Adam Siao Him Fa

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Adam Siao
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Siao in 2016
Personal information
Full name Adam Siao Him Fa
Country represented  France
Born (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23)
Bordeaux, France
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Coach Rodolphe Marechal
Cédric Tour
Skating club Club Olympique de Courbevoie
Courbevoie, France
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 279.57
2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program 96.53
2023 Europeans
Free skate 184.40
2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  France
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kaunas Singles

Adam Siao Him Fa (born 31 January 2001), also known as Adam Siao, is a French figure skater. He is a two-time (2023, 2024) European champion, a three-time Grand Prix medalist (3 gold), a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and a two-time French national champion. He represented France at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished 14th overall. At the junior level, he is a two-time Junior Grand Prix medalist (1 gold, 1 silver) and finished within the top six at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Siao Him Fa was born on 31 January 2001 in Bordeaux, France.[1] He is the youngest of four children.[2] His parents, Daniel and Patricia, are originally from Mauritius and moved to France in the early 1980s.[2] He formerly attended Collège Hubertine Auclert in Toulouse.[3]

Career

Early career

Siao Him Fa began learning to skate in 2005 or 2006 in Bordeaux.[1][3] As a child, he trained under Valerie Sou, Cornelia Paquier, Nathalie Depouilly, and Laurent Depouilly.[4] He started training in Toulouse in 2011[3] because Bordeaux's ice rink was not operational.[2] He debuted on the advanced novice level in March 2013 and won the French novice men's title in March 2014.[2][5]

Coached by Rodolphe Maréchal and Baptiste Porquet in Toulouse,[4] Siao Him Fa began appearing on the junior international level in October 2015.[5] In February, he competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, placing tenth in Hamar, Norway.[6] His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in August 2016. He finished out of the top ten at both of his JGP assignments that season.

2017–2018 season

In September 2017, Siao Him Fa began training under Brian Joubert at the 2007 World champion's skating club in Poitiers.[7][8][9] He finished ninth at both of his JGP assignments. After placing fourth on the senior level at the French Championships in December 2017, he took silver at the junior event in February 2018. In March, he qualified for the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships; he ranked sixteenth in the short program, nineteenth in the free skate, and seventeenth overall at the event in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2018–2019 season

Competing in the 2018 JGP series, Siao Him Fa took bronze in Richmond, Canada, and then gold in Yerevan, Armenia.[10] Due to his results, he qualified to the JGP Final in Vancouver, Canada.[11] He placed fourth at the Final, setting new personal bests in the free skate and total score.[12] He won the silver medal at the 2019 French Figure Skating Championships.

Competing at his first European Championships, Siao Him Fa finished in twelfth place, setting three new personal bests in the process. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he placed eighth in the short program with a clean skate, and another new personal best.[13]

2019–2020 season

Dogged by injury in the fall, Siao Him Fa did not repeat his earlier success on the Junior Grand Prix, finishing off the podium at both of his events. In October, he stood on his first ISU Challenger Series podium, taking bronze at the 2019 CS Ice Star. He repeated as French national silver medalist and national junior champion.

In January, Siao Him Fa competed at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria. He was on the verge of not qualifying to the free skate after a poor performance in the short program, but unexpectedly made it in as the twenty-fourth and last to qualify after fellow Frenchman Kévin Aymoz failed to qualify despite previously being considered a favorite for the European men's title.[14] He performed much better in the free skate, landing three quadruple jumps to place sixth in the segment and rising to eleventh place overall.[15] He concluded his season with a seventh-place result at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[16]

Siao Him Fa announced a coaching change on 28 May 2020, deciding to join Laurent Depouilly in Courbevoie.[17]

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting international travel, the ISU opted to assign the Grand Prix based largely on geographic location. Siao Him Fa was scheduled to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled.[18] In February, Siao Him Fa won his third straight National silver medal.[19]

