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.

Pierre Souquet
Personal information
Alternative namesPierre Souquet-Basiege
Country representedFrance
Born (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Paris, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
PartnerJulia Wagret
Former partnerLorenza Alessandrini, Péroline Ojardias
CoachMuriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, Roberto Pelizzola
Former coachRomain Haguenauer
ChoreographerDiana Ribas, Olivier Schoenfelder, Corrado Giordani
Former choreographerRomain Haguenauer
Skating clubCSG Lyon
Training locationsLyon
Began skating1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total134.28
2017 Internationaux de France
Short dance54.37
2017 Europeans
Free dance81.94
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
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[6]
  • Walking In The Sand
    by Jeff Beck, Imelda May
  • The Lilac Tree
    by Jeff Beck, Imelda May
  • Walking In The Sand
    by Jeff Beck, Imelda May

With Ojardias
Season Short dance Free dance
2013–14
[4]
  • Quickstep: I'm Not Sleepin'
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Slow fox: Fool For Your Love
    by Tom Gaebel
  • Quickstep: I'm Not Sleepin'
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
    choreo. by Diana Ribas

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Alessandrini
International[8]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
World Champ.28th
European Champ.20th
GP Trophée de France9th10th
CS Finlandia Trophy16th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy8th7th
CS Tallinn Trophy8th10th
Bavarian Open5th4th6th
Cup of Nice2nd11th
Santa Claus Cup6th
Toruń Cup5th
National[8]
French Championships4th2nd3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Ojardias
International[9]
Event 2011–12 2012–13
Ice Challenge4th J
Santa Claus Cup7th J
Trophy of Lyon13th J3rd J
National[9]
French Junior Champ.10th3rd
Masters4th J
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016.
  2. "Validation automatique des tests de Danse sur Glace" (PDF). FFSG / CSNDG. October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2016.
  3. "20th International Cup of Nice Senior Dance Result". Nice Baie des Anges. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
  4. "Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre SOUQUET: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  5. "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.
  6. "Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  7. "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. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
  8. "Competition Results: Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET". International Skating Union.
  9. "Competition Results: Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre SOUQUET". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
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