Gwendal Peizerat
Gwendal Peizerat (* April 21, 1972 in Bron, Rhone- Alpes ) is a former French figure skater who started ice dancing.
Career
Gwendal Peizerat is the son of an official of the French figure skating federation. He began to work with his two- year-old sister, at the age of four years with the figure skating. With the ice dancing, he began under the guidance of Murielle Boucher - Zazoui who trained him until the end of his career.
Peizerats first partner was Marina Morel, with which he and the bronze medal in the following year won the silver medal at the Junior World Championship in 1990.
After Morel 1992 had ended her career to Peizerat chose Marina Anissina as new Eistanzpartnerin. From the Russian ice skater and Junior World Champion, he had recently received a postal request, after she had seen him on video.
Anissina and Peizerat started for the CSG Lyon and represented France. She urged Peizerat, to concentrate fully on the ice dancing and his education, for which he had used half his time putting aside. Their first year was problematic and led almost to the end of the collaboration. Muriel Boucher - Zazoui felt the interaction of both yet from the beginning as promising. "They are like fire and ice ," she commented.
1994 debuted Anissina and Peizerat at World and European Championships. In 1998 they won their first medals. At the European Championships and the Olympic Games she won the bronze medal at the World Championships silver medal. Until her career in late 2002, they always reached the podium. In 1999, she was Vice - European Champion and Vice World Champion again before the Russians Anschelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov. When they had finished their career, the Italians Barbara Fusar - Poli and Maurizio Margaglio their first challengers were. In 2000 Anissina and Peizerat not lost a competition in which they participated. They won at the Trophée Lalique and the NHK Trophy and the Grand Prix Final. In Vienna she became European Champion and World Champion in Nice, always before the Italians. The following year, the tide turned, and the French had to settle behind Fusar - Poli and Margaglio both at the European Championships as well as the World Championships with a silver medal. 2002 Anni Sina and Peizerat came with the victory at the European Championships revenge. At the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City Anni Sina and Peizerat won first French ice dance Olympic gold medal. In the free skate they were five to four votes from the Russians Irina Lobatschewa and Ilya Awerbuch.
After her Olympic victory Anissina and Peizerat withdrew from competitive sport. They ran together in various ice revues and also worked as a choreographer. Peizerat is also a commentator for the sports channel Euro Sport.
He is committed to the French Socialist Party.
Results
Ice Dancing
( with Marina Anissina )
( with Marina Morel )