Geoffrey Brissaud (born 23 March 1998) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Evgeniia Lopareva, he is a three-time French national champion, the 2024 Grand Prix de France champion, a four-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, the a three-time ISU Challenger Series gold medalist, and a two-time International Challenge Cup champion (2021 and 2023). Earlier in their career they finished in the top ten at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

With his former skating partner, Sarah-Marine Rouffanche, Brissaud competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. They qualified for the free dance and finished fifteenth overall.[1]

Personal life

Brissaud was born on 23 March 1998 in Limoges, France. He was formerly engaged to Azerbaijani single skater, Ekaterina Ryabova from 2022 to 2023.[2] As of 2024, he is in a relationship with French singles skater, Léa Serna.[3]

Career

Early years

Brissaud began figure skating in 2000. Teaming up with Sarah-Marine Rouffanche, Brissaud started competing as an ice dancer in 2010. Brissaud/Rouffanche initially trained in Lyon under coaches, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder before later moving to Milan, Italy to train under Barbara Fusar Poli, Stefano Caruso, and Cedric Pernet. Together, the team would win silver on the junior level at the 2015 and 2017 French Championships, and competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships, finishing fifteenth. Their partnership would dissolve following the 2016–17 season.[4][5][6]

Partnership with Lopareva

2018–19 season

Before the start of the 2018–19 season, Brissaud teamed up with Russian ice dancer, Evgeniia Lopareva, to compete for France. It was subsequently announced that they would be coached by Ekaterina Rubleva in Moscow, Russia.[7] The new team received two international assignments – the 2019 Egna Dance Trophy, where they took silver in the junior division, and the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where they placed tenth.[8]

2019–20 season: Senior international debut

Lopareva/Brissaud made their senior international debut in September at their first assignment of the 2019–20 season, the 2019 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.[8]

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 the European Championships for the first time, placing fifteenth.[8]

Following the season, the team would move their training from Moscow, Russia to Lyon, France, where they were coached by Roxane Petetin, Fabian Bourzat, Ekaterina Rubleva, and Ivan Shefer.[9]

2020–21 season: World Championship debut

Lopareva/Brissaud were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. They made their World Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing seventeenth.[8] 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 the 2022 Winter Olympics and the following year's world championships.[10]

2021–22 season

Lopareva/Brissaud made their seasonal Challenger debut at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing eighth. They were initially assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Cup of China, but following its cancellation, they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia. They placed sixth at the event, setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score. They finished in fourth place at the 2021 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.[8]

After winning a silver medal at the International Cup of Nice, Lopareva/Brissaud won their second consecutive national silver medal. They were assigned to the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, where they finished ninth.[8]

2022–23 season: Challenger and Grand Prix medals

Prior to the season, it was announced that Lopareva and Brissaud would begin splitting their time between training in Lyon, France under coach, Roxane Petetin, and in Montreal, Quebec, Canada under coaches, Romain Haguenauer, Marie France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Pascal Denis.[11][12] Lopareva/Brissaud began the season by winning the silver medal at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy.[8] With Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron sitting out at least the season, Lopareva/Brissaud, were the most senior French team assigned to compete at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, where they won the bronze medal, their first on the Grand Prix.[13] They finished fifth at the 2022 NHK Trophy.[14]

At the French championships in Rouen, Lopareva/Brissaud won the national title for the first time in their career.[15] At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, they finished sixth in the rhythm dance, missing the final flight of the free dance by 0.42 behind Czechs Taschlerová/Taschler.[16] They overtook the Czechs in the free dance, finishing fifth overall.[17] They finished twelfth at the 2023 World Championships.[8] Lopareva/Brissaud then joined Team France for the 2023 World Team Trophy, finishing fifth in the rhythm dance and fourth in the free dance.[18][19] Team France finished in fifth place.[20]

2023–24 season

Lopareva and Brissaud performing their rhythm dance at the 2024 World Championships

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 French synth-pop singer Mylène Farmer. Their free program was a "biographical" story using the music of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, with Brissaud playing Rachmaninoff and Lopareva his "muse and inspiration."[21]

Performing a lift during their free dance at the 2024 World Championships

Lopareva/Brissaud began the season at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International, winning the silver medal. They were invited to participate in the Shanghai Trophy, earning a second silver medal.[8] They started on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, where they finished third in the rhythm dance, only 0.60 points behind Canadian training mates Lajoie/Lagha.[22] 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.[21] With their home Grand 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."[23] The podium of gold medalists Guignard/Fabbri, silver medalists Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen, and bronze medalists Lopareva/Brissaud was the same as the previous year.[24] Following the Grand Prix, the duo won gold at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup.[8]

