Neil Brown (figure skater)
French ice dancer (born 1990)
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Neil Brown (born 11 March 1990) is a French ice dancing coach and a former competitive ice dancer.
Brown with Myslivečková in 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 March 1990 L'Arbresle, France | |||||||||||
| Home town | Lyon, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||
| Country | Czech Republic | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | |||||||||||
| Partner | Lucie Myslivečková (CZE) Geraldine Bott (FRA) Rowan Musson (FRA) Maureen Ibanez (FRA) Anne-Sophie Bilet (FRA) | |||||||||||
| Coach | Muriel Boucher-Zazoui Olivier Schoenfelder | |||||||||||
| Skating club | Club des Sports de Glace Lyon | |||||||||||
| Began skating | 1997 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | |||||||||||
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With Maureen Ibanez, he competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships.[1]
With Geraldine Bott, he competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at 2010 JGP Japan.[2]
He later represented the Czech Republic with Lucie Myslivečková. Together, they are two-time Czech national champions (2013, 2014), and competed at the 2013 World Championships as well as three European Championships (2012, 2013, 2014).[3]
Coaching career
Following his retirement from competitive ice dancing, Brown moved to Helsinki, Finland, where he began working as a coach alongside Maurizio Margaglio.[4]
His current students include:
Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa[5]
Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen[6]- Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis[7]
His former students have included:
Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy[8]
Paulina Ramanauskaitė / Deividas Kizala[9]
Chelsea Verhaegh / Sherim van Geffen[10]
Eliska Zakova / Filip Mencl[11]
Programs
With Myslivečková
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2012–2013 [12] |
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| 2011–2012 [13] |
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With Bott
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2010–2011 [2] |
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With Ibanez
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2007–2008 [14] |
Indian dance:
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Cirque du Soleil:
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Competitive highlights
With Myslivečková for the Czech Republic
| Results[15] | |||
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| International | |||
| Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Worlds | 21st | ||
| Europeans | 19th | 14th | 26th |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | ||
| Cup of Nice | 5th | 10th | |
| Golden Spin | 10th | 10th | |
| Ice Challenge | 2nd | ||
| Nebelhorn | 10th | ||
| Ondrej Nepela | 5th | 10th | |
| Pavel Roman | 6th | ||
| Trophy of Lyon | 4th | 3rd | |
| National | |||
| Czech Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
With Bott for France
| Results[16] | |||
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| International | |||
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | |
| World Junior Championships | 10th | ||
| JGP Croatia | 9th | ||
| JGP France | 5th | ||
| JGP Japan | 3rd | ||
| NRW Trophy | 7th J. | 4th J. | |
| Trophy of Lyon | 3rd J | ||
| National | |||
| French Junior | 2nd J | 2nd J | |
| Masters | 3rd J | 2nd J | |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |||
With Musson for France
| Results[17] | |
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| International | |
| Event | 2008–2009 |
| JGP Mexico | 8th |
| National | |
| French Junior | 3rd J |
| Masters | 2nd J |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |
With Ibanez for France
| Results[18] | |
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| International | |
| Event | 2007–2008 |
| World Junior Championships | 11th |
| JGP Austria | 9th |
| JGP United States | 6th |
| National | |
| French Junior | 1st J |
| Masters | 2nd J |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix | |
