Lola Esbrat
# Lola Esbrat

Lola Esbrat (born 29 August 1997) is a French pair skater. With her skating partner Andrei Novoselov, she has won three international medals and is the 2018 French national champion.

## Personal life

Esbrat was born on 29 August 1997 in Paris. She studied law via correspondence courses but had stopped her studies by January 2017.

## Career

Esbrat began learning to skate in 2004. She competed in ladies' singles through the 2013–14 season. She started training as a pair skater, in partnership with Nicolas Hejzlar, by July 2014.

### Partnership with Novoselov

Esbrat teamed up with Russia's Andrei Novoselov in mid-2015. They are coached by Claude Thevenard in Paris and compete for France. In 2016, the pair won bronze medals at the Toruń Cup and Bavarian Open. In early April, they competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston; they qualified to the free skate and finished 16th overall.

In the 2016–17 season, Esbrat/Novoselov won the silver medal at the NRW Trophy and placed 5th at the Toruń Cup. In January 2017, they placed 11th in the short program, 13th in the free skate, and 13th overall at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

## Programs

(with Novoselov)

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2017–2018 | Nocturne (from Lady Caliph) by Ennio Morricone performed by Yo-Yo Ma | The Great Gatsby Back to Black by Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson Catgroove by Parov Stelar Hotel Sayre by Craig Armstrong Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey Crazy in Love |
| 2016–2017 | Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams | The Great Gatsby Back to Black performed by Beyoncé Cat Groove by Parov Stelar Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey Crazy in Love performed by Emeli Sandé |
| 2015–2016 | Fallin' by Alicia Keys | Maleficent by James Newton Howard Once Upon a Dream performed by Lana Del Rey Maleficent by James Newton Howard |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

### Pairs with Novoselov

International :

| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018-19 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| World Champ. | 16th | 27th | 25th | |
| European Champ. | | 13th | 10th | |
| GP France | | WD | 7th | WD |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | | 4th | |
| Bavarian Open | 3rd | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | 5th | |
| Cup of Tyrol | 4th | | | |
| NRW Trophy | | 2nd | | |
| Toruń Cup | 3rd | 5th | | |
| National |||||
| French Champ. | | 2nd | 1st | |
| Master's | | | 2nd | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |||||

### Ladies' singles

International :

| Event | 2013–14 |
| - | - |
| Coupe du Printemps | 2nd J |
| National ||
| French Junior Championships | 5th |
| J = Junior level ||
