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 Piegad was born on 12 August 2003 in Nice, France. As of 2022, she is a university student studying physiotherapy.
Career Early career 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.
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.
Partnership with Strekalin 2022–23 season On 31 January 2022 it was announced that Piegad had formed a new partnership with Ukrainian-born pair skater, Denys Strekalin. 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.
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.
2023–24 season 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. Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, they finished fifth.
2024-25 season
Piegad/Strekalin were assigned to the 2024 Grand Prix de France. They withdrew from the competition on September 17. On September 23, they announced their spilt due to injury.
Programs With Strekalin Season Short program Free skating 2023–2024 Le bal des fiancailles (Piano Trio No. 2) Le cotege (Danse macabre) Silhouette Nuvole Blanche 2022–2023 I Feel Like I'm Drowning To Build a Home Experience
With Belmonte Season Short program Free skating 2021–2022 Maktub One Day I'll Fly Away
As a single skater Season Short program Free skating 2019–2020 Tango d'amor La Bohemia The History of Love The Flood
Competitive highlights Pairs with Strekalin International Event 22–23 23–24 24-25 Europeans 12th France 7th 5th WD Finlandia 7th Golden Spin WD Lombardia Trophy 10th Nebelhorn Trophy 11th Warsaw Cup WD Bavarian Open 4th Challenge Cup 7th Trophée Nice 2nd National French Nationals 2nd Master's de Patinage 2nd WD
Pairs with Belmonte International Event 21–22 Warsaw Cup 19th Tayside Trophy 5th
Women's singles International Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Golden Bear 9th Prague Ice Cup 7th International: Junior EYOF 15th Italy 18th Latvia 18th Denkova-Staviski Cup 5th Prague Ice Cup 7th Tallinn Trophy 16th Warsaw Cup 6th National French Champ. 9th 6th 5th French Junior 6th 6th 2nd Master's de Patinage 8th J 3rd J 5th J 2nd J
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