Cléo Hamon

French pair skater (born 2001)

Cléo Hamon

Cléo Hamon and Denys Strekalin at the 2020 European Championships

Born|  (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 23)
Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
Hometown| Montlignon, France
Height| 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country|  France
Discipline| Pair skating (since 2016)
Women's singles (2016–17)
Partner| Denys Strekalin (2016–22)
Coach| Claude Thévenard
Skating club| Club Olympique de Courbevoie
Began skating| 2006
Medal record
| French Championships

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| 2021 Vaujany | Pairs

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| 2018 Nantes | Pairs

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| 2019 Vaujany | Pairs

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Cléo Hamon (born 25 November 2001) is a French pair skater. With her former skating partner, Denys Strekalin, she is a two-time French national champion (2020, 2021), 2018 Volvo Open Cup champion, and has competed in the final segment at three World Junior Championships (2017–2019).

## Personal life

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Cléo Hamon was born on 25 November 2001 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France.[1] Her brother, Axel, is a triathlete.[2]

## Career

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### Single skating

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Hamon began learning to skate in 2006.[1] Competing in ladies' singles, she won silver in the advanced novice category at the Rooster Cup in April 2016. She appeared once on the junior level, placing 13th at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in October 2016.[3]

### Early partnerships

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In the 2014–2015 season, Hamon competed in partnership with Xavier Vauclin. The two became the French national novice champions in March 2015.[4]

Hamon also skated with Brice Panizzi.[5]

### Partnership with Strekalin

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#### Early seasons

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In August 2016, Hamon teamed up with Ukraine's Denys Strekalin to compete for France in pairs.[1] Coached by Mehdi Bouzzine in Courbevoie, they made their international debut in February 2017, placing seventh in junior pairs at the Bavarian Open. In March, they placed fourteenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[5]

In September 2017, Hamon/Strekalin debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, placing eighth in Riga, Latvia. In December, appearing on the senior level, they won silver at the French Championships, behind Lola Esbrat / Andrei Novoselov. In March, they finished eleventh at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Competing in the 2018 JGP series, Hamon/Strekalin placed sixth in Linz, Austria, and fifth in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Making their senior international debut, the pair took gold at the Volvo Open Cup in November 2018. In March 2019, they finished ninth at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

#### 2019–20 season

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After placing eighth at the 2019 JGP United States, Hamon/Streklain debuted on the senior Challenger series with a seventh-place finish at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. They would go on to place tenth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, and ninth at their first European Championships.[6] Hamon/Strekalin also won the French senior national title for the first time, due to the absence of James/Cipres from the competition season. They finished the season at the 2020 World Junior Championships, where they placed fifth.[7] Hamon/Strekalin were scheduled to participate in the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, which would have been their senior World debut, but these were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

#### 2020–21 season

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With the pandemic ongoing, Hamon/Strekalin began the new season at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where only pairs training in Europe competed.[9] They were fourth after the short program, and after the top-ranked Hase/Seegert withdrew, they placed third in the free and won the bronze medal.[10]

Hamon/Strekalin were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.[11]

In February, they won their second straight National title.[12] Later that month, they competed at the International Challenge Cup, placing fifth. On March 1, they were named to the team for the 2021 World Championships.[13] They placed twentieth in their World Championship debut.[14] Hamon/Strekalin finished the season at the 2021 World Team Trophy, where they finished fifth in both segments and Team France finished in fifth place overall.[15][16][17]

#### 2021–22 season

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Hamon/Strekalin began the season at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy, where they finished in fourth place.[18]

They were originally scheduled to compete at the Nebelhorn Trophy, where the final Olympics spots would be decided, but were later replaced by Coline Keriven / Noël-Antoine Pierre. It was later announced that Hamon would be taking a break from figure skating, due to health issues from a burnout, and that had been the reason for them being replaced at the Nebelhorn Trophy.[19] The team later split, and Strekalin began looking for a new partner in October.

## Programs

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(with Strekalin)

Season  | Short program | Free skating

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2021–2022
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* Kill of the Night
by Gin Wigmore

* Mais je t'aime
by Grand Corps Malade, Camille Lellouche

2020–2021
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* The Fifth Element
* Diva Dance
(from The Fifth Element)
by Éric Serra

2019–2020
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* Bang Bang
by Asaf Avidan
choreo. by Leonie Corbin

* Notre-Dame de Paris
by Riccardo Cocciante, Luc Plamondon
choreo. by Fabian Bourzat, Silvia Fontana

2018–2019
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* Deep Shadow
by T.T.L.
* The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
* The Hanging Tree
performed by L.E.J
* The Mockingjay Theme
choreo. by Leonie Corbin

2017–2018
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* I Want You Back
performed by Tony Succar, Tito Nieves
choreo. by Leonie Corbin

2016–2017
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* Interstellar
by Hans Zimmer
choreo. by Leonie Corbin

## Competitive highlights

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

### Pairs with Strekalin

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International[24]

