Jade Hovine
| Jade Hovine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 2004 Lille, France |
| Hometown | Vaulx, Tournai, Belgium |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Cédric Tour Rodolphe Maréchal |
Jade Hovine (born 11 June 2004) is a Belgian figure skater. She is the 2022 NRW Trophy champion and a four-time Belgian national silver medalist (2020, 2022-2024).
Personal life
[edit]Hovine was born in Lille, France on June 11, 2004, and grew up in Vaulx, Tournai. She lives in Nice, where she studies law at Côte d'Azur University.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Hovine began skating when she was six or seven in Tournai. She later trained in Wevelgem until the rink there closed and then in Ghent. Hovine then trained in Antwerp, where she lived alone during the week and her parents joined her on the weekends. She began taking online classes when she was twelve due to her training schedule.[1][2]
2022–2023 season
[edit]Hovine considered finishing her skating career after she did not qualify to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but she decided to continue training. She later said, "I have made so many sacrifices throughout my life for this sport that it was foolish to stop everything when I was on the verge of success."[3]
In November, Hovine was the silver medalist at the Belgian Figure Skating Championships.[3] Later that month, she won her first international competition, the NRW Trophy, ahead of Stefanie Pesendorfer and Kristina Isaev.[4] In February, it was announced that she would receive a Wallonian sports scholarship in exchange for promoting her sport and the infrastructure she used to train.[5]
At the Junior World Championships in March, Hovine just qualified for the free program in 24th place. She rose to 23rd place overall despite two falls in her free skate.[6] Later in the month, she competed at the senior World Championships as part of Belgium's largest-ever delegation.[7] She skated cleanly and set a personal best in the short program, where she placed 26th, and did not advance to the free skate.[8]
In May, she moved to Cote d'Azur, where she joined her physical trainer, with whom she had been training remotely, and began university. She also changed coaches to Cédric Tour, who had previously accompanied her to competitions, and Rodolphe Maréchal.[1][2]
2023–2024 season
[edit]In January 2024, Hovine competed at her first European Championships. She was seriously ill and unable to train for a week before the competition.[1] She placed 19th in the short program after making a mistake on her triple Lutz jump and double Axel, but she qualified for the free skate.[9] In her free skate, she popped a planned triple flip jump, and she ended the competition in 23rd place. She expressed disappointment in her performance, saying, "I can't figure out why it happened – I was super focused, aiming to deliver the best performance of my life," but she added, "But that's life, that's skating, and that's sports. I'm still happy. Overall, it was a beautiful competition, and I achieved my goal of qualifying for the free skate."[1]
2024–2025 season
[edit]Hovine planned to open her season at the Nebelhorn Trophy in September; however, she withdrew for medical reasons.[10] She instead debuted at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October, where she finished in 17th place after falling twice in her free skate.[11] She performed better at the Volvo Open Cup in November, where she won the bronze medal.
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 |
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| 2023–2024 |
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by Hélène Ségara |
| 2022–2023 |
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| 2021–2022 |
Competitive Highlights
[edit]CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[16] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Worlds | 26th | |||||
| Europeans | 23rd | |||||
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | 5th | |||||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 17th | |||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8th | 12th | ||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 5th | |||||
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd | 6th | 17th | |||
| Bellu Memorial | 6th | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 13th | |||||
| Coupe du Printemps | 5th | |||||
| Dragon Trophy | 7th | 6th | ||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | ||||||
| IceLab Cup | 4th | |||||
| Latvia Trophy | 4th | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 4th | 11th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | |||||
| International: Junior[16] | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 23rd | |||||
| JGP Latvia | 13th | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 21st | |||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 8th | |||||
| Ice Star | 23rd | 1st | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 10th | |||||
| Skate Helena | 2nd | |||||
| Sofia Trophy | 6th | |||||
| Winter Star | 1st | |||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 20th | |||||
| National[16] | ||||||
| Belgian Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Mathieu, Solène (2024-01-13). "Interview Jade Hovine". Skate Info Glace. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ a b c Beauclercq, Guy (2025-01-20). "Jade Hovine à l'Euro de patinage: "J'espère atteindre mon meilleur niveau en 2026, soit l'année des JO"" [Jade Hovine at the European Skating Championships: "I hope to reach my best level in 2026, the year of the Olympic Games"]. L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ a b Deplanque, Thibaut (21 March 2023). "Mondiaux de patinage artistique : derrière Loena Hendrickx, deux jeunes patineuses en quête d'expérience" [World Figure Skating Championships: Behind Loena Hendrickx, two young skaters in search of experience]. RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "La patineuse artistique Jade Hovine décroche sa première victoire internationale" [Figure skater Jade Hovine claims first international victory]. RTL Info (in French). 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Wallonie Ambitions Or : Jade Hovine (patinage) et Alexandre Le Fevre (judo) sont les ambassadeurs de Wapi" [Wallonia Ambitions: Jade Hovine (skating) and Alexandre Le Fevre (judo) are Wapi ambassadors]. L'Avenir (in French). 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Jade Hovine finit 23e à Calgary" [Jade Hovine finishes in 23rd place in Calgary]. RTL Info (in French). 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Loena Hendrickx fer de lance d'une délégation record de cinq Belges à Saitama" [Loena Hendrickx spearheads record delegation of five Belgians to Saitama]. RTL Info (in French). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Loena Hendrickx chute et se classe 5e du progamme libre, Pinzarrone 14e, Hovine 26e" [Loena Hendrickx falls and ranks 5th in the free program, Pinzarrone 14th, Hovine 26th]. RTL Info (in French). 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Beauclercq, Guy (2025-01-20). "Patinage artistique : Jade Hovine qualifiée pour la finale à l'Euro !" [Figure skating: Jade Hovine qualifies for the Euros final!]. DHnet (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Jade Hovine se retire de la liste des participantes pour des raisons médicales" [Jade Hovine withdraws from the list of participants for medical reasons]. RTL Info (in French). 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "La patineuse artistique Jade Hovine prend la 17e place à Nice en ouverture de sa saison" [Figure skater Jade Hovine takes 17th place in Nice at the start of her season]. RTL Info (in French). 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Jade HOVINE: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Jade HOVINE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Jade HOVINE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Jade HOVINE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jade HOVINE". International Skating Union.
External links
[edit]- Jade Hovine at the International Skating Union
- Jade Hovine at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
- Jade Hovine on Instagram