Olivier Schoenfelder

Olivier Schoenfelder

Delobel and Schoenfelder at the 2008 Skate America.
Personal information
Country represented	France
Born	30 November 1977 (1977-11-30) (age 33)
Residence	Lyon, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Partner	Isabelle Delobel
Former partner	Emeline Girod
Former coach	Muriel Zazoui Romain Haguenauer Tatiana Tarasova Lydie Bontemps
Former choreographer	Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon O. Biollet Tatiana Tarasova Nikolai Morozov
Skating club	CSG Lyon
Began skating	1984
Retired	February 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	212.94 2008 Worlds
Comp. dance	41.25 2008 Europeans
Original dance	67.25 2008 Worlds
Free dance	110.39 2005 Worlds
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for  France World Championships Gold 2008 Gothenburg Ice dancing European Championships Silver 2008 Zagreb Ice dancing Gold 2007 Warsaw Ice dancing Bronze 2005 Turin Ice dancing Grand Prix Final Gold 2008–2009 Goyang Ice dancing Bronze 2007–2008 Turin Ice dancing World Junior Championships Silver 1996 Brisbane Ice dancing

Olivier Schoenfelder (born 30 November 1977 in Belfort, France) is a French ice dancer. With partner Isabelle Delobel, he is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion.

Career

Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder at the 2008-9 Grand Prix Final

Schoenfelder began skating after seeing Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay at an ice show and switched to ice dancing after only six months in singles.^[1]

Delobel and Schoenfelder were paired together in 1990 by coach Lydie Bontemps on the suggestion of Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov.^[2][1] They won a silver medal at 1996 Junior Worlds before moving up to the senior ranks prior to the 1996–97 season. They won their first Grand Prix medal at the 1999 Skate Canada. Early in their career, they were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui in Lyon, France. Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov were their choreographers from 1998–2002 and their coaches from 2000–2002 in Newington, Connecticut.^[1] While practising a lift at French Nationals in December 2001, Delobel tore an abdominal muscle, keeping her off the ice for six weeks and forcing the team to miss the European Championships.^[1] Feeling more comfortable in France, Delobel and Schoenfelder decided to return to Lyon and Boucher-Zazoui after the 2001–2002 season.^[1]

They won their first national championship in the 2002–03 season. Delobel and Schoenfelder worked with choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo for the 2005-06 season.^[3]

Delobel and Schoenfelder often finished just off the podium at major events,^[4] including a 4th place at the 2006 Olympics, less than two points behind the bronze medalists.^[5] The following season, they won their only European title but were unable to win a medal at Worlds.

Delobel and Schoenfelder did not repeat as European champions the following year, finishing second. They then went on to win the 2008 World Championships. They were first in both the compulsory and original dance portions of the event, and second in the free dance.^[6] They considered retiring but decided to continue competing.^[7]

They began the 2008–09 season with wins in all three Grand Prix appearances – Skate America, Trophée Eric Bompard, and the Grand Prix Final. During their gala exhibition performance at the Grand Prix Final, Delobel suffered a shoulder injury and underwent surgery on January 5, 2009, causing them to miss the remainder of the season.^[8]

Delobel and Schoenfelder perform a lift during exhibitions at the 2007 European Championships.

Delobel became pregnant during the injury layoff.^[9] She and Schoenfelder trained cautiously, with Marie-France Dubreuil substituting for Delobel in lifts.^[10] Dubreuil, along with Patrice Lauzon, also choreographed their final free dance.^[10] Occasional falls caused Delobel to leave the ice in late July.^[9]

Delobel's son was born in October and she returned to the ice toward the end of the month, beginning three-a-day sessions and intense physical training in November.^[9] They also skipped French Nationals and the European Championships in order to spend more time on training.^[9] The two returned in time for the Vancouver Olympics, competing just four-and-a-half months after she had given birth and announcing it would be their final competition.^[11] They finished sixth and retired from competitive skating.^[12] They continue to skate together in shows.^[13]

Schoenfelder currently coaches in Lyon.^[14] Among others, he currently coaches Louise Walden & Owen Edwards.

