Geoffrey Brissaud

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

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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]

Before the start of the 2018–19 season, Brissaud teamed up with Russian-born 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 debuted on the junior level at the 2018 Master's de Patinage, where they won the silver medal. They were subsequently assigned to two international assignments – the 2019 Egna Dance Trophy, where they took silver in the junior division, and the 2019 World Junior Championships, where they placed tenth. Between the two events, they also won the silver medal at the 2019 French Junior Championships.^[8]

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] They then went on to finish fourth at the 2019 Master's de Patinage.^[9]

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.^[10]

Lopareva/Brissaud opened the season by winning gold at the 2020 Master's de Patinage. Although they 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.^[11] They made their World Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing seventeenth.^[12] 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, as well as the following year's world championships.^[13]

Lopareva/Brissaud made their seasonal Challenger debut at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing eighth.^[14] They then competed at the 2021 Master's de Patinage, winning the silver medal.^[9]

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.^[15] They placed sixth at the event, setting new personal bests in the free dance and total score.^[16] They went on to finish 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.^[17]

After winning a silver medal at the International Cup of Nice, Lopareva/Brissaud won their second consecutive national silver medal.^[8] They were assigned to the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, where they finished ninth.^[18]

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.^[19][20]

They began the season by winning gold at the 2022 Master's de Patinage and silver 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.^[21] They finished fifth at the 2022 NHK Trophy.^[22]

At the French championships in Rouen, Lopareva/Brissaud won the national title for the first time in their career.^[23] 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.^[24] They overtook the Czechs in the free dance, finishing fifth overall.^[25] 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.^[26][27] Team France finished in fifth place.^[28]

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."^[29]

Lopareva/Brissaud began the season at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International, winning the silver medal. They then went on to win gold at the 2023 Master's de Patinage and silver at the 2023 Shanghai Trophy.^[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.^[30] 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.^[29] 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."^[31] The podium of gold medalists Guignard/Fabbri, silver medalists Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen, and bronze medalists Lopareva/Brissaud was the same as the previous year.^[32] 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.^[33]

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.^[34]

Lopareva/Brissaud made their season debut at the 2024 Master's de Patinage, winning the gold medal. They followed this up with a silver medal at the 2024 Shanghai Trophy.^[8] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they won the bronze medal at the 2024 Skate Canada International.^[35] At the 2024 Grand Prix de France, Lopareva and Brissaud had a surprise victory after Italian pre-event favourites Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri unexpectedly faltered during their free dance.^[36] Lopareva said she was “speechless and shocked” by the result, adding that it felt “amazing” to have achieved their goal of qualifying for the Grand Prix Final for the first time in their careers.^[37] Lopareva/Brissaud subsequently competed on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, winning gold at both the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy and the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.^[8]

At the Grand Prix Final, held on home ice in Grenoble, the Lopareva/Brissaud finished in sixth place. Both praised the support they had received from the French crowds, Brissaud remarking “when you first start the element, they clap. It’s great!”^[38] Two weeks later, they captured their third consecutive national title at the 2025 French Championships.^[8]

While the ice dance event at the 2025 European Championships had been widely perceived as a contest between defending champions Guignard/Fabbri and the British team Fear/Gibson, Lopareva/Brissaud unexpectedly came second in the rhythm dance, having bested the British in the segment by 1.18 points. They were second in the free dance as well, claiming the silver medal, their first at the European Championships. Brissaud admitted afterward: "It’s a surprise to finish second. We wanted to come for a medal, but we didn’t at all expect the silver."^[39]

Lopareva/Brissaud were ninth in both segments at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, but came eighth overall, replicating their placement from the previous year. Lopareva reflected on their European silver medal as "the moment we really realized we had made a step forward this season."^[40]

Selected to compete for Team France at the 2025 World Team Trophy, Lopareva/Brissaud finished fourth in the ice dance event and Team France placed fourth overall.^[9][41][42]

Lopareva/Brissaud opened their season by winning silver at the 2025 Master's de Patinage behind newly formed team, Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron.^[43] They followed this up by finishing fourth at the 2025 CS Nepela Memorial.^[9]

Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, winning the bronze medal at the 2025 Cup of China.^[9] After the Free Dance, Brissaud noted that the event was challenging. He mentioned that the presence of a larger crowd and the team's goal to perform a successful program this season influenced their very experience.^[44]

The following month, they earned a bronze medal at 2025 Skate America.^[45][46] When asked about their free dance, Lopareva acknowledged that some viewed them as a "weird" team. “Every time when we search for ideas for the programs, we try to find something unique,” she explained. “We’re trying to do something that will be in our way and that we don’t repeat ourselves. So this season we went with Björk. She herself is a very specific person, a very specific artist.”^[46] They followed this up by winning gold at the 2025 CS Warsaw Cup.^[9]

In December, Lopareva and Brissaud won the silver medal behind Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron at the 2026 French Championships.^[47] They were subsequently named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team.^[48] The following month, Lopareva and Brissaud competed at the 2026 European Champions in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, where they finished in fourth place overall.^[49]

