Léa Serna

Léa Serna (born 31 October 1999) is a French figure skater. She is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy silver medalist, a two-time International Cup of Nice champion, and a two-time French national champion (2021–22).

Léa Serna
Serna at the 2019 Internationaux de France
Born (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999
Aubagne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
CoachBrian Joubert
Cornelia Paquier
Skating clubBJPG
Began skating2007

Career

Serna began learning to skate in 2007.[1] She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in September 2013.

In January 2015, she won bronze at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival. In March, she competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia; she qualified for the free skate and finished 20th overall.[2]

Serna missed the 2015–16 season due to tendinitis in the patellar ligament.[3]

In October 2017, she won her first senior international medal – silver at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked 38th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia.

In October 2018, Serna won silver at the Ice Star in Minsk, Belarus. Her Grand Prix debut came in November at the 2018 Internationaux de France.

She began training in Poitiers with Brian Joubert in January 2019.[4]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[5]		 Kill Bill:
2021–2022
[5]		 Kill Bill:
2020–2021
[6]
2019–2020
[1]
2018–2019
[7]
2017–2018
[8]
2016–2017
2014–2015
[9]
  • Indigene
2013–2014
[10]
  • Cruella

Competitive highlights

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

International[2]
Event 11–12 13–14 14–15 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds29th
Europeans16th12th26th
GP France11th8thC11th9thTBD
CS Budapest Trophy2nd
CS Ice Star12th
CS Lombardia Trophy12th10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy14th
CS Warsaw Cup12thC5th
Challenge CupWD
Cup of Nice1st1st
Denkova-Staviski2nd
Egna Trophy4th
Golden Bear27th
Ice Star2nd
Merano Cup10th
NRW Trophy2nd
Printemps10th
Slovenia Open9th
Tallink Hotels Cup12th
Tallinn Trophy8th
Volvo Open Cup5th
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds20th38th
JGP Croatia17th
JGP Slovakia18th
EYOF3rd
Cup of Nice6th
Dragon Trophy3rd
Merano Cup9th2nd
Toruń Cup2nd
International: Advanced novice
Triglav Trophy9th
National[2]
French Champ.9th3rd5th3rd4th3rd1st1st1st
French Junior6th2nd1st4th
Master's3rd J1st J3rd3rd3rd3rd1st2nd2nd1st
Team events
World Team Trophy5th T
12th P		5th T
8th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
Levels: J = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

References
  1. "Lea SERNA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020.
  2. "Competition Results: Lea SERNA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  3. Brouillaud, Pierre (17 December 2016). "Kevin Aymoz (SG Annecy) champion de France" [Kevin Aymoz (SC Annecy) becomes French champion]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French).
  4. Yoshida, Hiro (3 December 2019). "Brian Joubert: No limits in new coaching career". europeonice.com.
  5. "Lea SERNA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021.
  6. "Lea SERNA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021.
  7. "Lea SERNA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  8. "Lea SERNA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  9. "Lea SERNA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015.
  10. "Lea SERNA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
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