Alban Préaubert

Alban Préaubert (born 20 September 1985) is a French former competitive figure skater. He won six ISU Grand Prix medals and five French national bronze medals (2006, 2008–11).

Alban Préaubert
Préaubert at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard.
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Born (1985-09-20) 20 September 1985
Grenoble, France
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former coachAnnick Dumont, Pierre Trente, Thierry Gasc, Alain Fusco, Elena Issatchenko, Philippe Pélissier
Former choreographerRomain Haguenauer, Pasquale Camerlengo, Karine Arribert, Corinne Meunier, Nikolai Morozov, Muriel Zazoui
Skating clubCMSG Charleville Mezieres
Training locationsChampigny-sur-Marne
Courchevel
Began skating1991
Retired2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total222.44
2008 Trophée Eric Bompard
Short program76.37
2010 Europeans
Free skate149.20
2008 Trophée Eric Bompard
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
2003 OstravaMen's singles

Personal life

Alban Préaubert was born on 20 September 1985 in Grenoble, France.[1] His studies focused on economy and management. He graduated with an MBA from ESCP Europe in May 2010.[2][3] He expressed interest in sports management.[4] As of 2011, he works for an asset management company in Paris.[5] He has a red belt in judo.[6]

Skating career

Préaubert began skating in 1991.[1] He was immediately attracted to skating after his father brought him to an ice rink to improve his balance for skiing.[6]

Early in his career, he trained with Elena Issatchenko,[7] champion of the USSR in 1965 and 1966, at Charleville-Mezieres. He later moved to work with coach Annick Dumont. Préaubert won the French junior national title and a medal on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. He skated at both junior and senior events in 2004–05.

2005–06 season

Préaubert had a successful season in his first full year as a senior, with a podium finish at the 2006 French nationals, a 6th place showing at his first Europeans, and an 8th place in his World Championships debut.

2006–07 season

For the 2006–07 Grand Prix season, Préaubert was assigned to 2006 Skate America and the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard; he won the bronze and silver medals, respectively,[8] qualifying him for the Grand Prix Final, where he finished fourth. He again finished sixth at the European Championships, but dropped out of the top ten at Worlds.

2007–08 season

In 2007–08, Préaubert was again assigned to Skate America and the Trophée Eric Bompard; a fifth-place finish at Skate America dropped him out of contention for the Grand Prix final. He was tenth at the European Championships and was forced to withdraw from Worlds due to a back injury.[9]

2008–09 season

Préaubert began the 2008–09 season by defeating his countryman Brian Joubert at the French Masters and winning his third Trophée Eric Bompard medal, a bronze. He also won the bronze at the Cup of Russia and was an alternate for the Grand Prix Final. He finished third at French Nationals and was selected to go to Europeans, where he finished in fifth place, but was only third among the French skaters. As a result, Préaubert was not chosen to compete at the World Championships.[10]

2009–10 season
Préaubert in 2009

In the 2009–10 season, Préaubert again medalled on the Grand Prix circuit, winning bronze at Skate Canada. He again finished third at French nationals. The French men were competing for only two spots at the Olympics, and Préaubert, along with runner-up Yannick Ponsero, were selected for the European Championships only. There, Préaubert came in 7th. In March 2010, he participated in a French federation test skate to determine the second entry for the World Championships; Brian Joubert was eventually chosen.

2010–11 season

Préaubert finished fifth and sixth at his two Grand Prix assignments in 2010–11, and followed this with his fifth bronze medal at French nationals. It was his final competitive season.

Programs
Préaubert performs his Rolling Stones program in 2009
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2010–11
[1]
2009–10
[11]
2008–09
[12]
  • Kalinka
  • Les bateliers de la Volga
    by Maxime Rodriguez
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
  • Night on Bald Mountain
    by Modest Mussorgsky
  • Le vol du bourdon
    by Robert Wells
2004–05
  • Jaleo Project
    by Louis Winsberg
2003–04
  • Robot
2002–03
[7]

Competitive highlights
Préaubert after winning the bronze medal at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[13]
Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11
Worlds8th11thWD
Europeans6th6th10th5th7th10th
GP Final4th
GP Bompard8th2nd3rd3rd7th
GP Cup of China9th
GP Cup of Russia6th3rd5th
GP NHK Trophy10th
GP Skate Canada3rd6th
GP Skate America3rd5th
Cup of Nice2nd3rd
Ice Challenge3rd
Triglav Trophy1st
Universiade6th3rd
International: Junior[13]
Junior Worlds3rd4th9th
JGP Croatia2nd
JGP Germany8th
JGP Slovakia11th
JGP Slovenia4th
National[13]
French Champ.7th J.2nd J.1st J.6th3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd
Masters3rd2nd5th2nd3rd1st3rd3rd
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Alban PREAUBERT: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
  2. Peret, Paul (February 2, 2011). "Préaubert Takes a Classical Approach". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. Louvet, Bertrand-Régis (May 28, 2010). "Un 16/20 pour Alban Préaubert". Le Parisien. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  4. Berlot, Jean-Christophe (February 29, 2008). "Preaubert balanced on and off ice". Icenetwork. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  5. Pohu, Sylvain (October 6, 2011). "Patinage artistique / La carrière en pointillés d'Alban Préaubert" [The career of Alban Préaubert] (in French). L'Union. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  6. Mittan, Barry (August 13, 2007). "French Funny Man". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  7. "Alban PREAUBERT: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 July 2003.
  8. "Joubert wins Trophee Eric Bompard gold". GoldenSkate. November 26, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  9. Berlot, Jean-Christophe (October 5, 2008). "Preaubert surprises Joubert at French Masters". Icenetwork. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  10. Bod, Titanilla (2009). "Alban Preaubert: "I skate for my own pleasure, not for the results"". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  11. "Alban PREAUBERT: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009.
  12. "Alban PREAUBERT: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009.
  13. "Competition Results: Alban PREAUBERT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.

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