Adam Siao Him Fa

Adam Siao Him Fa (born 31 January 2001) is a French figure skater. He is the 2019 CS Ice Star bronze medalist and the two-time French national silver medalist. On the junior level, he is the 2018 JGP Armenia champion and the 2018 JGP Canada silver medalist. He finished within the top six at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Adam Siao Him Fa
Siao Him Fa in 2016
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001
Bordeaux, France
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
CoachLaurent Depouilly
Former coachBrian Joubert, Cornelia Paquier, Rodolphe Maréchal, Baptiste Porquet, Valerie Sou, Nathalie Depouilly
ChoreographerNikolai Morozov, Marina Anissina
Former choreographerBrian Joubert, C. Paquier, L. May, Iwona Filipowicz
Former skating clubBrian Joubert Poitiers Glace
Toulouse Club Patinage
Training locationsCourbevoie, France
Former training locationsPoitiers, France
Toulouse, France
Bordeaux, France
Began skating2006
World standing48 (As of 16 December 2018)[1]
109 (2017–18)
Season's bests52 (2018–19) [2]
102 (2017–18) [3]
130 (2016–17) [4]
141 (2015–16) [5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total219.91
2019 Junior Worlds
Short program77.74
2019 Junior Worlds
Free skate149.09
2019 CS Ice Star

Personal life

Siao Him Fa was born on 31 January 2001 in Bordeaux, France.[6] He is the youngest of four children.[7] His parents, Daniel, a doctor, and Patricia, are originally from Mauritius and moved to France in the early 1980s.[7] He formerly attended Collège Hubertine Auclert in Toulouse.[8]

Career

Early career

Siao Him Fa began learning to skate in 2005 or 2006 in Bordeaux.[6][8] As a child, he trained under Valerie Sou, Cornelia Paquier, Nathalie Depouilly, and Laurent Depouilly.[9] He started training in Toulouse in 2011[8] because Bordeaux's ice rink was not operational.[7] He debuted on the advanced novice level in March 2013 and won the French novice men's title in March 2014.[7][10]

Coached by Rodolphe Maréchal and Baptiste Porquet in Toulouse,[9] Siao Him Fa began appearing on the junior international level in October 2015.[10] In February, he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, placing tenth in Hamar, Norway.[11] His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in August 2016. He finished out of the top ten at both of his JGP assignments that season.

2017–2018 season

In September 2017, Siao Him Fa began training under Brian Joubert at the 2007 World champion's skating club in Poitiers, France.[12][13][14] He finished ninth at both of his JGP assignments. After placing fourth on the senior level at the French Championships in December 2017, he took silver at the junior event in February 2018. In March, he qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships; he ranked sixteenth in the short program, nineteenth in the free skate, and seventeenth overall at the event in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Competing in the 2018 JGP series, Siao Him Fa took bronze in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, and then gold in Yerevan, Armenia.[15] Due to his results, he qualified to the JGP Final in Vancouver, Canada.[16] He placed fourth at the Final, setting new personal bests in the free skate and total score. Siao Him Fa said he was happy with the result, and hoped to qualify for both the European Championships and Junior Worlds.[17] He won the silver medal at the 2019 French Figure Skating Championships.

Competing at his first European Championships, Siao Him Fa finished in twelfth place, setting three new personal bests in the process. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he placed eighth in the short program with a clean skate, and another new personal best.[18]

2019–2020 season

Dogged by injury in the fall, Siao Him Fa did not repeat his earlier success on the Junior Grand Prix, finishing off the podium at both of his events. In October, he stood on his first ISU Challenger Series podium, taking bronze at the 2019 CS Ice Star. He repeated as French national silver medalist and national junior champion.

In January, Siao Him Fa competed at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria. He was on the verge of not qualifying to the free skate after a poor performance in the short program, but unexpectedly made it in as the twenty-fourth and last to qualify after fellow Frenchman Kevin Aymoz failed to qualify despite previously being considered a favourite for the European men's title.[19] He performed much better in the free skate, landing three quadruple jumps to place sixth in the segment and rising to eleventh place overall.[20] He concluded his season with a seventh-place result at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[21]

Siao Him Fa announced a coaching change on 28 May 2020, deciding to join Laurent Depouilly in Courbevoie.[22]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting international travel, the ISU opted to assign the Grand Prix based largely on geographic location. Siao Him Fa was scheduled to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled.[23] In February, Siao Him Fa won his third straight National silver medal.[24]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[25][26]
  • Dust and Light
    by David Travis Edwards
    performed by Twelve Titans
  • Lords of Lankhmar
    by Paul Dinetir
    performed by Audiomachine
    choreo. by Laurie May, Fabian Bourzat
2018–2019
[6]
  • Weight of Love
    performed by The Black Keys
    choreo. by Nikolai Morozov
2017–2018
[27]
    2016–2017
    [28]
      2015–2016
      [9]
      • Exogenesis: Symphony Part II
        by Muse
        choreo. by Iwona Filipowicz

