Flavien Giniaux

Flavien Giniaux (born 25 June 2002) is a French pair skater. With his skating partner, Oxana Vouillamoz, he is the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships.

Flavien Giniaux
Born (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002
Le Chesnay, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
PartnerOxana Vouillamoz
CoachBruno Massot
Skating clubAcsel Caen

Personal life

Flavien Giniaux was born on 25 June 2002 in Le Chesnay and resides in Caen, France.[1]

Career

Early years

Giniaux placed tenth in junior men's singles at the French Junior Championships in February 2020.[2]

He teamed up with Switzerland's Oxana Vouillamoz at the suggestion of Bruno Massot. Coached by Massot, they began skating together in August 2020 at the Tissot Arena in Bienne, Switzerland.[3] Vouillamoz/Giniaux trained but did not compete in their first season together.

2021–22 season

By the 2021–22 season, Vouillamoz/Giniaux had relocated with Massot to Caen and had decided to skate for France.[4] The two made their competitive debut in early September, placing tenth at the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Košice, Slovakia. After winning medals at a few minor international junior events, they won the French junior national title.[5]

In April, Vouillamoz/Giniaux finished tenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[5]

2022–23 season

Beginning their season on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Vouillamoz/Giniaux placed fifth in the Czech Republic and fourth in Poland. They made their senior international debut in October, winning bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. They then made their Challenger series debut, finishing eighth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup. Vouillamoz/Giniaux won a second consecutive French junior national title, and then took the silver medal at the senior national championships.[5]

At their final junior event, the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Vouillamoz/Giniaux finished second in the short program, setting a new personal best and winning a silver small medal. Giniaux called the result "amazing. We've worked hard. We have a great team at Caen, with our coach, Oxana, our staff we worked together, and we enjoy every day even if it was hard sometimes."[6] They struggled in the free skate, sixth in that segment and dropping to fifth overall, finishing 5.80 points behind bronze medalists Sierova/Khobta of Ukraine.[7]

Vouillamoz/Giniaux made their senior World Championship debut at the 2023 edition in Saitama. They qualified to the free skate and placed fifteenth overall.[5]

Programs

With Vouillamoz
Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[1]
  • Between These Hands
    by Asaf Avidan
    arranged by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Bruno Massot, Pierre-Loup Bouquet
2021–2022
[4]
  • Men Should Never Fall In Love
    by Grandgeorge
    arranged by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Bruno Massot, Pierre-Loup Bouquet
  • Between these Hands
    by Asaf Avidan
    arranged by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Bruno Massot, Pierre-Loup Bouquet

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pair skating with Vouillamoz
International[5]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds15th
GP FranceTBD
CS Nebelhorn TrophyWD
CS Warsaw Cup8th
Trophée Nice3rd1st
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds10th5th
JGP Czech Republic5th
JGP Poland I4th
JGP Slovakia10th
Ice Challenge1st
Trophée Nice1st
Winter Star3rd
National[5][8]
French Champ.2nd
French Junior1st1st
Master's de Patinage1st J1st J3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
J = Junior level

Single skating
International: Junior[2][9]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Volvo Open Cup11th
International: Advanced novice[2]
FBMA Trophy1st
Open d'Andorra1st
Santa Claus Cup4th
Skate Celje3rd
Tallinn Trophy5th
National[2]
French Champ.12th N8th N10th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  2. "Flavien GINIAUX". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Aujourd'hui". oxanavouillamoz.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
  5. "Competition Results: Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
  6. "Baram/Tioumentsev (USA) lead in Pairs Short program at ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships (CAN)". International Skating Union. March 1, 2023.
  7. "Baram/Tioumentsev take first Junior Pairs gold for USA in 10 years". International Skating Union. March 3, 2023.
  8. "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. "Flavien GINIAUX". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020.
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