French ice dancer
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
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Lagouge was born on 12 March 2000 in
Strasbourg
, France. She holds French and Russian citizenship.
[1]
Her mother is from Russia.
[2]
Career
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Early years
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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2018?19 season
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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.
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2019?20 season
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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
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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.
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2021?22 season
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Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under
Maurizio Margaglio
and Neil Brown in
Helsinki
, Finland.
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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
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Lagouge/Caffa won silver at the Britannia Cup in August, bronze at the
Trophee Metropole Nice Cote 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
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With Caffa
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With Rahier
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Season
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Short dance
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Free dance
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2017?2018
[1]
[2]
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- Cha Cha:
Medley - Cafe Latino
- Rhumba:
Frio Sin Ti
performed by Navajita Platea ft. Buika
- Samba:
Samba Beach
performed by Danny Davis, Peter Weitz
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2016?2017
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Competitive highlights
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GP:
Grand Prix
; CS:
Challenger Series
; JGP:
Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Caffa
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Ice dancing with Rahier
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Ladies' singles
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References
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External links
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