Luc Economides

Luc Economides
Luc Economides
	Economides at the 2024 World Championships
Born	2 March 1999 (age 25); Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Hometown	Vaujany, France
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Florent Amodio; Sofia Amodio; Daniel Raad
Skating club	Amodio Figure Skating Academy
Began skating	2004
Medal record
French Championships

Luc Economides (born 2 March 1999) is a French figure skater. He is the 2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria silver medalist, 2019 Santa Claus Cup champion, 2018 French national junior champion, and two-time French national senior medalist. He qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships and finished 15th overall. In 2022 he reached 19th place in the world ranking.

Personal life

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

Career

Early years

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]

2016–2017 season

Economides at the 2017 World Junior Championships

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, competing in the senior ranks at the French Championships, he won bronze at the French Junior Championships. In March, he competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei but was eliminated after placing 30th in the short program.^[6]

2017–2018 season

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]

2018–2019 season

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]

2019–2020 season

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

2020–2021 season

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]

2021–2022 season

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]

2022–2023 season

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]

2023–2024 season

Opening the season at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy, Economides was 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]

2024–2025 season

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]

Programs

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	—	^[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	Un Amor By Gipsy Kings 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	—		^[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	—	^[14]
2024–25	Hier encore By Charles Aznavour Choreo. by Florent Amodio & Artem Fedorchenko	Interstellar By Hans Zimmer Choreo. by Florent Amodio & Artem Fedorchenko		^[15]

Competitive highlights

GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
WD – Withdrew from competition

Competition placements at senior level ^[10]
Season	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024-25
World Championships						21st
European Championships						15th
French Championships	4th	6th		3rd	WD	2nd
GP France					6th	6th	10th
GP NHK Trophy						10th
GP Skate Canada							11th
CS Budapest Trophy						7th
CS Cranberry Cup							2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy	13th	13th		11th
CS Lombardia Trophy	8th				6th
CS Tallinn Trophy	7th
CS Warsaw Cup		15th			4th		6th
Bellu Memorial				1st
Challenge Cup	13th
Master's de Patinage	2nd	3rd	8th	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd
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

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[10]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	230.74	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
Short program	TSS	78.59	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
	TES	41.69	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
	PCS	37.54	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
Free skating	TSS	153.75	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
	TES	79.19	2023 Grand Prix de France
	PCS	77.26	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International

Senior level

Results in the 2014–15 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 18–21, 2014	2015 French Championships	9	45.73	9	73.11	9	118.84

Results in the 2015–16 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 17–19, 2015	2016 French Championships	5	55.54	8	104.36	7	159.90

Results in the 2016–17 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 15–17, 2016	2017 French Championships	6	63.59	5	120.28	5	183.87

Results in the 2017–18 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 14–16, 2017	2018 French Championships	7	62.78	7	119.98	7	182.76

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 12–16, 2018	2018 CS Lombardia Trophy	7	68.60	10	114.95	8	183.55
Sep 25–27, 2018	2018 Master's de Patinage	5	61.99	1	142.49	2	204.48
Oct 4–7, 2018	2018 CS Finlandia Trophy	14	59.57	12	120.83	13	180.40
Nob 26 – Dec 2, 2018	2018 CS Tallinn Trophy	9	62.73	7	127.45	7	190.18
Dec 13–15, 2018	2019 French Championships	6	67.81	4	122.35	4	190.16
Feb 21–24, 2019	2019 International Challenge Cup	12	59.13	15	95.68	13	154.81

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 26–28, 2019	2019 Master's de Patinage	2	77.39	4	125.71	3	203.10
Oct 11–13, 2019	2019 CS Finlandia Trophy	6	69.82	16	99.94	13	169.76
Nov 14–17, 2019	2019 CS Warsaw Cup	14	59.87	15	110.27	15	170.14
Dec 2–8, 2019	2019 Santa Claus Cup	1	64.92	1	129.66	1	194.58
Dec 19–21, 2019	2020 French Championships	6	65.28	5	129.26	6	194.54

Results in the 2020–21 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 1–3, 2020	2020 Master's de Patinage	6	68.06	8	118.76	8	186.82

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021	2021 Master's de Patinage	2	80.14	2	145.26	2	225.40
Oct 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	12	68.99	10	138.70	11	207.69
Oct 20–24, 2021	2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	7	67.18	1	137.86	1	205.04
Dec 16–18, 2021	2022 French Championships	3	84.10	3	145.69	3	229.79
Feb 24–27, 2022	2022 Bellu Memorial	2	86.23	1	154.83	1	241.06

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 15–18, 2022	2022 CS Lombardia Trophy	6	64.83	6	132.58	6	197.41
Oct 6–8, 2022	2022 Master's de Patinage	2	77.97	3	128.92	3	206.89
Oct 18–23, 2022	2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	4	64.30	2	146.95	2	211.25
Nov 4–6, 2022	2022 Grand Prix de France	6	77.23	5	152.41	6	229.64
Nov 17–20, 2022	2022 CS Warsaw Cup	8	73.37	4	148.87	4	222.24
Dec 15–17, 2022	2023 French Championships	13	54.80	–	–	–	WD