Personal life

Schoenfelder did ballet before taking up skating, his mother being a ballet instructor.^[1] Schoenfelder studied journalism and has done some television commentating.^[13] In May 2005, he married Isabelle Pecheur, with whom he has a son, Gabriel, born on 26 October 2006.^[2][15]

Programs

(with Delobel)

Season	Original dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2009–2010	La Complainte de la butte Gaite Parisienne by Jacques Offenbach	La quête by Jacques Brel and Karl Hugo[13]
2008–2009	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters	The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd	My Immortal by Evanescence
2007–2008	Breton Gavotte	The Piano by Michael Nyman	Turn Around by Bonnie Tyler Come What May by Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman Pour aller plus haut by Tina Arena
2006–2007	Tango Volver	Bonnie and Clyde	Diego, libre dans sa tête by Johnny Hallyday
2005–2006	Havana Perez Prado	The Dove Takes Its Flight (from Carnival in Venice) by Jacques Azoulai	Diego, libre dans sa tête by Johnny Hallyday
2004–2005	Yes Sir, That's My Baby C'est si bon	Frida by Elliot Goldenthal	Gladiator soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
2003–2004
2002–2003
2001–2002		Vivre pour le meilleur by Johnny Hallyday

Competitive highlights

(with Delobel)

Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Winter Olympic Games								16th				4th				6th
World Championships				18th	14th	11th	13th	12th	9th	6th	4th	5th	4th	1st
European Championships				15th	12th	9th	10th		7th	4th	3rd	4th	1st	2nd
World Junior Championships	4th	2nd
French Championships	3rd J.	1st J.	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
French Masters							1st	1st	1st					1st
Grand Prix Final										5th	6th	6th	4th	3rd	1st
Trophée Eric Bompard			6th	7th	7th	7th	5th	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st
Skate America										3rd		2nd			1st
Cup of China										3rd
NHK Trophy				7th					4th		3rd			1st
Cup of Russia													3rd
Bofrost Cup on Ice							5th				2nd
Skate Canada International					7th	3rd		5th			4th
Nebelhorn Trophy			3rd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial														1st
Lysianne Lauret Trophy			4th
Odessa Trophy		2nd
Autumn Trophy		1st
Ukraine Trophy	2nd
European Youth Olympic Festival	1st

• J = Junior level

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Mittan, Barry (May 19, 2002). "Delobel and Schoenfelder Return to France". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2001/051902.shtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder at the International Skating Union
3. ^ Kempf, Susanne (January 2006). "Catching up with Olivier & Isabelle". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2006delobelschoenfelder. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
4. ^ Defosseux, Paul (March 22, 2008). "French veterans finally dance to world gold". Agence France-Presse (The Sydney Morning Herald). http://news.smh.com.au/world/french-veterans-finally-dance-to-world-gold-20080322-20y9.html. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
5. ^ "XX Olympic Winter Games - Torino 2006 - Ice Dance - Result". International Skating Union. http://www.isufs.org/results/owg2006/CAT004RS.HTM. 
6. ^ "Delobel and Schoenfelder win ice dance title as Americans miss podium". Associated Press. ESPN. March 21, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/figureskating/news/story?id=3305977. Retrieved September 27, 2010. 
7. ^ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (May 19, 2008). "Delobel, Schoenfelder aim for 2010 Olympics". IceNetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080519&content_id=48231&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
8. ^ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (March 3, 2009). "Delobel continues rehab of her injured shoulder". IceNetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090303&content_id=61837&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
9. ^ ^{a b c d} Clarey, Christopher (February 20, 2010). "From Pregnancy to the Olympic Ice in Under a Year". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/sports/olympics/21dancer.html. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
10. ^ ^{a b} Peret, Paul (July 17, 2009). "Delobel and Schoenfelder Prepare For Final Season". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/246-delobel-and-schoenfelder-prepare-for-final-season. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
11. ^ Armour, Nancy (February 18, 2010). "Skating pair Delobel-Schoenfelder back after pregnancy, injury". Associated Press (Cleveland.com). http://www.cleveland.com/olympics/index.ssf/2010/02/skating_pair_delobel-schoenfel.html. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
12. ^ "Virtue and Moir capture historic Olympic gold". GoldenSkate. February 23, 2010. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2009/oly_fd.shtml. Retrieved June 8, 2011. 
13. ^ ^{a b c} Golinsky, Reut (2010). "A new quest for Olivier Schoenfelder". AbsoluteSkating. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2010schoenfelder. Retrieved December 22, 2010. 
14. ^ Peret, Paul (October 10, 2011). "Daisuke Takahashi: French Twizzles". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/10312-daisuke-takahashi. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
15. ^ "Delobel and Schoenfelder". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38774&mode=P. 

External links

• Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder Official Website
• Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder at the International Skating Union
• "Isabelle Delobel & Olivier Schoenfelder". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38774&mode=P. 

Persondata
Name	Schoenfelder, Olivier
Alternative names
Short description	French ice dancer
Date of birth	30 November 1977
Place of birth	Belfort, France
Date of death
Place of death