Isabelle Delobel (born June 17, 1978 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme) is a French figure skater. She currently competes in ice dance with Olivier Schoenfelder. They are the 2008 World champions and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champions.
[edit] Career
Delobel and Schoenfelder have been skating together since 1990 and have competed internationally as seniors since the 1996-7 season. They won their first Grand Prix medal at the 1999 Skate Canada and their first national championship in the 2002-3 season. They finished 4th at the 2006 Olympics, less than two points behind the bronze medalists.[1] The following season, they won their only European title.
Delobel and Schoenfelder won the World Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on March 21 2008.[2] They began the 2008-9 season with wins in all three Grand Prix appearances: at Skate America, at the Trophee Eric Bompard, and at the Grand Prix Final. During their gala exhibition performance at the Grand Prix Final, Delobel suffered a shoulder injury and had to undergo surgery, causing them to miss the remainder of the season. They intend return in the 2009-2010 season and compete at the Vancouver Olympics.[3]
[edit] Family
Isabelle's twin sister, Veronique Delobel, also competed in the French national championships[4] and internationally.[5]
Delobel married her longtime boyfriend Ludovic Roux in the summer of 2009. The couple's first child a son Loïc was born on October 1 2009.[6]
[edit] Competitive highlights
Delobel & Schoenfelder have had a long competitive career. Their competitive highlights by season are split up into the tables below.
(with Schoenfelder)
[edit] Post-2004
[edit] 1999-2004
[edit] Pre-1999
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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| NAME | Delobel, Isabelle |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | French ice dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1978 |
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