A few months after their Olympic consecration and a fifth world crown in ice dancing, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron have decided not to take part in any competition next season, without “closing the door” once again in a year.
“We decided to take a short break from the competition, to take the time to rest and to focus more on the shows and the gala tours”, explains Guillaume Cizeron in an interview with AFP and L’Equipe. “The thing we are sure of is that we will not do next season. And for the rest, all the doors are still open,” adds Gabriella Papadakis.
“It was not really a difficult decision to make, it was difficult to confirm perhaps because it is new for us, we had never made this kind of decision”, she continues. “But at the same time, I think it was obvious that we both needed to rest and that we would not resume competitions in the fall. »
The two skaters will notably miss the 2023 Worlds in Saitama (Japan). “We are not going to train body and soul every day. Physically, it will be very relaxing, “savors Cizeron, while ensuring:” If we stopped completely, it would seem that we stopped completely. There, we say that we take a year off because we do not close the door to possibly resume competition. Even heroes deserve a little rest.