1. Romain Haguenauer was born on 16 July 1976 and is a French ice dancing coach, choreographer, and former competitor.
12 Facts About Romain Haguenauer
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Romain Haguenauer is best known for his work with the French five-time World and 2022 Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron; and with Canadian three-time World champions and two-time Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
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Romain Haguenauer has coached the top-ranking American teams of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
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In 2017, Romain Haguenauer married Jamal Othman, a former Swiss figure skater.
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Romain Haguenauer was coached from the age of five by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui and competed with his sister, Marianne Romain Haguenauer, for ten years.
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Romain Haguenauer had no regrets, as he had a strong interest in coaching.
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Romain Haguenauer worked as a part-time skating coach before becoming a certified coach in 1999.
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Romain Haguenauer has served as a technical executive for the Pole de Lyon.
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Romain Haguenauer has co-authored a children's book about skating, Le p'tit ABC du patinage, with Alexandre Navarro.
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Romain Haguenauer was formerly based in Lyon, France, working as a coach and choreographer in collaboration with Zazoui.
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Romain Haguenauer has choreographed programs for singles skaters, such as Alban Preaubert, Sonia Lafuente, and Donovan Carrillo.
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The coaches of the Ice Academy of Montreal, including Romain Haguenauer, have received criticism from skating fans online regarding the treatment of some of their students.