Océane Piegad

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.

Océane Piegad
Full name	Océane Manon Mathilde Piegad
Born	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21) Nice, France
Hometown	Maisons-Alfort, France
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Discipline	Pair skating (since 2021) Women's singles (2016–20)
Partner	Denys Strekalin (2022–24) Remi Belmonte (2021–22)
Coach	Laurent Depouilly Nathalie Depouilly Dominique Deniaud
Skating club	NBAA
Began skating	2010
Medal record
French Championships 2024 Vaujany Pairs

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.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[7]

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.^[7] Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, they finished fifth.^[8]

2024-25 season

Piegad/Strekalin were assigned to the 2024 Grand Prix de France.^[9] They withdrew from the competition on September 17.^[10] On September 23, they announced their spilt due to injury.^[11]

Programs

With Strekalin

Season	Short program	Free skating
2023–2024 [12]	Le bal des fiancailles (Piano Trio No. 2) by Franz Schubert Le cotege (Danse macabre) by Camille Saint-Saëns (from Les Noces de Feu) choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron	Silhouette by Aquilo Nuvole Blanche by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron
2022–2023 [1]	I Feel Like I'm Drowning by Two Feet choreo. by Pierre-Loup Bouquet, Brooke Appleyard	To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra Experience by Ludovico Einaudi choreo. by Pierre-Loup Bouquet, Brooke Appleyard

With Belmonte

Season	Short program	Free skating
2021–2022 [5]	Maktub by Marcus Viana choreo. by Pierre-Loup Bouquet	One Day I'll Fly Away (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Pierre-Loup Bouquet

As a single skater

Season	Short program	Free skating
2019–2020 [3]	Tango d'amor by Tango Jointz, feat. Bellma Cespedes La Bohemia by Electro Dub Tango choreo. by Benoît Richaud	The History of Love The Flood (from The History of Love) by Armand Amar choreo. by Benoît Richaud

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Strekalin

International [7]
Event	22–23	23–24	24-25
Europeans		12th
GP France	7th	5th	WD
CS Finlandia		7th
CS Golden Spin	WD
CS Lombardia Trophy		10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy	11th
CS Warsaw Cup	WD
Bavarian Open	4th
Challenge Cup	7th
Trophée Nice		2nd
National [7]
French Nationals		2nd
Master's de Patinage	2nd	WD

Pairs with Belmonte

International [4]
Event	21–22
CS Warsaw Cup	19th
Tayside Trophy	5th

Women's singles

International [2]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Golden Bear				9th
Prague Ice Cup				7th
International: Junior [2]
EYOF			15th
JGP Italy		18th
JGP Latvia				18th
Denkova-Staviski Cup		5th
Prague Ice Cup			7th
Tallinn Trophy		16th
Warsaw Cup			6th
National [2]
French Champ.		9th	6th	5th
French Junior		6th	6th	2nd
Master's de Patinage	8th J	3rd J	5th J	2nd J

References

1. "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022.
2. "Oceane PIEGAD: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
3. "Oceane PIEGAD: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
4. "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
5. "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. 12 May 2022.
6. Strekalin, Denys [@den_strekalin] (January 31, 2022). "Hello everyone, we would like to announce that from today @piegad and I are officially starting our partnership🎉" – via Instagram.
7. "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
8. "Pereira/Michaud (CAN) claim first ISU Grand Prix crown at Grand Prix de France". International Skating Union. October 21, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
9. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2024/25 - Pair Skating". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024.
10. @AnythingGOE (September 17, 2024). (Tweet) https://x.com/AnythingGOE/status/1836059692792979466 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. @piegad_strekalin (September 23, 2024). "👋🏻Bonsoir à tous!" [Hello everyone!] (in French) – via Instagram.
12. "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.

External links

• Océane Piegad / Denys Strekalin at the International Skating Union