Luc Economides (born 2 March 1999) is a French figure skater. He is the 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria silver medalist, 2019 Santa Claus Cup champion, 2018 French national junior champion, and two-time French national senior medalist. He qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships and finished 15th overall. In 2022 he reached 19th place in the world ranking.
Luc Economides | |||||||||
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Economides at the 2024 World Championships | |||||||||
Born | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | 2 March 1999||||||||
Hometown | Vaujany | ||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||
Country | |||||||||
Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||
Coach | Florent Amodio | ||||||||
Skating club | Amodio Figure Skating Academy | ||||||||
Began skating | 2004 | ||||||||
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Personal life
editEconomides was born on 2 March 1999 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.[1] He was raised in Rouen.[2]
Career
editEarly years
editEconomides began learning to skate in 2004.[1] In 2012, he began commuting from Rouen to Cergy-Pontoise in order to be coached by Bernard Glesser.[2]
In 2013, he competed internationally in the advanced novice ranks. His junior international debut came in November 2014. In January 2015, he placed 8th at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Dornbirn, Austria.[3]
Around 2015, he began training in Switzerland after Glesser decided to move there.[4]
2016–2017 season
editDuring the season, Economides was coached by Bernard Glesser and Jean-François Ballester in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.[5] Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, he finished 11th in August at the 2016 JGP in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. After placing 5th, competing in the senior ranks at the French Championships, he won bronze at the French Junior Championships. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei but was eliminated after placing 30th in the short program.[6]
2017–2018 season
editEconomides trained under Glesser at the start of the season. Competing in the 2017 JGP series, he won silver in early September in Salzburg, Austria, and placed 4th in October in Gdańsk, Poland.[6]
Economides won the French junior title in February 2018. In March, he qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships. Ranked 21st in the short program and 13th in the free skate, he would finish 15th overall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Florent Amodio became his coach before Junior Worlds.[6][7]
2018–2019 season
editEconomides made his senior international debut at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy in September, where he placed eighth. He competed in two other Challenger Series events, placing thirteenth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy and seventh at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. He placed fourth at the 2020 French Championships at the senior level.[6]
2019–2020 season
editEconomides performed at two Challenger events, placing thirteenth again at the Finlandia Trophy and fifteenth at the Warsaw Cup. He was sixth at the French Championships.[6]
2020–2021 season
editWith the COVID-19 pandemic greatly limiting international competition, Economides' only event of the year was the Master's de Patinage, where he placed eighth.[6]
2021–2022 season
editEconomides began the season by winning the silver medal at the Master's de Patinage. He made his international season debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, placing eleventh. He then went on to win gold at the International Cup of Nice before closing his season with a bronze medal at the French Figure Skating Championships behind Kévin Aymoz and Adam Siao Him Fa.[6]
2022–2023 season