After retaining their French national title, Lopareva/Brissaud competed at the 2024 European Championships, where they placed fourth in both segments and fourth overall, 6.20 points back of bronze medalists Reed/Ambrulevičius of Lithuania.[25]

Lopareva and Brissaud perform their rhythm dance at 2024 Skate Canada International

Lopareva/Brissaud concluded the season at the 2024 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.[26]

2024–25 season: Grand Prix gold medal

Lopareva and Brissaud made their season debut at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy, where they won the silver medal.[8] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they won the bronze medal at the 2024 Skate Canada International.[27] At the 2024 Grand Prix de France, Lopareva and Brissaud had a surprise victory after Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri unexpectedly faltered during their free dance.[8][28] With these Grand Prix series results, Lopareva and Brissaud qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the first time in their careers.[29]

Lopareva/Brissaud subsequently competed on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, winning the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy and the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[8]

At the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France, the team finished in sixth place. Two weeks later, they captured their third consecutive national title at the 2025 French Championships.[8]

Programs

Ice dance with Evgeniia Lopareva

Season Short dance/Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition Ref.
2018–19 — [7]
2019–21 [30][9]
2021–22
  • "Adagio in Sol Minores" Mi 26
    By Hauser
  • "Allegretto"
    By Karl Jenkins
    Choreo. By Alexander Zhulin & Kader Belmoktar
 [31]
2022–23 [11]
2023–24
  • "Elegie in E-Flat Minor", Op. 3, No. 1
  • "Prélude in C-Sharp Minor", Op. 3, No. 2
    All by Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron & Romain Haguenauer
 [12]
2024–25
  • "Nightflight to Venus"
  • "Rasputin"
  • "Rasputin" (Bassflow 4.0 mix)
    All by Boney M.
    Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron & Romain Haguenauer
  • "Elephant"
  • "Fugue in D Minor"
  • "360"
    By BFRND
    Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron & Romain Haguenauer
 [32]

With Rouffanche

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[6]
2015–16
[33]
  • Waltz: Valse Parisienne
    by Ian Hugues
  • Slow fox: For Me Formidable
    by Charles Aznavour, Jacques Plante
2014–15
[34]
2013–14
[5]
2011–12
[35]

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Evgeniia Lopareva

Competition placements at senior level [36]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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)
GP Italy 6th
GP France 4th 3rd 3rd 1st
GP NHK Trophy 5th
GP Skate America 3rd
GP Skate Canada 3rd
CS Autumn Classic 2nd
CS Budapest Trophy 2nd
CS Lombardia Trophy 8th
CS Nepela Memorial 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
CS Warsaw 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
Competition placements at junior level [36]
Season 2018–19
World Junior Championships 10th
French Championships 2nd
Egna Dance Trophy 2nd
Master's de Patinage 2nd

Ice dance with Sarah-Marine Rouffanche

Competition placements at junior level [4]
Season 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
World Junior Championships 15th
French Championships 6th 2nd 3rd 2nd
JGP Estonia 8th 6th
JGP France 6th
JGP Poland 8th
JGP Slovakia 14th
JGP Slovenia 7th
JGP United States 8th
Master's de Patinage 5th 2nd 3rd 4th
NRW Trophy 7th 16th
Santa Claus Cup 2nd 4th 4th
Tallinn Trophy 3rd

Detailed results

Ice dance with Evgeniia Lopareva

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [36]
Segment Type Score Event
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

