The list of the best ice dancers in the world would not be complete without the name of French ice dancer Gabriella Papadakis and her partner, Guillaume Cizeron on it. Papadakis is a hot and skilled dancer who has won several tournaments and championships, including World Figure Skating Championships (three times), European Figure Skating Championships (four times), French Figure Skating Championships (four times). times) and the 2017 Grand Prix Final (GPF).
Gabriella Papadakis is also a 2018 Olympic silver medalist and with her partner Guillaume Cizeron they won 5 gold medals on the Grand Prix series. They also won silver medals at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and the 2013 Junior World Championships held in Milan, Italy that year. Papadakis and Cizeron are experts in short dance, total dance and free dance. Below are some other facts you probably didn’t know about the French ice dancer.
5 things you probably didn’t know about Gabriella Papadakis
Biography,
Papadakis was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France on the tenth day of May 1995 to Catherine and Emmanuel Papadakis. Her mother is a skating coach and her father owns a food truck in Austin, Texas. Her father is from Korydallos, Greece; The origins of his family go back to Crete. Gabriella moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2014 after turning nineteen.
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron have been a duo for years
Papadakis and his skating/dancing partner GuillaumeCizeron have been a pair since they were around nine/10 years old. The two children were both members of a skating club in Clermont-Ferrand when Catherine (Gabriella’s mum) noticed that they would do well together as a team as their styles and sizes matched perfectly.
She encouraged them and began to train them as until they made their first appearance in the 2009/10 series, ISU Junior Grand Prix, taking fifteenth place. They also participated in the 2010 World Junior Championships, finishing in 22nd position.
The pair moved to Lyon in 2012 and boasted an impressive CV of coaching experience. Together they won 5 gold medals on the Grand Prix series. They also won silver medals at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and the 2013 Junior World Championships held in Milan, Italy.
2017 was a good year for Franchils dancers who became the first ice dancers to break the 200 point barrier to win the ISU Grand Audi Cup of China. They had to withdraw from the 2018 NHK Trophy due to an injury Cizeron suffered in the back, but they did, however, compete at the 2018 French Open where they set new world records in both programs and in the together and won the gold medal.
She suffered a concussion in 2015
The beautiful ice dancer suffered a concussion in 2015 after falling during a workout. Due to the concussion, the pair suffered a major setback that year, as she was out for several weeks, leaving Cizeron to train alone.
The injury also led to the duo withdrawing from the Master’s of Patinage scheduled for the second week of October and the Eric Bompard Trophy and NHK Trophy that year, as doctors were unsure how long their recovery process would take. Gabriella Papadakis was back on her feet in December and with her partner they won their second national title.
Papadakis Wardrobe Malfunction
Although it can be very embarrassing, a wardrobe malfunction is very common in entertainment, especially in sports such as ice dancing and the pretty dancer had her share of the embarrassing short program moment in PyeongChang, in South Korea.
It was at the beginning of their performance when the top of Papadakis’ dress came off, she managed to slip it, but towards the end of the performance the dress came up when she threw herself back, thus leaving his whole body exposed and in front of the camera. The malfunction also affected their score at the competition, leaving them in 2nd place behind Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
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his love life
With the chemistry they (Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron) both share on stage, many have concluded that the pair should definitely be a real-life fixture; if you’re of that school of thought, we’re sorry to offend you but the two are nothing more than just partners. In fact, they consider each other more like siblings.
Papadakis is currently dating German/Italian skater Stefano Caruso.