Event  | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22
Worlds |  |  |  | C | 20th |
Europeans |  |  |  | 9th |  |
GP France |  |  |  |  | C | WD
CS Finlandia Trophy |  |  |  | 7th |  |
CS Lombardia Trophy |  |  |  |  |  | 4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy |  |  |  |  | 3rd | WD
CS Warsaw Cup |  |  |  | 10th |  |
Challenge Cup |  |  |  |  | WD |
Volvo Open Cup |  |  | 1st |  |  |
International: Junior[24]
Junior Worlds | 14th | 11th | 9th | 5th |  |
JGP Austria |  |  | 6th |  |  |
JGP Czech Rep. |  |  | 5th |  |  |
JGP Latvia |  | 8th |  |  |  |
JGP Poland |  | 15th |  |  |  |
JGP United States |  |  |  | 8th |  |
Bavarian Open | 7th |  |  |  |  |
Tallinn Trophy |  | 2nd |  |  |  |
National[24]
French Champ. |  | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
French Junior | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |  |
Masters |  | 1st J |  |  | 1st |
Team events
World Team Trophy |  |  |  |  | 5th T
5th P |

### Ladies' singles

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International[3]

Event  | 16–17
Golden Bear of Zagreb | 13th J

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018.
2. ^ "Course des Coteaux à Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (5 km) : duel au sommet". sportspassion95.fr (in French). 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.
3. ^ a b "Cléo HAMON". rinkresults.com.
4. ^ "CHAMPIONNATS DE FRANCE 2015 - MINIMES" (in French). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
5. ^ a b c "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
6. ^ "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.
7. ^ Slater, Paula (March 5, 2020). "Panfilova and Rylov claim Pairs' title at Junior Worlds". Golden Skate.
8. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
9. ^ "2020 NEBELHORN TROPHY". International Figure Skating. September 19, 2020. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
10. ^ "ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2020 Results". International Skating Union.
11. ^ "Grand Prix of France figure skating event canceled due to coronavirus". Olympic Channel. 20 October 2020.
12. ^ "Championnat de France ELITE". February 6, 2021.
13. ^ "Mondiaux: La Sélection Française" [Worlds: The French Selection] (in French). Fédération Française des Sports de Glace. March 1, 2021. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
14. ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Pairs". International Skating Union.
15. ^ Slater, Paula (April 15, 2021). "2021 World Team Trophy: Day 1". Golden Skate.
16. ^ Slater, Paula (April 16, 2021). "2021 World Team Trophy: Day 2". Golden Skate.
17. ^ Slater, Paula (April 17, 2021). "2021 World Team Trophy: Day 3". Golden Skate.
18. ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
19. ^ @cleo_denys.sk8; (September 20, 2021). "Bonjour à tous. Cléo et Denys ne seront pas à Oberstdorf cette semaine pour le challenger séries" [Hello everyone. Cléo and Denys will not be in Oberstdorf this week for the series challenger.] – via Instagram.
20. ^ "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
21. ^ "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
22. ^ "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019.
23. ^ "Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
24. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Cleo HAMON / Denys STREKALIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.

## External links

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* Cléo Hamon / Denys Strekalin at the International Skating Union

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French figure skating champions (pairs)

* 1911: Nina Aysagher & Charles Sabouret
* 1912: Anita Del Monte & Louis Magnus
* 1913–14, 1921: Simone Poujade & Francis Pigueron
* 1922–23: Yvonne Bourgeois & Francis Pigueron
* 1924–33: Andrée Joly & Pierre Brunet
* 1934: Elvira Barbey & Louis Barbey
* 1935: Andrée Joly & Pierre Brunet
* 1936: Elvira Barbey & Louis Barbey
* 1937–38: Suzy Boulesteix & Jean Henrion
* 1939: Soumi Sakomot & Guy Pigier
* 1942: Denise Fayolle & Guy Pigier
* 1946–49: Denise Favart & Jacques Favart
* 1950–51: Jacqueline du Bief & Tony Font
* 1953: Nadine Damien & Jean Vives
* 1954: Colette Tarozzi & Jean Vives
* 1956: Michèle Allard & Alain Giletti
* 1957: Colette Tarozzi & Jean Vives
* 1958–59: Anny Hirsch & Jean Vives
* 1960–62: Micheline Joubert & Philippe Pélissier
* 1964: Micheline Joubert & Alain Trouillet
* 1965–66: Noëlle Santerne & Yvan Le Théry
* 1967–68: Fabienne Etlensperger & Jean-Roland Racle
* 1969–70: Mona Szabo & Pierre Szabo
* 1971–74: Florence Cahn & Jean-Roland Racle
* 1975: Pascale Kovelmann & Jean-Roland Racle
* 1976: Caroline Verchère & Jean-Roland Racle
* 1977–79: Sabine Fuchs & Xavier Videau
* 1980: Hélène Glabek & Xavier Videau
* 1981–82: Nathalie Tortel & Xavier Videau
* 1983: Nathalie Tortel & Xavier Douillard
* 1984–86: Sylvie Vaquero & Didier Manaud
* 1987: Charline Mauger & Benoît Vandenberghe
* 1988: Valérie Binsse & Jean-Christophe Mbonyinshuti
* 1989: Surya Bonaly & Benoît Vandenberghe
* 1992: Line Haddad & Sylvain Privé
* 1993: Marie-Pierre Leray & Frédéric Lipka
* 1994–2003: Sarah Abitbol & Stéphane Bernadis
* 2004: Sabrina Lefrançois & Jérôme Blanchard
* 2005–07: Marylin Pla & Yannick Bonheur
* 2008–09: Adeline Canac & Maximin Coia
* 2010: Vanessa James & Yannick Bonheur
* 2011: Adeline Canac & Yannick Bonheur
* 2012: Daria Popova & Bruno Massot
* 2013–17: Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès
* 2018: Lola Esbrat & Andrei Novoselov
* 2019: Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès
* 2020–21: Cléo Hamon & Denys Strekalin
* 2022–25: Camille Kovalev & Pavel Kovalev

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