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.
| Océane Piegad | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Océane Manon Mathilde Piegad |
| Born | 12 August 2003 Nice, France |
| Hometown | Maisons-Alfort, France |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  France |
| Partner | Denys Strekalin [2022-24] Remi Belmonte [2021-22] |
| Coach | Laurent Depouilly, Nathalie Depouilly, Dominique Deniaud |
| Skating club | COC |
| Began skating | 2010 |
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
editPiegad was born on 12 August 2003 in Nice, France. As of 2022, she is a university student studying physiotherapy.[1]
Career
editEarly career
editPiegad 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
edit2022–23 season
editOn 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
editPiegad/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
editPiegad/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
editWith Strekalin
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 [11] |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
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With Belmonte
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 [5] |
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As a single skater
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
editPairs with Strekalin
edit| 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
edit| International [4] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 19th |
| Tayside Trophy | 5th |
Women's singles
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Oceane PIEGAD: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. 12 May 2022.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c d e f "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 - Pair Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
- ^ @AnythingGOE (September 17, 2024). (Tweet) https://x.com/AnythingGOE/status/1836059692792979466 – via Twitter.
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