Laëtitia Hubert (born 23 June 1974) is a French former competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 Trophée Lalique champion, the 1992 World Junior champion, and a two-time French national senior champion (1998–1999). She competed in four Winter Olympic Games (1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002) and placed as high as fourth at the World Championships (1992 and 1998).
Personal life Hubert was born on 23 June 1974 in Paris and married in summer 2000.
Career Hubert began skating at the age of three years. She finished 21st in her World Championship debut in 1990. The following year, at the 1991 World Championships, she had a rough collision with Midori Ito of Japan during the short program warmup.
In the 1991–92 season, Hubert won the World Junior title and later took silver behind Surya Bonaly at the French National Championships. This finish earned her a trip to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. At this time she was working on her triple lutz jump but elected to do a triple loop jump during her Olympic short program where she placed fifth. She was the last skater of the evening in the long program, where she placed fifteenth after making numerous errors, including falling four times. This dropped her to twelfth place overall. Hubert competed at the 1992 World Championships one month later. She had two falls but completed six triples, including a triple flip jump and a triple/triple combination.
in the 1997–98 season, Hubert received both her best and worst results in her career. Her third place in the free skate, combined with fifth in the short, resulted in fourth overall, her career-best World result. Hubert matched that result in 1998, with the next-best result, sixth, occurring in 1995 and 1997. She came in last place at the Nation's Cup and 20th place at the 1998 Olympics.Kestnbaum, pp. 177—178
Hubert won the 1997 Trophée Lalique, edging out 1998 Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski for first place. She also won the French title in 1998 and 1999.
Hubert had many knee and foot injuries, resulting in her missing most of the 1999–2000 season. She retired from competition following the 2001–02 season. She performed at the 2011 Caesars Tribute Show.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2001–02 The Giving Diva Palladio Mes emmerdes Can't Get You Out of My Head Mujer Latina 2000–01 Balcony Scene Dead Can Dance Xotica The Insider Evita 1999–2000 La Tosca Furyo Last Emperor 1998–99 Afro-Celt Sounds La tocata Music Indochine 1997–98 Big my secret The Piano Dead Can Dance Caruso Conga 1996–97 Le vaisseau Tuxedo Junction Sing, Sing, Sing In the Mood 1994–95 Tango Les Misérables 1993–94 Stairway to Heaven Bohemian Rhapsody Layla 1992–93 Petite Fleur In the Mood Scheherazade When a Man Loves a Woman 1991–92 Life on Mars Bohemian Rhapsody La Foule 1989–90 Relax Romeo and Juliet
Competitive highlights GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
International Event 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 00–01 01–02 Olympics 12th 17th 20th 15th Worlds 21st 26th 4th 27th 6th 6th 4th 17th 12th Europeans 14th 10th 6th WD 11th 12th 12th WD WD 8th Final WD Cup of Russia 5th Lalique 1st 5th WD 8th 5th Nations Cup 11th Skate Canada 4th WD 10th 8th Budapest Trophy 4th Finlandia Trophy 3rd 3rd Goodwill Games 6th Inter. de Paris 3rd 5th 10th 3rd 6th Nations Cup 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 5th NHK Trophy 11th Piruetten 11th Schäfer Memorial 1st Skate America 7th Skate Canada 2nd St. Gervais 5th Top Jump 2nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 6th 6th 1st National French Champ. 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd 2nd WD: Withdrew
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