Nicolas Pétorin

Nicolas Pétorin (born 24 June 1972)[1] is a French former competitive figure skater. He is the 1991 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and a four-time French national medalist. Pétorin competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, placing 14th.

Nicolas Pétorin
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Born (1972-06-24) 24 June 1972
Niort, Deux-Sèvres
Skating clubCSG Champigny
Retired1996

At an event in Sofia on 4 February 1988, Pétorin became the first French skater to land a triple Axel in international competition.[2]

Results
International[1]
Event 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96
Olympics14th
Europeans6th
GP Nations Cup10th
GP Skate America9th
GP Int. de Paris /
Trophée de France		9th6th9th6th12th
GP Skate Canada9th9th
Nebelhorn2nd2nd
Piruetten7th
Prague Skate1st
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds4th7th3rd
National[4]
French Champ.4th3rd4th3rd2nd3rd4th4th6th
GP = Became part of Champions Series in 1995–96 season (renamed to Grand Prix in 1998–99)

References
  1. "Nicolas Petorin". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Dumont, Annick; Gailhaguet, Didier (March–April 1991). "Patinage Artistique: Comment gagner à Albertville?" [Figure skating: How to win in Albertville] (PDF) (in French). Revue EPS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-09.
  3. "World Junior Championships medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-24.
  4. "Titres Français Messieurs" [French Championships Historical Results] (in French). Français Volants. 23 January 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008.


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