Sarah Abitbol
Sarah Abitbol (born 8 June 1975) is a French former pair skater. With skating partner Stéphane Bernadis, she is the 2000 World bronze medalist, the 2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a seven-time European medalist (two silver and five bronze medals), and a ten-time French national champion.
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Country represented | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nantes, France | 8 June 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Stéphane Bernadis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Jean-Christophe Simond Stanislav Leonovich Jean-Roland Racle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Tatiana Tarasova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Francais Volants Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former training locations | Paris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Abitbol began skating at the age of six, choosing skating over swimming when given the choice.[1] She teamed up with Stéphane Bernadis in 1992.[1] Abitbol/Bernadis were coached by Jean-Roland Racle early in their career and then by Stanislav Leonovich in Paris.[2]
At the 2000 World Championships in Nice, France, Bernadis said he was attacked by an unknown assailant with a razor on March 28 when he opened his hotel room door – resulting in an eight-inch cut down his left forearm.[3][4][5] Bernadis said he had received a death threat three weeks earlier.[6] At the event, he and Abitbol won the bronze medal, becoming the first French pair skaters to win a World medal since Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet won gold in 1932.[7]
An injury to Bernadis led the pair to withdraw after the short program from the 2001 World Championships.[8] They qualified for the 2002 Olympics by winning the 2001 Golden Spin of Zagreb.[8] Abitbol/Bernadis withdrew from the 2002 Olympics after Abitbol's Achilles tendon ruptured in practice – she underwent surgery and was off the ice for six months.[7][9] After the 2003 European Championships, the pair changed coaches, moving to Jean-Christophe Simond.[7]
Personal life
Abitbol married Jean-Louis Lacaille in 2009.[10][11] Their daughter, Stella, was born in June 2011.[12]
Programs
(with Bernadis)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2002–2003 [7] |
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2001–2002 [8][13] |
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2000–2001 [2] |
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1999–2000 |
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1998–1999 |
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1997–1998 |
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Results
- with Bernadis
GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
International[14] | |||||||||||
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Event | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
Winter Olympics | 6th | WD | |||||||||
World Champ. | 19th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | WD | 12th | ||
European Champ. | 14th | 15th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
GP Final | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | |||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 3rd | ||||||||||
GP Int. Paris / Troph. France/Lalique | 7th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
GP Nations/Spark. | 7th | 9th | 1st | ||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||
GP Skate America | 10th | 6th | 2nd | ||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | ||||||||
Golden Spin | 1st | ||||||||||
Japan Open | 2nd | ||||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||||
Skate Israel | 1st | ||||||||||
National[14] | |||||||||||
French Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
WD = Withdrew |
See also
References
- Mittan, J. Barry (1996). "Sarah Abitbol and Stephane Bernadis". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012.
- "Sarah ABITBOL / Stephane BERNADIS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "French skater attacked in hotel". Deseret News. 28 March 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012.
- "A problem-plagued championship". Associated Press. ESPN. 29 March 2000. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
- Froissart, Lionel (30 March 2000). "Patinage artistique. Malgré l'agression de Stéphane Bernadis, le couple français est troisième des championnats du monde. Les coups volent bas derrière la glace" [Figure skating. Despite the attack on Stéphane Bernadis, the French pair are third at the World Championships.]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 21 November 2012.
- "Skater Bernadis had death threat before attack". Reuters. Deseret News. 31 March 2000. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012.
- "Sarah ABITBOL / Stephane BERNADIS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Sarah ABITBOL / Stephane BERNADIS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Mittan, Barry (23 April 2003). "Abitbol and Bernadis Try to Be Different". GoldenSkate.
- "Sarah Abitbol: la jolie patineuse artistique... s'est mariée !" [Sarah Abitbol is married] (in French). purepeople.com. 3 September 2009.
- "Sarah Abitbol" (in French). premiere.fr. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- "Sarah Abitbol est maman" [Sarah Abitbol now a mother] (in French). purepeople.com. 18 June 2011.
- "Sarah ABITBOL / Stephane BERNADIS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "Sarah ABITBOL / Stephane BERNADIS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Sarah Abitbol at Wikimedia Commons