# Thomas Nabais

Thomas Nabais (born 25 May 2000) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Marie Dupayage, he is the 2023 World University Games champion, 2024 French national bronze medalist, and has won three bronze medals at ISU Challenger Series events (2022 CS Nepela Memorial, 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, and 2023 CS Warsaw Cup).

## Personal life

Nabais was born on 25 May 2000 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, a suburb of Paris.

## Career
### Early years

Nabais began learning to skate in 2008. Skating with Marie Dupayage, he made his junior international debut in November 2016 at the Tallinn Trophy. Dupayage/Nabais placed 14th at their first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event, JGP Austria, in late August 2017. Their best JGP results were seventh in Latvia and Italy in September and October 2019, respectively.

### 2021–22 season

Dupayage/Nabais' senior international debut came in October 2021; they placed fifth at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur and had the same result at the 2021 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. In December, they finished fourth at the French Championships. In January 2022, they won silver at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany.

### 2022–23 season

Dupayage/Nabais began their season by winning bronze at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial and then silver at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October. In November, they placed ninth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, their first Grand Prix appearance, and then took bronze at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.
After coming fifth at the French Championships, Dupayage/Nabais were assigned to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games. They won the gold medal, in an upset victory over the favoured American team McNamara/Spiridonov. Both said it was a result to "savour."

### 2023–24 season

Domestically, Dupayage/Nabais began the season with a silver medal at the 2023 Master's de Patinage. They then placed fifth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy and second at the 2023 Mezzaluna Cup. Assigned to compete at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, the team finished the event in seventh place. Subsequently, Dupayage/Nabais won the bronze medal at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup and gold at the 2023 Bosphorus Cup.
In December, the team would win the bronze medal at the 2024 French Championships. Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, Dupayage/Nabais would finish twelfth in the event. They then closed the season by winning gold at the 2024 Egna Dance Trophy.

### 2024–25 season

Dupayage and Nabais began the season by winning silver at the 2024 Master's de Patinage before finishing eighth at the 2024 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they finished tenth at the 2024 Grand Prix de France and eighth at the 2024 NHK Trophy. They subsequently finished eleventh at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup and won gold at the 2024 Bosphorus Cup.
In late December, they placed fourth at the 2025 French Championships.

## Programs
### With Dupayage

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Love Is All by Roger Glover & Ronnie James Dio Move Over by Janis Joplin choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane & Grace Slick Move Over by Janis Joplin choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Weakend Delighted Delighted (Instrumental) Delighted by Benjamin Clementine choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Tetris Main Theme by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Niegel Wright Tetris by DaCaV5 |
| 2023–2024 | St. John Cry Me a River by Aerosmith Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Mechanisms by Kirill Richter Arioso (Largo F minor concerto) by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by William Haviland choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | |
| 2022–2023 | Samba: Quetzalcoatl Offering by Captain Planet Rhumba: Águas de março by Smoke City Samba: Dame Agua by Captain Planet arranged by Hugo Chouinard choreo. by Karine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze | Innocent by Fleshquartet Dance: I. First Movement by Oliver Davis, Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Paul Bateman choreo. by Karine Arribert, Mahil Chantelauze | |
| 2021–2022 | Toxic by Bloodshy & Avant | Innocent by Fleshquartet Dance: I. First Movement by Oliver Davis, Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Paul Bateman | |
| 2019–2020 | Foxtrot: Singin' in the Rain Quickstep: Good Morning by Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed | Market Diktat Song by Jean-Philippe Goude Spero Lucem by Jean-Philippe Goude choreo. by Karine Arribert | |
| 2018–2019 | Tango: Paris Texas by Gotan Project Tango: Juguete Rabioso by La Chicana choreo. by Karine Arribert | Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt La Valse d'Amélie (remix) by Yann Tiersen choreo. by Karine Arribert | |
| 2017–2018 | Rhumba: Take It Easy My Brother Charles by Jorge Ben Jor Cha Cha: Un Canto a mi tierra by Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro Samba: Real in Rio by Real Copa choreo. by Karine Arribert | Yesterday by Tangoloco, Daniel Garcia Quinteto Grand Guignol by Bajofondo choreo. by Karine Arribert | |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Dupayage

International :
| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Worlds | | | | | | | | 21st | | |
| Europeans | | | | | | | | | 12th | |
| GP France | | | | | | | | 9th | 7th | 10th |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 8th |
| CS Denis Ten MC | | | | | | | 5th | | | 8th |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | | | 5th | |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | | | | WD | | |
| CS Nepela | | | | | | | | 3rd | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | | | C | | 3rd | 3rd | 11th |
| Bavarian Open | | | | | | | 2nd | | | |
| Bosphorus Cup | | | | | | | | | 1st | 1st |
| Challenge Cup | | | | | | | | 5th | | |
| Egna Trophy | | | | | | | | | 1st | |
| Mezzaluna Cup | | | | | | | | | 2nd | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | | | | | 8th | | | |
| Sofia Trophy | | | | | | | | | | 3rd |
| Trophée Nice | | | | | | | 5th | 2nd | | |
| University Games | | | | | | | | 1st | | |
| International: Junior |||||||||||
| JGP Austria | | | 14th | | | | | | | |
| JGP Italy | | | | | 7th | | | | | |
| JGP Latvia | | | | | 7th | | | | | |
| JGP Slovakia | | | | 12th | | | | | | |
| Bosphorus Cup | | | | | 4th | | | | | |
| Egna Trophy | | | | 6th | | 2nd | | | | |
| Ice Star | | | | | 9th | | | | | |
| Mentor Toruń Cup | | 9th | 12th | 8th | 9th | | | | | |
| Pavel Roman | | | | 6th | | | | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | | | | 1st | | | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | | 14th | 13th | | | | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | 9th | | | | | |
| International: Advanced novice |||||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 7th | | | | | | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 7th | | | | | | | | | |
| National |||||||||||
| French Champ. | 3rd N | 6th J | 4th J | 3rd J | 4th J | 1st J | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th |
| Master's | | 10th J | 3rd J | 5th J | 2nd J | 2nd J | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| C = Cancelled; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew J = Junior level |||||||||||

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Marie Dupayage

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 179.05 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Rhythm dance | TSS | 72.18 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Rhythm dance | TES | 41.66 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Rhythm dance | PCS | 30.52 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free dance | TSS | 107.08 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free dance | TES | 62.38 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free dance | PCS | 46.40 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
Results in the 2024-25 season :
| Date | Event | SD | SD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 26–28, 2024 | 2024 Master's de Patinage | 2 | 74.18 | 2 | 111.69 | 2 | 185.87 |
| Oct 3–5, 2024 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 7 | 64.08 | 9 | 100.45 | 8 | 164.53 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 10 | 64.03 | 10 | 97.17 | 10 | 161.20 |
| Nov 8–10, 2024 | 2024 NHK Trophy | 8 | 64.52 | 8 | 101.28 | 8 | 165.80 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 9 | 65.89 | 10 | 96.96 | 11 | 162.85 |
| Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2024 | 2024 Bosphorus Cup | 1 | 72.81 | 1 | 110.33 | 1 | 183.14 |
| Dec 20–21, 2024 | 2025 French Championships | 4 | 65.61 | 4 | 98.16 | 4 | 163.77 |
| Jan 7-12, 2025 | 2025 Sofia Trophy | 3 | 69.75 | 4 | 105.89 | 3 | 175.64 |