Zachary LAGHA

Canada

Figure Skating

Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GREENFIELD PARK, QC

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: ST.-HUBERT, QC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Figure Skating	Ice Dance CAN LAJOIE Marjorie / LAGHA Zachary	13
	Team Event CAN LAJOIE Marjorie / LAGHA Zachary
	Team Event CAN Canada	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Ice Dance - Free Dance	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Team	2016	Lillehammer, NOR
4	Ice Dance	2016	Lillehammer, NOR

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Ice Dance	2021	Stockholm, SWE

Four Continents Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Ice Dance	2020	Seoul, KOR

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Ice Dance	2019	Zagreb, CRO
4	Ice Dance	2018	Sofia, BUL
6	Ice Dance	2017	Taipei City, TPE
13	Ice Dance	2016	Debrecen, HUN

Grand Prix
Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Ice Dance	2021/22	Tokyo, JPN
6	Ice Dance	2021/22	Vancouver, BC, CAN
6	Ice Dance	2019/20	Kelowna, BC, CAN
7	Ice Dance	2019/20	Moscow, RUS

Nickname:

Zak. (Instagram)

Hobbies:

Ballet, ballroom dance, soccer, tennis, reading, and chess. (isuresults.com; olympic.ca)

Occupation:

University student.

Education:

Studies Human Science at CEGEP Edouard Montpetit. (zacharylagha.com)

Languages spoken:

French, English

Club name:

CPA St.-Hubert.

Coach:

Romain Haguenauer (FRA/CAN)
Marie-France Dubreuil (CAN)
Patrice Lauzon (CAN)

Debut:

2019 Lombardia Trophy (Ice dance - 7th), with Lajoie

Choreographer:

Romain Haguenauer (FRA/CAN)
Ginette Cournoyer (CAN)

National team:

2015

Start:

2004 in Quebec.

Reason:

Started as a single skater and switched to ice dance at age 12 at the suggestion of a coach. (olympic.ca)

Ambition:

To become a figure skating coach. To study Contemporary Dance & Choreography (BFA) and Psychology (BSc). (olympic.ca; zacharylagha.com)

Training:

He and his partner train in the Ice Academy of Montreal with a dozen high-level teams including 2018 Olympic silver medallists Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA).

Hero:

Figure skater Scott Moir (CAN), three-time Olympic champion, three-time World champion. (olympic.ca)

Ritual:

Always drinks Mate tea in the morning and before practice. (MK Blades YouTube.com, 15 Jan 2019)

General Interest

LAJOIE/LAGHA
Have been skating together since 2011. (zacharylagha.com)

MUSICIAN
Has played the piano in competitions and concerts since he was five. Played at Carnegie Hall in New York City after winning a competition at age 11. (olympic.ca; zacharylagha.com)

ACCOMPLISHED COACHES
Coaches Marie-France Dubreuil/Patrice Lauzon (CAN) are the 2006 and 2007 World silver medallists in ice dance.

Milestones

Finished fourth in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games and third in the mixed team event (with Lajoie).

Was 14th in his World Championships debut in 2021 (with Lajoie).

2019 World junior champion (with Lajoie). He and his partner are only the second Canadian ice dancers to with the world junior title after Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir won in 2006.

Fifth at the 2020 Four Continents Championship (with Lajoie).

2015 Junior Grand Prix Logrono (International junior debut - 7th, with Lajoie).

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/lagha_zak/
Athlete Website: http://zacharylagha.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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