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 28–30, 2023	2023 Master's de Patinage	3	79.13	4	133.32	4	212.45
Oct 13–15, 2023	2023 CS Budapest Trophy	6	73.13	6	139.78	7	212.91
Nov 3–5, 2023	2023 Grand Prix de France	9	76.99	5	153.75	6	230.74
Nov 24–26, 2023	2023 NHK Trophy	10	74.24	11	136.88	10	211.12
Dec 10–14, 2023	2024 French Championships	3	86.55	2	157.04	2	243.59
Jan 8–14, 2024	2024 European Championships	7	78.59	17	131.97	15	210.56
Feb 15–18, 2024	2024 Tallink Hotels Cup	5	69.54	6	135.43	5	204.97
Mar 18–24, 2024	2024 World Championships	22	74.02	19	143.08	21	217.10

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 8–11, 2024	2024 CS Cranberry Cup International	4	81.57	3	155.30	2	236.87
Sep 26–28, 2024	2024 Master's de Patinage	2	83.24	5	128.08	2	211.32
Oct 25–27, 2024	2024 Skate Canada International	8	77.87	11	134.01	11	211.88
Nov 1–3, 2024	2024 Grand Prix de France	9	69.66	8	135.89	10	205.55
Nov 20–24, 2024	2024 CS Warsaw Cup	4	76.03	7	127.99	6	204.02

Junior level

Results in the 2013–14 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 3–5, 2013	2013 Master's de Patinage	4	45.95	4	79.29	4	125.24

Results in the 2014–15 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 2–4, 2014	2014 Master's de Patinage	5	47.34	5	90.62	5	137.96
Nov 5–9, 2014	25th Volvo Open Cup	4	47.95	6	87.16	5	135.11
Jan 25–30, 2015	2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival	7	50.95	8	94.18	8	145.13
Feb 20–22, 2015	2015 French Championships (Junior)	8	39.78	6	86.36	7	126.14

Results in the 2015–16 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 8–10, 2015	2015 Master's de Patinage	2	55.36	3	94.16	3	149.52
Feb 27–28, 2016	2016 French Championships (Junior)	2	57.79	3	106.27	3	164.06

Results in the 2016–17 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 24–28, 2016	2016 JGP France	7	56.18	10	105.88	11	162.06
Sep 14–18, 2016	2016 JGP Russia	9	53.60	10	102.96	10	156.56
Oct 6–8, 2016	2016 Master's de Patinage	4	50.67	3	103.73	2	154.40
Feb 24–26, 2017	2017 French Championships (Junior)	1	62.76	8	95.47	3	158.23
Mar 15–19, 2017	2017 World Junior Championships	30	53.52	–	–	30	53.52

Results in the 2017–18 season ^[10]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2017	2017 JGP Austria	2	65.88	3	124.71	2	190.59
Sep 28–30, 2017	2017 Master's de Patinage	1	72.98	1	122.83	1	195.81
Oct 4–7, 2017	2017 JGP Poland	3	71.04	6	124.92	4	195.96
Feb 23–25, 2018	2018 French Championships (Junior)	1	64.04	2	123.83	1	187.87
Mar 5–11, 2018	2018 World Junior Championships	21	58.84	13	120.71	15	179.55

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Luc Economides: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Luc Economidès, l'âme des patins". 13commeune.fr (in French). 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
^ "Luc Economides". rinkresults.com.
^ Ménard, Julie (21 July 2017). "Formé à Cergy, Luc vise le podium de la Summer Cup". Le Parisien (in French).
^ ^a ^b "Luc Economides: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Competition Results: Luc Economides". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Luc Economides: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
^ Slater, Paula (4 November 2023). "Siao Him Fa edges out Malinin for Grand Prix gold in France". Golden Skate. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ Slater, Paula (26 November 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama reclaims NHK Trophy title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "FRA–Luc Economides". SkatingScores.com.
^ ^a ^b "Luc Economides: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
^ "Luc Economides: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
^ "Luc Economides: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.
^ "Luc Economides: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.
^ "Luc Economides: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024.

External links

Luc Economides at the International Skating Union
Luc Economides at SkatingScores.com

[ISU-1819-1] "Luc Economides: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.

[Commeune180328-2] "Luc Economidès, l'âme des patins". 13commeune.fr (in French). 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.

[RR-LE-3] "Luc Economides". rinkresults.com.

[Parisien170821-4] Ménard, Julie (21 July 2017). "Formé à Cergy, Luc vise le podium de la Summer Cup". Le Parisien (in French).

[ISU-1617-5] "Luc Economides: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.

[ISU-LE-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Competition Results: Luc Economides". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.

[ISU-1718-7] "Luc Economides: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.

[GS231104-8] Slater, Paula (4 November 2023). "Siao Him Fa edges out Malinin for Grand Prix gold in France". Golden Skate. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

[GS231126-9] Slater, Paula (26 November 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama reclaims NHK Trophy title". Golden Skate. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[SS-LE-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "FRA–Luc Economides". SkatingScores.com.

[ISU-1920-11] "Luc Economides: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.

[ISU-2122-12] "Luc Economides: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.

[ISU-2223-13] "Luc Economides: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023.

[ISU-2324-14] "Luc Economides: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023.

[ISU-2425-15] "Luc Economides: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024.

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