Adelina Galyavieva Explained

Adelina Zulfatovna Galyavieva (Russian: Аделина Зульфатовна Галявиева, born 2 October 1996) is a Russian-French ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Louis Thauron, she is the 2021 French National Champion, the 2018 Bosphorus Cup bronze medalist and made her Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Internationaux de France.

Personal life

Galyavieva was born on 2 October 1996 in Kazan, Russia. She has also resided in Moscow and Lyon, and has received French citizenship.

Career

Early years

Galyavieva began skating as a six-year-old, in 2002. As a junior ice dancer, she competed first with Vladislav Antonov and later with Alexei Karpushov, coached by Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov in Moscow. She made no international appearances for Russia.

Partnership with Abecassis

In 2014, Galyavieva began a partnership with French ice dancer Laurent Abecassis and changed her country of representation to France. The two were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Diana Ribas, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon, France. In 2015, they competed at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event, placing 8th in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Galyavieva/Abecassis made their senior international debut at the International Cup of Nice in October 2016. They competed at six further internationals, including two ISU Challenger Series events, but won no medals. The International Cup of Nice in October 2017 was their final competition as a team.

Partnership with Thauron

Galyavieva teamed up with French ice dancer Louis Thauron after a tryout in Lyon on 14 February 2018. The two decided to represent France but train in Moscow, coached by Russia's Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Volkov. Making their debut, they placed 8th at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy in September.

As France's host pick, Galyavieva/Thauron competed at the 2018 Internationaux de France, placing 10th overall at the November Grand Prix event. In December, they won their first international medal, bronze at Turkey's Bosphorus Cup, and then took bronze at the French Championships. They were subsequently named to France's team for the 2019 European Championships, where they placed twelfth.

Programs

With Thauron

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2020–2021	Mamma Mia! Dancing Queen I Have a Dream Dancing Queen	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2019–2020		Carmen
2018–2019	Flamenco Tango Flamenco	Amélie	Stay

With Abecassis

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2016–2017	Satellite	Hound Dog Money Honey Respect You Should Be Dancing Thriller I Want It That Way Can't Hold Us Shape of You
2015–2016	Ta P'tite Flamme Ivan, Boris et Moi	Pretty Woman Oh, Pretty Woman Fallen He Sleeps / Love Theme

Competitive highlights

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

With Thauron

International
Event	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
align=left				16th
align=left		12th	12th
align=left		10th		C	WD
align=left			8th		WD
align=left					WD
align=left			9th
align=left		8th
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left			bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left			bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left		4th
National
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	WD
Team events
align=left				5th T 4th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled T = Team Result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only

With Abecassis

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International
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
align=left					12th
align=left				7th
align=left				5th
align=left				12th	15th
align=left				8th
align=left				6th
International
align=left			8th
align=left		11th	9th
align=left			bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left		12th
align=left			bgcolor=gold	1st
National
align=left				4th
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5th
align=left			bgcolor=silver	2nd J	4th	4th
J = Junior level