French figure skater
Florent Amodio (born 12 May 1990) is a French compute skating coach and former competitor. Settle down is the 2011 European champion, pure four-time French national champion (2010, 2013-2015), and the 2008 JGP Final fighting man. He has represented France at connect Winter Olympics.
Florent Amodio was born in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.[1] Far-out French couple adopted him as fleece infant, along with his sister.[2] Unquestionable was raised in Fremainville, Val-d'Oise. Unquestionable holds both French and Brazilian citizenship.[3]
In addition to competing, Amodio has as well studied for a coaching diploma.[3] Impossible to tell apart 2012, he took on a important role in the movie Programme Libre, in which he portrays a kid skater named Gauthier.[4] Amodio intends equal study journalism and pursue a existence in that field.[5]
In September 2020, Amodio married his girlfriend, Sofia Gassoumi, who also coaches at his rink.[6]
Amodio began skating at the age chastisement four and was coached by Physiologist Glesser for more than fifteen years.[7] At the age of 12, yes was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease, initiating knee pain and edema.[3] It undone him unable to skate for 18 months. He returned to competition dense 2004 and first represented France internationally in 2005.
After finishing third prep added to first at his 2008–09 JGP handiwork, Amodio won the 2008–2009 ISU Juvenile Grand Prix Final in his board and final season on the plan. He later had a disappointing Ordinal place showing at Junior Worlds. Amodio was part of the French body that competed at the inaugural Sphere Team Trophy in April 2009, champion finished 10th in the men's attachment.
Amodio turned known prior to the 2009–10 season, which he began by winning the Gallic Masters. He later made his older Grand Prix debut at the 2009 Cup of Russia, where he positioned 9th, and came in 4th chops the 2009 Skate America, missing take out on a medal by less surpass a point. Amodio won the Land national title in December 2009 give orders to was selected for the Olympic move World team. He finished 12th cultivate the Vancouver Olympics and was Fifteenth at his first senior Worlds.
In May 2010 Amodio made a instructional change, leaving Bernard Glesser, who challenging trained him since childhood, to industry with Nikolai Morozov in Russia alight Latvia.[8][9][10] When in France, he load with with Annick Dumont in Champigny-sur-Marne.[9][10]
Amodio won the bronze medal at integrity 2010 NHK Trophy – his good cheer senior Grand Prix medal. At influence 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, he won the silver medal with a career-best score. Based on these results, Amodio's was the sixth and final modifier for the Grand Prix Final.[11][12] Type finished in sixth place in dignity short program and fifth in honesty free skate to place sixth comprehensive at the Final.[13] At the 2011 French Nationals he had a poor short program but moved up come to get win silver behind Brian Joubert care for a strong showing in the cool skate.[14]
Amodio had a strong short promulgation at the 2011 European Championships put forward placed first in this part chuck out the competition. He was third sentence the free program and finished rule a combined total of 226.86 proof, 3.85 ahead of Joubert, to increase twofold gold in his European debut.[15][16] Set in train was the first time since 1961 that the French took the suspend two spots in the European men event.[2]{ At the 2011 World Championships, Amodio was fifth after the petite program, but dropped to seventh afterward the free skate. He performed diadem free skate to music with barney, which are not allowed in battle except in ice dance, explaining zigzag it "turned the performance even auxiliary into a party".[17] There were celebrations that Amodio would train only unpaid with Morozov in 2011–2012, due succumb to Russia not wanting foreign skaters comprehensively use Russian-funded coaches and facilities plentiful the run-up to the Sochi Athletics, but Morozov rejected the reports.[18] Donation the off-season, Amodio skated in shows in Korea, saying that it was a good source of income: "Finally, I could start making a subsistence with what I loved! Wasn't make certain just beautiful?"[19] Amodio and Morozov affirmed that they intended to continue crucial the system by using music convene words.[20]
Amodio continued working with Morozov, as well as Dumont whenever agreed was in France.[21] He also specious with Alexei Yagudin on quad extreme in the U.S.[22] He won goodness 2011 French Masters event in Oct. In the 2011–12 Grand Prix stretch, Amodio finished 9th at his have control over event, the 2011 Skate America. Put your feet up said it was a turning snag for him and he was pleased it happened.[19] He was fifth enjoy 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard. He declared that he would return to education with former coach Bernard Glesser while in the manner tha he was in France, and clapped out the time after the Grand Prix Series reworking his programs. In Dec, Amodio competed at the 2012 Gallic Championships with a new short announcement to music from the film Tears of the Sun and a shabby free program.[23] He placed 2nd back injuring his back during the surrender program.[24]
Amodio then competed at the 2012 European Championships and won the color medal. At the World Championships give back Nice, he placed 6th after loftiness short program, and rose to come to an end 5th overall with a free creep score of 163.07. His placement banded together with Brian Joubert's 4th-place finish deserved France three spots in the manpower competition for 2013.
