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Gabriella Papadakis

Gabriella Papadakis
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron 2016.jpg
Papadakis and Cizeron at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 21)
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Partner Guillaume Cizeron
Coach Romain Haguenauer, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Pascal Denis
Former coach Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Catherine Papadakis
Choreographer Romain Haguenauer, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former choreographer Alain Gruttadoria, Diana Ribas, Catherine Papadakis
Skating club Clermont-Ferrand
Gadbois Centre
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Lyon
Clermont-Ferrand
Began skating 1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 194.46
2016 Worlds
Short dance 78.26
2016 Trophée de France
Free dance 118.17 (WR)
2016 Worlds

Gabriella Papadakis (born 10 May 1995) is a French ice dancer. With partner Guillaume Cizeron, she is a two-time World champion (20152016), a three-time European champion (2015–2017), a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2014 bronze, 2016 silver), and a three-time (2015–2017) French national champion. They have won three gold medals on the Grand Prix series. Earlier in their career, they won silver at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and 2013 World Junior Championships.

Gabriella Papadakis was born on 10 May 1995 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. She is the daughter of Catherine, a skating coach, and Emmanuel, the owner of a food truck in Austin, Texas. Her father is from Korydallos, Greece and his family has roots in Crete.

She moved from France to Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 14 July 2014. She lives next to the Gadbois ice rink.

Papadakis and Cizeron teamed up when they were about 9 or 10 years old in Clermont-Ferrand at the suggestion of her mother, Catherine Papadakis, who coached them from the beginning of their partnership. They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2009–10, placing 15th at JGP United States. They were 22nd at the 2010 World Junior Championships.


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