editEconomides started the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. He then went on to win gold and silver at the Master's de Patinage and the International Cup of Nice, respectively.[6]
Making his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, Economides scored personal best short program, free skating, and combined total scores. He finished sixth overall.[6]
2023–2024 season
editOpening the season at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, Economides was seventh.[6] Appearing on the Grand Prix for the second consecutive season at the Grand Prix de France, Economides placed sixth overall. He expressed satisfaction with his performance, as well as at having fulfilled his ambition of getting a second Grand Prix, the 2023 NHK Trophy.[8] He went on to finish tenth in Japan.[9]
After winning the silver medal at the French Championships, Economides received his first ISU championship assignments, placing fifteenth at the 2024 European Championships and twenty-first at the 2024 World Championships.[6]
Programs
editCompetitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024-25 |
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World Championships | 21st | ||||||
European Championships | 15th | ||||||
French Championships | 4th | 6th | 3rd | WD | 2nd | ||
GP France | 6th | 6th | TBD | ||||
GP NHK Trophy | 10th | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | TBD | ||||||
CS Budapest Trophy | 7th | ||||||
CS Cranberry Cup | 2nd | ||||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 13th | 13th | 11th | ||||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | 6th | |||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 7th | ||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 15th | 4th | |||||
Bellu Memorial | 1st | ||||||
Challenge Cup | 13th | ||||||
Master's de Patinage | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
Santa Claus Cup | 1st | ||||||
Tallink Hotels Cup | 5th | ||||||
Trophée Métropole Nice | 1st | 2nd |
Season | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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World Junior Championships | 30th | 15th | |||
French Championships (Senior) | 9th | 7th | 5th | 7th | |
French Championships (Junior) | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | |
JGP Austria | 2nd | ||||
JGP France | 11th | ||||
JGP Poland | 4th | ||||
JGP Russia | 10th | ||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 8th | ||||
Master's de Patinage | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
Volvo Open Cup | 5th |
Detailed results
editSegment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 230.74 | 2023 Grand Prix de France |
Short program | TSS | 78.59 | 2024 European Championships |
TES | 41.69 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | |
PCS | 37.54 | 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy | |
Free skating | TSS | 153.75 | 2023 Grand Prix de France |
TES | 79.19 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | |
PCS | 77.26 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 195.96 | 2017 JGP Poland |
Short program | TSS | 71.04 | 2017 JGP Poland |
TES | 38.04 | 2017 JGP Poland | |
PCS | 33.00 | 2017 JGP Poland | |
Free skating | TSS | 124.92 | 2017 JGP Poland |
TES | 63.97 | 2018 World Junior Championships | |
PCS | 66.38 | 2017 JGP Poland |
Senior results
editDate | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 18–21, 2014 | 9 | 45.73 | 9 | 73.11 | 9 | 118.84 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 17–19, 2015 | 5 | 55.54 | 8 | 104.36 | 7 | 159.90 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 15–17, 2016 | 6 | 63.59 | 5 | 120.28 | 5 | 183.87 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 14–16, 2017 | 7 | 62.78 | 7 | 119.98 | 7 | 182.76 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 12–16, 2018 | 7 | 68.60 | 10 | 114.95 | 8 | 183.55 | |
Sep 25–27, 2018 | 5 | 61.99 | 1 | 142.49 | 2 | 204.48 | |
Oct 4–7, 2018 | 14 | 59.57 | 12 | 120.83 | 13 | 180.40 | |