      Competitive highlights

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

      International[29]
      Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
      Europeans12th11th
      GP FranceC
      CS Alpen Trophy7th
      CS Golden Spin7th
      CS Ice Star3rd
      Challenge Cup TBD
      International: Junior[29]
      Junior Worlds17th6th7th
      Youth Olympics10th
      JGP Final4th
      JGP Armenia1st
      JGP Canada3rd
      JGP Croatia9th8th
      JGP Estonia12th
      JGP France14thWD
      JGP Italy9th5th
      EYOF7th
      Cup of Nice4th2nd
      Tallinn Trophy7th
      International: Advanced novice[10]
      Coupe Printemps4th
      Denkova-Staviski2nd
      Rooster Cup2nd4th
      Santa Claus Cup1st
      Tirnavia1st
      National[10][29]
      French Champ.8th8th4th2nd2nd2nd
      French Junior6th4th1st2nd1st1st
      French Novice1st1st
      Masters7th J6th J3rd J1st
      Team events
      World Team
      Trophy      		4th T
      12th P
      J = Junior level
      TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled

      Detailed results

      Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Current ISU world bests highlighted in bold and italic.

      2019–20 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships Junior 12
      74.61      		 7
      139.28      		 7
      213.89
      20-26 January 2020 2020 European Championships Senior 24
      65.21      		 6
      154.68      		 11
      219.89
      19–21 December 2019 2019 French Championships Senior 2
      87.62      		 2
      163.68      		 2
      251.30
      December 4–7, 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 13
      69.06      		 6
      144.92      		 7
      213.98
      18–20 October 2019 2019 CS Ice Star Senior 4
      66.48      		 2
      149.09      		 3
      215.57
      2–5 October 2019 2019 JGP Italy Junior 8
      66.20      		 6
      140.20      		 5
      206.40
      25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia Junior 11
      60.17      		 7
      131.99      		 8
      192.16
      2018–19 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      11–14 April 2019 2019 World Team Trophy Senior 11
      72.56      		 12
      132.11      		 4T/12P
      204.67
      March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 8
      77.74      		 6
      142.17      		 6
      219.91
      21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships Senior 13
      76.70      		 9
      141.36      		 12
      218.06
      December 13–15, 2018 2018 French Championships Senior 3
      74.23      		 2
      152.13      		 2
      226.36
      December 6–9, 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior 5
      66.48      		 3
      140.56      		 4
      207.04
      11-18 November 2018 2018 CS Alpen Trophy Senior 13
      59.24      		 3
      128.66      		 7
      187.90
      10–13 October 2018 2018 JGP Armenia Junior 3
      70.50      		 2
      135.33      		 1
      205.83
      25–27 September 2018 2018 Master's de Patinage Junior 1
      76.60      		 1
      154.52      		 1
      231.12
      12–15 September 2018 2018 JGP Canada Junior 5
      65.85      		 3
      133.29      		 3
      199.14
      2017–18 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 15
      64.49      		 12
      121.44      		 13
      185.93
      December 14–16, 2017 2017 French Championships Senior 4
      68.48      		 3
      142.11      		 4
      210.59
      11–14 October 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 9
      59.96      		 9
      121.06      		 9
      181.02
      27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia Junior 8
      61.28      		 9
      122.18      		 9
      183.46
      2016–17 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      13–15 February 2017 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Junior 9
      44.19      		 3
      102.30      		 7
      146.39
      December 15–17, 2016 2016 French Championships Senior 9
      51.46      		 4
      123.42      		 8
      174.88
      28 September – 2 October 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 16
      51.01      		 11
      107.96      		 12
      158.97
      22–24 September 2016 2016 Cup of Nice Junior 6
      49.31      		 2
      111.40      		 2
      160.71
      24 – 28 August 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 15
      49.36      		 12
      100.15      		 14
      149.51
      2015–16 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 8
      49.19      		 10
      101.46      		 10
      150.65
      December 17–19, 2016 2015 French Championships Senior 10
      44.49      		 7
      105.26      		 8
      149.75
      18–22 November 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy Senior 9
      44.69      		 7
      98.19      		 7
      142.88
      14–18 October 2015 2015 Cup of Nice Junior 9
      43.32      		 4
      94.50      		 4
      137.82

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