Laëtitia Hubert

Laëtitia Hubert (born 23 June 1974) is a French former competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 Trophée Lalique champion, the 1992 World Junior champion, and a two-time French national senior champion (1998–1999). She competed in four Winter Olympic Games (1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002) and placed as high as fourth at the World Championships (1992 and 1998).

Laëtitia Hubert
Born (1974-06-23) 23 June 1974
Paris, France
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
Began skating1977
Retired2002

Personal life

Hubert was born on 23 June 1974 in Paris and married in summer 2000.[1]

Career

Hubert began skating at the age of three years.[2] She finished 21st in her World Championship debut in 1990. The following year, at the 1991 World Championships, she had a rough collision with Midori Ito of Japan during the short program warmup.[3]

In the 1991–92 season, Hubert won the World Junior title[4] and later took silver behind Surya Bonaly at the French National Championships. This finish earned her a trip to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. At this time she was working on her triple lutz jump but elected to do a triple loop jump during her Olympic short program where she placed fifth. She was the last skater of the evening in the long program, where she placed fifteenth after making numerous errors, including falling four times. This dropped her to twelfth place overall. Hubert competed at the 1992 World Championships one month later. She had two falls but completed six triples, including a triple flip jump and a triple/triple combination.

in the 1997-98 season, Hubert received both her best and worst results in her career. Her third place in the free skate, combined with fifth in the short, resulted in fourth overall, her career-best World result. Hubert matched that result in 1998,[5] with the next-best result, sixth, occurring in 1995 and 1997. She came in last place at the Nation's Cup and 20th place at the 1988 Olympics.[6]

Hubert won the 1997 Trophée Lalique, edging out 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski for first place.[5] She also won the French title in 1998 and 1999.

Hubert had many knee and foot injuries, resulting in her missing most of the 1999–2000 season.[1] She retired from competition following the 2001–02 season. She performed at the 2011 Caesars Tribute Show.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2001–02
[1][7]
2000–01
[2][7]
  • Dead Can Dance
  • Xotica
    by René Dupéré
  • The Insider
    by various artists
  • Evita
1999–2000
[7]
  • La Tosca
  • Furyo
  • Last Emperor
1998–99
[7]
  • Afro-Celt Sounds
  • La tocata
  • Music
    by M. Bretomeu
  • Indochine
1997–98
[7]
1996–97
[7]
1994–95
[7]
  • Les Misérables
1993–94
[7]
  • Tango
    (from Cirque du soleil)
1992–93
[7]
1991–92
[7]
  • Petite Fleur
    by Sydney Bechet
  • In the Mood
    by Glenn Miller
  • Life on Mars
    by David Bowie
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
    by Queen
1989–90
[7]
  • Romeo and Juliet

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02
Olympics12th17th20th15th
Worlds21st26th4th27th6th6th4th17th12th
Europeans14th10th6thWD11th12th12thWD WD8th
GP FinalWD
GP Cup of Russia5th
GP Lalique1st5thWD 8th5th
GP Nations Cup11th
GP Skate Canada4thWD 10th8th
Budapest Trophy4th
Finlandia Trophy3rd3rd
Goodwill Games6th
Inter. de Paris3rd5th10th3rd6th
Nations Cup3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy5th
NHK Trophy11th
Piruetten11th
Schäfer Memorial1st
Skate America7th
Skate Canada2nd
St. Gervais5th
Top Jump2nd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds6th6th1st
National[8]
French Champ.2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd4th1st1st2nd2nd
WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "Laetitia HUBERT: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
  2. "Laetitia HUBERT: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
  3. Janofsky, Michael (16 March 1991). "Ito Survives Hard Knocks and Gains 3d Place". The New York Times.
  4. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships results: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2012.
  5. Kestnbaum, Ellyn (2003). Culture on Ice: Figure Skating and Cultural Meaning. Middleton, Connecticut: Wesleyan Publishing Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-8195-6641-1.
  6. Kestnbaum, pp. 177—178
  7. "Programmes" [Programs] (in French). Official website of Laetitia Hubert. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016.
  8. "Laetitia HUBERT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016.
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