The French Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by the French Federation of Ice Sports () to crown the national champions of France. The first official French Championships were held in 1908 in Chamonix. The competition, exclusively for men, consisted of special figures and free skating; Louis Magnus was the winner. A competition for women was added the next year, pair skating was added in 1911, and ice dance in 1948. The championships were interrupted during both World War I and World War II.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although not every discipline may be held every year due to a lack of participants. Alain Giletti currently holds the record for winning the most French Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Andrée Brunet (née Joly) holds the record in women's singles (also with ten). Andrée Brunet also holds the record in pair skating with her husband Pierre Brunet (with eleven), while Jean-Paul Guhel holds the record in ice dance (with nine), although these were not all won with the same partner.
History Ice skating was first popularized in France during the mid-19th century, when the French could often be seen skating along the canals of Versailles, the Glacière de Gentilly, the Lac d'Enghien, the Ourcq Canal, the ponds of Villette, and the lakes at the Bois de Boulogne. The first skating club in Paris, the , was founded in 1865, and the first artificial ice rink, the on the Avenue de Clichy, in 1892. France's second ice rink, the , was constructed from 1893 to 1894 along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and allowed for figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey. The French Federation of Ice Sports () – originally known as the – was founded in 1903 to oversee all winter sports in France except for skiing. In 1908, the organization was renamed the , and it oversaw figure skating, ice dance, speed skating, bobsleigh, curling, and ice hockey. The first official figure skating championship event for men was held in 1908 in Chamonix. It featured special figures and free skating; Louis Magnus was the winner. A separate event for women was held the next year in Paris; Yvonne Lacroix won the event. Championships in pair skating debuted in 1911, and ice dance in 1948.
No competitions were held from 1915 to 1919 due to World War I, nor from 1940 to 1941 and from 1943 to 1945 owing to the German occupation of France during World War II. After the liberation of France in 1945, championships returned, and have since been held without interruption. The 2021 French Championships, originally scheduled to be held in December 2020, were at first cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but were later reinstated and held in February 2021 in Vaujany.
Senior medalists
Men's singles +Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1908 Chamonix Louis Magnus M. Lacroix Charles Sabouret 1909 M. Marcilly-Saint-Mars Lucien Trugard 1910 Paris Francis Pigueron 1911 Albert Heidé 1912 Lucien Trugard Charles Sabouret 1913 Francis Pigueron Lucien Trugard André Malinet 1914 José Carvajal Basil Williams No competitions due to World War I 1920 Paris Francis Pigueron Adolphe Dinesmann André Malinet 1921 Font-Romeu Pierre Brunet Charles Sabouret 1922 Paris Adolphe Dinesmann 1923 Chamonix 1924 Paris Pierre Brunet Georges Torchon No other competitors 1925 Louis Barbey Stéphane Rodriguès-Henriquès 1926 Pierre Brunet No other competitors 1927 Pierre Brunet Jean Henrion Georges Torchon 1928 Louis Barbey 1929 Chamonix Charles Sabouret No other competitors 1930 