title: 1998 French Figure Skating Championships
text: # 1998 French Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 1998 French Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnat de France Elite) were held from December 12 to 14th, 1997 in Besançon. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was one of the selection criteria for the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 1998 World Championships, and the 1998 European Championships.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thierry Cérez | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Laurent Tobel | 3.5 | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Gabriel Monnier | 6.5 | 5 | 4 |
  | 4 | Stanick Jeannette | 7.0 | 8 | 3 |
  | 5 | Maxime Duchemin | 8.0 | 6 | 5 |
  | 6 | Cyril Deplace | 9.5 | 7 | 6 |
  | 7 | Samuel Baquier | 10.0 | 4 | 8 |
  | 8 | Vincent Restencourt | 12.5 | 11 | 7 |
  | 9 | Yohan Sand'homme | 13.5 | 9 | 9 |
  | 10 | Fabien Millasseau | 17.0 | 10 | 12 |
  | 11 | Jean-Michel Debay | 18.0 | 16 | 10 |
  | 12 | Cyril Brun | 18.5 | 15 | 11 |
  | 13 | Yannick Bonheur | 19.0 | 12 | 13 |
  | 14 | Terrence Besnier | 21.5 | 13 | 15 |
  | 15 | Romain Gazave | 22.5 | 17 | 14 |
  | WD | Philippe Candeloro | | 2 | |
  | WD | Nicolas Pontois | | 14 | |
  
  ### Ladies
  
  | Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Laetitia Hubert | 2.5 | 3 | 1 |
  | 2 | Surya Bonaly | 2.5 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Vanessa Gusmeroli | 5.0 | 4 | 3 |
  | 4 | Marie-Pierre Leray | 5.0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | Fanny Cagnard | 7.5 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Christelle Miro | 9.5 | 7 | 6 |
  | 7 | Malika Tahir | 10.0 | 6 | 7 |
  | 8 | Céline Masson | 12.5 | 9 | 8 |
  | 9 | Fanny Charton | 14.0 | 10 | 9 |
  | 10 | Julie Cortial | 14.0 | 8 | 10 |
  | 11 | Géraldine Zulini | 16.5 | 11 | 11 |
  
  ### Pairs
  
  | Rank | Name | TFP | SP | FS |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Line Haddad / Sylvain Prive | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Alexandra Roger / Vivien Rolland | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
  
  ### Ice dancing
  
  | Rank | Name | TFP | CD | OD | FD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | 3 | Dominique Deniaud / Martial Jaffredo | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
  | 4 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
  | 5 | Magali Sauri / Olivier Chapuis | 10.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Alia Ouabdelsselam / Benjamin Delmas | 11.6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Nadine Le Saoût / Emmanuel Huet | 14.4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
  | 8 | Sophie Simon / Steven François | 15.6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
  