Paul Ayer

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Paul Ayer
Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer - 2019 Junior Worlds - 1.jpg
Fabbri/Ayer at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1998-04-06) April 6, 1998 (age 23)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Home townBrossard, Quebec
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerAlicia Fabbri
Former partnerJolie Che, Nicola Salimova, Taylor Yanke
CoachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Former coachJulien Lalonde
ChoreographerMarie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer
Former choreographerMylène Girard
Skating clubCalalta FSC
Training locationsMontreal, Quebec
Former training locationsLa Prairie, Quebec
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Began skating2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total171.63
2021 CS Cup of Austria
Short dance68.24
2021 CS Cup of Austria
Free dance103.39
2021 CS Cup of Austria
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Ice dance

Paul Ayer (born April 6, 1998) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Alicia Fabbri, he is the 2019 Canadian national junior silver medalist and the 2019 Bavarian Open junior silver medalist. They placed in the top nine at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Personal life[]

Ayer was born on April 6, 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. He is half Mexican-Canadian, and speaks Spanish, French and English fluently. He has a younger brother named Alex. Ayer's father who was a lawyer in Calgary was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.[1] He has taken online courses and plans to enroll in a university in Montreal in the future.[1] Ayer hopes to practice his French in Montreal.

Ayer enjoys playing other sports with friends like football and hockey on outdoor rinks or lakes during the winter.[1] He also enjoys traveling.

Career[]

Early career[]

Ayer began skating around 2007. He competed in only domestic events with his first three partners: Taylor Yanke, Nicola Salimova, and Jolie Che. Ayer and Che split at the end of the summer in 2017, and he spent about a year trying out with various partners before teaming up with Fabbri. He relocated from Calgary to Montreal to train full-time with Fabbri.[1]

2018–2019 season: New partnership[]

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to two Junior Grand Prix events in their first season together. They placed fourth at 2018 JGP Slovakia and seventh at 2018 JGP Slovenia.

Fabbri/Ayer placed second at the 2019 Canadian Championships behind Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha. Together, they were named to the Canadian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.[2] At a tune-up event, the 2019 Bavarian Open, Fabbri/Ayer again won silver behind Lajoie/Lagha.[3]

Fabbri/Ayer were thirteenth after the rhythm dance segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships, but rallied with an eighth-place showing in the free dance to place ninth overall. Combined with Lajoie/Lagha's placement (first place), their rank qualified three ice dance spots for Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2019–2020 season: New coaches[]

In July 2019, Fabbri/Ayer left coach Julien Lalonde to train with Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer in Montreal.[4] They made their senior international debut at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where they placed sixth with personal bests in all segments.

2020–2021 season[]

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

With the pandemic continuing to make it difficult to hold in-person events, Fabbri/Ayer competed at virtual domestic competitions, placing fifth at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. This result would have qualified them for the 2021 Canadian Championships, but they were cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[6][7]

2021–2022 season[]

Fabbri/Ayer made their return to international competition after almost two years at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing twelfth.[8] Given a second Challenger assignment, they were fifth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[9]

At the 2022 Canadian Championships, held in a bubble in Ottawa due to Omicron variant restrictions, Fabbri/Ayer finished in seventh place overall after being hampered by a fall in the closing seconds of their rhythm dance.[9]

Programs[]

With Fabbri[]

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[10]
2020–2021
[11]
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019
[13]
  • Tango: A Evaristo Carriego
    by Eduardo Rovira
  • Tango: Obertuna
    performed by Forever Tango
    choreo. by Mylène Girard

Competitive highlights[]

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

With Fabbri[]

International[9]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
GP Skate Canada C
CS Cup of Austria 5th
CS Lombardia Trophy 12th
CS Warsaw Cup 6th
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds 9th
JGP Slovakia 4th
JGP Slovenia 7th
Bavarian Open 2nd
National
Canadian Champ. 2nd J 6th C 7th
SC Challenge 1st J 2nd 5th 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
J = Junior level

Detailed results[]

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.

With Fabbri[]

Senior results[]

2021–2022 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 6–12, 2022 2022 Canadian Championships 8
66.43 		6
104.72 		7
171.15
November 11–14, 2021 2021 CS Cup of Austria 6
68.24 		5
103.39 		5
171.63
September 10–12, 2021 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 9
64.77 		14
87.72 		12
152.49
2020–2021 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 8–17, 2021 2021 Skate Canada Challenge 4
75.00 		5
109.29 		5
184.29
2019–2020 season
Date Event RD FD Total
January 13–19, 2020 2020 Canadian Championships 4
68.26 		6
97.15 		6
165.41
November 14–17, 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 6
62.14 		6
93.63 		6
155.77

Junior results[]

2018–2019 season
Date Event RD FD Total
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships 13
55.58 		8
87.46 		9
143.04
February 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open 2
58.54 		3
86.10 		2
144.64
January 14–20, 2019 2019 Canadian Junior Championships 2
62.20 		3
96.37 		2
158.57
October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia 6
53.20 		8
78.21 		7
131.41
August 22–25, 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia 4
58.53 		6
77.13 		4
135.66

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Jackson Ultima (October 17, 2018). "#JacksonFamily Interviews with Paul Ayer (CAN)". Medium.
  2. ^ "Canadian junior skaters in Croatia for the 2019 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships" (Press release). Skate Canada. March 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lajoie and Lagha lead Canada to 1-2 finish at Bavarian Open" (Press release). Skate Canada. February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Cournoyer, Ginette (July 21, 2019). "Welcome in the Team Montreal Family Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  5. ^ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Ewing, Lori (January 16, 2021). "Madeline Schizas moves up 3 spots to win virtual Skate Canada Challenge". CBC Sports.
  7. ^ "2021 Skate Canada Challenge – Results". Skate Canada.
  8. ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  9. ^ a b c d "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  10. ^ "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Profile – Alicia Fabbri & Paul Ayer". ice-dance.com. September 5, 2018.
  13. ^ "Alicia FABBRI / Paul AYER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019.

External links[]

Media related to Paul Ayer at Wikimedia Commons

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