Luc Economides
Born (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
HometownRouen
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
CoachFlorent Amodio, Sofia Amodio, Ivan Righini
Skating clubAmodio Academy
Began skating2004

Luc Economides (born 2 March 1999) is a French figure skater. He is the 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria silver medalist, 2019 Santa Claus Cup champion, 2018 French national junior champion, and two-time French national senior medalist. He qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships and finished 15th overall. In 2022 he reached 19th place in the world ranking.

Personal life

Economides was born on 2 March 1999 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.[1] He was raised in Rouen.[2]

Career

Early years

Economides began learning to skate in 2004.[1] In 2012, he began commuting from Rouen to Cergy-Pontoise in order to be coached by Bernard Glesser.[2]

In 2013, he competed internationally in the advanced novice ranks. His junior international debut came in November 2014. In January 2015, he placed 8th at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Dornbirn, Austria.[3]

Around 2015, he began training in Switzerland after Glesser decided to move there.[4]

2016–2017 season

During the season, Economides was coached by Bernard Glesser and Jean-François Ballester in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.[5] Making his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, he finished 11th in August at the 2016 JGP in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France. After placing 5th, competing in the senior ranks at the French Championships, he won bronze at the French Junior Championships. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei but was eliminated after placing 30th in the short program.[6]

2017–2018 season

Economides trained under Glesser at the start of the season. Competing in the 2017 JGP series, he won silver in early September in Salzburg, Austria, and placed 4th in October in Gdańsk, Poland.[6]

Economides won the French junior title in February 2018. In March, he qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships. Ranked 21st in the short program and 13th in the free skate, he would finish 15th overall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Florent Amodio became his coach before Junior Worlds.[6][7]

2018–2019 season

Economides made his senior international debut at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy in September, where he placed eighth. He competed in two other Challenger events, placing thirteenth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy and seventh at the 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy. He placed fourth at the 2020 French Championships at the senior level.[6]

2019–2020 season

Economides performed at two Challenger events, placing thirteenth again at the Finlandia Trophy and fifteenth at the Warsaw Cup. He was sixth at the French Championships.[6]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly limiting international competition, Economides' only event of the year was the Master's de Patinage, where he placed eighth.[6]

2021–2022 season

Economides began the season by winning the silver medal at the Master's de Patinage. He made his international season debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, placing eleventh. He then went on to win gold at the International Cup of Nice before closing his season with a bronze medal at the French Figure Skating Championships behind Kévin Aymoz and Adam Siao Him Fa.[6]

2022–2023 season

Economides started the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. He then went on to win gold and silver at the Master's de Patinage and the International Cup of Nice, respectively.[6]

Making his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, Economides scored personal best short program, free skating, and combined total scores. He finished sixth overall.[6]

2023–2024 season

Appearing on the Grand Prix for the second consecutive season at the Grand Prix de France, Economides placed sixth overall. He expressed satisfaction with his performance, as well as at having fulfilled his ambition of getting a second Grand Prix, the 2023 NHK Trophy.[8] He went on to finish tenth in Japan.[9]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[10]
2022–2023
[11]
2021–2022
[12]
2020–2021
[13]
2019–2020
[13]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[7]
  • Un Amor
    by Gipsy Kings
    choreo. by Florent Amodio
2016–2017
[5]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
EuropeansTBD
GP France6th
GP NHK Trophy10th
CS Cup of AustriaWD
CS Budapest Trophy7th
CS Denis TenWD
CS Finlandia13th13th11th
CS Golden SpinWD
CS Lombardia8th6th
CS Tallinn Trophy7th
CS Warsaw Cup15th4th
Bellu Memorial1st
Challenge Cup13th
Cup of Nice1st2nd
Santa Claus Cup1st
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds30th15th
JGP Austria2nd
JGP France11th
JGP Poland4th
JGP Russia10th
EYOF8th
Volvo Open Cup5th
International: Advanced novice[3]
Gardena6th
NRW Trophy2nd
Rooster Cup4th
National[6][3]
France9th7th5th7th4th6th3rdWD2nd
France: Junior7th3rd3rd1st
France: Novice2nd2nd
Masters4th J5th J3rd J2nd J1st J2nd3rd8th2nd3rd4th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Luc Economidès, l'âme des patins". 13commeune.fr (in French). 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Luc ECONOMIDES". rinkresults.com.
  4. ↑ Ménard, Julie (21 July 2017). "Formé à Cergy, Luc vise le podium de la Summer Cup". Le Parisien (in French).
  5. 1 2 "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Competition Results: Luc ECONOMIDES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Slater, Paula (4 November 2023). "Siao Him Fa edges out Malinin for Grand Prix gold in France". Golden Skate. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Slater, Paula (26 November 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama reclaims NHK Trophy title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Luc ECONOMIDES: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
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