Charlène Guignard

Personal life

Charlène Edith Magali Guignard was born on 12 August 1989 in Brest, France. She became an Italian citizen in August 2013.

Career for France

Guignard began skating in 1993. Early in her career, she competed for France. Following partnerships with Christopher Guignard and Goulven Fourdan, she teamed up with Guillaume Paulmier. The two debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2006–07 season. They finished 18th at the 2008 World Junior Championships and 19th in 2009.

2010–11 season

Guignard and Fabbri began competing together for Italy in the 2010–11 season, coached by Barbara Fusar-Poli. They finished fourth in their international debut, at the 2010 NRW Trophy, before winning the bronze medal at the 2010 Golden Spin of Zagreb. The duo took the silver medal at the Italian Championships. In April 2011, they were sent to their first ISU Championship – the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, Russia. They qualified for the free dance and finished 19th overall.

2011–12 season

In the 2011–12 season, Guignard/Fabbri repeated as the Italian national silver medalists and placed 11th at their first European Championships in Sheffield, England.

2012–13 season: Grand Prix debut

In 2012–13, Guignard/Fabbri debuted on the Grand Prix series, placing fifth at the 2012 Cup of China. Ranked 8th in both segments, they finished 9th at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia . At the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada, they were 16th in the short dance, 15th in the free dance, and 17th overall.

2013–14 season: Sochi Olympics

Guignard/Fabbri began the 2013–14 season with a silver medal at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then placed 7th at their sole Grand Prix event, the 2013 Skate Canada International. They were awarded gold at the 2013 NRW Trophy before winning their fourth consecutive national silver medal. In January 2014, they finished 8th at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In February, Guignard/Fabbri represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia; they placed 15th in the short dance, 14th in the free, and 14th overall. They had the same final result in March at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, after placing 17th in the short and 12th in the free dance.

2014–15 season

Making their Challenger Series (CS) debut, Guignard/Fabbri won the silver medal at the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. Having received two Grand Prix invitations, they placed sixth at the 2014 Skate America and fifth at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. In December, they were awarded silver medals at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and Italian Championships. The two finished sixth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and 12th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–16 season

Guignard/Fabbri placed fourth at both of their 2014–15 Grand Prix events, the 2015 Skate Canada International and 2015 Rostelecom Cup. Turning to the Challenger Series, they won gold medals at the 2015 Warsaw Cup and 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb.

Results

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