Here's my page of Anissina and Peizerat, my favorite pair of ice dancers. Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat are dynamic ice dancers from France. This pair has everything that makes their routine mesmerizing: drama, creativity, elegance, passion, and beauty. What is more is their reverse lift, which is a lift when the woman carries the man, as seen here:
This year, Marina and Gwendal have won all the major competitions in the season 2000. They have won:
Grand Prix Final
European Championship
and finally,
World Championship!
Competitive Highlights
1999 - 2nd World Championships,1st French Nationals, 2nd Europeans
1998 - Olympic Bronze medalists,2nd World Championships, 3rd Europeans, 1st French Nationals
1997 - 5th World Championships, 4th Europeans,1st French Nationals
1996 - 1st Trophee Lalique(France),
2nd Skate Canada Champions, 1st French Nationals
Marina and Gwendal's Biographies Info
Marina Anissina Birthdate: August 30, 1975
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Current Resident: Lyon, France
Interest:Music, tennis, and embroidery
Marina Anissina's mother was a pair skater who represented the USSR in the 1972 World Championships and Olympic Games. Anissina formerly skated for the USSR with Ilya Averbukh, winning two Junior World titles. Marina moved from Russia to France and teamed with Peizerat after Averbukh decided to skate with someone else.
Gwendal Peizerat
Birthdate:April 21, 1972
Birthplace:Bron, France
Current Resident: Lyon, France
Interest: Piano, skiing, rock climbing
Gwendal's father is the Secretary of the French Skating Federation. Gwendal also won medals at Junior World championships with former partner Marina Morel. He began skating with Marina Anissina in 1993 after Morel retired becasue of injuries.
Marina and Gwendal's Programs (Main and Recent Ones that I Can Remember)
1998
Free Dance: "Romeo and Juliet" by Sergei Prokofiev
1999
Original Dance: "My Sweet and Affectionate Beast" by E.Doga
Free Dance: "The Man in the Iron Mask" Soundtrack by Nick Glennie-Smith
Exhibition: "Time to Say Goodbye" by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
2000
Original Dance: Latin combination
Freedance: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff This beautiful program illustrates the contrast theme of faith vs. virtue.
This is the the same reverse lift they used in "Romeo and Juliet"
CREDITS: The above pictures and information come from the Official Homepage of Anissina and Peizerat, Anissina and Peizerat Homepage by Eda Tseinyev, CHAMPIONS ON ICE 1999 Summer Tour Skater Profile, and Karen DeVaney's figure skater index page-Marina Anissina and Peizerat
Other A&P Web Sites
The Official Home Page of Anissina and Peizerat
A Great A&P Webpage
ice-dance.com
Official A&P Fanclub
