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Océane Piegad

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Océane Piegad
Full nameOcéane Manon Mathilde Piegad
Born (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21)
Nice, France
HometownMaisons-Alfort, France
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
PartnerDenys Strekalin [2022-24]
Remi Belmonte [2021-22]
CoachLaurent Depouilly, Nathalie Depouilly, Dominique Deniaud
Skating clubCOC
Began skating2010

Océane Manon Mathilde Piegad (born 12 August 2003) is a French figure skater who currently competes in pairs. With her partner, Denys Strekalin, she is the 2024 French national silver medalist.

As a single skater, Piegad is the 2020 French junior national silver medalist and competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

Personal life

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Piegad was born on 12 August 2003 in Nice, France. As of 2022, she is a university student studying physiotherapy.[1]

Career

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Early career

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Piegad began figure skating in 2010. As a singles skater, she won the silver medal at the 2020 French Junior Championships and finished as high as fifth on the senior level at the French Championships in 2020. She was coached Cedric Tour, Rodolphe Marechal, and Samantha Marechal.[2][3]

She switched to pair skating following the 2019–20 figure skating season and skated with Remi Belmonte for the 2021–22 figure skating season, finishing fifth at the 2021 Tayside Trophy and nineteenth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. Their partnership soon dissolved following that season. They were coached by Claude Thévenard.[4][5]

Partnership with Strekalin

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2022–23 season

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On January 31, 2022, it was announced that Piegad had formed a new partnership with Ukrainian-born pair skater, Denys Strekalin.[6] Coached by Laurent Depouilly, Nathalie Depouilly, and Dominique Deniaud, the pair made their competitive debut at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where they finished in eleventh place, and then competed at the 2022 Master's de Patinage, winning the silver medal.[7]

Invited to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, they finished seventh of seven teams at the event. They went on to place fourth at the 2022 Bavarian Open and seventh at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[7]

2023–24 season

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Piegad/Strekalin began the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, before coming seventh at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[7] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, they finished fifth.[8]

2024-25 season

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Piegad/Strekalin were assigned to the 2024 Grand Prix de France.[9] They withdrew from the competition on September 17.[10] On September 23, they announced their spilt due to injury.[6]

Programs

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With Strekalin

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Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024
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2022–2023
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With Belmonte

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Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
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As a single skater

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Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
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  • Tango d'amor
    by Tango Jointz, feat. Bellma Cespedes
  • La Bohemia
    by Electro Dub Tango
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud

Competitive highlights

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Pairs with Strekalin

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International [7]
Event 22–23 23–24 24-25
Europeans 12th
GP France 7th 5th WD
CS Finlandia 7th
CS Golden Spin WD
CS Lombardia Trophy 10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 11th
CS Warsaw Cup WD
Bavarian Open 4th
Challenge Cup 7th
Trophée Nice 2nd
National [7]
French Nationals 2nd
Master's de Patinage 2nd WD

Pairs with Belmonte

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International [4]
Event 21–22
CS Warsaw Cup 19th
Tayside Trophy 5th

Women's singles

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International [2]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Golden Bear 9th
Prague Ice Cup 7th
International: Junior [2]
EYOF 15th
JGP Italy 18th
JGP Latvia 18th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 5th
Prague Ice Cup 7th
Tallinn Trophy 16th
Warsaw Cup 6th
National [2]
French Champ. 9th 6th 5th
French Junior 6th 6th 2nd
Master's de Patinage 8th J 3rd J 5th J 2nd J

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Oceane PIEGAD: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b Strekalin, Denys [@den_strekalin] (January 31, 2022). "Hello everyone, we would like to announce that from today @piegad and I are officially starting our partnership🎉" – via Instagram. Cite error: The named reference "piegad-strekalin" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Pereira/Michaud (CAN) claim first ISU Grand Prix crown at Grand Prix de France". International Skating Union. October 21, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 - Pair Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
  10. ^ @AnythingGOE (September 17, 2024). (Tweet) https://x.com/AnythingGOE/status/1836059692792979466 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ a b "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
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