Maé-Bérénice Méité

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Maé-Bérénice Méité

Maé-Bérénice Méité (French pronunciation: [ma.e be.re.nis mej.te]; born 21 September 1994) is a French figure skater. She is the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2016 International Cup of Nice champion, the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and a six-time French national champion.

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Maé-Bérénice Méité
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Maé-Bérénice Méité at the 2016 European Championships
Born (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)
Paris, France
HometownVitry sur Seine, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachLorenzo Magri
John Zimmerman
Silvia Fontana
Skating clubVitry Skating Club
Began skating1999
Medal record
French Championships
2014 Vaujany Singles
2015 Megève Singles
2016 Épinal Singles
2018 Nantes Singles
2019 Vaujany Singles
2020 Dunkirk Singles
2012 Dammarie-les-Lys Singles
2013 Strasbourg Singles
2017 Caen Singles
2011 Tours Singles
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She has finished in the top six at three European Championships and represented France at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Maé-Bérénice Méité, an only child, was born in Paris, France.[1] Her parents are from Ivory Coast and Congo.[2] Fluent in English and Spanish, she is interested in foreign languages and perfume-making.[3] She plays the violin. After obtaining a science degree, she studied management through distance education at University of Montpellier 1.[2][4][5] In February 2022, she developed a digital figure skating planner, called Ice Planner.[6]

Career

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Méité began learning to skate as a five-year-old.[7] She won the silver medal in novice ladies at her first international event, the 2007 Cup of Nice.

In addition to her singles skating, Méité participates in ice theatre with her skating club.[3][7]

2008–09 season

Méité moved up to the junior level in 2008–09, finishing eighth and sixth in her two events. She then took part in her second French Nationals and won the silver medal behind Candice Didier. Consequently, she was chosen to represent France at the 2009 World Junior Championships, where she finished in twelfth place.

2009–10 season

In 2009–10, Méité was thirteenth at the JGP Budapest and sixth at the JGP Croatia. She won her second silver medal at French Nationals, this time behind Léna Marrocco, who was selected for the French slot at the 2010 Junior Worlds.

2010–11 season

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Maé-Bérénice at the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard.

In 2010–11, Méité moved up to the senior level. She competed at the 2010 Skate America, finishing 8th, and the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard, where she placed ninth. In December, she won the bronze medal at French Nationals but was nonetheless named to the French team for the 2011 European Championships, where her goal was a top ten finish.[8] Because France did not have a direct entry to the short program in the ladies' discipline, Méité had to compete in the qualifying round; she finished second and qualified for the short program. She finished seventh in the program with a new personal best score and tenth in the free skating after falling on both triple lutzes. She finished in ninth place overall; Méité said that although her skating "wasn't perfect", she was "very satisfied with it".[9] She was fourteenth in her Worlds debut.

2011–12 season

Méité began the 2011–12 season at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She was first in the short program and second in the free skate and took her first international title. Competing in the 2011–12 Grand Prix series, she placed seventh at the 2011 NHK Trophy and sixth at the 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard. She finished thirteenth at the 2012 European Championships and completed the season as part of team France at the World Team Trophy.

2012–13 season

Méité began the 2012–13 season at the 2012 Skate America; she was fourth in the short program and 6th overall. She finished fifth at the 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard and eleventh at the 2013 World Championships.

2013–14 season: First national title and Sochi Olympics

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Maé-Bérénice at the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard.

Méité won her first senior national title at the 2014 French Championships. She was selected to represent France at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she finished tenth.[10]

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Méité was coached by Katia Krier in Paris.[11] Although troubled by her right knee from mid-November 2014,[12][13] she finished sixth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm and tenth at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai.

Méité was diagnosed with a tear in her right patellar tendon.[5] In April 2015, she decided to begin treatment.[12] She did not jump for three months.[13]

2015–16 season

Claude Thevenard was listed as Méité's coach by October 2015.[14] She won her third national title and placed 6th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.

2016–17 season

Méité started the season off at the 2016 International Cup of Nice, where she won with a score of 169.25. She placed seventh with a score of 172.65 at her only Grand Prix event that season, the 2016 Trophée de France. She placed second at the 2016 French Figure Skating Championships in December. At the 2017 Toruń Cup, she placed second with a score of 156.40. She placed sixteenth at the 2017 European Championships with a score of 145.07. She went to the 2017 World Team Trophy and placed twelfth individually.

