Benoît Richaud (born 16 January 1988) is a French figure skating choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. He has competed at three World Junior Championships, placing as high as seventh. Richaud currently lives in Avignon, France, his hometown.[citation needed]
Competitive career
Richaud was a former student Boucher-Zazoui (a school in Lyon).[1] He competed for France throughout his career. His first ice dancing partner was Scarlett Rouzet.[2]
From 2005 to 2007, he skated with Élodie Brouiller. They competed at two World Junior Championships, placing 13th in 2006 and 7th in 2007. Brouiller/Richaud won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final in 2006.[3] They ended their partnership in 2007.[2]
Subsequently, Richaud partnered with Canada's Terra Findlay in November 2007. During the 2008–2009 season, they placed 10th at the World Junior Championships.[4] Their partnership concluded at the end of the season.[5]
Post-competitive career
Following his sports retirement, Richaud has been working as a choreographer.
Skaters he has choreographed for include:
Kaori Sakamoto[6]
Mai Mihara[6]
Bradie Tennell[7]
Rika Kihira[8]
Satoko Miyahara[9]
Eva-Lotta Kiibus[10]
Maé-Bérénice Méité[11]
Ivett Tóth[12]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva[13]
Lindsay van Zundert[14]
Daisuke Takahashi[9]
Denis Ten[15]
Jeremy Abbott[16]
Chafik Besseghier[17]
Michal Březina[18]
Eliška Březinová[19]
Daniel Grassl[20][21]
Donovan Carrillo[22]
Deniss Vasiljevs[23]
Alla Loboda/Pavel Drozd[24]
Zhang He[25]
Yu Xiaoyu/Zhang Hao[26]
Lucie Mysliveckova/Lukas Csolley[27]
Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot[28]
Angelīna Kučvaļska[29]
Güzide Irmak Bayır[30]
Alexa Knierim/Chris Knierim[31]
Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté[32]
Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson[33]
Adam Siao Him Fa[34]
Arlet Levandi[35]
Nina Pinzarrone[36]
Lindsay Thorngren[37][38]
An Xiangyi[39]
Ekaterina Kurakova[40]
Moa Iwano[41]
Jari Kessler[42]
Jin Boyang[43]
Naoki Rossi[44]
Başar Oktar[45]
Shun Sato[46]
Gabriele Frangipani[47]
Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin[48]
Makar Suntsev[49]
Marilena Kitromilis[50]
Livia Kaiser[51]
Andreas Nordebäck[52]
Kao Miura[53]
Kim Hyun-gyeom[54]
Anthea Gradinaru[55]
Kim Chae-Yeon[56]
Stephen Gogolev[57]
Anastasia Bradenburg[58]
Olivia Bacsa[59]
In July 2022, Richaud began coaching Bradie Tennell, whom he had been choreographing programs for since 2017.[60][61] He also began coaching An Xiangyi in the summer of 2023.[39]
Results
With Findlay
International | |
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Event | 2008–09 |
European Championships | 19th |
International: Junior | |
World Junior Championships | 10th |
JGP Belarus | 3rd |
JGP France | 4th |
National | |
French Championships | 3rd |
With Brouiller
International | ||
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Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
World Junior Championships | 13th | 7th |
JGP Final | 7th | |
JGP Estonia | 5th | |
JGP France | 3rd | |
JGP Japan | 4th | |
JGP Mexico | 2nd | |
National | ||
French Championships | 1st J | 2nd J |
Masters | 2nd J | 2nd J |
J. = Junior level |