Florent Amodio

Florent Amodio (born 12 May 1990) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2011 European champion, a four-time French national champion (2010, 2013–15), and the 2008 JGP Final champion. He has represented France at two Winter Olympics.

Personal life Florent Amodio was born in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.

In September 2020, Amodio married his girlfriend, Sofia Gassoumi, who also coaches at his rink. In the free program, he landed two quads for the first time in his career and was awarded the silver medal. After the event, he skated in twelve shows in two weeks as part of the Art on Ice tour in Switzerland, Finland, and Sweden. He finished 11th at Skate America and withdrew from the Trophée Eric Bompard due to an injury. On 19 November 2015 Amodio announced that he would retire from competitive skating after the 2016 Europeans. Amodio was 8th in the short program and 2nd in the free skate to finish 4th overall at the Europeans, his best showing since 2013. Following the event, he confirmed his intention to retire from competitive skating, stating that he was proud of the impression he left in skating.

Post-competitive career In April 2018, Amodio opened the Amodio Figure Skating Academy in Vaujany. Petr Kotlarik Ekaterina Kurakova Maïa Mazzara Jedidiah Lincoln Daniel Martynov Milana Mozeiko

Additionally, Amodio has also choreographed for several figure skaters. His clients have included:

Brendan Kerry

Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2015–2016 Happy by Pharrell Williams Memories of Sobral by Sébastien Damiani Rio (film) by Sérgio Mendes

Winston Churchill's Boy Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine Memories of Sobral by Sébastien Damiani Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha by João Lucas & Marcelo Balada by Gusttavo Lima 2014–2015