Siao Him Fa finished the season as part of Team France at the 2021 World Team Trophy. He placed eighth in the short program and ninth in the free skate, while the French team finished in fifth place overall.[20][21][22]

2021–2022 season

Siao Him Fa began the Olympic season competing at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he won the silver medal and set three new personal bests.[23] He was then assigned to the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the silver medal and qualifying a second berth for French men at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[24] He went on to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Skate America, where he placed ninth.[25] He was eighth at the 2021 Internationaux de France, setting a new personal best in the free skate.[26]

After winning the silver medal at the French championships, Siao Him Fa was named to the French Olympic team.[27] He placed fourteenth in the short program of the Olympic men's event.[28] He was thirteenth in the free skate but remained in fourteenth overall.[29]

Siao Him Fa concluded his season at the 2022 World Championships, held in Montpellier, France.[30] He finished tenth in the short program with a new personal best, and rose to eighth overall with a sixth-place free skate, both scores also new personal bests.[31][32]

2022–2023 season

Siao Him Fa began the season with his first ever Challenger gold medal at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy, and then took a second gold at the Cup of Nice.[27] On the Grand Prix, he was third in the short program at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, but won the free skate to take the gold medal. This was the first Grand Prix win for a Frenchman since his former coach Brian Joubert won the NHK Trophy in 2009, a fact of which he was "very proud."[33] He finished third in the short program at the 2022 NHK Trophy, his second event. He said “things didn't go as I planned, but I am positive about tomorrow and will continue to work this way."[34] He finished fourth in the free skate but came fifth overall.[35][36]

Disappointed not to have qualified for the Grand Prix Final, Siao Him Fa went on to win his first French national title at the championships in Rouen, beating defending champion Kévin Aymoz by a margin of over twenty points.[37] Siao Him Fa continued his streak of success into the new year, finishing in first place in the short program at the 2023 European Championships with a new personal best of 96.53. He was "happy" to have finally skated cleanly in the short program internationally that season.[38][39] He finished second in the free skate, but won the gold medal. This was the first European title for a Frenchman in twelve years since Florent Amodio's victory in 2011.[40][41]

Siao Him Fa struggled with his jumps in the 2023 World Championships short program, coming in twelfth. He admitted "it's frustrating today, but it's not over yet."[42] He rose to tenth after the free skate.[43] Siao Him Fa then joined Team France at the 2023 World Team Trophy, where he was fifth in the short program and tenth in the free skate. Team France finished fifth overall.[44][45]

2023–2024 season

Siao Him Fa began the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he won the gold medal. He next appeared at the Shanghai Trophy, winning that as well.[27] He started the Grand Prix at the 2023 Grand Prix de France in Angers, where he won his second consecutive event title ahead of Ilia Malinin of the United States and Yuma Kagiyama of Japan. Siao Him Fa crossed the 100-, 200- and 300-point barriers in the short program, free skate and total score with three new personal best scores of 101.07, 205.71 and 306.78 respectively.[46] He is the sixth man to achieve a total over 300 points under the current ISU judging system.[47] Siao Him Fa traveled immediately to Chongqing for the 2023 Cup of China the following weekend, where he placed second in the short program behind reigning World champion Shoma Uno after falling on his quad toe loop attempt. He overtook Uno in the free skate, rising to the gold medal position. He said he was "satisfied" with the result given that he was competing back-to-back and dealt with an equipment problem in practice.[48]

Qualifying to the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final, Siao Him Fan doubled his planned quad Lutz in the short program, finishing sixth of six skaters in that segment and more than fifteen points back of third place. In the free skate he made two minor quad jump errors, and had a technical fall after losing his balance in his choreographic sequence, placing third in that segment and rising to fourth place overall. He was 10.37 points behind bronze medalist Kagiyama. Speaking afterward he acknowledged that coming into the event as one of the podium favourites had been a new challenge for him.[49] Siao Him Fa then returned to France for the national championships in Vaujany the following weekend, where he decisively won his second French championship.[50]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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2020–2021
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2019–2020
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2018–2019
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2017–2018
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2016–2017
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2015–2016
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Competitive highlights