Mont Revard Jean Henrion Stéphane Rodriguès-Henriquès 1931 Font-Romeu Georges Torchon 1932 Paris Jean Henrion Pierre Brunet Georges Torchon 1933 Georges Torchon Gérard Rodriguès-Henriquès 1934 Chamonix Gérard Rodriguès-Henriquès No other competitors 1935 Paris Jacques Favart 1936 Gérard Rodriguès-Henriquès 1937 No other competitors 1938 1939 Tony Font No competitions due to World War II 1942 Paris Jacques Favart Guy Pigier Paul Gaudin No competitions due to World War II 1946 Paris Paul Gaudin Tony Font Guy Pigier 1947 Guy Pigier Jean Vivès 1948 No men's competitors 1949 Tony Font Jean Vivès No other competitors 1950 1951 Alain Giletti 1952 1953 1954 Alain Calmat 1955 Lyon 1956 Boulogne-Billancourt 1957 1958 Paris Alain Calmat Alain Giletti 1959 Boulogne-Billancourt Alain Giletti Alain Calmat 1960 1961 Robert Dureville 1962 Alain Calmat Robert Dureville Alain Trouillet 1963 Philippe Pélissier 1964 1965 Patrick Péra 1966 Patrick Péra Philippe Pélissier 1967 1968 Lyon Philippe Pélissier Jacques Mrozek 1969 Boulogne-Billancourt 1970 Jacques Mrozek Didier Gailhaguet 1971 Megève 1972 Chamonix Didier Gailhaguet Willy Bargauan 1973 Strasbourg Jacques Mrozek Pascal Delorme Christophe Boyadjian 1974 Boulogne-Billancourt Didier Gailhaguet Gilles Beyer 1975 Reims Gilles Beyer Jean-Christophe Simond 1976 Asnières-sur-Seine Jean-Christophe Simond Christophe Boyadjian 1977 Amiens Pierre Lamine Gilles Beyer 1978 Belfort Gilles Beyer Michel Lotz Christophe Boyadjian 1979 Tours Jean-Christophe Simond Patrice Macrez 1980 Reims Patrice Macrez Gilles Beyer 1981 Anglet Didier Monge 1982 Asnières-sur-Seine Philippe Paulet 1983 Bordeaux Laurent Depouilly Fernand Fédronic 1984 Megève 1985 Belfort Fernand Fédronic Philippe Roncoli Laurent Depouilly 1986 Franconville Laurent Depouilly Frédéric Harpagès 1987 Épinal Philippe Roncoli Frédéric Harpagès Fernand Fédronic 1988 Grenoble Frédéric Lipka Axel Médéric 1989 Caen Axel Médéric Éric Millot Nicolas Pétorin 1990 Annecy Éric Millot Philippe Candeloro Frédéric Harpagès 1991 Reims Nicolas Pétorin 1992 Colombes Nicolas Pétorin Philippe Candeloro 1993 Grenoble Philippe Candeloro Nicolas Pétorin 1994 Athis-Mons Philippe Candeloro Éric Millot Thierry Cérez 1995 Bordeaux 1996 Albertville 1997 Amiens Thierry Cérez Laurent Tobel 1998 Besançon Thierry Cérez Laurent Tobel Gabriel Monnier 1999 Lyon Laurent Tobel Vincent Restencourt Thierry Cérez 2000 Courchevel Stanick Jeannette Gabriel Monnier Vincent Restencourt 2001 Briançon Frédéric Dambier 2002 Grenoble Gabriel Monnier Brian Joubert 2003 Asnières-sur-Seine Brian Joubert Stanick Jeannette Frédéric Dambier 2004 Briançon Frédéric Dambier Stanick Jeannette 2005 Rennes Samuel Contesti 2006 Besançon Samuel Contesti Alban Préaubert 2007 Orléans Yannick Ponsero Samuel Contesti 2008 Megève Alban Préaubert 2009 Colmar Yannick Ponsero Florent Amodio 2010 Marseille Florent Amodio Yannick Ponsero 2011 Tours Brian Joubert Florent Amodio 2012 Dammarie-lès-Lys Chafik Besseghier 2013 Strasbourg Florent Amodio Chafik Besseghier Romain Ponsart 2014 Vaujany Brian Joubert Chafik Besseghier 2015 Megève Romain Ponsart 2016 Épinal Chafik Besseghier Florent Amodio Simon Hocquaux 2017 Caen Kévin Aymoz Chafik Besseghier Romain Ponsart 2018 Nantes Chafik Besseghier Kévin Aymoz 2019 Vaujany Kévin Aymoz Adam Siao Him Fa Adrien Tesson 2020 Dunkirk Romain Ponsart 2021 Vaujany 2022 Cergy-Pontoise Luc Economides 2023 Rouen Adam Siao Him Fa Kévin Aymoz François Pitot 2024 Vaujany Luc Economides 2025 Annecy Kévin Aymoz François Pitot Luc Economides 2026 BriançonAdam Siao Him Fa
Women's singles