2017–18 season: Pyeongchang Olympics

Méité was assigned to compete at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International, where she placed 8th. She placed eleventh at her first Grand Prix event of the season, 2017 Rostelecom Cup. She placed eighth at her second event, the 2017 Internationaux de France. In December, she won her fourth national title at the 2017 French Figure Skating Championships. She placed eighth at the 2018 European Championships.

In February, Méité competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[15] She placed ninth in the team event short program with a score of 46.62, and placed nineteenth in the ladies' singles event with a score of 159.92. During the season, she was coached by Shanetta Folle in Chicago.[16][5]

2018–19 season

Méité decided to train in Tampa, Florida, coached by Silvia Fontana and John Zimmerman.[1] At her first event of the season, the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International, she placed third with a personal best score of 178.89. She placed tenth at the 2018 NHK Trophy with a score of 162.58. In late November, she placed eighth at the 2018 Internationaux de France.

In a November interview, Méité stated that focusing on strengthening her leg muscles, including the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves, had effectively reduced her knee pain.[5] In December, Méité won her fifth national title at the 2018 French Championships. At the 2019 European Championships, she finished seventh, two ordinals below French silver medalist Laurine Lecavelier, and as a result, Lecavelier was chosen to represent France at the 2019 World Championships.

2019–20 season

Méité began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International. She placed tenth at the 2019 Internationaux de France and placed eleventh at the 2019 NHK Trophy. In December, Méité won her sixth national title at the 2019 French Championships.

Competing at the 2020 European Championships, Méité placed eighth in the short program with only an under-rotation on the second part of her jump combination.[17] Tenth in the free skate, she placed ninth overall.[18] She was scheduled to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but those were canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[19]

2020–21 season

Méité was scheduled to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was canceled as a result of the pandemic.[20] Méité began her season at the International Challenge Cup in February, where she placed fourth. On March 1, she was named to France's team for the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.[21] Competing in the short program, she injured her left ankle on the takeoff to a triple toe loop and was forced to withdraw from the competition. The French federation subsequently stated that she had torn her Achilles tendon.[22] Méité reported having had successful surgery on March 30, stating that she planned to resume training once feasible.[23]

2021–22 season

Méité returned to training in October, announcing that she started to train in the Young Goose Academy with Italian Coach Lorenzo Magri in Egna, Italy, and part-time in Tampa with Fontana.[24] She has described her injury as a "blessing in disguise". Scheduled to compete at the 2021 Internationaux de France, she withdrew as it was not enough to "present quality programs" after only returning on the ice for a month.[25] She later withdrew from French Nationals, subsequently leaving her ineligible for the European and World Championships, stating it was the "toughest decision" she has ever made.[26]

Méité would also withdrew from the Tallinn Cup in February. She made her competitive return in April, competing at the 2022 Egna Spring Trophy and placing fifth.[27]

2022–23 season

In her first appearance of the season, Méité came eleventh at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial.[27] In her return to the Grand Prix on home ice at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, she finished eighth. She attracted attention for presenting the winner, Loena Hendrickx, with a birthday cake after the free skate, which occurred on that occasion.[28]

Méité came fourth at the French championships.[27]

2023–24 season

Beginning the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, Méité was twelfth.[29]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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2020–2021
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2019–2020
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2018–2019
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2017–2018
[16]
  • Les Nocturnes de Chopin
  • Happy
    by C2C
2016–2017
[34][35]
  • Halo
    by Beyoncé, Ryan Tedder, E. Kidd Bogart
    performed by Jasmin Thompson
  • Run the World (Girls)
    by Beyoncé and others
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud

  • Powerful (Math Club Remix)
    by the cast of Empire
2015–2016
[36][14]

2014–2015
[11]
  • Hosanna
    performed by Soweto Gospel Choir
  • The Groove You Liked (Mala Dub)
    by Savanj Rooms
  • Freedom


2013–2014
[37]
  • The Question of U
    by Prince
  • Europa
    by Jean-Pierre Danel
  • We Will Rock You KCPK
  • La Grange
    by Jean-Pierre Danel

