Oxana Vouillamoz

Oxana Vouillamoz (born 24 April 2004) is a pair skater who competes for France. With her skating partner, Flavien Giniaux, she is the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur bronze medalist and placed tenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships.

Oxana Vouillamoz
Born (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004
Sion, Switzerland
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
PartnerFlavien Giniaux
CoachBruno Massot
Skating clubACSEL Caen

Personal life

Oxana Vouillamoz was born on 24 April 2004 in Sion, Switzerland,[1] to Doris and Stéphane Vouillamoz.[2] She studied at Collège des Creusets in Sion.[2]

Career

Early years

As a child, Vouillamoz trained in Martigny. After the 2015–16 season, she became a member of CP Sion.[3] In April 2018, she began training in Champéry, coached by Stéphane Lambiel, Robert Dierking, and Anna Dierking.[2][4]

In late 2019, Bruno Massot suggested that she take up pair skating with France's Flavien Giniaux; she agreed and joined Massot's group at the Tissot Arena in Bienne in August 2020.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

In April, Vouillamoz/Giniaux finished tenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[7]

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.[7]

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."[8] 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.[9]

Vouillamoz/Giniaux made their senior World Championship debut at the 2023 edition in Saitama. They qualified to the free skate and placed fifteenth overall.[7]

Programs

With Giniaux
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
[6]
  • 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 Giniaux for France
International[7]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds15th
GP FranceTBD
CS Nebelhorn TrophyWD
CS Warsaw Cup8th
Trophée Nice3rd1st
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds10th5th
JGP Czech Republic5th
JGP Poland I4th
JGP Slovakia10th
Ice Challenge1st
Trophée Nice1st
Winter Star3rd
National[7][10]
French Champ.2nd
French Junior1st1st
Master's de Patinage1st J1st J3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
J = Junior level

Single skating for Switzerland
International[10]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Ringhoffer Cup10th B
Skate Malmö8th C
National[10]
Switzerland29th P7th R12th S1st T17th J
B = Basic novice A; C = Cubs; J = Junior
P = Pre-novice; R = Novice U13; S = Novice U14; T = Novice U15

References
  1. "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  2. Délèze, Adrien (2 February 2019). "Oxana Vouillamoz: Une championne au caractère et aux lames affûtés" (PDF). Le Nouvelliste (Valais) (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2022.
  3. "Parcours". oxanavouillamoz.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. "Elle remporte le titre national en cadettes" (PDF). Le Nouvelliste (Valais) (in French). 16 January 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2022.
  5. "Aujourd'hui". oxanavouillamoz.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022.
  7. "Competition Results: Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Flavien GINIAUX". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
  8. "Baram/Tioumentsev (USA) lead in Pairs Short program at ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships (CAN)". International Skating Union. March 1, 2023.
  9. "Baram/Tioumentsev take first Junior Pairs gold for USA in 10 years". International Skating Union. March 3, 2023.
  10. "Oxana VOUILLAMOZ". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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