Birth
date
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09/20/1984
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Birth
place
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Poitiers
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Height
/ weight
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1m79,
74 kg
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Town |
Poitiers
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Club |
CSG
Poitiers
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Practice
rink |
Poitiers
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Coach
|
Andreï
Berezintsev
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Former
coach : |
Véronique
Guyon-Desgardins, Laurent Depouilly
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Started
to skate at |
4
years
|
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Brian with
his coach, Andreï Berezintsev
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Brian stepped on the ice
for the first time at 4 at the rink of Poitiers,
following the steps of his elder sisters. He liked
the contact with the ice immediately, and even though
he started with hockey he later switched to figure
skating (still, he sometimes put the pick-less skates
after a practice session). He rapidly took part
in competitions, a few in ice-dance with his sister.
He has been detected as a promising skater at a
young age, and at 6-7 Véronique Guyon-Desgardins
noticed him; he was maybe not the most successfull
skater among the other kids, but he already had
a fighting spirit and didn't really spend his time
close to the board... Véronique is his coach
ever since.
Had he not persevere in figure skating, Brian would
have none-the-less practiced a sport, maybe as a
fencer.
Regarding studies, Brian is actually following a
normal year, with major in science. He concentrated
more on skating during the 2001-2002 season as he
skated at Europeans (bronze medal !) and World Championships,
and at the Olympic Games. In the long term specter,
Brian thinks about getting his diploma to become
a coach, and why not later becoming the manager
of the French Teams.
His main goal is clear :
to become European, World and Olympic champion !
His best souvenir so far : the parade of the Oympic
Game opening ceremony.
His best element in skating : jumps ! with four
rotation if possible... The loop is his least-favored
jump, even though he has already landed it in combination
after a triple flip. Besides the jumps, another
element he like is simply forward crossovers, because
'when you do them right you don't feel the ice anymore'.
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