Evgeniia Aleksandrovna Lopareva (Russian: Евгения Александровна Лопарёва, born May 5, 2000) is a Russian-French ice dancer who competes for France.
The two debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2016, placing fourth in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
[3] Before the start of the 2018–19 season, Lopareva teamed up with French ice dancer, Geoffrey Brissaud, to compete for France.
[5] Lopareva/Brissaud made their senior international debut in September at their first assignment of the 2019–20 season, the 2019 CS Nepela Memorial Trophy.
[6] Following the season, the team would move their training from Moscow, Russia to Lyon, France, where they were coached by Roxane Petetin, Fabian Bourzat, Ekaterina Rubleva, and Ivan Shefer.
[7] Lopareva/Brissaud were scheduled to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[11] They were initially assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Cup of China, but following its cancellation, they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia.
[13] They went on to finish in fourth place at the 2021 Internationaux de France, setting new personal bests in the rhythm dance and total score.
[15] Prior to the season, it was announced that Lopareva and Brissaud would begin splitting their time between training in Lyon, France under coach, Roxane Petetin, and in Montreal, Quebec, Canada under coaches, Romain Haguenauer, Marie France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Pascal Denis.
[25] For the 1980s-themed rhythm dance, Lopareva and Brissaud desired to skate to a less conventional choice, and took their coach's recommendation of the work of French synth-pop singer Mylène Farmer.
[5] They started on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, where they finished third in the rhythm dance, only 0.60 points behind Canadian training mates Lajoie/Lagha.
[32] At the 2024 Grand Prix de France, Lopareva and Brissaud had a surprise victory after Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri unexpectedly faltered during their free dance.