2012–2013
[38]
  • Feeling Good
    by Michael Bublé
  • Abou Simbel
  • Hassan Prince du Desert
    (from Zarafa)
    by Laurent Perez Del Mar
  • Yulunga
  • Serpent's Egg
    by Dead Can Dance
  • Belphegor
    (soundtrack)
2011–2012
[39][3]
  • Derniere lettre du Prince
    by Henri Torgue
    choreo. by Karine Arribert
2010–2011
[40]
2008–2009
[41]
  • Nocturne No. 21
    by Frédéric Chopin
  • Nostalgia
    by Yanni
2007–2008
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Competitive highlights

More information Season, 2010–11 ...
Competition placements at senior level[42]
Season 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Winter Olympics 10th 19th
Winter Olympics
(Team event)
6th 8th
World Championships 14th 11th 15th 10th 25th
European Championships 9th 13th 10th 5th 6th 6th 16th 8th 7th 9th
French Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 4th
World Team Trophy 4th
(9th)
6th
(8th)
6th
(10th)
6th
(12th)
4th
(8th)
GP France 9th 6th 5th 5th 5th 11th 7th 8th 8th 10th 8th
GP NHK Trophy 7th 10th 11th
GP Rostelecom Cup 11th
GP Skate America 8th 6th 6th 9th
GP Skate Canada 12th
CS Autumn Classic 8th 3rd 7th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 13th
CS Nepela Memorial 1st 11th
Challenge Cup 2nd 5th 4th
Coupe du Printemps 3rd
Egna Spring Trophy 5th
Master's de Patinage 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st WD 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 4th
Mentor Toruń Cup 7th 2nd
NRW Trophy 4th
Trophée Métropole Nice 3rd 4th 1st 4th
Winter Universiade 2nd 4th
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Competition placements at junior level[42]
Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
World Junior Championships 12th
French Championships (Senior) 5th 2nd 2nd
JGP Croatia 6th
JGP France 8th
JGP Great Britain 6th
JGP Hungary 13th
Master's de Patinage 2nd S 1st J
Triglav Trophy 7th S
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Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System[43]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS178.892018 CS Autumn Classic International
Short program TSS60.862018 Internationaux de France
TES33.752018 Internationaux de France
PCS29.402018 CS Autumn Classic International
Free skating TSS120.662018 CS Autumn Classic International
TES61.262018 NHK Trophy
PCS61.202018 CS Autumn Classic International
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ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System[43]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS174.532014 Winter Olympics
Short program TSS61.622014 World Championships
TES33.102014 World Championships
PCS28.522014 World Championships
Free skating TSS119.872016 Trophée de France
TES64.282016 Trophée de France
PCS58.202014 European Championships
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  • Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.

