for some of their comments on female skaters at the Sochi Olympics. In March 2014, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel issued a warning to the broadcaster, France Télévisions, stating that some comments were "inappropriate" and "reflected sexist prejudice". Candeloro is known to be a big fan of Japanese figure skater Mao Asada, calling himself her 'godfather'. Other In 2011, he was one of the contestants during the second season of Danse avec les stars. The municipal ice rink in his hometown of Colombes was renamed in his honor in 2018. Personal life Candeloro is married to ballet dancer Olivia Darmon, with whom he has three daughters: Luna Nizza, Maya Estella and Thalia Soleya. He was introduced to his future wife by the choreographer of his 1994 Olympic program, Natasha Dabadie. He speaks several languages besides French, including English and Italian. In 2008, Candeloro was involved in the development of a namesake rose, the Philippe Candeloro rose with Lyonnais rose breeder Jean-Pierre Guillot. He narrowly escaped death in the Villa Castelli helicopter collision in 2015, when he was forced to wait for one of the helicopters on the next flight due to over-occupancy. The accident claimed 10 lives including three French athletes. Programs Results GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix) References 1972 births Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics French male single skaters Living people French sportspeople of Italian descent Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic figure skaters of France Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics People from Courbevoie Goodwill Games medalists in figure skating Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Fantasy on Ice main cast members