Théo Le Mercier

Théo Le Mercier (born 18 October 1999) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Loïcia Demougeot, he has competed in the final segment at two World Junior Championships and finished within the top eight at the 2019 edition. He has won two silver medals at 2019 JGP France and JGP Poland, qualified for the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.[1]

Théo Le Mercier
Personal information
Country representedFrance
Born (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999
Belfort, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
PartnerLoïcia Demougeot
Former partnerJade Marchal
CoachKarine Arribert-Narce
Violetta Zakhliupana
V. Pastukhov
Former coachEric Le Mercier
ChoreographerKarine Arribert-Narce
Training locationsVillard-de-Lans
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total161.01
2019 JGP France
Short dance63.78
2019 JGP France
Free dance97.23
2019 JGP France

Career

Le Mercier began learning to skate in 2003.[2] He skated with Jade Marchal for at least five seasons, winning the French national novice title in March 2015.[3]

Le Mercier teamed up with Loïcia Demougeot in 2015. The two made their international debut in February 2016, at the Bavarian Open. They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in August of the same year.

Demougeot/Le Mercier qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They ranked fourteenth in the short dance, fifteenth in the free dance, and fifteenth overall.

In February 2019, they won the French national junior title for the first time. They placed seventh in the rhythm dance, ninth in the free dance, and eighth overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Beginning the 2019–20 season on the Junior Grand Prix, Demougeot/Le Mercier won silver medals at both JGP France and JGP Croatia, qualifying for the first time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fifth.[4] Winning a second consecutive national junior title, they then placed sixth at the 2020 World Junior Championships.[5]

Programs

(with Demougeot)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[6]
2018–2019
[2]
  • Tango: Codigo de Barras
    by Bajofondo
    choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce
Short dance
2017–2018
[7]
2016–2017
[8]
  • Blues: Black Swamp Village
  • Swing: Black Swamp Village
    choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Demougeot
International: Junior[9]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Junior Worlds15th8th6th
JGP Final5th
JGP Canada4th
JGP France8th2nd
JGP Italy8th
JGP Latvia10th
JGP Poland2nd
JGP Slovakia5th
Bavarian Open11th
Egna Trophy1st
Pavel Roman1st
Tallinn Trophy9th8th
Toruń Cup4th5th2nd
National
French Jr. Champ.6th4th3rd1st1st
Masters5th1st J1st J1st J
J = Junior level
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Marchal
International: Novice
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Bavarian Open4th A2nd A
NRW Trophy8th A3rd A7th A
Trophy of Lyon2nd B1st B2nd A
National
French Champ.1st Y1st M4th N3rd N1st N
Levels: A = Advanced novice; B = Basic novice;
M = Minime; N = Novice; Y = Benjamin

References
  1. http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2019/jgpsdance.htm
  2. "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
  3. "Championnats de France Benjamins Minimes Novices 2: Couples Novices". Commission Sportive Nationale de Danse sur Glace. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
  4. Slater, Paula (December 8, 2019). "Kazakova and Reviya capture first Junior Grand Prix gold for Georgia". Golden Skate.
  5. Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Nguyen and Kolesnik dance to Junior World title". Golden Skate.
  6. "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019.
  7. "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  8. "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017.
  9. "Competition Results: Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
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