Pierre Souquet-Basiège

Pierre Souquet-Basiège (born 18 July 1994) is a French ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Julia Wagret, he is the 2020 Winter Star silver medalist. With his former skating 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-Basiège
Souquet-Basiège in 2019
Other namesPierre Souquet
Born (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Paris, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
CoachAlexander Zhulin
Petr Durnev
Dmitri Ionov
Sergei Petukhov
Skating clubRouen Olympic Club
Began skating1998

Personal life

Pierre Souquet-Basiège was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France.[1] His previously competed under the surname Souquet.[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.

2018–2019 season

Souquet-Basiège teamed up with Julia Wagret prior to the season. They placed in the top nine at three Challenger Series events, 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy, 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy, and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Wagret/Souquet-Basiège also competed at several Senior B competitions.[8]

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège placed fourth at the 2019 French Championships. They concluded their season at the 2019 Winter Universiade, where they finished sixth.

2019–2020 season

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège placed fifth at 2019 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic to open the season. They also placed fifth at 2019 CS Ice Star, earning personal bests in all three segments.[8] Wagret/Souquet-Basiège were assigned to their first Grand Prix event, 2019 Internationaux de France, where they finished ninth.

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic making international competition difficult, Wagret/Souquet-Basiège were initially assigned to compete at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but it was subsequently cancelled.[9]

2021–2022 season

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège debuted at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing fourteenth.[10]

Programs

With Wagret
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[11]
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019
[13]

With Alessandrini
Season Short dance Free dance
2017–18
[1]
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
2014–2015

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 Wagret
International[8]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21-22
GP France9thC
CS Alpen Trophy7th
CS Denis Ten MCWD
CS Ice Star5th
CS Golden Spin9th
CS Lombardia Trophy8th14th
CS U.S. Classic5th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Bavarian Open6th
Bosphorus Cup4th
Halloween Cup4th
Universiade6th
Volvo Open Cup7th
Winter Star2nd
National[8]
French Champ.4th5th
Masters3rd6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

With Alessandrini
Alessandrini/Souquet at the 2017 World Championships
International[14]
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[14]
French Championships4th2nd3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Ojardias
International[15]
Event 2011–12 2012–13
Ice Challenge4th J
Santa Claus Cup7th J
Trophy of Lyon13th J3rd J
National[15]
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 11 October 2015.
  4. "Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre SOUQUET: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: 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.
  8. "Julia WAGRET / Pierre SOUQUET: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  9. "Grand Prix of France figure skating event canceled due to coronavirus". Olympic Channel. 20 October 2020.
  10. "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  11. "Julia WAGRET / Pierre SOUQUET: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021.
  12. "Julia WAGRET / Pierre SOUQUET: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019.
  13. "Julia Wagret & Pierre Souquet-Basiege | Golden Skate".
  14. "Competition Results: Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre Souquet-Basiège". International Skating Union.
  15. "Competition Results: Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre Souquet-Basiège". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.
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