Neil Brown (figure skater)

Neil Brown (born 11 March 1990) is a French ice dancing coach and a former competitive ice dancer.

Neil Brown
Brown with Myslivečková in 2012
Born	(1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 35) L'Arbresle, France
Hometown	Lyon, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Czech Republic
Discipline	Ice dance
Partner	Lucie Myslivečková (CZE) Geraldine Bott (FRA) Rowan Musson (FRA) Maureen Ibanez (FRA) Anne-Sophie Bilet (FRA)
Coach	Muriel Boucher-Zazoui Olivier Schoenfelder
Skating club	Club des Sports de Glace Lyon
Began skating	1997
Retired	2014
Medal record
Czech Championships 2013 Cieszyn Ice dance 2014 Bratislava Ice dance 2012 Ostrava Ice dance

With Maureen Ibanez, he competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships.^[1]

With Geraldine Bott, he competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at 2010 JGP Japan.^[2]

He later represented the Czech Republic with Lucie Myslivečková. Together, they are two-time Czech national champions (2013, 2014), and competed at the 2013 World Championships as well as three European Championships (2012, 2013, 2014).^[3]

Coaching career

Following his retirement from competitive ice dancing, Brown moved to Helsinki, Finland, where he began working as a coach alongside Maurizio Margaglio.^[4]

His current students include:

• Natacha Lagouge / Arnaud Caffa^[5]
• Yuka Orihara / Juho Pirinen^[6]
• Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis^[7]

His former students have included:

• Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy^[8]
• Paulina Ramanauskaitė / Deividas Kizala^[9]
• Chelsea Verhaegh / Sherim van Geffen^[10]
• Eliska Zakova / Filip Mencl^[11]

Programs

With Myslivečková

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2012–2013 [12]	Polka: Charlie Chaplin (soundtrack) Waltz: The Artist by Ludovic Bource March: The Kid by Charlie Chaplin	Pendulum Challenger by Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprinters by Cutting Edge Sound Design Scary Monsters and Nice Sprinters remix
2011–2012 [13]	Whatever Happens by Michael Jackson Mambo, Mambo by Lou Bega	Tough Lover by Christina Aguilera Feeling Good by Michael Bublé Show Me How You Burlesque by Christina Aguilera

With Bott

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2010–2011 [2]	Padam Padam by Edith Piaf	Be Italian by Fergie

With Ibanez

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008 [14]	Indian dance: Bole Chodiyan by Bhanati	Cirque du Soleil: Atmadja Xotica by René Duperé Atmadja Xotica by René Duperé

Competitive highlights

Bott and Brown at the 2010 World Junior Championships

Ibanez and Brown in 2007

With Myslivečková for the Czech Republic

Results[15]
International
Event	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Worlds		21st
Europeans	19th	14th	26th
Bavarian Open	3rd
Cup of Nice		5th	10th
Golden Spin	10th		10th
Ice Challenge		2nd
Nebelhorn		10th
Ondrej Nepela		5th	10th
Pavel Roman		6th
Trophy of Lyon	4th	3rd
National
Czech Champ.	2nd	1st	1st

With Bott for France

Results[16]
International
Event	2009–10	2010–11
World Junior Championships	10th
JGP Croatia	9th
JGP France		5th
JGP Japan		3rd
NRW Trophy	7th J.	4th J.
Trophy of Lyon		3rd J
National
French Junior	2nd J	2nd J
Masters	3rd J	2nd J
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Musson for France

Results[17]
International
Event	2008–2009
JGP Mexico	8th
National
French Junior	3rd J
Masters	2nd J
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Ibanez for France

Results[18]
International
Event	2007–2008
World Junior Championships	11th
JGP Austria	9th
JGP United States	6th
National
French Junior	1st J
Masters	2nd J
JGP = Junior Grand Prix