Sylvain Longchambon
| Sylvain Longchambon | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | France |
| Born |
30 July 1980 Saint-Priest, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Former partner | Caroline Truong, Christelle Pangeux, Cecile Guillard, Jennifer Metcalfe |
| Former coach | Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Pasquale Camerlengo, Roger Kennerson, Lydie Bontemps |
| Former skating club | ANGE |
| Former training locations | Lyon, France |
| Began skating | 1988 |
Sylvain Longchambon (born 30 July 1980 in Saint-Priest, France)[1] is a French ice dancer. With Caroline Truong, he won two silver medals on the 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, bronze at the 2001 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, and bronze at the 2002 French Championships.[1]
In 2011, Longchambon appeared in series 6 of ITV's Dancing on Ice, partnered with Jennifer Metcalfe.[2] He withdrew from series 7 after tearing a tendon in his right biceps while training with partner Heidi Range,[3] In 2013, he returned to Dancing On Ice partnered with Samia Ghadie. Ghadie and Longchambon became engaged in May 2015[4] and married in August 2016.[5] Their son, Yves Joseph Longchambon, was born on 24 September 2015.[6]
Competitive highlights
(with Truong for France)
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix (Junior Series)
| International[7] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 11th | |||||
| Nepela Memorial | 3rd | |||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 8th | |||||
| Universiade | 13th | |||||
| International: Junior[7] | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 2nd | |||||
| JGP France | 13th | |||||
| JGP Hungary | WD | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 5th | |||||
| JGP Slovenia | 2nd | |||||
| Basler Cup | 2nd J | |||||
| National[7] | ||||||
| French Champ. | 8th | 3rd | 4th | |||
| J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew | ||||||
Programs
(with Truong)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 [1] |
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References
- 1 2 3 "Caroline TRUONG / Sylvain LONGCHAMBON: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003.
- "Alternate link". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- ↑ Sperling, Daniel (February 6, 2011). "Metcalfe makes shock 'Dancing On Ice' exit". Digital Spy.
- ↑ Sheridan, Emily (January 15, 2012). "'Just starting to move my arm again': Dancing On Ice star Sylvain Longchambon is recovering well after arm injury". Daily Mail.
- ↑ Briggs, Zoe (25 May 2015). "Pregnant Samia Ghadie confirms she's engaged to Sylvain Longchambon". OK! Magazine.
- ↑ "Samia Ghadie exclusively reveals first pictures of glamorous wedding to Sylvain Longchambon". OK!. 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Briggs, Zoe (28 September 2015). "Samia Ghadie gives birth to beautiful and healthy baby boy". OK! Magazine.
- 1 2 3 "Caroline TRUONG / Sylvain LONGCHAMBON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.