Thomas Nabais

Thomas Nabais (born 25 May 2000) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Marie Dupayage, he is the 2023 World University Games champion and has won two bronze medals at ISU Challenger Series events (2022 CS Nepela Memorial and 2022 CS Warsaw Cup).

Thomas Nabais
Personal information
Country represented France
Born (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000
Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Home townVillard-de-Lans, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
PartnerMarie Dupayage
CoachKarine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze
ChoreographerKarine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze
Skating clubVitry Skating Club
Training locationsVillard-de-Lans
Began skating2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total173.15
2022 CS Warsaw Cup
Short dance66.07
2022 CS Warsaw Cup
Free dance107.08
2022 CS Warsaw Cup
Medal record
Representing  France
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place2023 Lake Placid Ice dance

Personal life

Nabais was born on 25 May 2000 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, a suburb of Paris.[1] He has a younger sister, Léane.

Career

Early years

Nabais began learning to skate in 2008.[1] Skating with Marie Dupayage, he made his junior international debut in November 2016 at the Tallinn Trophy. Dupayage/Nabais placed 14th at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event, JGP Austria, in late August 2017. Their best JGP results were seventh in Latvia and Italy in September and October 2019, respectively.

2021–22 season

Dupayage/Nabais' senior international debut came in October 2021; they placed fifth at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and had the same result at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. In December, they finished fourth at the French Championships. In January 2022, they won silver at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany.

2022–23 season

Dupayage/Nabais began their season by winning bronze at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial and then silver at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October. In November, they placed ninth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, their first Grand Prix appearance, and then took bronze at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.

Programs

With Dupayage
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2022–2023
[1]
  • Samba: Quetzalcoatl Offering
    by Captain Planet
  • Rhumba: Águas de março
    by Smoke City
  • Samba: Dame Agua
    by Captain Planet
    arr. by Hugo Chouinard
    choreo. by Karine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze
2021–2022
2020–2021
      2019–2020
      [2]
      • Market Diktat Song
        by Jean-Philippe Goude
      • Spero Lucem
        by Jean-Philippe Goude
        choreo. by Karine Arribert
      2018–2019
      [3]
      • Tango: Paris Texas
        by Gotan Project
      • Tango: Juguete Rabioso
        by La Chicana
        choreo. by Karine Arribert
      2017–2018
      [4]
      • Yesterday
        by Tangoloco, Daniel Garcia Quinteto
      • Grand Guignol
        by Bajofondo
        choreo. by Karine Arribert

      Competitive highlights

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

      With Dupayage
      International[5]
      Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
      Worlds21st
      GP France9th
      CS Denis Ten MC5th
      CS Golden SpinWD
      CS Nepela3rd
      CS Warsaw CupC3rd
      Bavarian Open2nd
      Challenge Cup5th
      Open d'Andorra8th
      Trophée Nice5th2nd
      University Games1st
      International: Junior[5]
      JGP Austria14th
      JGP Italy7th
      JGP Latvia7th
      JGP Slovakia12th
      Bosphorus Cup4th
      Egna Trophy6th2nd
      Ice Star9th
      Mentor Toruń Cup9th12th8th9th
      Pavel Roman6th
      Santa Claus Cup1st
      Tallinn Trophy14th13th
      Volvo Open Cup9th
      International: Advanced novice
      Bavarian Open7th
      Volvo Open Cup7th
      National[5][6]
      French Champ.3rd N6th J4th J3rd J4th J1st J4th5th
      Master's10th J3rd J5th J2nd J2nd J3rd4th
      C = Cancelled; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
      J = Junior level

      References
      1. "Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
      2. "Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020.
      3. "Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019.
      4. "Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018.
      5. "Marie DUPAYAGE / Thomas NABAIS: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
      6. "Marie DUPAYAGE". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
      7. "Thomas NABAIS". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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