Solène Mazingue

Solène Mazingue (born 11 February 2003) is a French ice dancer who currently competes for Estonia. With her current partner, Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko, she is the 2021 JGP France II bronze medalist, the 2022 Estonian national champion, and competed in the final segment at the 2022 European Championships.

Solène Mazingue
Personal information
Country represented Estonia
Former country(ies) represented France
Born (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003
Paris, France
Home townVersailles, Yvelines, France
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
PartnerMarko Jevgeni Gaidajenko
Former partnerMaxime Dos Reis, Jean-Hans Fourneaux
CoachAlexei Sitnikov, Julia Zlobina, Peter Durnev, Alexander Zhulin
ChoreographerArtem Khromykh
Skating clubAnna Levandi FSC
Former skating clubRouen Olympic Club
Training locationsMoscow, Russia
Former training locationsRouen, France
Began skating2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total149.04
2022 Worlds
Short dance63.97
2022 Worlds
Free dance89.71
2021 CS Warsaw Cup

Personal life

Mazingue was born on 11 February 2003 in Paris, France. As of 2022, she is a university student studying law.

Career

Early years

Mazingue began learning how to skate in 2006 as a three-year-old. By the 2012–13 season, she was competing in ice dancing with Jean-Hans Fourneaux for France. The duo trained at Rouen Olympic Club in Rouen.[1]

By 2018, Mazingue had teamed up with Maxime Dos Reis for France. Mazingue/Dos Reis competed together from 2018 to 2020. They appeared at six junior international events during their partnership and finished sixth at the 2019 and 2020 French Junior Championships. The team split after the 2019–20 season.

In January 2021, Mazingue teamed up with Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko for Estonia.

2021–2022 season

Mazingue/Gaidajenko made their international debut in August at the 2021 JGP France II, the second of two events held in Courchevel. There, the team placed fifth in the rhythm dance, but rose to third in the free dance to claim the bronze medal overall behind American teams Brown/Brown and Flores/Tsarevski. Their medal marked the first medal for Estonia on the Junior Grand Prix circuit in ice dance since 2011.[2] At their second JGP event, the 2021 JGP Austria, Mazingue/Gaidajenko finished ninth.[3]

Moving up to the senior level, Mazingue/Gaidajenko made their Challenger Series debut in November at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. They placed fifteenth at the event. Later in December, they won their first senior national title at the 2022 Estonian Championships before returning to the Challenger Series at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they finished ninth. Due to their placement at Estonian nationals, Mazingue/Gaidajenko were assigned to Estonia's berth in ice dance at the 2022 European Championships.[3]

At Europeans, held in Gaidajenko's hometown Tallinn, Mazingue/Gaidajenko set a new personal best in the rhythm dance to qualify to the free dance in 20th place. They maintained their standing in the free dance and finished twentieth overall.[3] Mazingue/Gaidajenko concluded the season at the 2022 World Championships, held in Montpellier with Russian dance teams absent due to the International Skating Union banning all Russian athletes due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[4] They qualified to the free dance and finished nineteenth.[3]

Programs

With Gaidajenko
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[5]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Gaidajenko for Estonia
International[3]
Event 2021–22
Worlds19th
Europeans20th
CS Golden Spin9th
CS Warsaw Cup15th
International: Junior[3]
JGP Austria9th
JGP France II3rd
National[3]
Estonian Champ.1st

With Dos Reis for France
International: Junior[6]
Event 2018–19 2019–20
Bosphorus Cup11th
Ice Star10th
Mentor Toruń Cup17th20th
Pavel Roman Memorial10th
Volvo Open Cup13th
National
French Junior6th6th
Master's de Patinage6th J

With Fourneaux for France
International: Novice
Event 12–13 13–15 14–15 15–16
NRW Trophy11th B
National
French Champ.3rd Be5th M2nd M6th C

Levels: J = Junior; A = Advanced novice; B = Basic novice; Be = Benjamins; M = Minimes; C = Cadets

Detailed results

Senior results
2021–2022 season
Date Event RD FD Total
March 21–27, 2022 2022 World Championships 20
63.97		 19
85.07		 19
149.04
January 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 20
60.36		 20
83.53		 20
142.89
December 9–11, 2021 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 8
58.89		 9
88.62		 9
147.51
December 4–5, 2021 2022 Estonian Championships 2
61.95		 1
93.60		 1
155.55
November 19–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 17
57.83		 14
89.71		 15
147.54

Junior results
2021–2022 season
Date Event RD FD Total
October 7–9, 2021 2021 JGP Austria 11
48.81		 7
82.42		 9
131.23
August 25–28, 2021 2021 JGP France II 5
54.23		 3
84.00		 3
138.23

References
  1. Callier, Sylvie (16 September 2015). "Sportifs et élèves de 5e, Solène et Jean-Hans, danseurs sur glace". francetvinfo.fr.
  2. "USA and Canada strike gold as ISU Junior Grand Prix continues in Courchevel". International Skating Union. 31 August 2021.
  3. "Solene MAZINGUE / Mark Jevgeni GAIDAJENKO: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022.
  4. Campigotto, Jesse (March 22, 2022). "Get ready for a bizarre figure skating world championships". CBC Sports.
  5. "Solene MAZINGUE / Marko Jevgeni GAIDAJENKO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022.
  6. "Solene MAZINGUE / Maxime DOS REIS: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021.
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