Senior level

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Results in the 2009–10 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 17–20, 2009 France 2009 French Championships 4 49.59 2 89.97 2 139.56
Mar 31 – Apr 4, 2010 Slovenia 2010 Triglav Trophy 5 48.32 7 76.39 7 124.71
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Results in the 2010–11 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2010 France 2010 Master's de Patinage 2 46.62 2 88.99 2 135.61
Oct 13–17, 2010 France 2010 International Cup of Nice 3 49.44 4 92.06 3 141.50
Nov 11–14, 2010 United States 2010 Skate America 7 48.27 8 88.78 8 137.05
Nov 25–28, 2010 France 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard 11 41.69 7 95.39 9 137.08
Dec 17–19, 2010 France 2010 French Championships 2 47.28 2 93.94 3 141.22
Jan 24–30, 2011 Switzerland 2011 European Championships 7 51.61 10 87.13 9 138.74
Apr 25 – May 1, 2011 Russia 2011 World Championships 11 53.26 15 97.18 14 150.44
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Results in the 2011–12 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2011 Slovakia 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1 47.90 2 88.68 1 136.58
Oct 6–8, 2011 France 2011 Master's de Patinage 1 54.81 3 96.53 1 151.34
Oct 26–30, 2011 France 2011 International Cup of Nice 9 45.08 3 90.37 4 135.45
Nov 10–13, 2011 Japan 2011 NHK Trophy 8 52.05 7 91.64 7 143.69
Nov 17–20, 2011 France 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard 6 50.49 6 94.95 6 145.44
Dec 16–18, 2011 France 2011 French Championships 2 50.20 1 99.13 2 149.33
Jan 23–29, 2012 United Kingdom 2012 European Championships 11 49.86 15 87.47 13 137.33
Mar 16–18, 2012 Luxembourg 2012 Coupe du Printemps 3 47.05 3 84.92 3 131.97
Apr 18–22, 2012 Japan 2012 World Team Trophy 11 48.57 9 95.58 4 (9) 144.15
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Results in the 2012–13 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 4–6, 2012 France 2012 Master's de Patinage 2 49.10 2 95.87 2 144.97
Oct 19–21, 2012 United States 2012 Skate America 4 54.41 7 101.54 6 155.95
Nov 15–18, 2012 France 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard 4 54.83 5 102.75 5 157.58
Dec 4–9, 2012 Germany 2012 NRW Trophy 3 54.56 5 101.83 4 156.39
Dec 13–16, 2012 France 2012 French Championships 1 54.19 2 99.29 2 153.48
Jan 23–27, 2013 Croatia 2013 European Championships 13 50.79 8 96.35 10 147.14
Feb 21–23, 2013 Netherlands 2013 International Challenge Cup 2 57.12 2 109.43 2 166.55
Mar 11–17, 2013 Canada 2013 World Championships 11 56.90 11 108.13 11 165.03
Apr 11–14, 2013 Japan 2013 World Team Trophy 6 58.51 9 101.20 6 (8) 159.71
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Results in the 2013–14 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3–5, 2013 France 2013 Master's de Patinage 1 60.36 1 92.90 1 153.26
Oct 17–20, 2013 United States 2013 Skate America 7 55.84 6 111.51 6 167.35
Nov 15–17, 2013 France 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard 6 56.50 5 109.61 5 166.11
Dec 12–15, 2013 France 2013 French Championships 1 61.69 1 100.04 1 161.73
Jan 13–19, 2014 Hungary 2014 European Championships 5 58.64 4 114.73 5 173.37
Feb 6–9, 2014 Russia 2014 Winter Olympics (Team event) 6 55.45 6
Feb 19–20, 2014 Russia 2014 Winter Olympics 9 58.63 11 115.90 10 174.53
Mar 24–30, 2014 Japan 2014 World Championships 9 61.62 16 97.10 15 158.72
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Results in the 2014–15 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 2–4, 2014 France 2014 Master's de Patinage 1 60.35 1 106.36 1 166.71
Oct 23–26, 2014 United States 2014 Skate America 7 53.98 10 97.73 9 152.71
Nov 20–23, 2014 France 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard 5 57.61 5 111.85 5 169.46
Dec 18–21, 2014 France 2014 French Championships 1 60.30 1 102.84 1 163.14
Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2015 Sweden 2015 European Championships 7 55.84 9 100.63 6 156.47
Feb 4–14, 2015 Spain 2015 Winter Universiade 4 56.84 2 114.70 2 171.54
Mar 23–29, 2015 China 2015 World Championships 12 57.08 10 105.67 10 162.75
Apr 16–19, 2015 Japan 2015 World Team Trophy 11 52.06 10 90.77 6 (10) 142.83
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Results in the 2015–16 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 8–10, 2015 France 2015 Master's de Patinage 1 59.74 WD
Nov 13, 2015 France 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 11 46.82 11
Dec 12–19, 2015 France 2015 French Championships 2 53.54 1 107.12 1 160.66
Jan 6–10, 2016 Poland 2016 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Toruń Cup 3 51.66 10 83.93 7 135.59
Jan 25–31, 2016 Slovakia 2016 European Championships 8 57.35 6 103.88 6 161.23
Mar 26 – Apr 3, 2016 United States 2016 World Championships 25 49.50 25 49.50
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Note: The 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard was cancelled after the November 2015 Paris attacks. The short programs had been completed on November 13, but the free skating was to be held the next day.[44] On November 23, the International Skating Union announced that the short program results would be considered as the final results for the competition.[45]

