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![]() Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud at the2019 World Junior Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Evgeniia Aleksandrovna Lopareva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native name | Евгения Александровна Лопарёва | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Evgeniia Lopareva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2000-05-30)May 30, 2000 (age 24) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Ice dance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Geoffrey Brissaud (since 2018) Alexei Karpushov (2014–18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Roxane Petetin Romain Haguenauer Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Pascal Denis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Lyon Glace Patinage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evgeniia Aleksandrovna Lopareva (Russian:Евгения Александровна Лопарёва, born May 5, 2000) is a Russian-Frenchice dancer who competes for France. With her partner,Geoffrey Brissaud, she is a three-timeFrench national champion, the2024 Grand Prix de France champion, a four-timeGrand Prix bronze medalist, a three-timeISU Challenger Series gold medalist, and a two-timeInternational Challenge Cup champion (2021 and2023). Earlier in their career they finished in the top ten at the2019 World Junior Championships.
Lopareva was born on May 30, 2000, in Moscow, Russia. She received her French citizenship in May 2022.[1]
Lopareva began learning how to skate as a four-year-old in 2004.[2] She competed with her first partner, Alexey Karpushov, for five seasons. The two debuted on theISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2016, placing fourth inOstrava, Czech Republic. They had the same overall result at2018 JGP Austria but did not compete again for the rest of the season. The team ended their partnership before the start of the2018–19 figure skating season.[3]
Before the start of the 2018–19 season, Lopareva teamed up with French ice dancer,Geoffrey Brissaud, to compete for France. It was subsequently announced that they would be coached byEkaterina Rubleva inMoscow, Russia.[4] The new team received two international assignments – the2019 Egna Dance Trophy, where they took silver in the junior division, and the2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where they placed tenth.[5]
Lopareva/Brissaud made their senior international debut in September at their first assignment of the 2019–20 season, the2019 CS Nepela Memorial Trophy. Here, the team placed eighth in the rhythm dance but made a comeback in the free dance (fourth) to finish sixth overall. The pair also set new personal bests in all three segments at the event.[5]
At their next Challenger Series assignment,2019 CS Warsaw Cup, Lopareva/Brissaud again set another personal best in the rhythm dance. After taking the bronze medal at the senior French Championships, they competed at theEuropean Championships for the first time, placing fifteenth.[6]
Following the season, the team would move their training fromMoscow, Russia toLyon, France, where they were coached byRoxane Petetin,Fabian Bourzat,Ekaterina Rubleva, andIvan Shefer.[7]
Lopareva/Brissaud were scheduled to make theirGrand Prix debut at the2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[8] They made their World Championship debut at the2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing seventeenth.[9] Their placement combined with the sixteenth-place finish of the other French dance team competing at the championships qualified a single berth for France at the2022 Winter Olympics, as well as the following year's world championships.[10]
Lopareva/Brissaud made their seasonalChallenger debut at the2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing eighth.[11] They were initially assigned to make theirGrand Prix debut at the2021 Cup of China, but following its cancellation, they were reassigned to the2021 Gran Premio d'Italia.[12] They placed sixth at the event, setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score.[13] They went on to finish in fourth place at the2021 Internationaux de France, setting new personal bests in the rhythm dance and total score. Lopareva said they were "very happy with the result" of their first Grand Prix season.[14]
After winning a silver medal at theInternational Cup of Nice, Lopareva/Brissaud won their second consecutive national silver medal.[5] They were assigned to the2022 European Championships inTallinn, where they finished ninth.[15]
Prior to the season, it was announced that Lopareva and Brissaud would begin splitting their time between training inLyon, France under coach,Roxane Petetin, and inMontreal, Quebec, Canada under coaches,Romain Haguenauer,Marie France Dubreuil,Patrice Lauzon, andPascal Denis.[16][17]
