Pascal Lavanchy

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Isabelle Marcellin

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Pascal Lavanchy (born 20 July 1968) is a French former ice dancer. With partner Sophie Moniotte, he is a two-time World medalist (1994 silver, 1995 bronze) and two-time European medalist (1995 silver, 1997 bronze).

Skating career

Lavanchy began skating in Morzine. He entered ice dancing immediately and partnered with an older skater, Isabelle Marcellin. After their split, he teamed up with Sophie Moniotte.

Moniotte/Lavanchy began competing internationally in the 1980s. In 1992, they competed at their first Winter Olympics, finishing ninth at the event in Albertville, France.

In the 1993–94 season, Moniotte/Lavanchy stood atop the podium at the 1993 Skate America and 1993 Skate Canada International. They placed fifth at the 1994 European Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark and at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They were awarded silver at the final event of the season, the 1994 World Championships in Chiba, Japan.

In 1994–95, Moniotte/Lavanchy won the 1994 NHK Trophy and their third consecutive national title. The duo then won silver at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany and bronze at the 1995 World Championships in Birmingham, England.

In the 1995–96 season, Moniotte/Lavanchy were invited to compete at two events of the inaugural Champions Series (Grand Prix), the 1995 Skate America and 1995 Nations Cup. They withdrew due to injury. On 19 October 1995, Moniotte fractured the lateral malleolus of her left ankle while training at the Colombes rink. Although she resumed training in January 1996, she had not recovered and the duo ultimately decided to withdraw from the 1996 World Championships.

Moniotte/Lavanchy returned to competition in the 1996–97 season. In October 1996, they finished second to Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat at the French Championships, having placed first in the compulsory and original dances and second in the free dance. Despite the loss of their national title, they edged out Anissina/Peizerat for the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships in Paris, France. Moniotte/Lavanchy then placed fourth at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, again finishing as the top French team.

In the 1997–98 season, Moniotte/Lavanchy once again lost to Anissina/Peizerat at the French Championships and then slipped behind internationally, placing seventh at the 1998 European Championships in Milan, Italy. Moniotte/Lavanchy became three-time Olympians at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. They placed 11th and then retired from competition.

Later life

Following the end of his skating career, Lavanchy became a stunt driver.

Programs

(with Moniotte)

1997–1998 \| Great Balls of Fire \| Riverdance by Bill Whelan \|
class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Original dance ! Free dance ! Exhibition
1996–1997 \| Adiós Nonino by Ástor Piazzolla \| Whistle Hora The Two Guitars ({{langx\|ru\|Две гитары}}) \| Schindler's List by John Williams
1995–1996 \| Gypsy folk: ? \| Kalinka by Ivan Larionov \| Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1994–1995 \| Down for the double Reno Do Right Woman \| The little man who wasn't there Echoes of Harlem Romping \| Why don't you do right (from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) Do Right Woman
1993–1994 \| A Day in the Life of a Fool \| Top Hat Shall We Dance Swing Time Follow the Fleet \| Nessun dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini
1992–1993 \| \| Black Orpheus ({{langx\|pt\|Orfeu Negro}}) by Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto \|
1991–1992 \| Polka: Don't Cry \| Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman The Witches of Eastwick by John Williams \|

Results

CS: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

;with Moniotte

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=13 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! {{tooltip\|86–87\|1986–1987}} ! 87–88 ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 ! 91–92 ! 92–93 ! 93–94 ! 94–95 ! 95–96 ! 96–97 ! 97–98
align=left \| Olympics						9th		5th				11th
align=left \| Worlds						6th	5th	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	WD	4th
align=left \| Europeans			11th		9th	8th	6th	5th	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	7th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Nations Cup										WD	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} NHK Trophy											bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate America										WD	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Inter. de Paris			6th		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| NHK Trophy						6th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Schäfer Memorial		6th
align=left \| Skate America							bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Skate Canada			6th			bgcolor=silver \| 2nd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=13 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds	5th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=13 align=center \| National
align=left \| French Champ.		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	WD	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	WD	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
colspan=13 align=center \| WD = Withdrew

References

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{{cite news | url = https://www.humanite.fr/node/190863 | title = Moniotte victime d'une fracture de la malléole | language = French |trans-title=Moniotte suffers a fracture of the malleolus | work = L'Humanité | date = 21 October 1995 }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/02/29/patinage-artistique-mondial-forfait-de-moniotte-lavanchy_161574 | title = Mondial: forfait de Moniotte-Lavanchy | language = French |trans-title=World Championships: Moniotte-Lavanchy withdraw | work = Libération | date = 29 February 1996 }}

{{cite news | url = https://www.humanite.fr/node/165364 | title = Danse sur glace: Anissina et Peizerat gardent leur titre | language = French |trans-title=Ice dancing: Anissina and Peizerat hold on to their title | work = L'Humanité | date = 7 October 1996 }}

{{cite web | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/pascal-lavanchy-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/pascal-lavanchy-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2020-04-17 | title = Pascal Lavanchy | publisher = Sports Reference }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.sport-avenir.com/interview.php?idinterview=46 | title = Profession cascadeur: Pascal Lavanchy | language = French |trans-title=Pascal Lavanchy interview | first = Nadège | last = Belange | work = sport-avenir.com | date = 9 June 2003 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030627023049/http://www.sport-avenir.com/interview.php?idinterview=46 | archivedate = 27 June 2003 | url-status = usurped }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.wheels.ca/news/still-flipping-for-gold-figure-skater-turns-stunt-driver/ | title = Still flipping for gold — Figure Skater turns stunt driver | first = Bill | last = Taylor | work = wheels.ca | date = 10 August 2012 }}

{{cite web | url = http://passion.patinage.free.fr/moniotte-lavanchy/fr/pro-fr.html | title = Programmes | publisher = Passion Patinage | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202715/http://passion.patinage.free.fr/moniotte-lavanchy/fr/pro-fr.html | archivedate = 6 June 2014 | url-status = live }}

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style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=13 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! {{tooltip\|86–87\|1986–1987}} ! 87–88 ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 ! 91–92 ! 92–93 ! 93–94 ! 94–95 ! 95–96 ! 96–97 ! 97–98
align=left \| Olympics						9th		5th				11th
align=left \| Worlds						6th	5th	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	WD	4th
align=left \| Europeans			11th		9th	8th	6th	5th	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	7th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Nations Cup										WD	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} NHK Trophy											bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate America										WD	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Inter. de Paris			6th		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| NHK Trophy						6th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Schäfer Memorial		6th
align=left \| Skate America							bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Skate Canada			6th			bgcolor=silver \| 2nd		bgcolor=gold \| 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=13 align=center \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds	5th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=13 align=center \| National
align=left \| French Champ.		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	WD	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st	WD	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd	bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
colspan=13 align=center \| WD = Withdrew