Laurent Tobel

Laurent Tobel (born 24 June 1975)^[1] is a French former competitive figure skater. He is the 1998 Nepela Memorial champion, 1995 Czech Skate bronze medalist, and 1999 French national champion.^[2] In the same season, Tobel achieved his career-best ISU Championship results – fifth at the 1999 Europeans in Prague and eighth at the 1999 Worlds in Helsinki.

Laurent Tobel
Laurent Tobel in 2013
Born	(1975-06-24) 24 June 1975 (age 50) Savigny-sur-Orge, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Skating club	CSG Champigny
Retired	2001

Tobel's coaches included Gilles Beyer, Annick Gailhaguet, and Pierre Trente.^[1] After retiring from competition, he became involved in shows.^[3][4]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
1999–2000 [1]		Austin Powers (soundtrack)
1998–1999		Close Encounters of the Third Kind (soundtrack)
1997–1998	Rock It By: Herbie Hancock
1996–1997		Pink Panther (soundtrack)

Results

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

International[1]
Event	87–88	90–91	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01
Worlds							13th	16th	8th
Europeans									5th
GP Cup of Russia								6th
GP NHK Trophy											12th
GP Skate America									6th
GP Skate Canada								5th		6th
GP Trophée Lalique							6th		5th	4th
Czech Skate						3rd
Golden Spin					6th
Nepela Memorial									1st
Salchow Trophy							1st
St. Gervais			11th	19th
Ukrainian Souvenir						4th
Continents Cup						5th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds	12th
Blue Swords				7th J
National[2]
French Champ.		13th	10th	WD	8th	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	5th	5th
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew