Career
Delobel and Schoenfelder retired from competitive skating following the 2010 Winter Olympics, having skated together for two decades. Delobel began skating at age six and began ice dancing after only a year in singles. She later moved to train in Lyon.
Delobel and Schoenfelder were paired together in 1990 by coach Lydie Bontemps on the suggestion of Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov.
Early in their career, they were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui in Lyon, France. Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai Morozov were their choreographers from 1998–2002 and their coaches from 2000–2002 in Newington, Connecticut.
While practising a lift at French Nationals in December 2001, Delobel tore an abdominal muscle, keeping her off the ice for six weeks and forcing the team to miss the European Championships. Feeling more comfortable in France, Delobel and Schoenfelder decided to return to Lyon and Boucher-Zazoui after the 2001–2002 season.
Delobel and Schoenfelder worked with choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo for the 2005-2006 season.
Delobel and Schoenfelder often finished just outside the medals at major events, including a 4th place at the 2006 Olympics, less than two points behind the bronze medalists. Delobel and Schoenfelder did not repeat as European champions the following year, finishing second. They were first in both the compulsory and original dance portions of the event, and second in the free dance.
They considered retiring but decided to continue competing.
Delobel became pregnant during the injury layoff. She and Schoenfelder trained cautiously, with Marie-France Dubreuil substituting for Delobel in lifts.
Dubreuil, along with Patrice Lauzon, also choreographed their final free dance. Occasional falls caused Delobel to leave the ice in late July.
Delobel"s son was born in October and she returned to the ice toward the end of the month, beginning three-a-day sessions and intense physical training in November.
They also skipped French Nationals and the European Championships in order to spend more time on training. The two returned in time for the Vancouver Olympics, competing just four-and-a-half months after she had given birth and announcing it would be their final competition. They finished sixth and retired from competitive skating.
They continue to skate together in shows.
(with Schoenfelder).