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Results in the 2016–17 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 6–8, 2016 France 2016 Master's de Patinage 1 62.65 2 115.81 2 178.46
Oct 19–23, 2016 France 2016 International Cup of Nice 3 57.65 1 111.60 1 169.25
Nov 10–13, 2016 France 2016 Trophée de France 11 52.78 5 119.87 7 172.65
Dec 15–17, 2016 France 2016 French Championships 2 52.81 3 92.79 2 145.60
Jan 10–15, 2017 Poland 2017 Mentor Cup 3 54.48 2 101.92 2 156.40
Jan 25–29, 2017 Czech Republic 2017 European Championships 12 54.96 19 90.11 16 145.07
Apr 20–23, 2017 Japan 2017 World Team Trophy 12 49.11 12 105.58 6 (12) 154.69
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Results in the 2017–18 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 20–23, 2017 Canada 2017 CS Autumn Classic International 8 49.65 8 91.76 8 141.41
Sep 28–30, 2017 France 2017 Master's de Patinage 2 48.66 1 113.50 1 162.16
Oct 20–22, 2017 Russia 2017 Rostelecom Cup 11 54.24 12 106.72 11 160.96
Nov 17–19, 2017 France 2017 Internationaux de France 8 58.96 9 112.44 8 171.40
Dec 14–16, 2017 France 2017 French Championships 1 63.79 1 119.21 1 183.00
Jan 15–21, 2018 Russia 2018 European Championships 10 54.14 10 105.56 8 159.70
Feb 9–12, 2018 South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics (Team event) 9 46.62 10
Feb 21–23, 2018 South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics 22 53.67 18 106.25 19 159.92
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Results in the 2018–19 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 20–22, 2018 Canada 2018 CS Autumn Classic International 3 58.23 3 120.66 3 178.89
Sep 25–27, 2018 France 2018 Master's de Patinage 2 61.85 2 120.63 2 182.48
Nov 9–11, 2018 Japan 2018 NHK Trophy 12 50.49 10 112.09 10 162.58
Nov 23–25, 2018 France 2018 Internationaux de France 7 60.86 8 107.16 8 168.02
Dec 13–15, 2018 France 2018 French Championships 1 66.58 1 119.88 1 186.46
Jan 21–27, 2019 Belarus 2019 European Championships 8 58.95 5 118.15 7 177.10
Feb 21–24, 2019 Netherlands 2019 International Challenge Cup 6 54.42 4 112.42 5 166.84
Mar 6–9, 2019 Russia 2019 Winter Universiade 6 62.73 5 116.83 4 179.56
Apr 11–14, 2019 Japan 2019 World Team Trophy 10 59.45 8 114.22 4 (8) 173.67
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Results in the 2019–20 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12–14, 2019 Canada 2019 CS Autumn Classic International 7 53.03 7 99.51 7 152.54
Sep 26–28, 2019 France 2019 Master's de Patinage 2 58.67 2 114.11 2 172.78
Nov 1–3, 2019 France 2019 Internationaux de France 9 56.35 9 101.10 10 157.45
Nov 22–24, 2019 Japan 2019 NHK Trophy 11 49.77 7 110.21 11 159.98
Dec 19–21, 2019 France 2019 French Championships 1 59.44 1 107.46 1 166.90
Jan 24–25, 2020 Austria 2020 European Championships 8 60.64 10 111.44 9 172.08
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Results in the 2020–21 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 25–28, 2021 Netherlands 2021 International Challenge Cup 3 61.35 5 104.66 4 166.01
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Results in the 2021–22 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Apr 9–10, 2022 Italy 2022 Egna Spring Trophy 5 53.15 5 88.98 5 142.13
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Results in the 2022–23 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 Slovakia 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 12 41.00 11 79.77 11 120.77
Oct 6–8, 2022 France 2022 Master's de Patinage 4 47.65 4 102.54 4 150.19
Oct 18–23, 2022 France 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 3 52.45 4 99.04 4 151.49
Nov 4–6, 2022 France 2022 Grand Prix de France 8 58.84 7 116.84 8 175.68
Dec 7–10, 2022 Croatia 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 18 46.86 11 99.39 13 146.25
Dec 15–17, 2022 France 2023 French Championships 3 52.98 4 107.22 4 160.20
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Results in the 2023–24 season[42]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28–30, 2023 France 2023 Master's de Patinage 3 51.49 4 81.48 4 132.97
Oct 27–29, 2023 Canada 2023 Skate Canada International 12 41.65 12 79.48 12 121.13
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