SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 14 (Reuters) - ‌Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron of France has accused former partner Gabriella Papadakis ‌of spreading falsehoods about him ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

Cizeron, who is competing ‌at the European Championships this week with new partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry, said he is the target of a smear campaign linked to Papadakis' memoir, "So as Not to Disappear", which is set for release on Thursday.