Luc Economides

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

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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]

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 at the French Championships on the senior level, he won bronze at the French Junior Championships. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei but failed to qualify for the free skate after placing 30th in the short program.^[6]

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]

Economides made his senior international debut at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy in September, where he placed eighth. He competed in two other Challenger Series 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]

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

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]

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]

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]

Opening the season at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, Economides placed seventh.^[6] 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]

After winning the silver medal at the French Championships, Economides received his first ISU championship assignments, placing fifteenth at the 2024 European Championships and twenty-first at the 2024 World Championships.^[6]

Economides began the season in August by competing at the 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International, where he won the silver medal. He would then go on to win silver at the 2024 Master's de Patinage behind François Pitot.^[10]

Competing on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Economides finished eleventh at 2024 Skate Canada International and tenth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France.^[10]

In December, he won the bronze medal at the 2025 French Championships.^[10]

Economides opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2025 Master's de Patinage and a ninth-place finish at the 2025 CS Lombardia Trophy. Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, Economides placed eleventh at the 2025 Grand Prix de France and tenth at 2025 Skate America.^[10]

In December, he won the bronze medal at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Later that month, he took bronze at the 2026 French Championships.^[10]

Season	Short program	Free skate	Exhibition	Ref.
2016–17	Amélie by Yann Tiersen Choreo. by Florent Amodio	Broken Sorrow By Nuttin' But Stringz Choreo. by Florent Amodio	—N/a	[5]
2017–18	Send In the Clowns Performed by Barbra Streisand Choreo. by Florent Amodio	Un Amor By Gipsy Kings Choreo. by Florent Amodio		[7]
2018–19	Sinner Man By Nina Simone Choreo. by Florent Amodio			[1]
2019–20	Rain, In Your Black Eyes By Ezio Bosso Choreo. by Florent Amodio	Dank Mozart By Illuminati Lacrymosa By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dies irae (Avance Remix) By Apashe & Black Prez Choreo. by Florent Amodio		[11]
2020–21	Adagio in G minor By Tomaso Albinoni Performed by Mac Quayle Choreo. by Florent Amodio	—N/a		[11]
2021–22	"I Like It Like That" By Pete Rodriguez "I Like It" By Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin Choreo. by Florent Amodio	Limelight Modern Times City Lights By Charlie Chaplin Choreo. by Florent Amodio		[12]
2022–23		"Shallow" By Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Performed by Ndlovu Youth Choir Senie By Angélique Kidjo Wild is Life By Daniel Deuschle "Shape of You" By Ed Sheeran Performed by Wouter Kellerman & Ndlovu Youth Choir Choreo. by Florent Amodio	GANJI Gangnam Style By Psy	[13]
2023–24	"Selah" By Kanye West Choreo. by Florent Amodio & Javier Fernandez	"Smile" Performed by Nat King Cole "Nonsense Song" (from Modern Times) By Charlie Chaplin Choreo. by Florent Amodio	—N/a	[14]
2024–25	Hier encore By Charles Aznavour Choreo. by Florent Amodio & Artem Fedorchenko	Interstellar By Hans Zimmer Choreo. by Florent Amodio & Artem Fedorchenko	—N/a	[15]
2025–26	"Selah" By Kanye West Choreo. by Florent Amodio & Javier Fernandez		—N/a	[16]

Competition placements at senior level ^[10]

Season	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024-25	2025–26
World Championships						21st
European Championships						15th
French Championships	4th	6th		3rd	WD	2nd	3rd	3rd
GP France					6th	6th	10th	11th
GP NHK Trophy						10th
GP Skate America								10th
GP Skate Canada							11th
CS Budapest Trophy						7th
CS Cranberry Cup							2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy	13th	13th		11th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb								3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy	8th				6th			8th
CS Tallinn Trophy	7th
CS Warsaw Cup		15th			4th		6th
Bellu Memorial				1st				2nd
Challenge Cup	13th
Master's de Patinage	2nd	3rd	8th	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	5th
Santa Claus Cup		1st
Tallink Hotels Cup						5th
Trophée Métropole Nice				1st	2nd

Competition placements at junior level ^[10]

Season	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18
World Junior Championships				30th	15th
French Championships (Senior)		9th	7th	5th	7th
French Championships (Junior)		7th	3rd	3rd	1st
JGP Austria					2nd
JGP France				11th
JGP Poland					4th
JGP Russia				10th
European Youth Olympic Festival		8th
Master's de Patinage	4th	5th	3rd	2nd	1st
Volvo Open Cup		5th