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Sarah Abitbol

サラ・アビトボル　/　さら・あびとぼる

Figure skater from France

June 8, 1975 (age 51)　・　Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Loire-Atlantique
figure skater

My Take

Abitbol earns my admiration twice over. On the ice, partnered with Stéphane Bernadis, she was a World bronze medalist, a multiple European medalist and a ten-time French champion, an extraordinary run of consistency in pairs skating. But what moves me more is what she did after the music stopped, finding the courage to speak publicly about abuse she endured and forcing her sport to confront its darkest corners. Her 2022 National Order of Merit reads, to me, as recognition of that fight as much as her medals. Few athletes show such grace on the rink and such steel off it.

Overview

Sarah Abitbol (born 8 June 1975) is a French former competitive pair skater. With skating partner Stéphane Bernadis, she is the 2000 World bronze medalist, the 2000 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a seven-time European medalist (two silver and five bronze medals), and a ten-time French national champion.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sarah Abitbol
Name (Japanese): サラ・アビトボル
Reading: さら・あびとぼる
Born: June 8, 1975 (age 51)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rabbit
Origin: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 150 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2022 Knight of the National Order of Merit

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sarah.abitbol1975/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB

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