Quick Facts
Biography
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.
Personal life
Pierre Souquet was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France. His surname also appears as Souquet-Basiege.
Career
Early career
Souquet began learning to skate in 1998. He competed with Péroline Ojardias early in his ice dancing career. The two were coached by Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon.
Partnership with Alessandrini
By July 2014, Souquet had teamed up with Italy's Lorenza Alessandrini to compete for France. 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, 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.
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 |
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| 2016–17 |
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| 2015–16 |
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With Ojardias
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2013–14 |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Alessandrini
| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| World Champ. | 28th | ||
| European Champ. | 20th | ||
| GP Trophée de France | 9th | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | 7th | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 8th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 5th | 4th | 6th |
| Cup of Nice | 2nd | ||
| MNNT Cup | 5th | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 6th | ||
| National | |||
| French Championships | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
| WD = Withdrew | |||
With Ojardias
| International | ||
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| Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| Ice Challenge | 4th J | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 7th J | |
| Trophy of Lyon | 13th J | 3rd J |
| National | ||
| French Junior Champ. | 10th | 3rd |
| Masters | 4th J | |
| J = Junior level | ||