Lionel Rumi

Lionel Rumi (Hebrew: ליונל רומי; born August 12, 1986) is a French-Israeli ice dancer and model. He skated for France with Élodie Brouiller and Scarlett Rouzet until 2008 and then began representing Israel with Brooke Frieling.^[1]

Lionel Rumi
Lionel Rumi during the short dance at the 2011 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland.
Full name	Lionel Rumi
Native name	ליונל רומי
Born	(1976-08-12) August 12, 1976 (age 49) Lyon, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Israel
Partner	Brooke Frieling
Coach	Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov Uschi Keszler
Skating club	Ice Works Skating in Aston

Personal life

Rumi was born in Lyon, in Rhône-Alpes, France.^[2] He immigrated to Israel in 2008.^[3]

Career

Rumi initially skated for France. His partners from 1999 to 2007 were Lætitia Fenet, Élodie Brouiller, and Scarlett Rouzet.^[4] He competed in ISU Junior Grand Prix events from 2003 through 2007 and the European Youth Olympic Games in 2003. He twice won the French national novice title and the junior title at the Master's de Patinage. He and Scarlett Rouzet were substitutes for the 2008 European Championships.

In 2008, Rumi teamed up with Brooke Frieling to compete for Israel. They placed 20th at the 2011 European Championships and 24th at the 2011 World Championships.

Competitive highlights

• Élodie Brouiller (2002–2005)
• Scarlett Rouzet (2005–2008)
• Brooke Frieling (2009-2011)

Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
World Championships								S	24th
European Championships						S		S	20th
World Junior Championships		S	S	S	S	S
French Championships						4th
French Junior Championships		2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th
French Novice Championships	1st	1st
Swiss Junior Championships		1st
Ondrej Nepela Memorial								9th	9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb								8th	12th
European Youth Olympic Festival	6th J.
Masters of France		3rd J.	2nd J.	1st J.	3rd J.	1st J.
Junior Grand Prix of Mexico		6th
Junior Grand Prix of Bled		9th
Junior Grand Prix of Courchevel			6th		13th
Junior Grand Prix of Kyiv			8th
Junior Grand Prix of Montréal				7th
Junior Grand Prix of Zagreb				4th
Junior Grand Prix of The Hague					11th
Junior Grand Prix of Lake Placid						WD
Junior Grand Prix of Sofia						6th
Junior Grand Prix of Sheffield						9th
Legend: All competitions are senior-level unless otherwise noted. J = Junior-level; WD = Withdrew; S = Substitute

Personal bests

International Best Score	with Scarlett Rouzet[5]	with Brooke Frieling
Personal Best Total Score	132.17 ISU JGP Sofia Cup 2007	121.34 42nd Golden Spin of Zagreb 2009
Personal Best Score Compulsory Dance	27.57 ISU JGP Sofia Cup 2007	23.95 17th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2009
Personal Best Score Original Dance	43.16 ISU JGP Sofia Cup 2007	37.32 42nd Golden Spin of Zagreb 2009
Personal Best Score Free Dance	62.29 ISU J. Curry Memorial 2007	64.48 Skate Wilmington 2010

International Best Score[6]	with Brooke Frieling
Personal Best Total Score	99.63 European Championships 2011
Personal Best Score Short Dance	44,43 World Championships 2011
Personal Best Score Free Dance	57.94 European Championships 2011

Music

Frieling and Rumi at the 2011 World Championships

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–2011	Padam Padam (composer: Norbert Glanzberg) I love Paris (composer: Cole Porter, Performer: Frank Sinatra)	Nine (2009 live-action film) OST (music from Maury Yeston) Finale Unusual Way (by Griffith Frank) Be Italian (by Fergie (singer))
	Original dance
2009–2010	Hava Naguila (Jewish Folk)	Escape (Craig Armstrong)
2007–2008	Les deux guitares (Tzigane Folk)	Medley Latino The Cup of life (Ricky Martin) El beso del final (Christina Aguilera) Let's get loud (Jennifer Lopez)
2006–2007	Criminal, Paris, Texas Gotan Project (Tango)	The Last Samourai OST A way of life – Idyll's end / Spectres in the fog / Red warriors
2005–2006	Rapunzel, Caminemos, Rapunzel (Merengue/Rumba/Merenge)	Medley Starmania Ouverture / The World is Stone / A Little Damage Done