Pierre Souquet-Basiège

Pierre Souquet-Basiège (born 18 July 1994) is a French ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Julia Wagret, he is the 2020 Winter Star silver medalist. With his former skating partner, Lorenza Alessandrini, he is the 2015 International Cup of Nice silver medalist and a two-time French national medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2016 European Championships.

Pierre Souquet-Basiège
Souquet-Basiège in 2019
Other names	Pierre Souquet
Born	(1994-07-18) 18 July 1994 (age 30) Paris, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Coach	Alexander Zhulin Petr Durnev Dmitri Ionov Sergei Petukhov
Skating club	Rouen Olympic Club
Began skating	1998

Personal life

Pierre Souquet-Basiège was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France.^[1] His previously competed under the surname Souquet.^[2][3]

Career

Early career

Souquet began learning to skate in 1998.^[1] He competed with Péroline Ojardias early in his ice dancing career. The two were coached by Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon.^[4]

Partnership with Alessandrini

By July 2014, Souquet had teamed up with Italy's Lorenza Alessandrini to compete for France.^[5] In December, the duo placed fourth at the French Championships. Making their international debut, they placed 5th at the Bavarian Open in February 2015.

Alessandrini/Souquet won their first international medal, silver, in October 2015 at the Cup of Nice,^[3] before taking silver at the French Championships in December. The following month, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ranked 16th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall. They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, and Roberto Pelizzola in Lyon.^[6][7]

Making their Grand Prix debut, Alessandrini/Souquet placed 9th at the 2016 Trophée de France. They received the bronze medal at the French Championships.

2018–2019 season

Souquet-Basiège teamed up with Julia Wagret prior to the season. They placed in the top nine at three Challenger Series events, 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy, 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy, and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Wagret/Souquet-Basiège also competed at several Senior B competitions.^[8]

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège placed fourth at the 2019 French Championships. They concluded their season at the 2019 Winter Universiade, where they finished sixth.

2019–2020 season

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège placed fifth at 2019 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic to open the season. They also placed fifth at 2019 CS Ice Star, earning personal bests in all three segments.^[8] Wagret/Souquet-Basiège were assigned to their first Grand Prix event, 2019 Internationaux de France, where they finished ninth.

2020–2021 season

With the COVID-19 pandemic making international competition difficult, Wagret/Souquet-Basiège were initially assigned to compete at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but it was subsequently cancelled.^[9]

2021–2022 season

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège debuted at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing fourteenth.^[10]

Programs

With Wagret

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2021–2022 [11]	Blues: Torture by X Ambassadors & Earl St. Clair Jazz: Criminal by Earl St. Clair choreo. by Laurie May, Alexander Zhulin	The Heart Wants The Secret History by Kerry Muzzey choreo. by Laurie May, Alexander Zhulin
2019–2020 [12]	Foxtrot: Singin' in the Rain Quickstep: Good Mornin' from Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown choreo. by Massimo Scali	Cornerstone The People and I Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine choreo. by Massimo Scali
2018–2019 [13]	Calambre by Quinteto Suarez Paz	It Must Have Been Love by Roxette performed by Maria Mena

With Alessandrini

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–18 [1]	Abre Que Voy Historia de un Amor by Carlos Eleta Almaran Cuba	U-Turn (Lili) by AaRON Angel by Sarah McLachlan Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
2016–17 [1]	Treat Me Rough by Debbie Gravitte Rhythm by Casey McGill, Spirits of Rhythm	Trees by Max Richter Summer by Max Richter Love Actually by Craig Armstrong
2015–16 [6]	Sous le ciel de Paris by Yves Montand Les Grands Boulevards by Yves Montand	Walking In The Sand by Jeff Beck, Imelda May The Lilac Tree by Jeff Beck, Imelda May Walking In The Sand by Jeff Beck, Imelda May
2014–2015	Flamenco The Mask of Zorro by James Horner	I Suoni dell'isola by Luis Bacalov Cinema Paradiso Fuga, ricerna, e ritorno by Ennio Morricone

With Ojardias

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–14 [4]	Quickstep: I'm Not Sleepin' by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Slow fox: Fool For Your Love by Tom Gaebel Quickstep: I'm Not Sleepin' by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Diana Ribas	Isolated System by Muse Unnatural Selection by Muse choreo. by Romain Haguenauer

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Wagret

International[8]
Event	18–19	19–20	20–21	21-22
GP France		9th	C
CS Alpen Trophy	7th
CS Denis Ten MC				WD
CS Ice Star		5th
CS Golden Spin	9th
CS Lombardia Trophy	8th			14th
CS U.S. Classic		5th
CS Warsaw Cup				WD
Bavarian Open	6th
Bosphorus Cup		4th
Halloween Cup	4th
Universiade	6th
Volvo Open Cup	7th
Winter Star			2nd
National[8]
French Champ.	4th	5th
Masters	3rd	6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

With Alessandrini

Alessandrini/Souquet at the 2017 World Championships

International[14]
Event	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18
World Champ.			28th
European Champ.		20th
GP Trophée de France			9th	10th
CS Finlandia Trophy				16th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy		8th	7th
CS Tallinn Trophy		8th		10th
Bavarian Open	5th	4th	6th
Cup of Nice		2nd		11th
Santa Claus Cup		6th
Toruń Cup			5th
National[14]
French Championships	4th	2nd	3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Ojardias

International[15]
Event	2011–12	2012–13
Ice Challenge		4th J
Santa Claus Cup		7th J
Trophy of Lyon	13th J	3rd J
National[15]
French Junior Champ.	10th	3rd
Masters		4th J
J = Junior level

References

1. "Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016.
2. "Validation automatique des tests de Danse sur Glace" (PDF). FFSG / CSNDG. October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2016.
3. "20th International Cup of Nice Senior Dance Result". Nice Baie des Anges. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015.
4. "Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre SOUQUET: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
5. "Ghiaccio, Cappellini-Lanotte, i programmi per la nuova stagione" [Skating: Cappellini-Lanotte's programs for the new season]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 29 July 2014.
6. "Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre SOUQUET: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
7. "Danse sur glace - Deux couples lyonnais à l'entraînement avant les championnats d'Europe" [Ice dancing - Two Lyon couples training ahead of the European Championships]. France 3 (in French). 20 January 2016.
8. "Julia WAGRET / Pierre SOUQUET: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
9. "Grand Prix of France figure skating event canceled due to coronavirus". Olympic Channel. 20 October 2020.
10. "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
11. "Julia WAGRET / Pierre SOUQUET: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021.
12. "Julia WAGRET / Pierre SOUQUET: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019.
13. "Julia Wagret & Pierre Souquet-Basiege | Golden Skate".
14. "Competition Results: Lorenza ALESSANDRINI / Pierre Souquet-Basiège". International Skating Union.
15. "Competition Results: Peroline OJARDIAS / Pierre Souquet-Basiège". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016.

External links

• Julia Wagret / Pierre Souquet-Basiège at the International Skating Union
• Lorenza Alessandrini / Pierre Souquet-Basiège at the International Skating Union