The French Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating national championship

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 held annually to determine the national champions of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Skaters compete at the senior level in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, women's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

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The 1996–1997 competition took place between December 20th and 21st, 1996 in Amiens

Amiens

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

 for singles and pairs and in Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

 for ice dance. The event was used to help determine the French team to the 1997 European Figure Skating Championships

1997 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1997 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1996-1997 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...

 and the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships

1997 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1997 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1996-1997 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating,...

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Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Philippe Candeloro Philippe Candeloro Philippe Candeloro is a French figure skater who medalled at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.-Early years:Philippe Candeloro was born in Courbevoie, in France, the youngest of four children...	1.5	1	1
2	Thierry Cérez Thierry Cerez Thierry Cerez is a French figure skater. He is the 1995 World Junior silver medalist and is a five time medalist at the French Figure Skating Championships, winning the title in 1998...	3.5	3	2
3	Laurent Tobel Laurent Tobel Laurent Tobel is a French figure skater. He is the 1999 French national champion.-Results:-References:* -External links:*...	4.0	2	3
4	Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier Frédéric Dambier is a French figure skater. He is a four-time French national silver medalist and competed at two Olympic Games. He twice placed fourth at the European Figure Skating Championships...	7.0
5	Gabriel Monnier Gabriel Monnier Gabriel Monnier is a French figure skater. He is the 2002 French national champion. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 10th at the 2002 European Figure Skating Championships....	9.0
6	Stanick Jeannette Stanick Jeannette -External links:*...	9.0
7	Philippe Viel	10.5
8	Alexandre Orset	10.5
9	Cyril Deplace	12.5
10	Francis Gastellu	16.0
11	Nicolas Beaudelin	16.0
12	Johan Sand'homme	17.5
13	Mathieu Delcambre	21.0
14	Alexandre Boudjadi	22.5
15	Terrence Besnier	22.5
16	Jean-Michel Debay	23.0
17	Fabien Millasseau	24.5
18	Baptiste Porquet	26.5
19	Gildas Lemaitre	27.5

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly is a French professional figure skater. She is a three-time World Championship silver medalist, a five-time European Champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion and a nine-time French National Champion.-Career:...	2.0	2	1
2	Vanessa Gusmeroli Vanessa Gusmeroli Vanessa Gusmeroli is a retired French figure skater and waterskier. She was a three-time French National Figure Skating Champion and won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships.-Biography:Vanessa Gusmeroli began skating at age seven, and competed in both skating and water...	2.5	1	2
3	Gwenaëlle Jullien	5.5
4	Laëtitia Hubert Laetitia Hubert Laetitia Hubert is a French figure skater. She won the French national ladies' singles title two times, and competed in four Winter Olympic Games . She is a contemporary of French teammate Surya Bonaly.-Biography:Hubert began skating at three years old. She finished 21st at her World Championship...	6.5
5	Fanny Cagnard	7.0
6	Émilie Canu	8.5
7	Malika Tahir Malika Tahir Malika Tahir is a former French figure skater. She was the 1996 bronze medalist at the French Figure Skating Championships and finished 23rd at the 1995 European Championships.-Results:-References:...	11.0
8	Julie Ballet	13.5
9	Christelle Miro	15.0
10	Laëtitia Iafrate	15.0
11	Céline Masson	16.0
12	Julie Cortial	17.5
13	Ludivine Kusior	19.0
14	Caroline Antoine	20.5
15	Fanny Charton	21.5
16	Agostinha Vestigo	23.0

Pairs

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Sarah Abitbol Sarah Abitbol Sarah Abitbol is a French pair skater. Abitbol started skating when she was six, when she had a choice of swimming or ice skating for physical education. She won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2000 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Stéphane Bernadis. She missed six months for the...  / Stéphane Bernadis Stephane Bernadis Stéphane Bernadis is a French pair skater. He won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2000 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Sarah Abitbol.-Results:...	1.5	1	1
2	Sophie Guestault / François Guestault	3.5	2	2
3	Alexandra Roger / Vivien Rolland	5.0	4	3
WD	Sabrina Lefrançois Sabrina Lefrançois Sabrina Lefrancois was a French pair skater. With partner Nicolas Osseland, she competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. She later competed with Jérôme Blanchard and won the gold medal at the 2004 French Figure Skating Championships.- Programs :-Results:-External links:...  / Nicolas Osseland Nicolas Osseland Nicolas Osseland was a French pair skater. With partner Sabrina Lefrançois, he competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics. He later competed with Marie-Pierre Leray....		3

Ice Dance

Rank	Name	TFP
1	Marina Anissina Marina Anissina Marina Vyacheslavovna Anissina is a French-Russian ice dancer. With partner Gwendal Peizerat, she is the 2002 Olympic champion.- Career :...  / Gwendal Peizerat Gwendal Peizerat Gwendal Peizerat is a French ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 2002 Olympic champion, the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2000 World Champion, and a six-time French National Champion.-Biography:...	3.0
2	Sophie Moniotte Sophie Moniotte Sophie Moniotte was a French ice dancer. She competed with partner Pascal Lavanchy. They won silver at the 1995 Europeans and bronze at Worlds in the same year. In 1999, she published a memoir of her life as a skater.-Results:...  / Pascal Lavanchy Pascal Lavanchy Pascal Lavanchy was a French ice dancer. He competed with partner Sophie Moniotte. He won silver at the 1995 Europeans and bronze at Worlds in the same year.-Results:-References:...	3.0
3	Barbara Piton / Alexandre Piton	6.0
4	Isabelle Delobel Isabelle Delobel Isabelle Delobel is a French ice dancer. With partner Olivier Schoenfelder, she is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion....  / Olivier Schoenfelder Olivier Schoenfelder Olivier Schoenfelder is a French ice dancer. With partner Isabelle Delobel, he is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion.-Career:...	8.0
5	Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo	10.2
6	Marianne Haguenauer / Romain Haguenauer Romain Haguenauer Romain Haguenauer is a French retired competitive ice dancer who now works as coach and choreographer.-Career:...	11.8
7	Anne Chaigneau / Olivier Chapuis Olivier Chapuis Olivier Chapuis is a French retired competitive ice dancer. With dance partner Véronique Delobel, he competed internationally for France, winning medals at the 2000 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and competing on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating...	14.0
8	Alia Ouabdelsselam Alia Ouabdelsselam Alia Ouabdelsselam is a French retired ice dancer. She competed for most of her career with Benjamin Delmas. They teamed up in 1997 and split in 2002...  / Luc Moneger	16.0
9	Nadine Lesaout / Emmanuel Huet	18.2
10	? Auligny / ? Vinit	20.8