Jean-Francois_Ballester

Jean-François Ballester

Jean-François Ballester

French figure skating coach (1965–2018)

Jean-François Ballester (1 September 1965 – 2 December 2018) was a French figure skating coach. He is best known for his work with Aliona Savchenko / Bruno Massot, who won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 World Championships and 2017–18 Grand Prix Final.

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Personal life

Jean-François "Jeff"[1][2] Ballester was born on 1 September 1965,[3] in Rouen, France.[4] He died on 2 December 2018 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, following a heart attack at his home.[5][6]

His mother and sister have also worked as skating coaches.[7]

Career

Ballester started learning to skate as a five-year-old and was competing in junior pairs when he decided to retire at age 19.[7] He coached at ACSEL Caen (France) from 1994 to 2014.[7] He also worked in Switzerland, at CP La Chaux-de-Fonds and CP Biel/Bienne.[8]

Ballester coached:

References

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    "Patinage artistique : Jean-François Ballester est mort". L'Équipe (in French). 4 December 2018.
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    Chatel, Aline (14 February 2014). "Jean-François Ballester : la glace saveur passion". actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
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    "Camille FOUCHER / Bruno MASSOT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009.
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    Blimo, Jean-Pierre (3 April 2014). "Patinage artistique : la championne du monde Aliona Savchenko avec le Caennais Bruno Massot". francebleu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
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    "Alexandra HERBRIKOVA / Nicolas ROULET". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
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    "Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Noah SCHERER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
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    "Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Mikhail AKULOV". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
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    "Kevin AYMOZ". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.
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    "Nicola TODESCHINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
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    "Valtter VIRTANEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018.
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    "Competition Results: Laurine LECAVELIER". International Skating Union.
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    "Competition Results: Miriam ZIEGLER / Severin KIEFER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018.
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