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Encyclopedia > Gwendal Peizerat
Gwendal Peizerat
Peizerat and partner Marina Anissina compete in 2001.
Personal Info
Country: Flag of France France
Partner: Marina Anissina
ISU Personal Best Scores
Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Bronze 1998 Nagano Ice dancing
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Ice dancing

Gwendal Peizerat (born April 21, 1972 in Bron, France) is a French figure skater and 2002 Olympic champion in ice dancing. Image File history File linksMetadata Anissina_peizerat. ... Marina Anissina (Cyrillic Марина Анисина) (born August 30, 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a French figure skater and the 2002 Olympic champion in ice dancing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Marina Anissina (Cyrillic Марина Анисина) (born August 30, 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a French figure skater and the 2002 Olympic champion in ice dancing. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Ice dancers Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Ice dancers Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... See Bron (language) for the jargon of some Northern Spain tinkerers. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Ice dancers Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ...


Peizerat started skating at age four when he and his sister, then six, followed their parents to the skating club at the rink. He was introduced into ice dancing straight away, coached by Murielle Boucher-Zazoui, who to this day, remains his coach. Ice dancers Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. ...


His first partner was the French figure skater Marina Morel. Together they finished 3rd at the 1990 World Junior Championships. At the 1991 World Junior Championships Morel and Peizerat claimed the silver medal. The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ...


Morel and Peizerat later split up and, in 1993, Peizerat teamed up with Russian figure skater Marina Anissina, whom he had competed against at previous championships. Marina Anissina (Cyrillic Марина Анисина) (born August 30, 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is a French figure skater and the 2002 Olympic champion in ice dancing. ...


The association of the two different cultures with different styles of skating was positive. The pair placed 3rd at 1998 Olympic Games and, in 2000, they won gold medals at the European and World Championships. The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual event in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ...


In 2002, Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peiserat became the first French Olympic Champions in ice dancing. They also won the gold medal at the European Championships that year.


After winning the Olympic gold medal they finished their amateur skating career, turned pro and appear in shows now.


Their signature move is a "reverse lift," in which he, still in her arms, takes both his blades off the ice while both of hers are still on it. The move gives the impression that she is carrying him.


Results with Marina Anissina

  • 2002:
    • OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS
    • EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
  • 2001:
    • 2nd place at the World Championships
    • 2nd place at the European Championships
    • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 2000:
    • WORLD CHAMPIONS
    • EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
    • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 1999:
    • 2nd place at the World Championships
    • 2nd place at the European Championships
    • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 1998:
    • 3rd place at the Olympic Games
    • 2nd place at the World Championships
    • 3rd place at the European Championships
    • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 1997:
    • 5th place at the World Championships
    • 4th place at the European Championships
  • 1996:
    • 4th place at the World Championships
    • 4th place at the European Championships
  • 1995:
    • 6th place at the World Championships
    • 5th place at the European Championships
  • 1994:
    • 10th place at the World Championships
    • 12th place at the European Championships

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