Romain Ponsart (born 27 April 1992) is a retired French

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 2012

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bronze medalist and 2015

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champion. He is a six-time French National medalist.

Personal life

Ponsart was born on 27 April 1992 in

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, France. He was previously engaged to American figure skater Mariah Bell.

Career

2019 Internationaux de France Friday men SP group 1 Romain PONSART 3

Ponsart began competing on the

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 ...

series in 2009. In 2011, he was selected to compete at the World Junior Championships and finished 17th. In the 2011–12 season, Ponsart received his first senior Grand Prix assignment, the

2011 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris on November 1 ...

, and placed eighth. At the end of the season, he won his first senior international medal, bronze at the 2012 Triglav Trophy. The following season, he struggled with injuries. In October 2013, Ponsart injured his ankle 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 ...

, causing him to withdraw from the

2013 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth event of six in the 2013–14 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy in Paris on November 1 ...

. In August 2015, Ponsart relocated to

Poitiers Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomerat ...

to train with new coach

Brian Joubert Brian Joubert (; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion. On the domestic le ...

. However, the two had disagreements regarding training and ended the coaching relationship in November of that year. In 2016, Ponsart began training under his new coach,

Rafael Arutyunyan Rafael Arutyunyan ( hy, Ռաֆայել Հարությունյան, ''Harutyunyan''; russian: Рафаэль Владимирович Арутюнян; born July 5, 1957) is an Armenian-American figure skating coach. He has coached in Armenia, Rus ...

Programs

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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 ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponsart, Romain 1992 births French male single skaters Living people People from Charleville-Mézières Sportspeople from Ardennes (department) Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade