Camille Kovalev

Camille Kovalev (née Mendoza; born 29 November 1994 in Toulouse) is a French pair skater.

Camille Kovalev
Mendoza/Boyadji at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Other names	Camille Mendoza
Born	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 29) Toulouse
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Partner	Pavel Kovalev
Coach	Laurent Depouilly
Skating club	Club Olympique de Courbevoie
Began skating	2000

With Pavel Kovalev, she is a two-time ISU Grand Prix medalist, 2018 Volvo Open Cup silver medalist, 2015 International Cup of Nice bronze medalist, 2015 Lombardia Trophy bronze medalist, and is a three-time French national champion.

Earlier in her career, she skated with Christopher Boyadji and competed in the final segment at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

She began learning to skate as a six-year-old.^[1]

Personal life

Mendoza was born on 29 November 1994 in Toulouse, France. She married her skating partner, Pavel Kovalev, in December 2017 and subsequently adopted his last name.^[2]

Programs

With Pavel Kovalev

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022-2023 ^[2]	My Boy Bad Guy by Billie Eilish arranged by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Dominique Deniaud	Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Florent Pagny arranged by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Nathalie Depouilly	Natural by Imagine Dragons
2021–22 ^[2]	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla performed by The Swingle Singers choreo. by Dominique Deniaud	The Curse by Agnes Obel choreo. by Nathalie Depouilly
2020–21 ^[3]
2019–20 ^[3]
2018–19 ^[3]		What Love Can Be by Kingdom Come
2017–18 ^[3]	Long Tall Sally by Little Richard Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis performed by The Baseballs
2016–17 ^[3]
2015–16 ^[3]	Iron Sky by Paolo Nutini	To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra
2014–15 ^[3]	Industrial Revolution, Part 2 by Nic Raine	The Earth Prelude by Ludovico Einaudi

With Christopher Boyadji

Season	Short program	Free skating
2011–12 ^[4]	Mr. & Mrs. Smith by John Powell	Pearl Harbor by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

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

With Pavel Kovalev

International^[5]
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24
Worlds								8th	14th	WD
Europeans								14th	6th	WD
GP Finland										5th
GP France			WD				C	7th	2nd	3rd
GP NHK Trophy									5th
CS Autumn Classic										9th
CS Finlandia										5th
CS Golden Spin						17th		WD	WD
CS Nebelhorn Trophy									6th
CS Tallinn Trophy			4th	5th
CS Warsaw Cup						13th		WD
Bavarian Open	4th	4th
Challenge Cup										3rd
Cup of Nice		3rd	6th	8th
Ice Star							WD
John Nicks Challenge										1st
Lombardia Trophy		3rd						7th
NRW Trophy	4th
Tayside Trophy								WD
Volvo Open Cup					2nd
National^[5]
French Champ.		2nd	3rd		3rd	2nd	WD	1st	1st	1st
Master's	WD	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd		1st	1st
Team Event
World Team Trophy									5th T 5th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled; T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only

With Boyadji

International: Junior^[6]
Event	2011–12
Junior Worlds	16th
JGP Estonia	10th
Bavarian Open	1st
National^[6]
Masters	1st

References

1. Pomiès, Fabien (25 April 2007). "Patinage artistique. Du talent et de l'élégance dans les patins". ladepeche.fr (in French). from the original on 24 September 2015.
2. "Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. from the original on 2 January 2022.
3. "Camille Kovalev & Pavel Kovalev". Golden Skate.
4. "Camille MENDOZA / Christopher BOYADJI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. from the original on 19 April 2012.
5. "Competition Results: Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV". International Skating Union.
6. "Competition Results: Camille MENDOZA / Christopher BOYADJI". International Skating Union. from the original on 29 July 2013.

External links

  Media related to Camille Mendoza at Wikimedia Commons

• Camille Mendoza / Christopher Boyadji at the International Skating Union
• Camille Mendoza / Pavel Kovalev at the International Skating Union