya
2021–2022
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2020–2021
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2019–2020
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2018–2019
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2017–2018
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2016–2017
2014–2015
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  • Indigene
2013–2014
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  • Cruella

Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [3]
Season 2013–14 2014–15 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 29th
European Championships 16th 11th 26th
French Championships 9th 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd
World Team Trophy 5th
(12th)
5th
(8th)
GP France 11th 8th 11th 9th 7th 11th
GP NHK Trophy 11th
GP Skate America 11th
CS Budapest Trophy 2nd
CS Ice Star 2nd 12th
CS Lombardia Trophy 12th 10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 14th
CS Tallinn Trophy 8th TBD
CS Warsaw Cup 12th 5th 4th TBD
Bavarian Open 5th
Coupe du Printemps 10th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 2nd
Egna Spring Trophy 4th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 27th
Master's de Patinage 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st
Merano Cup 10th
Merano Ice Trophy 1st
NRW Trophy 2nd
Slovenia Open 9th
Tallink Hotels Cup 12th
Trophée Métropole Nice 1st 1st
Volvo Open Cup 5th
Competition placements at junior level [3]
Season 2013–14 2014–15 2017–18 2018–19
World Junior Championships 20th 38th
French Championships 6th 2nd 1st 4th
JGP Croatia 17th
JGP Slovakia 18th
Cup of Nice 6th
Dragon Trophy 3rd
European Youth Olympic Festival 3rd
Master's de Patinage 3rd 1st
Mentor Cup 2nd
Merano Cup 9th 2nd

Detailed Results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [3]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 180.77 2023 Grand Prix de France
Short program TSS 62.75 2021 Internationaux de France
TES 34.92 2021 Internationaux de France
PCS 29.08 2022 Grand Prix de France
Free skating TSS 122.02 2023 Grand Prix de France
TES 66.91 2023 Grand Prix de France
PCS 58.47 2023 CS Budapest Trophy
Results in the 2024-25 season[3]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 18–20, 2024 United States 2024 Skate America 12 42.85 10 109.02 11 151.87
Nov 1-3, 2024 France 2024 Grand Prix de France 11 54.78 11 106.13 11 160.91

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Lea SERNA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "FRA–Léa Serna". SkatingScores.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Competition Results: Lea SERNA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ Brouillaud, Pierre (17 December 2016). "Kevin Aymoz (SG Annecy) champion de France" [Kevin Aymoz (SC Annecy) becomes French champion]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French).
  6. ^ Yoshida, Hiro (3 December 2019). "Brian Joubert: No limits in new coaching career". europeonice.com.
  7. ^ "Communication No. 2388 ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Beijing 2022 - Women Singles Event" (PDF). International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  9. ^ Mathieu, Solène (September 30, 2023). "Interview Léa Serna". Skate-info-glace ! (in French). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Serna, Léa (October 17, 2023). "Un seconde place pour mon premier Challenger Series de la saison" (Instagram). Archived from the original on November 6, 2023.
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (November 4, 2023). "Levito secures first Grand Prix title in France". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "🇫🇷 Lorine Schild replaces Léa Serna at Worlds". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  13. ^ "ChampionWorld Figure Skating Championships Lorine Schild becomes the first in the Women's category for the Senior World Championships to be held in Montreal, Canada from March 18 to 24, 2024". Facebook. Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Lea SERNA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015.
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