Célina Fradji
2020-01-11 Ice Dance Rhythm Dance (2020 Winter Youth Olympics) by Sandro Halank–0863
Fradji/Fourneaux at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Born (2005-07-10) 10 July 2005
Arpajon, France
HometownBrétigny-sur-Orge, France
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
PartnerJean-Hans Fourneaux
CoachKarine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze
Skating clubOCDV Viry-Châtillon
Began skating2010

Célina Fradji (born 10 July 2005) is a French ice dancer. With her skating partner, Jean-Hans Fourneaux, she is the 2022 JGP France silver medalist, the 2022 French junior national champion, and finished in the top 6 at the 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Celina Fradji was born on 10 July 2005 in Arpajon, France. She started out as an individual figure skater at 4 years old, following in her sister Kenza's footstep also competed in skating as a child.

Career

Early years

Fradji began skating in 2010 at the age of four, inspired by her older sister. She began training in ice dance at 7½, but continued to compete as a single skater up to the advanced novice level through the 2018–19 season. She first met her current skating partner, Jean-Hans Fourneaux, when she was 11 years old, and the team began competing together internationally in 2017.[1]

2019–20 season: Junior Grand Prix debut and Youth Olympics

Fradji/Fourneaux made their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit debut in August as one of the host picks at the 2019 JGP France. The team placed ninth in the rhythm dance and 10th in the free dance to finish 10th overall, the third ranked of the three French teams assigned to the event. While they did not receive a second JGP assignment, Fradji/Fourneaux placed fourth in the junior dance category at the domestic Master's de Patinage, and finished sixth and seventh respectively at their two fall junior B assignments, the 2019 Mezzaluna Cup and the 2019 Pavel Roman Memorial.

In January 2020, Fradji/Fourneaux competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. They were ninth in the rhythm dance and 10th in the free dance to place 10th overall in the individual event. Fradji/Fourneaux were named to Team Discovery, alongside Italian men's skater Nikolaj Memola, Canadian women's skater Catherine Carle, and Russian pair team Apollinariia Panfilova / Dmitry Rylov for the mixed NOC team trophy. The duo was seventh in the ice dance segment, contributing to Team Discovery's sixth place finish overall.

Fradji/Fourneaux concluded their season at the 2020 French Junior Championships, where they placed third behind Loïcia Demougeot / Théo Le Mercier and Lou Terreau / Noé Perron.

2020-2021 Season

Programs

With Fourneaux

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2022–2023
[2]
  • Tango: Gringo Nr. 1
    by Tango for 3
    arr. by Hugo Chouinard
  • Agape
    by Dead Can Dance
  • Epidauros
    by Rajna
    arr. by Hugo Chouinard
  • Ya Nas
    by Bachar Mar-Khalifé
2021–2022
[3]

The Matrix

2019–2021

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice Dance with Fourneaux

International: Junior [4]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Youth Olympics10th
Junior Worlds9th6th
JGP Final6th4th
JGP France10th5th2nd
JGP Japan3rd
JGP Poland I3rd
JGP Russia7th
JGP Thailand2nd
Egna Dance Trophy5th
Ice Challenge10th
Mezzaluna Cup6th1st
Open d'Andorra2nd
Pavel Roman Mem.7th
Santa Claus Cup3rd
Trophée Métropole Nice6th1st
International: Advanced Novice [4]
Mentor Toruń Cup10th
Volvo Open Cup7th
National
French Champ.3rd N2nd N3rd N3rd J4th J1st J2nd J
Master's de Patinage4th J4th J2nd J1st J1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: J = Junior

Women's singles

International: Advanced Novice[5]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20
GP Bratislava15th
Santa Claus Cup24th
National
French Champ.13th N16th N
Levels: N = Advanced novice

References

  1. ↑ "Une Essonnienne championne de danse sur glace" [An Essonne champion of ice dance] (in French). Conseil départemental de l'Essonne. 17 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Celina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Celina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Celina FRADJI / Jean-Hans FOURNEAUX: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "FRA-Célina FRADJI". SkatingScores. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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