Natacha Lagouge Explained

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.

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

Lagouge was born on 12 March 2000 in Strasbourg, France. She holds French and Russian citizenship. Her mother is from Russia.

Career

Early years

Lagouge began learning to skate in 2003. 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.

2015–16 season

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. They placed 7th at the French Junior Championships in February 2016.

2016–17 season

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

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.

2018–19 season

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.

2019–20 season

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

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.

2021–22 season

Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under Maurizio Margaglio and Neil Brown in Helsinki, Finland.

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

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 made their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland, placing 10th.

Programs

With Caffa

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2022–2023	Suavemente Mil Pasos Let's Get Loud	Human What About Us
2021–2022	Pookie Partition Mi Gente	Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 12 "La Follia": I. Adagio
2020–2021	Jimmy's Rap Love You I Do	Sposa son disprezzata
2019–2020		Caruso

With Rahier

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018	Medley - Cafe Latino Frío Sin Ti Samba Beach	Little Black Baby Tango A Meta Tema per una donna sola Casino de Deauville Cocomotion
2016–2017	Queen of Pain Candyman	Good Bye Lenin! Father and Mother The Deutschmark is coming Preparations for the Last TV Show

Competitive highlights

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

Ice dancing with Caffa

International
Event	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24	24-25
align=left					10th
align=left						10th
align=left						7th
align=left					bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left					6th		TBD
align=left			4th			11th
align=left		10th
align=left			C	10th
align=left				5th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left		6th
align=left	Britannia Cup				bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left				bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left						bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left				bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left				6th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left					bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
National
align=left		6th	C	5th	4th	5th
align=left		5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd

Ice dancing with Rahier

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

Women's singles

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International
Event	14–15
align=left		15th J
align=left		22nd J