In February, Lopareva and Brissaud competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics placing eighth in their debut at this event. The team said they were looking forward to competing for another four years. “We want to be stronger, better,” said Brissaud. “We just want to continue pushing our originality and our skills for the next Olympics. We’ve been fighting hard for medals and for what we want.”^[50][51]

The following month, Lopareva and Brissaud placed sixth at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships. It was their highest placement in their fifth appearance at this event. “After the Olympics, for sure we were a little bit tired, but we didn’t stop,” said Brissaud after the Rhythm Dance. “We came through practice, and we really liked taking part in Art on Ice. We were just like, ‘Go, go, go,’ continue doing practice. There was no time for post-Olympic depression. We just went right away to the next process.”^[52]

Season	Short dance/Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition	Ref.
2018–19	Tango: "El Choclo" Choreo. By Ekaterina Rubleva	Danse macabre By Camille Saint-Saëns Choreo. By Ekaterina Rubleva	—N/a	[7]
2019–21	Foxtrot: "Too Darn Hot" Quickstep: "Too Darn Hot" Swing: "Too Darn Hot" (from Kiss Me, Kate) By Cole Porter Choreo. By Sergei Plishkin	"Adagio for Tron" (from Tron: Legacy) By Daft Punk "Bell Kiss" By Huggy & Dean Newton Choreo. By Sergei Plishkin		[53][10]
2021–22	Hip Hop: "The Next Episode" By Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Blues: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" By Fugees Hip Hop: "Jump Around" By House of Pain Choreo. By Alexander Zhulin & Kader Belmoktar	"Adagio in Sol Minores" Mi 26 By Hauser "Allegretto" By Karl Jenkins Choreo. By Alexander Zhulin & Kader Belmoktar	"La Vie en rose" By Édith Piaf "I Like to Move It" By Reel 2 Real, feat. The Mad Stuntman	[54]
2022–23	Rhumba: "Paxi Ni Ngongo" By Bonga Samba: "Magalenha" By Sérgio Mendes Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron & Diana Ribas	"L'Accordéoniste" "Mon Dieu" All by Édith Piaf Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron & Diana Ribas	Limelight The Gold Rush Modern Times By Charlie Chaplin	[19]
2023–24	"Sans contrefaçon" "Tristana" All by Mylène Farmer Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron & Romain Haguenauer	"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		[20]
			"Il est interdit..." By Shanna "Satisfaction" by Benny Benassi
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		[55]
2025–26	"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" By Eiffel 65 "Revolution 909" "Da Funk" "Around the World" By Daft Punk Choreo. by Romain Haguenauer	"All Is Full of Love" By Björk "The Return" By CLANN "Bachelorette" By Björk Choreo. by Romain Haguenauer	"Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can" By Jacques Offenbach Performed by José Serebrier "Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera" By Georges Bizet Performed by London Symphony Orchestra & Neville Marriner "Abracadabra" By Lady Gaga	[56]

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2016–17 [6]	Swing: Swing Sweet Pussycat by The Atomic Fireballs Blues: Stop and Stare by The Baseballs Swing: The Dirty Boogie	Beethoven's Last Night by Trans-Siberian Orchestra Chopin Nocturne Toccata Beethoven Scherzo performed by David Garrett
2015–16 [57]	Waltz: Valse Parisienne by Ian Hugues Slow fox: For Me Formidable by Charles Aznavour, Jacques Plante	Moulin Rouge! Sparkling Diamonds Elephant Love Medley El Tango de Roxanne
2014–15 [58]	Samba: Batucada Rhumba: Historia de un Amor by Pérez Prado Samba: Batucada	Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley Only You (And You Alone) by The Platters Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley
2013–14 [5]	Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque (from Burlesque) by DJ Masksy, Christina Aguilera Slow fox: My Baby Just Cares for Me by Walter Donaldson Quickstep	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
2011–12 [59]		Corpse Bride by Danny Elfman

Competition placements at senior level ^[9]

Season	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26
Winter Olympics							8th
World Championships		17th		12th	8th	8th	6th
European Championships	15th		9th	5th	4th	2nd	4th
Grand Prix Final						6th
French Championships	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd
World Team Trophy				5th (5th)		4th (4th)
GP Cup of China							3rd
GP France			4th	3rd	3rd	1st
GP Italy			6th
GP NHK Trophy				5th
GP Skate America					3rd		3rd
GP Skate Canada						3rd
CS Autumn Classic					2nd
CS Budapest Trophy				2nd
CS Lombardia Trophy			8th
CS Nepela Memorial	6th						4th
CS Tallinn Trophy						1st
CS Warsaw Cup	4th				1st	1st	1st
Challenge Cup		1st		1st
Master's de Patinage	4th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd
Shanghai Trophy					2nd	2nd
Trophée Métropole Nice			2nd

Competition placements at junior level ^[9]

Season	2018–19
World Junior Championships	10th
French Championships	2nd
Egna Dance Trophy	2nd
Master's de Patinage	2nd

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