Senior level

Results in the 2019–20 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 19–21, 2019 Slovakia 2019 CS Nepela Memorial 8 63.98 4 101.70 5 165.68
Sep 26–28, 2019 France 2019 Master's de Patinage 4 63.76 4 105.47 4 169.23
Nov 14–17, 2019 Poland 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 4 65.83 4 101.45 4 167.28
Dec 19–21, 2019 France 2020 French Championships 3 71.39 3 111.48 3 182.87
Jan 20–26, 2020 Austria 2020 European Championships 8 63.98 4 101.70 5 165.68
Results in the 2020–21 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 1–3, 2020 France 2020 Master's de Patinage 2 70.43 1 110.82 1 181.25
Feb 5–6, 2021 France 2021 French Championships 2 75.42 2 114.12 2 189.54
Feb 26–28, 2021 Netherlands 2021 International Challenge Cup 2 75.42 2 114.12 2 189.54
Mar 22–28, 2021 Sweden 2021 World Championships 19 66.80 17 102.90 17 169.70
Results in the 2021–22 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 10–12, 2021 Italy 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 6 67.43 12 90.00 8 157.43
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021 France 2021 Master's de Patinage 2 75.83 2 114.97 2 190.80
Oct 20–24, 2021 France 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 2 69.01 2 105.68 2 174.69
Nov 5–7, 2021 Italy 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 6 67.31 5 107.32 6 174.63
Nov 19–21, 2021 France 2021 Internationaux de France 5 69.23 4 106.71 4 175.94
Dec 16–18, 2022 France 2022 French Championships 2 76.64 2 119.28 2 195.92
Jan 10–16, 2022 Estonia 2022 European Championships 10 70.22 9 108.12 9 178.34
Results in the 2022–23 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 6–8, 2022 France 2022 Master's de Patinage 1 79.90 1 121.23 1 201.13
Oct 13–16, 2022 Hungary 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 2 76.83 2 116.02 2 192.85
Nov 4–6, 2022 France 2022 Grand Prix de France 3 73.17 3 113.98 3 187.15
Nov 18–20, 2022 Japan 2022 NHK Trophy 6 72.84 5 111.79 5 184.63
Dec 15–17, 2022 France 2023 French Championships 1 76.87 1 121.22 1 198.09
Jan 23–29, 2023 Finland 2023 European Championships 6 76.49 5 115.36 5 191.85
Feb 23–26, 2023 Netherlands 2023 International Challenge Cup 1 77.33 1 119.13 1 196.46
Mar 20–26, 2023 Japan 2023 World Championships 12 72.80 13 110.81 12 183.61
Apr 13–16, 2023 Japan 2023 World Team Trophy 5 76.15 4 118.52 5 (5) 194.67
Results in the 2023–24 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 14–16, 2023 Canada 2023 CS Autumn Classic International 2 72.28 1 114.66 2 186.94
Sep 28–30, 2023 France 2023 Master's de Patinage 1 81.14 1 116.42 1 197.56
Oct 3–5, 2023 China 2023 Shanghai Trophy 2 73.56 2 112.16 2 185.72
Oct 20–22, 2023 United States 2023 Skate America 3 77.20 3 116.27 3 193.47
Nov 3–5, 2023 France 2023 Grand Prix de France 3 76.95 3 113.87 3 190.82
Nov 16–19, 2023 Poland 2023 CS Warsaw Cup 1 77.84 1 118.62 1 196.56
Dec 10–14, 2023 France 2024 French Championships 1 84.11 1 119.29 1 203.40
Jan 8–14, 2024 Lithuania 2024 European Championships 4 78.47 4 118.70 4 197.17
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 7 80.01 8 120.27 8 200.28
Results in the 2024–25 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 26–28, 2024 France 2024 Master's de Patinage 1 82.19 1 118.52 1 200.71
Oct 3–5, 2024 China 2024 Shanghai Trophy 3 77.35 2 118.03 2 195.38
Oct 25–27, 2024 Canada 2024 Skate Canada International 3 76.76 3 117.49 3 194.25
Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024 France 2024 Grand Prix de France 2 77.75 1 117.52 1 195.27
Nov 12–17, 2024 Estonia 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 1 78.93 1 119.98 1 198.91
Nov 20–24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 1 80.36 1 121.53 1 201.89
Dec 5–8, 2024 France 2024–25 Grand Prix Final 5 76.98 6 118.93 6 195.91
Dec 20–21, 2024 France 2025 French Championships 1 83.42 1 130.76 1 214.18
Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 Estonia 2025 European Championships 2 82.75 4 124.01 2 206.76

Junior level

Results in the 2018–19 season [36]
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 25–27, 2018 France 2018 Master's de Patinage 2 53.29 2 81.20 2 134.49
Feb 1–3, 2019 Italy 2019 Egna Dance Trophy 2 58.56 2 90.06 2 148.62
Feb 22–24, 2019 France 2019 French Championships (Junior) 2 58.55 2 87.76 2 146.31
Mar 4–10, 2019 Croatia 2019 World Junior Championships 10 57.99 10 83.99 10 141.98

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