Nob 26 – Dec 2, 2018 | 9 | 62.73 | 7 | 127.45 | 7 | 190.18 | |
Dec 13–15, 2018 | 6 | 67.81 | 4 | 122.35 | 4 | 190.16 | |
Feb 21–24, 2019 | 12 | 59.13 | 15 | 95.68 | 13 | 154.81 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 26–28, 2019 | 2 | 77.39 | 4 | 125.71 | 3 | 203.10 | |
Oct 11–13, 2019 | 6 | 69.82 | 16 | 99.94 | 13 | 169.76 | |
Nov 14–17, 2019 | 14 | 59.87 | 15 | 110.27 | 15 | 170.14 | |
Dec 2–8, 2019 | 1 | 64.92 | 1 | 129.66 | 1 | 194.58 | |
Dec 19–21, 2019 | 6 | 65.28 | 5 | 129.26 | 6 | 194.54 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 1–3, 2020 | 6 | 68.06 | 8 | 118.76 | 8 | 186.82 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021 | 2 | 80.14 | 2 | 145.26 | 2 | 225.40 | |
Oct 7–10, 2021 | 12 | 68.99 | 10 | 138.70 | 11 | 207.69 | |
Oct 20–24, 2021 | 7 | 67.18 | 1 | 137.86 | 1 | 205.04 | |
Dec 16–18, 2021 | 3 | 84.10 | 3 | 145.69 | 3 | 229.79 | |
Feb 24–27, 2022 | 2 | 86.23 | 1 | 154.83 | 1 | 241.06 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 15–18, 2022 | 6 | 64.83 | 6 | 132.58 | 6 | 197.41 | |
Oct 6–8, 2022 | 2 | 77.97 | 3 | 128.92 | 3 | 206.89 | |
Oct 18–23, 2022 | 4 | 64.30 | 2 | 146.95 | 2 | 211.25 | |
Nov 4–6, 2022 | 6 | 77.23 | 5 | 152.41 | 6 | 229.64 | |
Nov 17–20, 2022 | 8 | 73.37 | 4 | 148.87 | 4 | 222.24 | |
Dec 15–17, 2022 | 13 | 54.80 | – | – | – | WD |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 28–30, 2023 | 3 | 79.13 | 4 | 133.32 | 4 | 212.45 | |
Oct 13–15, 2023 | 6 | 73.13 | 6 | 139.78 | 7 | 212.91 | |
Nov 3–5, 2023 | 9 | 76.99 | 5 | 153.75 | 6 | 230.74 | |
Nov 24–26, 2023 | 10 | 74.24 | 11 | 136.88 | 10 | 211.12 | |
Dec 10–14, 2023 | 3 | 86.55 | 2 | 157.04 | 2 | 243.59 | |
Jan 8–14, 2024 | 7 | 78.59 | 17 | 131.97 | 15 | 210.56 | |
Feb 15–18, 2024 | 5 | 69.54 | 6 | 135.43 | 5 | 204.97 | |
Mar 18–24, 2024 | 22 | 74.02 | 19 | 143.08 | 21 | 217.10 |
Junior results
editDate | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 3–5, 2013 | 4 | 45.95 | 4 | 79.29 | 4 | 125.24 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 2–4, 2014 | 5 | 47.34 | 5 | 90.62 | 5 | 137.96 | |
Nov 5–9, 2014 | 4 | 47.95 | 6 | 87.16 | 5 | 135.11 | |
Jan 25–30, 2015 | 7 | 50.95 | 8 | 94.18 | 8 | 145.13 | |
Feb 20–22, 2015 | 8 | 39.78 | 6 | 86.36 | 7 | 126.14 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 8–10, 2015 | 2 | 55.36 | 3 | 94.16 | 3 | 149.52 | |
Feb 27–28, 2016 | 2 | 57.79 | 3 | 106.27 | 3 | 164.06 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 24–28, 2016 | 7 | 56.18 | 10 | 105.88 | 11 | 162.06 | |
Sep 14–18, 2016 | 9 | 53.60 | 10 | 102.96 | 10 | 156.56 | |
Oct 6–8, 2016 | 4 | 50.67 | 3 | 103.73 | 2 | 154.40 | |
Feb 24–26, 2017 | 1 | 62.76 | 8 | 95.47 | 3 | 158.23 | |
Mar 15–19, 2017 | 30 | 53.52 | – | – | 30 | 53.52 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2017 | 2 | 65.88 | 3 | 124.71 | 2 | 190.59 | |
Sep 28–30, 2017 | 1 | 72.98 | 1 | 122.83 | 1 | 195.81 | |
Oct 4–7, 2017 | 3 | 71.04 | 6 | 124.92 | 4 | 195.96 | |
Feb 23–25, 2018 | 1 | 64.04 | 2 | 123.83 | 1 | 187.87 | |
Mar 5–11, 2018 | 21 | 58.84 | 13 | 120.71 | 15 | 179.55 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Luc Economidès, l'âme des patins". 13commeune.fr (in French). 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Luc ECONOMIDES". rinkresults.com.
- ^ Ménard, Julie (21 July 2017). "Formé à Cergy, Luc vise le podium de la Summer Cup". Le Parisien (in French).
- ^ a b "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Competition Results: Luc ECONOMIDES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ Slater, Paula (4 November 2023). "Siao Him Fa edges out Malinin for Grand Prix gold in France". Golden Skate. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Slater, Paula (26 November 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama reclaims NHK Trophy title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Luc Economides". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
edit- Luc Economides at the International Skating Union
- Luc Economides at SkatingScores.com