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

International[27]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Olympics 14th
Worlds 8th 10th TBD
Europeans 12th 11th 1st 1st
GP Final 4th
GP Cup of China 1st
GP France C 8th 1st 1st
GP NHK Trophy 5th
GP Skate America 9th
CS Alpen Trophy 7th
CS Golden Spin 7th WD
CS Ice Star 3rd
CS Lombardia 2nd 1st
CS Nebelhorn 2nd 1st
Challenge Cup 3rd
Trophée Nice 1st 1st
Shanghai Trophy 1st
International: Junior[27]
Junior Worlds 17th 6th 7th
Youth Olympics 10th
JGP Final 4th
JGP Armenia 1st
JGP Canada 3rd
JGP Croatia 9th 8th
JGP Estonia 12th
JGP France 14th WD
JGP Italy 9th 5th
EYOF 7th
Cup of Nice 4th 2nd
Tallinn Trophy 7th
International: Advanced novice[5]
Coupe Printemps 4th
Denkova-Staviski 2nd
Rooster Cup 2nd 4th
Santa Claus Cup 1st
Tirnavia 1st
National[5][27]
French Champ. 8th 8th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
French Junior 6th 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st
French Novice 1st 1st
Masters 7th J 6th J 3rd J 1st J 1st 1st 1st
Team events
World Team
Trophy		 4th T
12th P		 5th T
8th P		 5th T
9th P
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled
T = Team Result; P = Personal Result; Medals Awarded for team result only

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 306.78 2023 Grand Prix de France
Short program TSS 101.07 2023 Grand Prix de France
TES 57.70 2023 Grand Prix de France
PCS 44.26 2023 World Team Trophy
Free skating TSS 207.17 2023 Cup of China
TES 115.70 2023 Grand Prix de France
PCS 901.54 2023 Cup of China
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 183.46 2017 JGP Croatia
Short program TSS 64.11 2018 World Junior Championships
TES 33.92 2018 World Junior Championships
PCS 30.19 2018 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 122.18 2017 JGP Croatia
TES 63.76 2017 JGP Croatia
PCS 59.42 2017 JGP Croatia

Senior results

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 8–14, 2024 2024 European Championships 1
94.13		 1
182.04		 1
276.17
December 13–14, 2023 2024 French Championships 1
99.82		 1
204.59		 1
304.41
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 Grand Prix Final 6
88.36		 3
190.02		 4
278.28
November 10–12, 2023 2023 Cup of China 2
91.21		 1
207.17		 1
298.38
November 3–5, 2023 2023 Grand Prix de France 2
101.07		 1
205.71		 1
306.78
October 18–22, 2023 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 1
109.04		 1
189.57		 1
298.61
October 3–5, 2023 2023 Shanghai Trophy 2
84.00		 1
198.80		 1
282.80
September 28–30, 2023 2023 Master's de Patinage 1
101.87		 1
200.84		 1
302.71
September 20–23, 2023 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1
95.17		 1
184.40		 1
279.57
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 13–16, 2023 2023 World Team Trophy 5
92.82		 10
154.60		 5T/9P
247.42
March 22–26, 2023 2023 World Championships 12
79.78		 8
173.33		 10
253.11
January 25–29, 2023 2023 European Championships 1
96.53		 2
171.24		 1
267.77
December 15–17, 2022 2023 French Championships 1
96.42		 1
182.94		 1
279.36
November 18–20, 2022 2022 NHK Trophy 3
87.44		 4
163.01		 5
250.45
November 4–6, 2022 2022 Grand Prix de France 3
88.00		 1
180.98		 1
268.98
October 6–8, 2022 2022 Master's de Patinage 1
85.60		 1
193.06		 1
278.66
September 16–19, 2022 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 2
84.69		 1
152.50		 1
237.19
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 21–27, 2022 2022 World Championships 10
90.97		 6
175.15		 8
266.12
February 8–10, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics 14
86.74		 13
163.41		 14
250.15
December 16–18, 2021 2022 French Championships 1
95.31		 2
162.37		 2
257.68
November 19–21, 2021 2021 Internationaux de France 7
84.47		 9
158.82		 8
243.29
October 22–24, 2021 2021 Skate America 10
67.60		 7
149.92		 9
217.52
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2021 2021 Master's de Patinage 3
78.56		 1
177.69		 1
256.25
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2
89.23		 3
154.55		 2
243.78
September 10–12, 2021 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 2
80.54		 3
156.85		 2
237.39
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 15–18, 2021 2021 World Team Trophy 8
78.28		 9
152.64		 5T/8P
230.92
February 26–28, 2021 2021 Challenge Cup 4
79.49		 3
161.62		 3
241.11
February 5–6, 2021 2021 French Championships 2
78.50		 2
165.65		 2
244.15

