Natacha Lagouge
Natacha Lagouge (born 12 March 2000) is a French ice dancer. With her skating partner, Arnaud Caffa, she is the 2022 CS Ice Challenge silver medalist, 2022 International Challenge Cup champion, and 2023 World University Games bronze medalist.
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| Born | 12 March 2000 Strasbourg, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Arnaud Caffa | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CSG Lyon | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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With her former partner, Corentin Rahier, she is the 2017 JGP Austria bronze medalist and 2017 French national junior champion. They finished within the top eight at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Personal life Edit
Lagouge was born on 12 March 2000 in Strasbourg, France. She holds French and Russian citizenship.[1] Her mother is from Russia.[2]
Career Edit
Early years Edit
Lagouge began learning to skate in 2003.[1] She started her competitive career in ladies' singles. She appeared on the advanced novice level in 2011 and moved up to the junior level by the 2014–2015 season. During her singles career, she spent some time training in Russia.[2]
2015–16 season Edit
In 2015, Lagouge began considering switching to ice dancing. Her family contacted Muriel Zazoui, who suggested Corentin Rahier as a potential partner. After a successful tryout, the skaters decided to train together in Lyon.[2] They placed 7th at the French Junior Championships in February 2016.
2016–17 season Edit
Lagouge/Rahier received two ISU Junior Grand Prix assignments; they placed 6th in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, and 4th in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They were awarded the junior silver medal at the NRW Trophy and gold at the French Junior Championships. They placed 8th in the short dance, 11th in the free dance, and 11th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
2017–18 season Edit
In September 2017, Lagouge/Rahier won the bronze medal at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria. They withdrew from JGP Croatia; Lagouge fractured her hand during a practice before the free dance and returned to Lyon for an operation.[2]
2018–19 season Edit
Rahier retired from the sport in November 2018, leaving Lagouge without a partner. Arnaud Caffa soon contacted her. After trying out together in Lyon in late November and again in Paris in December 2018, he moved to Lyon at the end of January 2019 to begin their partnership.[3]
2019–20 season Edit
Lagouge/Caffa made their competitive debut in September 2019, placing tenth at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Slovakia. In November, they won bronze at the Open d'Andorra and placed sixth at the Bosphorus Cup in Turkey. They were sixth at the French Championships.
2020–21 season Edit
Many events were cancelled in the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lagouge/Caffa competed at only one international event, the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed fourth. They were coached by Olivier Schoenfelder, Muriel Zazoui, Marien de la Asuncion, Neil Brown, and Emi Hirai in Lyon, France.[3]
2021–22 season Edit
Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under Maurizio Margaglio and Neil Brown in Helsinki, Finland.[4]
In November, they took silver at the 2021 NRW Trophy in Germany and finished tenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup in Poland. They placed fifth at the French Championships in December. In February, they won gold at the International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands.
2022–23 season Edit
Lagouge/Caffa won silver at the Britannia Cup in August, bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October, and silver at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge in November. They will make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland.
Programs Edit
With Caffa Edit
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2022–2023 [5] |
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| 2021–2022 [4] |
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| 2020–2021 [6] |
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| 2019–2020 [7] |
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With Rahier Edit
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2017–2018 [1][2] |
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| 2016–2017 [8] |
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Competitive highlights Edit
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Caffa Edit
| International[9] | |||||
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| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| GP Finland | 10th | ||||
| GP France | TBD | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||||
| CS Lombardia | 6th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 4th | 11th | |||
| CS Nepela | 10th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | C | 10th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 5th | 3rd | |||
| Bosphorus Cup | 6th | ||||
| Britannia Cup | 2nd | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| Open d'Andorra | 3rd | ||||
| Trophée Nice | 6th | 3rd | |||
| University Games | 3rd | ||||
| National[9][10] | |||||
| French Champ. | 6th | C | 5th | 4th | |
| Masters | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd |
| TBD = Assigned; C = Cancelled; WD = Withdrew | |||||
Ice dancing with Rahier Edit
| International[11] | |||
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| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Junior Worlds | 11th | 8th | |
| JGP Austria | 3rd | ||
| JGP Croatia | WD | ||
| JGP France | 6th | ||
| JGP Slovenia | 4th | ||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd J | ||
| National[11] | |||
| French Champ. | 7th J | 1st J | 1st J |
| Masters | 2nd J | ||
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | |||
Ladies' singles Edit
| International[12][13] | ||||
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| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| International Cup of Nice | 15th J | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 22nd J | |||
| Coupe du Printemps | 4th N | |||
| NRW Trophy | 22nd N | |||
| Warsaw Cup | 19th N | |||
| Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior | ||||
References Edit
- ^ a b c . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Calder, Anne (19 October 2017). "Lagouge & Rahier hope to captivate audience". ice-dance.com.
- ^ a b "Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa". ice-dance.com. 14 September 2020. from the original on 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. from the original on 18 November 2022.
- ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
- ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
- ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. from the original on 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Corentin RAHIER". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE". International Skating Union. from the original on 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Natacha Lagouge". tracings.net.
External links Edit
- Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa at the International Skating Union
- Natacha Lagouge / Corentin Rahier at the International Skating Union