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Arnaud Caffa (born 20 October 1998) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Natacha Lagouge, he is the 2022 CS Ice Challenge silver medalist, 2022 International Challenge Cup champion, and 2023 World University Games bronze medalist.

Arnaud Caffa
Caffa in 2019
Born (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26)
Les Lilas, France
HometownParis, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
PartnerNatacha Lagouge
CoachMaurizio Margaglio, Neil Brown
Skating clubVitry Skating Club
Began skating2010
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Lake Placid Ice dance

Career

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Early years

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Caffa began skating as a ten-year-old and started training in ice dancing two years later.[1] His first partnership fell apart after three years.[2]

His second partner was Justine Scache. The two competed in the novice category during the 2013–14 season and moved up to the junior ranks the following season. In the 2016–17 season, Scache/Caffa received an ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment and finished eleventh at the event, which took place in September 2016 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Their partnership ended after four seasons when Scache retired from the sport.[2]

Caffa teamed up with Canada's Maia Iannetta after a tryout in mid-May 2017 in Novi, Michigan.[2] The two represented France in junior ice dancing at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and Ice Star.[3]

2018–19 season

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After a year of training in the United States, Caffa returned to France in June 2018.[1] He contacted French ice dancer Natacha Lagouge soon after her first partnership ended in November 2018. After trying out together in Lyon in late November and again in Paris in December 2018, he moved to Lyon at the end of January 2019 to begin their partnership.[1]

2019–20 season

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Lagouge/Caffa made their competitive debut in September 2019, placing tenth at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial in Slovakia. In November, they won bronze at the Open d'Andorra and placed sixth at the Bosphorus Cup in Turkey. They were sixth at the French Championships.

2020–21 season

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Many events were cancelled in the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lagouge/Caffa competed at only one international event, the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed fourth. They were coached by Olivier Schoenfelder, Muriel Zazoui, Marien de la Asuncion, Neil Brown, and Emi Hirai in Lyon, France.[1]

2021–22 season

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Lagouge/Caffa decided to train under Maurizio Margaglio and Neil Brown in Helsinki, Finland.[4]

In November, they took silver at the 2021 NRW Trophy in Germany and finished tenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup in Poland. They placed fifth at the French Championships in December. In February, they won gold at the International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands.

2022–23 season

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Lagouge/Caffa won silver at the Britannia Cup in August, bronze at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October, and silver at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge in November. They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland, placing 10th.[5]

At the 2023 French Championships, the duo would finish fourth. Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games, Lagouge/Caffa won the bronze medal. They would then end their season with another bronze medal at the 2023 Bavarian Open.[5]

2023–24 season

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Lagouge/Caffa started the season by finishing eleventh at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They then won the bronze medal at the 2023 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy and the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup, the duo finished seventh and third, respectively.[5]

Selected to compete at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, Lagouge/Caffa finished tenth. They then finished fifth at the 2024 French Championships before closing their season with a silver medal win at the 2024 Bavarian Open.[5]

2024–25 season

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Beginning their season at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy, Lagouge/Caffa finished in fourth place. They went on to finish fourth at the 2024 Master's de Patinage before finishing fifth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[5]

In early November, the team competed at the 2024 Grand Prix de France, where they finished eighth.[5]

Programs

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With Lagouge

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Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2024–2025
[6]
2023–2024
[7]
2022–2023
[8]
2021–2022
[4]
2020–2021
[9]
  • Swing: Jimmy's Rap
  • Foxtrot: Love You I Do
    (from Dreamgirls)
2019–2020
[10]
  • Swing: Jimmy's Rap
  • Foxtrot: Love You I Do
    (from Dreamgirls)

With Scache

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Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017

Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Lagouge

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International[5]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
GP Finland 10th
GP France 10th 8th
CS Budapest Trophy 7th
CS Ice Challenge 2nd
CS Lombardia 6th 4th
CS Nebelhorn 4th 11th
CS Nepela 10th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice 6th 3rd 5th
CS Warsaw Cup C 10th TBD
Bavarian Open 5th 3rd 2nd
Bosphorus Cup 6th
Britannia Cup 2nd
Challenge Cup 1st
Mezzaluna Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 2nd
Open d'Andorra 3rd
University Games 3rd
National[5][11]
French Champ. 6th C 5th 4th 5th
Masters 5th 2nd 5th 3rd 3rd 4th

With Iannetta

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International: Junior[3]
Event 2017–18
Golden Spin of Zagreb 8th
Ice Star 6th
National[11]
French Championships 5th J
Master's de Patinage 4th J

With Scache

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International: Junior[12]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17
JGP Czech Republic 11th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 4th
GP Bratislava 2nd
NRW Trophy 13th
Open d'Andorra 4th
Santa Claus Cup 8th
Volvo Open Cup 11th
National
French Championships 7th J 10th J 7th J
Master's de Patinage 7th J 6th J

Detailed results

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Ice dance with Natacha Lagouge

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [13]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 173.52 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy
Rhythm dance TSS 69.30 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
TES 40.05 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy
PCS 29.50 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Free dance TSS 104.94 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy
TES 59.84 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy
PCS 45.16 2024 Grand Prix de France
Results in the 2024-25 season[13]
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12-15, 2024 Italy  2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 5 68.58 3 104.94 4 173.52
Sep 26-28, 2024 France  2024 Master's de Patinage 4 69.13 4 100.13 4 169.26
Oct 16-20, 2024 France  2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 5 69.30 5 102.90 5 172.20
Oct 31-Nov 3, 2024 France  2024 Grand Prix de France 9 65.89 7 104.10 8 169.99

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Getting to Know: Natacha Lagouge & Arnaud Caffa". ice-dance.com. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Parker, Jim (February 21, 2018). "Windsor ice dancer pursues Olympic dream competing for France". Windsor Star.
  3. ^ a b "Maia IANNETTA / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Competition Results: Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Arnaud CAFFA". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Justine SCACHE / Arnaud CAFFA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018.
  13. ^ a b "FRA-Natacha LAGOUGE / Arnaud CAFFA". skatingscores.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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