Men
FRA
Sebastien LEPAPE
FRA- Date of birth04 Jul 1991
- Height1890 CM
- ProfessionHuman Resources
- HometownFont-Romeu
- Place of birthMontivilliers
- Start skating Club He took up the sport in 2001 in Le Havre, France. Club de Vitesse sur Glace du Havre [CVGH]: France
- HobbiesTravel. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2018)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- CoachThibaut Meline [national]
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"You can't win if you don't try." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
French swimmer Hugues Duboscq, Russian short track skater Victor An, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
French short track skater Vincent Jeanne. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
A broken rib meant he was unable to compete for a month in 2016. (lehavre.fr, 16 Dec 2016)
A back injury forced him off the ice for a year in 2011. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2015)
A back injury forced him off the ice for a year in 2011. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2015)
UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE IN BEIJING
He tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and had to stay in isolation for three days. He was still able to compete but he did not perform as well as he had hoped, with his highest ranking in his individual events a 20th-placed finish in the 500m. "The Games were like being in hell for me. From start to finish, I didn't enjoy them at all. I tried to find some solutions without really finding them. It's hard. It was not what I came for. I came to compete against those guys and now I had to struggle with myself, the ice, the blades. I don't have any explanation. I'm not even tired. It's tough." (rmcsport.bfmtv.com, 13 Feb 2022; lequipe.fr, 02 Feb 2022)
He tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and had to stay in isolation for three days. He was still able to compete but he did not perform as well as he had hoped, with his highest ranking in his individual events a 20th-placed finish in the 500m. "The Games were like being in hell for me. From start to finish, I didn't enjoy them at all. I tried to find some solutions without really finding them. It's hard. It was not what I came for. I came to compete against those guys and now I had to struggle with myself, the ice, the blades. I don't have any explanation. I'm not even tired. It's tough." (rmcsport.bfmtv.com, 13 Feb 2022; lequipe.fr, 02 Feb 2022)
He trains at the National Altitude Training Centre in Font-Romeu, France.
"I had a friend who was into short track and he invited me to the rink to watch him train. Straight away, I thought it was an amazing sport. I gave it a go and I was instantly hooked, I just loved it. I didn't do any other sports after that, I just wanted to get better at racing."
Thibaut Meline [national]
