Stephane Lambiel was born on 2 April 1985 and is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer.
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53 Facts About Stephane Lambiel
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Stephane Lambiel is a two-time World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, and a nine-time Swiss national champion.
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Stephane Lambiel was born in Martigny, Valais, and grew up in Saxon, Switzerland.
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Stephane Lambiel's mother is originally from Lisbon, Portugal, and his father is from Iserables, Switzerland.
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Stephane Lambiel is able to do successive double Axels, changing his rotation direction between each one, but stopped training it.
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Stephane Lambiel had recurring injuries in both his knees, requiring him to miss exhibitions and training time, but his problems were resolved in 2009.
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Stephane Lambiel began skating when he was seven in Saxon, Switzerland, following in his sister's footsteps.
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Stephane Lambiel's mother wanted him to play hockey but he was more interested in jumping.
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Stephane Lambiel won the junior national champion for the next two years and spent three years on the junior Grand Prix circuit, winning two medals during this time.
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Stephane Lambiel won his first senior national title in the 2001 season, aged 15.
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Stephane Lambiel made his senior debut at the 2001 Europeans, finishing ninth, and was fifth at the 2001 World Junior Championships.
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Stephane Lambiel placed fourth and was sent to the Olympics, where he finished 15th.
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Stephane Lambiel placed fifth at the 2003 European Championships and moved up to tenth at Worlds.
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At the 2005 World Championships, held in Moscow, Russia, Stephane Lambiel was ahead of Evgeni Plushenko after the qualifying round and short program.
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Skating to the King Arthur soundtrack in the long program, Stephane Lambiel landed two quadruple toe loops and gave an overall strong performance to win his first World championship; it was his first medal at an ISU championship.
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Stephane Lambiel became the first Swiss man to win the event since Hans Gerschwiler did so in 1947.
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Stephane Lambiel won silver medals at both his Grand Prix events and won the Grand Prix Final.
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Stephane Lambiel went into the 2006 Olympic Games, in Turin, Italy, with a strong chance to medal.
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Stephane Lambiel was third after the short program and only placed fourth in the long program, but was able to win the silver medal when other contenders faltered.
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Stephane Lambiel did not complete a triple Axel at the Olympics, but he did land a clean quadruple toe loop-triple toe loop-double loop combination.
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Stephane Lambiel became the first Swiss figure skater since 1948 to win an Olympic medal.
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Stephane Lambiel was first after the qualifying round, fourth in the short program and first in the long program, and became the first Swiss skater ever to be a two-time World Champion.
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Stephane Lambiel was assigned to the 2006 NHK Trophy, but withdrew prior to the event, citing health reasons.
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Stephane Lambiel recovered in time to skate at the Swiss Championships, where he won his seventh national title.
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On 16 January, Stephane Lambiel withdrew from the 2007 European Championships, citing burnout.
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Stephane Lambiel did better in the long program, landing two quadruple toe loops and a triple Axel, and earning high program component scores and a level four for three of his spins.
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Stephane Lambiel finished in 2nd on the night and third overall behind Brian Joubert and Daisuke Takahashi.
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Stephane Lambiel won the event for a second time in his career with 239.
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At the 2008 European Championships in Zagreb, Stephane Lambiel had a disappointing short program, falling on his triple Axel and managing only a triple toe loop-double loop combination; he placed 4th.
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Stephane Lambiel finished 2nd in the long program after landing a quadruple toe loop-double toe loop-double loop combination and earning 80 points in program components score for his Flamenco program, a very high score at that time.
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Stephane Lambiel won his second European silver medal, behind Czech Tomas Verner.
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At the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Stephane Lambiel fell on his triple Axel and put his hand down on a quadruple toe loop in the short program, leaving him in fifth place going into the free skate.
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Stephane Lambiel changed coaches in early June 2008, moving to the United States to work with Viktor Petrenko and Galina Zmievskaya in Wayne, New Jersey.
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Stephane Lambiel announced his retirement from competitive skating on 16 October 2008, citing an injury to the adductor muscle in one of his thighs.
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On 25 July 2009, Stephane Lambiel announced that he would return to competitive skating and try to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Stephane Lambiel began his season at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, which was the qualifying competition for countries that did not already have Olympic slots.
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Stephane Lambiel won his ninth national title at the 2010 Swiss Championships.
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Stephane Lambiel placed first in both the short program and the free skate to win the gold medal with a total of 244.
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Stephane Lambiel was the flag bearer for Switzerland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Day after the long program, Stephane Lambiel announced that he had long intended to sit out the 2010 World Championships.
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Stephane Lambiel competed in a new ABC skating series, Thin Ice, which aired on 19 March 2010, after announcing his retirement from competition on 9 March 2010.
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Stephane Lambiel was paired with Shizuka Arakawa, and the two finished third, winning a total of $45,000.
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Stephane Lambiel performed in the Kings On Ice tour in Russia, alongside Brian Joubert, Johnny Weir and Evgeni Plushenko.
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Stephane Lambiel took part in ice shows in Sweden, Eastern Europe, Germany, Japan, China, South Korea, and Kazakhstan, including All That Skate, headlined by Yuna Kim, and Opera On Ice.
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Stephane Lambiel is one of the main cast members alongside Yuzuru Hanyu and Johnny Weir at the annual touring show Fantasy on Ice in Japan.
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Stephane Lambiel has participated in all editions of the tour since its inauguration in 2010.
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Stephane Lambiel voiced himself for a cameo appearance in the 2016 figure skating anime series Yuri on Ice.
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