Cleo Hamon
Figure skater

Cleo Hamon

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Figure skater
A.K.A.
Cléo Hamon
Gender:
Female
Places:
France
Is:
Figure skater
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
25 November 2001(Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
Residences
Montlignon, France
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Introduction

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

Personal life

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

Career

Single skating

Hamon began learning to skate in 2006. 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.

Early partnerships

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

Hamon also skated with Brice Panizzi.

Partnership with Strekalin

In August 2016, Hamon teamed up with Ukraine's Denys Strekalin to compete for France in pairs. 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.

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.

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.

Programs

(with Strekalin)

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
2018–2019
  • 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
  • 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
2016–2017
  • I Want You Back
    performed by Tony Succar, Tito Nieves
    choreo. by Leonie Corbin

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Strekalin

International
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
CS Finlandia Trophy 7th
CS Warsaw Cup 10th
Volvo Open Cup 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 14th 11th 9th
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Czech Republic 5th
JGP United States 8th
JGP Latvia 8th
JGP Poland 15th
Bavarian Open 7th
Tallinn Trophy 2nd
National
French Champ. 2nd 2nd 1st
French Junior Champ. 1st 1st

Pairs with Vauclin

National
Event 2014–15
French Championships: Minimes 1st N

Ladies' singles

International
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Golden Bear of Zagreb 13th J
Bavarian Open 15th N
Crystal Skate of Romania 1st N
Grand Prix of Bratislava 2nd N
Rooster Cup 3rd A 1st A 2nd N
Santa Claus Cup 2nd A 18th N
National
French Youth Champ. 3rd S 7th N 9th N