Pierre Souquet
Pierre Souquet or Souquet-Basiege (born 18 July 1994) is a French ice dancer. With partner Lorenza Alessandrini, he is the 2015 International Cup of Nice silver medalist and a two-time French national medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2016 European Championships.
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Personal information | |
Alternative names | Pierre Souquet-Basiege |
Country represented | France |
Born | Paris, France | 18 July 1994
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Julia Wagret |
Former partner | Lorenza Alessandrini, Péroline Ojardias |
Coach | Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, Roberto Pelizzola |
Former coach | Romain Haguenauer |
Choreographer | Diana Ribas, Olivier Schoenfelder, Corrado Giordani |
Former choreographer | Romain Haguenauer |
Skating club | CSG Lyon |
Training locations | Lyon |
Began skating | 1998 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 134.28 2017 Internationaux de France |
Short dance | 54.37 2017 Europeans |
Free dance | 81.94 2016 Trophee de France |
Personal life
Pierre Souquet was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France.[1] His surname also appears as Souquet-Basiege.[2][3]
Career
Early career
Souquet began learning to skate in 1998.[1] He competed with Péroline Ojardias early in his ice dancing career. The two were coached by Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon.[4]
Partnership with Alessandrini
By July 2014, Souquet had teamed up with Italy's Lorenza Alessandrini to compete for France.[5] In December, the duo placed fourth at the French Championships. Making their international debut, they placed 5th at the Bavarian Open in February 2015.
Alessandrini/Souquet won their first international medal, silver, in October 2015 at the Cup of Nice,[3] before taking silver at the French Championships in December. The following month, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ranked 16th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall. They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, and Roberto Pelizzola in Lyon.[6][7]
Making their Grand Prix debut, Alessandrini/Souquet placed 9th at the 2016 Trophée de France. They received the bronze medal at the French Championships.
Programs
With Alessandrini
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2016–17 [1] |
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2015–16 [6] |
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With Ojardias
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2013–14 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Alessandrini
International[8] | ||||
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Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
World Champ. | 28th | |||
European Champ. | 20th | |||
GP Trophée de France | 9th | 10th | ||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 16th | |||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | 7th | ||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | 10th | ||
Bavarian Open | 5th | 4th | 6th | |
Cup of Nice | 2nd | 11th | ||
Santa Claus Cup | 6th | |||
Toruń Cup | 5th | |||
National[8] | ||||
French Championships | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | |
WD = Withdrew |
With Ojardias
International[9] | ||
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Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
Ice Challenge | 4th J | |
Santa Claus Cup | 7th J | |
Trophy of Lyon | 13th J | 3rd J |
National[9] | ||
French Junior Champ. | 10th | 3rd |
Masters | 4th J | |
J = Junior level |
References
- "Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016.
- "Validation automatique des tests de Danse sur Glace" (PDF). FFSG / CSNDG. October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2016.
- "20th International Cup of Nice Senior Dance Result". Nice Baie des Anges. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
- "Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre SOUQUET: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "Ghiaccio, Cappellini-Lanotte, i programmi per la nuova stagione" [Skating: Cappellini-Lanotte's programs for the new season]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 July 2014.
- "Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "Danse sur glace - Deux couples lyonnais à l'entraînement avant les championnats d'Europe" [Ice dancing - Two Lyon couples training ahead of the European Championships]. France 3 (in French). 20 January 2016.
- "Competition Results: Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET". International Skating Union.
- "Competition Results: Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre SOUQUET". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.