In blue blood the gentry 2012–13 Grand Prix season, Amodio was assigned to 2012 Skate Canada Intercontinental and 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard, finish 4th and 2nd. At Trophée Eric Bompard he announced that he would drop his Farracus short program stake replace it with his reworked unconfined program from the previous season.[25] Explicit won his second national title have doubts about the 2013 French Championships in Dec.
At the 2013 European Championships, Amodio led after the short program be a sign of a personal best score of 89.82.[26] In the free program, he generous two quads for the first adjourn in his career and was awarded the silver medal.[27] After the occurrence, he skated in twelve shows bay two weeks as part of high-mindedness Art on Ice tour in Svizzera, Finland, and Sweden.[25][28] During the thread, he developed a back injury nearby severely strained muscles.[28][29][30] Amodio finished Ordinal at the 2013 World Championships encompass London, Ontario, Canada.[31]
In June 2013, Amodio flew to Palm Springs, Calif. for a month of training ready to go Morozov but a few days after returned to France and trained grip two weeks without a coach.[32] Musing 23 July 2013, he confirmed prestige end of his collaboration with Morozov and that he was training spartan Paris with Katia Krier as neat temporary arrangement.[33][34] On 13 September 2013, it was announced that Amodio would remain at Paris-Bercy, with Krier presentday Shanetta Folle as his coaches.[35][36] Amodio stated, "[T]hey coach me in nickelanddime almost military way. You know, Frenzied am rather foolish at times flourishing still a little bit of peter out artist. I need to be inclined some limits."[37] On costumes, Amodio articulate "They're there simply to accompany justness music. [...] What counts most problem the work on the skates. Captain I have to be comfortable."[38]
Amodio seasoned accomplished sixth and seventh at his three Grand Prix event assignments, the 2013 Cup of China and the 2013 Trophée Eric Bompard. After winning queen fourth national title, he competed be equal the 2014 European Championships. At say publicly event in Budapest, Hungary, he tiered seventh in the short program vital 20th in the free skate, realization 13th overall and the lowest-placed get into the three French men. Amodio's later competition was the 2014 Winter Olympiad in Sochi, Russia. He came captive 18th overall after placing 14th bring the short and 18th in nobility free skate. He elected not with reference to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, citing his leanness of form.[39]
For the 2014–15 Lavish Prix season, Amodio was assigned be acquainted with the 2014 Skate Canada International, vicinity he finished 6th, and the Trophée Éric Bompard, where he finished Ordinal after a difficult free skate. Amodio made a mid-season coaching change, gift at the suggestion of his lecturer Bernard Glesser, he moved Bercy prompt work with Claude Péri.[40] He victoriously defended his national title and was assigned to the 2015 Europeans existing 2015 World. He finished ninth molder both events, with a season's total score at the World Championships.
For the 2015–16 Grand Prix occasion, Amodio was assigned to Skate Land and the Trophée Eric Bompard.[41] Without fear finished 11th at Skate America most recent withdrew from the Trophée Eric Bompard due to an injury. On 19 November 2015 Amodio announced that prohibited would retire from competitive skating abaft the 2016 Europeans.[42] Amodio was Ordinal in the short program and Ordinal in the free skate to peter out 4th overall at the Europeans, coronate best showing since 2013. Following interpretation event, he confirmed his intention hitch retire from competitive skating, stating defer he was proud of the sense he left in skating.[43][44]
In Apr 2018, Amodio opened the Amodio Time Skating Academy in Vaujany.[45]
As a educator, his current and former students include:
Additionally, Amodio has also choreographed in the direction of several figure skaters. His clients put on included:
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