Junior results

2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships Junior 12
74.61		 7
139.28		 7
213.89
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships Senior 24
65.21		 6
154.68		 11
219.89
19–21 December 2019 2019 French Championships Senior 2
87.62		 2
163.68		 2
251.30
4–7 December 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb Senior 13
69.06		 6
144.92		 7
213.98
18–20 October 2019 2019 CS Ice Star Senior 4
66.48		 2
149.09		 3
215.57
2–5 October 2019 2019 JGP Italy Junior 8
66.20		 6
140.20		 5
206.40
25–28 September 2019 2019 JGP Croatia Junior 11
60.17		 7
131.99		 8
192.16
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
11–14 April 2019 2019 World Team Trophy Senior 11
72.56		 12
132.11		 4T/12P
204.67
4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 8
77.74		 6
142.17		 6
219.91
21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships Senior 13
76.70		 9
141.36		 12
218.06
13–15 December 2018 2018 French Championships Senior 3
74.23		 2
152.13		 2
226.36
6–9 December 2018 2018–19 JGP Final Junior 5
66.48		 3
140.56		 4
207.04
11–18 November 2018 2018 CS Alpen Trophy Senior 13
59.24		 3
128.66		 7
187.90
10–13 October 2018 2018 JGP Armenia Junior 3
70.50		 2
135.33		 1
205.83
25–27 September 2018 2018 Master's de Patinage Junior 1
76.60		 1
154.52		 1
231.12
12–15 September 2018 2018 JGP Canada Junior 5
65.85		 3
133.29		 3
199.14
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
5–11 March 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 16
64.11		 19
111.48		 17
175.59
14–16 December 2017 2017 French Championships Senior 4
68.48		 3
142.11		 4
210.59
11–14 October 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 9
59.96		 9
121.06		 9
181.02
27–30 September 2017 2017 JGP Croatia Junior 8
61.28		 9
122.18		 9
183.46
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
13–15 February 2017 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival Junior 9
44.19		 3
102.30		 7
146.39
15–17 December 2016 2016 French Championships Senior 9
51.46		 4
123.42		 8
174.88
28 Sept. – 2 Oct. 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 16
51.01		 11
107.96		 12
158.97
22–24 September 2016 2016 Cup of Nice Junior 6
49.31		 2
111.40		 2
160.71
24–28 August 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 15
49.36		 12
100.15		 14
149.51
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
12–21 February 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 8
49.19		 10
101.46		 10
150.65
17–19 December 2016 2015 French Championships Senior 10
44.49		 7
105.26		 8
149.75
18–22 November 2015 2015 Tallinn Trophy Senior 9
44.69		 7
98.19		 7
142.88
14–18 October 2015 2015 Cup of Nice Junior 9
43.32		 4
94.50		 4
137.82

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