Arnaud Caffa
| Arnaud Caffa | |||||||||||||||
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 Caffa in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1998 Les Lilas, France | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | France | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Natacha Lagouge | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Maurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Vitry Skating Club | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arnaud Caffa (born 20 October 1998) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Natacha Lagouge, he is the 2022 CS Ice Challenge silver medalist, 2022 International Challenge Cup champion, and 2023 World University Games bronze medalist.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Caffa began skating as a ten-year-old and started training in ice dancing two years later.[1] His first partnership fell apart after three years.[2]
His second partner was Justine Scache. The two competed in the novice category during the 2013–14 season and moved up to the junior ranks the following season. In the 2016–17 season, Scache/Caffa received an ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment and finished eleventh at the event, which took place in September 2016 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Their partnership ended after four seasons when Scache retired from the sport.[2]
Caffa teamed up with Canada's Maia Iannetta after a tryout in mid-May 2017 in Novi, Michigan.[2] The two represented France in junior ice dancing at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and Ice Star.[3]
2018–19 season
[edit]After a year of training in the United States, Caffa returned to France in June 2018.[1] He contacted French ice dancer Natacha Lagouge soon after her first partnership ended in November 2018. 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.[1]
2019–20 season
[edit]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
[edit]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.[1]
2021–22 season
[edit]Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under Maurizio Margaglio and Neil Brown in Helsinki, Finland.[4]
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
[edit]Lagouge/Caffa won silver at the Britannia Cup in August, bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte 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.[5]
At the 2023 French Championships, the duo would finish fourth. Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games, Lagouge/Caffa won the bronze medal. They would then end their season with another bronze medal at the 2023 Bavarian Open.[5]
2023–24 season
[edit]Lagouge/Caffa started the season by finishing eleventh at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They then won the bronze medal at the 2023 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy and the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup, the duo finished seventh and third, respectively.[5]
Selected to compete at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, Lagouge/Caffa finished tenth. They then finished fifth at the 2024 French Championships before closing their season with a silver medal win at the 2024 Bavarian Open.[5]
2024–25 season
[edit]Beginning their season at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy, Lagouge/Caffa finished in fourth place. They went on to finish fourth at the 2024 Master's de Patinage before finishing fifth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[5]
Programs
[edit]With Lagouge
[edit]| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
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| 2024–2025 [6] |
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| 2023–2024 [7] |
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| 2022–2023 [8] |
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| 2021–2022 [4] |
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| 2020–2021 [9] |
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| 2019–2020 [10] |
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With Scache
[edit]| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2016–2017 |
Competitive highlights
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Lagouge
[edit]| International[5] | ||||||
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| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| GP Finland | 10th | |||||
| GP France | 10th | TBD | ||||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 7th | |||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 2nd | |||||
| CS Lombardia | 6th | 4th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 4th | 11th | ||||
| CS Nepela | 10th | |||||
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | 6th | 3rd | 5th | |||
| CS Warsaw Cup | C | 10th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| Bosphorus Cup | 6th | |||||
| Britannia Cup | 2nd | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | |||||
| Mezzaluna Cup | 3rd | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | |||||
| Open d'Andorra | 3rd | |||||
| University Games | 3rd | |||||
| National[5][11] | ||||||
| French Champ. | 6th | C | 5th | 4th | 5th | |
| Masters | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
With Iannetta
[edit]| International: Junior[3] | |
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| Event | 2017–18 |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8th |
| Ice Star | 6th |
| National[11] | |
| French Championships | 5th J |
| Master's de Patinage | 4th J |
With Scache
[edit]| International: Junior[12] | |||
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| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| JGP Czech Republic | 11th | ||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 4th | ||
| GP Bratislava | 2nd | ||
| NRW Trophy | 13th | ||
| Open d'Andorra | 4th | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 11th | ||
| National | |||
| French Championships | 7th J | 10th J | 7th J |
| Master's de Patinage | 7th J | 6th J | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa". ice-dance.com. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Parker, Jim (February 21, 2018). "Windsor ice dancer pursues Olympic dream competing for France". Windsor Star.
- ^ a b "Maia IANNETTA / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Arnaud CAFFA". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Justine SCACHE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1998 births
- French male ice dancers
- Living people
- People from Les Lilas
- Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Winter World University Games
- Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France
- 21st-century French sportsmen