Lionel Rumi ( he, ליונל רומי; born August 12, 1986) is a French-Israeli

ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

and model. He skated for France with

Élodie Brouiller Élodie Brouiller (born 23 July 1987) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Benoît Richaud, she competed at two World Junior Championships, placing 13th in 2006 and 7th in 2007. Brouiller/Richaud won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand ...

and Scarlett Rouzet until 2008 and then began representing Israel with Brooke Frieling.

Personal life

Rumi was born in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, in

Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône an ...

, France. He immigrated to Israel in 2008.

Career

Rumi initially skated for France. His partners from 1999 to 2007 were Lætitia Fenet,

, and Scarlett Rouzet.Ice-dance.com Interview
He competed in

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

events from 2003 through 2007 and the European Youth Olympic Games in 2003. He twice won the French national novice title and the junior title at the

Master's de Patinage The Master's de Patinage is an annual figure skating test competition held in September in Villard de Lans, France. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes refe ...

. He and Scarlett Rouzet were substitutes for the 2008 European Championships. In 2008, Rumi teamed up with Brooke Frieling to compete for Israel. They placed 20th at the 2011 European Championships and 24th at the 2011 World Championships.

Competitive highlights

(2002–2005) * Scarlett Rouzet (2005–2008) * Brooke Frieling (2009-2011)

Personal bests

Music

References

External links

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ISU Biography
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Official Website of Israel Federation
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Official Website of Scarlett Rouzet and Lionel Rumi
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Official Website of Brooke Frieling and Lionel Rumi
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Lionel Rumi Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rumi, Lionel 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Lyon French male ice dancers Israeli male ice dancers Israeli people of French-Jewish descent French Jews French emigrants to Israel