| Christopher Boyadji | |
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Jones/Boyadji in June 2016
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United Kingdom |
| Former country(ies) represented | France |
| Born |
15 July 1990 Paris, France |
| Residence | Swindon, England |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Partner | Zoe Jones (GBR) |
| Former partner |
Amani Fancy (GBR) Camille Mendoza (FRA) |
| Coach | Mark Naylor |
| Former coach | Alexander König, Vivien Rolland, Diana Skotnická, Sylvain Privé |
| Choreographer | Mark Naylor |
| Former choreographer | Rostislav Sinicyn, Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer |
| Skating club | Swindon Figure Skating Club |
| Former skating club | EC Oberstdorf |
| Training locations | Swindon |
| Former training locations |
Oberstdorf Paris Courbevoie |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 143.42 2017 Europeans |
| Short program | 52.32 2017 Europeans |
| Free skate | 91.10 2017 Europeans |
Christopher Boyadji (born 15 July 1990) is a French pair skater who represents the United Kingdom with Zoe Jones. With former partner Amani Fancy, he is the 2014 and 2016 and with Jones 2017 British national champion.
Boyadji began skating at the age of 7½ after watching Philippe Candeloro on television. As a competitor in men's singles, he was coached by Diana Skotnická in Courbevoie and by Sylvain Privé. He represented France at five ISU Junior Grand Prix events and the 2009 Winter Universiade.
Boyadji competed with Camille Mendoza for France in the 2011–12 season. They finished 16th at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus. The pair trained in Paris and Montreal under Vivien Rolland and Diana Skotnická.
Boyadji teamed up with British skater Amani Fancy in spring 2013. After winning the 2014 British national title, they were sent to the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, where they placed 15th. The pair finished 18th at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.
Following an elbow surgery in November 2014, the pair was unable to compete at the 2015 British Championships. They were sent to the 2015 European Championships in , where they placed 12th. The pair finished 16th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai.