1. Chafik Besseghier was born on 11 October 1989 and is a French figure skater.
21 Facts About Chafik Besseghier
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Chafik Besseghier is a two-time International Cup of Nice champion and the 2016 and 2018 French national champion.
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Chafik Besseghier has won a total of fourteen senior international medals and finished in the top ten at three ISU Championships.
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Chafik Besseghier's parents are from Algeria, close to Oran, and he has two siblings.
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On 14 February 2020, Besseghier married Ukrainian-Turkish ice dancer Alisa Agafonova.
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Chafik Besseghier began skating at a relatively late age, almost 13, in August 2002.
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Chafik Besseghier made several mistakes in the free skate and placed fifth overall.
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Chafik Besseghier was the silver medalist at the 2011 Coupe de Nice, where he won the free skate.
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Chafik Besseghier again competed at the Trophee Eric Bompard, coming in ninth.
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Chafik Besseghier was awarded a silver medal at the 2013 French Championships and placed ninth at the 2013 European Championships.
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Chafik Besseghier injured his ankle in October 2013 at the Master's de Patinage.
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Chafik Besseghier withdrew from his two Grand Prix assignments, the 2013 NHK Trophy and 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard.
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Chafik Besseghier placed 12th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest.
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Chafik Besseghier was selected to compete at two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Skate America and 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard.
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Chafik Besseghier finished 7th and 9th at the two events, respectively.
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Chafik Besseghier withdrew from the 2015 Europeans and placed 18th at the 2015 Worlds.
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In late August 2015, Chafik Besseghier began visiting Russian coach Elena Buianova in Moscow, although Annick Dumont remained his main coach.
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Chafik Besseghier withdrew from the 2016 European Championships after rupturing a ligament in his right ankle.
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Chafik Besseghier placed 20th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston.
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Chafik Besseghier trained under Dumont in Champigny-sur-Marne until the end of the season.
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Chafik Besseghier placed 9th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and 17th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.