Adrien Tesson (born 9 May 1997) is a French figure skater. He is the 2018 International Challenge Cup champion, 2017 Ice Challenge bronze medalist, 2014 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, and 2019 French national bronze medalist.
Career Tesson was born in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France. He studied at Paris-Est Créteil University.
Career Tesson began learning to skate in 2005. He competed internationally in the novice ranks during the 2010–11 season and moved up to juniors the following season. His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in September 2013. He would compete at a total of four JGP events, achieving his best result (6th) at JGP France in August 2014.
Making his senior international debut, Tesson won bronze at the NRW Trophy in November 2014.
He finished 17th at the 2017 Winter Universiade in February in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He won bronze at the Ice Challenge in November 2017 and gold at the International Challenge Cup in February 2018.
During an exhibition gala in early August 2018, Tesson cut an artery in his wrist with his skate blade when he fell on a jump. In December, he won bronze at the French Championships. In March, he placed 10th at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2021–2022 Way Down We Go El Tango de Roxanne 2018–2019 Highlander I Found 2016–2017 Come Together Get Back Exogenesis: Symphony Ruled by Secrecy 2015–2016 Highlander 2014–2015 Why Don't You Do Right? Romeo + Juliet 2013–2014 Move to the Big Band The Mask of Zorro
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 France WD C Cup of Austria 12th Ice Star 7th Lombardia 20th 10th 10th 11th Tallinn Trophy 6th Bavarian Open 7th Challenge Cup 1st 8th 3rd Coupe Printemps 8th 7th Cup of Nice 10th 11th 11th 7th Cup of Tyrol 8th Ice Challenge 3rd Merano Cup 7th NRW Trophy 3rd Reykjavik IG 1st Toruń Cup 8th Volvo Open Cup 10th Universiade 17th 10th International: Junior Croatia 13th France 6th Poland 17th 14th Coupe Printemps 4th 5th 1st Cup of Nice 10th 6th EYOF 3rd Merano Cup 3rd Triglav Trophy 2nd National France 7th 6th 6th 5th 6th 6th 3rd 5th 7th France: Junior 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd Masters 7th J 2nd J 3rd J 2nd J 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 6th J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled
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