They began the season by winning the silver medal at the2022 CS Budapest Trophy.[5] WithGabriella Papadakis andGuillaume Cizeron sitting out at least the season, Lopareva/Brissaud, were the most senior French team assigned to compete at the2022 Grand Prix de France, where they won the bronze medal, their first on theGrand Prix.[18] They finished fifth at the2022 NHK Trophy.[19]
At the French championships inRouen, Lopareva/Brissaud won the national title for the first time in their career.[20] At the2023 European Championships inEspoo, they finished sixth in the rhythm dance, missing the final flight of the free dance by 0.42 behind CzechsTaschlerová/Taschler.[21] They overtook the Czechs in the free dance, finishing fifth overall.[22] They finished twelfth at the2023 World Championships.[5] Lopareva/Brissaud then joined Team France for the2023 World Team Trophy, finishing fifth in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance.[23][24] Team France finished in fifth place.[25]
For the 1980s-themed rhythm dance, Lopareva and Brissaud desired to skate to a less conventional choice, and took their coach's recommendation of the work of Frenchsynth-pop singerMylène Farmer. Their free program was a "biographical" story using the music of Russian composerSergei Rachmaninoff, with Brissaud playing Rachmaninoff and Lopareva his "muse and inspiration."[26]
Lopareva/Brissaud began the season at the2023 CS Autumn Classic International, winning the silver medal. They were invited to participate in theShanghai Trophy, earning a second silver medal.[5] They started on theGrand Prix at the2023 Skate America, where they finished third in the rhythm dance, only 0.60 points behind Canadian training matesLajoie/Lagha.[27] They were third in the free dance as well, albeit slightly further behind second-place, and won the bronze medal. Lopareva called the result "very, very special" given the strong field.[26] With their homeGrand Prix de France as their second event, Lopareva/Brissaud finished third in both segments to take the bronze medal. They noted some technical issues, particularly lost levels on their free program dance spin, they said they had felt they had improved their performance elements, with Brissaud saying "we feel like we are improving little by little, step by step."[28] The podium of gold medalistsGuignard/Fabbri, silver medalistsFournier Beaudry/Sørensen, and bronze medalists Lopareva/Brissaud was the same as the previous year.[29] Following the Grand Prix, the duo won gold at the2023 CS Warsaw Cup.[5]
After retaining their French national title, Lopareva/Brissaud competed at the2024 European Championships, where they placed fourth in both segments and fourth overall, 6.20 points back of bronze medalistsReed/Ambrulevičius of Lithuania.[30]
Lopareva/Brissaud concluded the season at the2024 World Championships in Montreal, where they finished seventh in the rhythm dance, breaking the 80-point threshold. They dropped to eighth after the free dance, but broke the 200-point threshold overall, which Brissaud called a "gift", noting that the free dance occurred on his birthday.[31]
Lopareva and Brissaud made their season debut at the2024 Shanghai Trophy, where they won the silver medal.[5] Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they won the bronze medal at the2024 Skate Canada International.[32] At the2024 Grand Prix de France, Lopareva and Brissaud had a surprise victory afterCharlène Guignard andMarco Fabbri unexpectedly faltered during their free dance.[5][33] With these Grand Prix series results, Lopareva and Brissaud qualified for theGrand Prix Final for the first time in their careers.[34]
Lopareva/Brissaud subsequently competed on the2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, winning the2024 CS Tallinn Trophy and the2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[5]
At the Grand Prix Final inGrenoble, France, the team finished in sixth place. Two weeks later, they captured their third consecutive national title at the2025 French Championships.[5]
Season | Short dance/Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition | Ref. |
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2018–19 |
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2019–21 |
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2021–22 |
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2022–23 |
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2023–24 |
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2024–25 |
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Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2017–2018 [37] |
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2016–2017 [38] |
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Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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World Championships | 17th | 12th | 8th | TBD | ||
European Championships | 15th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | |
Grand Prix Final | 6th | |||||
French Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
