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.
Personal life Pierre Souquet-Basiège was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France. His previously competed under the surname Souquet.
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.
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.
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. 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.
2021–2022 season Wagret/Souquet-Basiège debuted at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing fourteenth.
Programs With Wagret Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2021–2022 Torture Criminal The Heart Wants The Secret History 2019–2020 Singin' in the Rain Good Mornin' Cornerstone The People and I Nemesis 2018–2019 Calambre It Must Have Been Love
With Alessandrini Season Short dance Free dance 2017–18 Abre Que Voy Historia de un Amor Cuba U-Turn (Lili) Angel Iris 2016–17 Treat Me Rough Rhythm Trees Summer Love Actually 2015–16 Sous le ciel de Paris Les Grands Boulevards Walking in the Sand The Lilac Tree Walking in the Sand 2014–2015 Flamenco The Mask of Zorro I Suoni dell'isola Cinema Paradiso Fuga, ricerna, e ritorno
With Ojardias Season Short dance Free dance 2013–14 I'm Not Sleepin' Fool For Your Love I'm Not Sleepin' Isolated System Unnatural Selection
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Wagret International Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21-22 France 9th C Alpen Trophy 7th Denis Ten MC WD Ice Star 5th Golden Spin 9th Lombardia Trophy 8th 14th U.S. Classic 5th Warsaw Cup WD Bavarian Open 6th Bosphorus Cup 4th Halloween Cup 4th Universiade 6th Volvo Open Cup 7th Winter Star 2nd National French Champ. 4th 5th Masters 3rd 6th TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
With Alessandrini
International Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 World Champ. 28th European Champ. 20th Trophée de France 9th 10th Finlandia Trophy 16th Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 7th Tallinn Trophy 8th 10th Bavarian Open 5th 4th 6th Cup of Nice 2nd 11th Santa Claus Cup 6th Toruń Cup 5th National French Championships 4th 2nd 3rd WD = Withdrew
With Ojardias International 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
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