News about French skaters...

[Greg D]

Let me translate some news from the French Skating Federation Website:

Frederic Dambier will work with Sasha Zhulin on his choreography in Paris this summer

Brian Joubert will work with Morozov in July in the US

Stanick Jeannette will go to Detroit to work with Allen Schram (Former head coach of the French National Figure Skating Team)

Abitbol and Bernadis have not announced their new coaching staff yet, but they will be competing next season. (they don't work with Stanislas Leonovitch anymore and want to focus on individual skating technique at this point of their career)

Candice Didier, the new French national champion, will skate at the senior level (she is 15) She will practice in Oberstdorf in Germany with her coach C Laplanche.

Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder will work with the spanish choreographers, who helped Marina and Gwendal for the Olympic season...

Alban Preaubert (junior world medalist) will stay at the junior level this season....

[candace]

Thanks for the update. I will have to check out Stanick at DSC. Thanks again.

[manleywoman]

any news on Anne-Sophie Calvez?

[Greg D]

It looks like Anne-Sophie will be in competition with Candice Didier and Vanessa Gusmeroli next season for the only spot France has for the Worlds championships.
The French federation likes Didier a lot (the best new jumping bean since Surya and Laeticia turned pro).... She trains with Kostner. I have heard it was like a jumping contest at some points

I don't really believe in Gusmerolli's comeback. She looked out of shape in her recent tours and gained almost 15 pounds, but you never know!

Anne-sophie will get frequent stays in the Paris National Skating Center..Her presentation is very interesting, but can she land 6 to 7 triples? Probably not. I don't think that the French federation will send her oversees...

[sk8rT]

That's too bad that Laetecia turned pro--she never really was able to pull it off in a competition but she had such potential--really nice jumps

[GreekGoddess85]

thanks :)
I cannot wait to see Brian Joubert's
new programs :)