Lola Esbrat

Lola Esbrat
Lola Esbrat and Andrei Novoselov in 2018
Born	(1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) Paris, France
Hometown	Vincennes, France
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Partner	Andrei Novoselov
Coach	Claude Thevenard
Skating club	Français Volants Paris Bercy
Began skating	2004

Lola Esbrat (born 29 August 1997) is a French pair skater. With her skating partner Andrei Novoselov, she has won three international medals and is the 2018 French national champion.

Personal life

Esbrat was born on 29 August 1997 in Paris.[1] She studied law via correspondence courses but had stopped her studies by January 2017.[2]

Career

Esbrat began learning to skate in 2004.[1] She competed in ladies' singles through the 2013–14 season. She started training as a pair skater, in partnership with Nicolas Hejzlar, by July 2014.[3]

Partnership with Novoselov

Esbrat and Novoselov at the 2017 Worlds

Esbrat teamed up with Russia's Andrei Novoselov in mid-2015.[2] They are coached by Claude Thevenard in Paris and compete for France.[4] In 2016, the pair won bronze medals at the Toruń Cup and Bavarian Open. In early April, they competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston; they qualified to the free skate and finished 16th overall.

In the 2016–17 season, Esbrat/Novoselov won the silver medal at the NRW Trophy and placed 5th at the Toruń Cup. In January 2017, they placed 11th in the short program, 13th in the free skate, and 13th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Programs

(with Novoselov)

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–2018 [5]	Nocturne (from Lady Caliph) by Ennio Morricone performed by Yo-Yo Ma	The Great Gatsby Back to Black by Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson Catgroove by Parov Stelar Hotel Sayre by Craig Armstrong Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey Crazy in Love
2016–2017 [1]	Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams	The Great Gatsby Back to Black performed by Beyoncé Cat Groove by Parov Stelar Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey Crazy in Love performed by Emeli Sandé
2015–2016 [4]	Fallin' by Alicia Keys	Maleficent by James Newton Howard Once Upon a Dream performed by Lana Del Rey Maleficent by James Newton Howard

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Novoselov

International[6]
Event	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018-19
World Champ.	16th	27th	25th
European Champ.		13th	10th
GP France		WD	7th	WD
CS Tallinn Trophy			4th
Bavarian Open	3rd
Cup of Nice			5th
Cup of Tyrol	4th
NRW Trophy		2nd
Toruń Cup	3rd	5th
National
French Champ.		2nd	1st
Master's			2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles

International[7]
Event	2013–14
Coupe du Printemps	2nd J
National
French Junior Championships	5th
J = Junior level

References

1. "Lola ESBRAT / Andrei NOVOSELOV: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017.
2. Detout, Arnaud (25 January 2017). "" Faut-il que je m'endette pour mon sport ? "" ["Must I go into debt for my sport?"]. Le Parisien (in French).
3. "Effectifs Master's 2014/2015" [Participants: Master's 2014/2015] (PDF) (in French). Commission Sportive Nationale de Danse sur Glace. 28 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2017.
4. "Lola ESBRAT / Andrei NOVOSELOV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016.
5. "Lola ESBRAT / Andrei NOVOSELOV: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018.
6. "Competition Results: Lola ESBRAT / Andrei NOVOSELOV". International Skating Union.
7. "Competition Results: Lola ESBRAT". International Skating Union.

External links

• Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov at the International Skating Union