World Team Trophy | 5th (5th) | |||||
GPItaly | 6th | |||||
GPFrance | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||
GPNHK Trophy | 5th | |||||
GPSkate America | 3rd | |||||
GPSkate Canada | 3rd | |||||
CSAutumn Classic | 2nd | |||||
CSBudapest Trophy | 2nd | |||||
CSLombardia Trophy | 8th | |||||
CSNepela Memorial | 6th | |||||
CSTallinn Trophy | 1st | |||||
CSWarsaw Cup | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
Challenge Cup | 1st | 1st | ||||
Master's de Patinage | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Shanghai Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd |
Season | 2018–19 |
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World Junior Championships | 10th |
French Championships | 2nd |
Egna Dance Trophy | 2nd |
Master's de Patinage | 2nd |
Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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Russian Championships | 9th | 9th | |
JGPAustria | 4th | ||
JGPCzech Republic | 4th |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 206.76 | 2025 European Championships |
Rhythm dance | TSS | 82.75 | 2025 European Championships |
TES | 47.03 | 2025 European Championships | |
PCS | 35.72 | 2025 European Championships | |
Free dance | TSS | 124.01 | 2025 European Championships |
TES | 69.43 | 2025 European Championships | |
PCS | 54.58 | 2025 European Championships |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 19–21, 2019 | ![]() | 8 | 63.98 | 4 | 101.70 | 5 | 165.68 |
Sep 26–28, 2019 | ![]() | 4 | 63.76 | 4 | 105.47 | 4 | 169.23 |
Nov 14–17, 2019 | ![]() | 4 | 65.83 | 4 | 101.45 | 4 | 167.28 |
Dec 19–21, 2019 | ![]() | 3 | 71.39 | 3 | 111.48 | 3 | 182.87 |
Jan 20–26, 2020 | ![]() | 8 | 63.98 | 4 | 101.70 | 5 | 165.68 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 1–3, 2020 | ![]() | 2 | 70.43 | 1 | 110.82 | 1 | 181.25 |
Feb 5–6, 2021 | ![]() | 2 | 75.42 | 2 | 114.12 | 2 | 189.54 |
Feb 26–28, 2021 | ![]() | 2 | 75.42 | 2 | 114.12 | 2 | 189.54 |
Mar 22–28, 2021 | ![]() | 19 | 66.80 | 17 | 102.90 | 17 | 169.70 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 10–12, 2021 | ![]() | 6 | 67.43 | 12 | 90.00 | 8 | 157.43 |
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021 | ![]() | 2 | 75.83 | 2 | 114.97 | 2 | 190.80 |
Oct 20–24, 2021 | ![]() | 2 | 69.01 | 2 | 105.68 | 2 | 174.69 |
Nov 5–7, 2021 | ![]() | 6 | 67.31 | 5 | 107.32 | 6 | 174.63 |
Nov 19–21, 2021 | ![]() | 5 | 69.23 | 4 | 106.71 | 4 | 175.94 |
Dec 16–18, 2022 | ![]() | 2 | 76.64 | 2 | 119.28 | 2 | 195.92 |
Jan 10–16, 2022 | ![]() | 10 | 70.22 | 9 | 108.12 | 9 | 178.34 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 6–8, 2022 | ![]() | 1 | 79.90 | 1 | 121.23 | 1 | 201.13 |
Oct 13–16, 2022 | ![]() | 2 | 76.83 | 2 | 116.02 | 2 | 192.85 |
Nov 4–6, 2022 | ![]() | 3 | 73.17 | 3 | 113.98 | 3 | 187.15 |
Nov 18–20, 2022 | ![]() | 6 | 72.84 | 5 | 111.79 | 5 | 184.63 |
Dec 15–17, 2022 | ![]() | 1 | 76.87 | 1 | 121.22 | 1 | 198.09 |
Jan 23–29, 2023 | ![]() | 6 | 76.49 | 5 | 115.36 | 5 | 191.85 |
Feb 23–26, 2023 | ![]() | 1 | 77.33 | 1 | 119.13 | 1 | 196.46 |
Mar 20–26, 2023 | ![]() | 12 | 72.80 | 13 | 110.81 | 12 | 183.61 |
Apr 13–16, 2023 | ![]() | 5 | 76.15 | 4 | 118.52 | 5 (5) | 194.67 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 14–16, 2023 | ![]() | 2 | 72.28 | 1 | 114.66 | 2 | 186.94 |
Sep 28–30, 2023 | ![]() | 1 | 81.14 | 1 | 116.42 | 1 | 197.56 |
Oct 3–5, 2023 | ![]() | 2 | 73.56 | 2 | 112.16 | 2 | 185.72 |
Oct 20–22, 2023 | ![]() | 3 | 77.20 | 3 | 116.27 | 3 | 193.47 |
Nov 3–5, 2023 | ![]() | 3 | 76.95 | 3 | 113.87 | 3 | 190.82 |
Nov 16–19, 2023 | ![]() | 1 | 77.84 | 1 | 118.62 | 1 | 196.56 |
Dec 10–14, 2023 | ![]() | 1 | 84.11 | 1 | 119.29 | 1 | 203.40 |
Jan 8–14, 2024 | ![]() | 4 | 78.47 | 4 | 118.70 | 4 | 197.17 |
Mar 18–24, 2024 | ![]() | 7 | 80.01 | 8 | 120.27 | 8 | 200.28 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 26–28, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 82.19 | 1 | 118.52 | 1 | 200.71 |
Oct 3–5, 2024 | ![]() | 3 | 77.35 | 2 | 118.03 | 2 | 195.38 |
Oct 25–27, 2024 | ![]() | 3 | 76.76 | 3 | 117.49 | 3 | 194.25 |
Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024 | ![]() | 2 | 77.75 | 1 | 117.52 | 1 | 195.27 |
Nov 12–17, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 78.93 | 1 | 119.98 | 1 | 198.91 |
Nov 20–24, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 80.36 | 1 | 121.53 | 1 | 201.89 |
Dec 5–8, 2024 | ![]() | 5 | 76.98 | 6 | 118.93 | 6 | 195.91 |
Dec 20–21, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 83.42 | 1 | 130.76 | 1 | 214.18 |
Jan 28 –Feb 2, 2025 | ![]() | 2 | 82.75 | 4 | 124.01 | 2 | 206.76 |
Date | Event | RD | FD | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 25–27, 2018 | ![]() | 2 | 53.29 | 2 | 81.20 | 2 | 134.49 |
Feb 1–3, 2019 | ![]() | 2 | 58.56 | 2 | 90.06 | 2 | 148.62 |
Feb 22–24, 2019 | ![]() | 2 | 58.55 | 2 | 87.76 | 2 | 146.31 |
Mar 4–10, 2019 | ![]() | 10 | 57.99 | 10 | 83.99 | 10 | 141.98 |