Evgeniia Lopareva

Evgeniia Aleksandrovna Lopareva (Russian: Евгения Александровна Лопарёва, born 5 May 2000) is a Russian ice dancer who competes for France. With her partner, Geoffrey Brissaud, she placed in the top 10 at the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. On the senior level, she has competed on the ISU Challenger Series circuit.

Lopareva was born on 30 May 2000 in Moscow, Russia.

Early years

Lopareva began learning how to skate as a four-year-old, in 2004. She competed with her first partner, Alexey Karpushov, for five seasons. The two debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2016, placing 4th in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They had the same overall result at 2018 JGP Austria but did not compete again for the rest of the season. The team ended their partnership prior to the start of the 2018–19 figure skating season.

2018–19 season

Before the start of the 2018-19 season, Lopareva teamed up with French ice dancer Geoffrey Brissaud to compete for France. The new team received two international assignments - the 2019 Egna Dance Trophy where they took silver in the junior division, and the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships where they placed 10th.

2019–20 season: Senior international debut

Lopareva/Brissaud made their senior international debut in September at their first assignment of the 2019–20 season, the 2019 CS Nepela Memorial Trophy. Here, the team placed 8th in the rhythm dance, but made a comeback in the free dance (4th) to finish 6th overall. The pair also set new personal bests in all three segments at the event.

At their next Challenger Series assignment, 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, Lopareva/Brissaud again set another personal best in the rhythm dance.

With Brissaud

With Karpushov

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Brissaud for France

With Karpushov for Russia