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Fabian Bourzat
	; Bourzat and Pechalat at the 2009 Europeans
Personal information
Country represented:	France
Date of birth:	December 19, 1980 (age 28)
Height:	182 cm
Partner:	Nathalie Péchalat
Former partner:	Sonia Casagrande, Caroline Truong, Albane Sailloud
Coach:	Alexander Zhulin
Former coach:	Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Anne Sophie Druet
Choreographer:	Laurie May Ayivigan, Mourad Merzouki
Skating club:	CSG Lyon
ISU personal best scores
Combined Total:	194.36; 2009 Worlds
Comp. Dance:	36.54; 2009 Worlds
Original Dance:	61.83; 2009 Worlds
Free Dance:	95.99; 2009 Worlds

Fabian Bourzat (born December 19, 1980 in Nantes) is a French ice dancer. He competes with Nathalie Pechalat. They are the 2009 French national champions and the 2001 & 2002 junior national champions.

[edit] Career

Bourzat and partner Nathalie Pechalat were teamed up by former coach Muriel Zazoui. They skated as juniors through the 2001-2002 season before moving to seniors. They won bronze medals at the 2003 and 2005 Winter Universiade and their first Grand Prix medal at Skate America in 2006. They missed the 2007 Europeans after Pechalat injured her hand.

In the 2007-8 season, Pechalat and Bourzat finished 2nd at both Skate America and the Cup of Russia, and qualified for their first Grand Prix Final, where they finished 6th. They were forced to miss the 2008 French National Championships after Bourzat underwent knee surgery, but returned to the ice in time for the 2008 Europeans, finishing 5th. They were 7th at the 2008 Worlds.

Following the 2008 season, Pechalat and Bourzat left long-time coaches Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer, and moved to Moscow to train under Alexander Zhulin.^[1] Their 2008-9 Grand Prix events were Skate Canada and the NHK Trophy. They made some changes to their programs following their 3rd place finish at Skate Canada ^[2], and finished a close second at the NHK Trophy, winning both the original dance and the free dance. They did not qualify for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final. In December 2008, Pechalat and Bourzat won their first national title. At the 2009 Europeans, they were second in the free dance and fourth overall, missing out on a medal by less than half a point. They finished 5th at 2009 Worlds, setting personal bests in each segment of the competition.

[edit] Programs

Season	Original Dance	Free Dance	Exhibition
2009-2010	Thank God, I'm a Country Boy by Roy Rivers and Dolly Parton It's not over now by Dale Watson	Kika by Ezekiel Time by Maxime Rodriguez
2008-2009	It Don't Mean a Thing by Puppini Sisters	La Notte di Favola by Nicola Piovani La Marche des Gladiateurs Jonglage by Maxime Rodriguez	Mummy by Claude Challe Andy by Les Rita Mitsouko
2007-2008	Le Gitare al viento & Blanca de Plata by Guadiana Imagen del recuerdo by Jose Merce	Organ Donor by DJ Shadow Marla & Space Monkeys by Michael Simpson and John King
2006-2007	Mi Buenos Aires Querido by Carlos Libendinsky Escualo by Astor Piazzolla	Four Seasons by Assen Merzouki
2005-2006
2004-2005		Cats (musical) by Andrew L. Webber
2003-2004	Swing Brother Swing by C. MacGill If Can't Have You by E. James	Babalu by Chano Dance of the Soldiers by Red Army Choir Hasta Siempre by S. Brave Demasia da Corazon by W. de Ville
2002-2003	Masquerade by Aram Khachaturian Tritsch Tratsch Polka by Johan Strauss	Buddha Bar by Claude Challe

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Pechalat)

[edit] Post-2005

Event	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
Winter Olympic Games	18th
World Championships	15th	12th	7th	5th
European Championships	11th		5th	4th
French Championships	2nd	2nd		1st
French Masters	2nd		2nd	2nd	1st
Grand Prix Final			6th
Trophee Eric Bompard	5th	7th			2nd
Skate Canada International				3rd	2nd
NHK Trophy				2nd
Skate America		3rd	2nd
Cup of Russia	5th		2nd

[edit] Pre-2005

Event	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005
World Championships				20th	19th
European Championships					12th
World Junior Championships	8th	6th
French Championships	1st J.	1st J.	3rd	3rd	2nd
French Masters	1st J.	1st J.	2nd	3rd	1st
Cup of China				7th	7th
Trophee Eric Bompard			9th	8th	8th
Skate Canada International			11th
Winter Universiade			3rd		3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final		7th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan		2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands		4th
Junior Grand Prix, France	6th
Junior Grand Prix, China	2nd

J = Junior level

[edit] References

^ Pechalat, Bourzat start fresh in Moscow accessed February 13, 2009
^ Detour via Moscow on the way to the top for French dance team accessed February 13, 2009

[edit] External links

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[0] Pechalat, Bourzat start fresh in Moscow accessed February 13, 2009

[1] Detour via Moscow on the way to the top for French dance team accessed February 13, 2009

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