Océane Piegad
Full nameOcéane Manon Mathilde Piegad
Born (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003
Nice, France
HometownMaisons-Alfort, France
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
PartnerDenys Strekalin
CoachLaurent Depouilly, Nathalie Depouilly, Dominique Deniaud
Skating clubCOC
Began skating2010

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.[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 January 31, 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]

Programs

With Strekalin

Season Short program Free skating
2023–2024
[9]
2022–2023
[1]

With Belmonte

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[5]

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

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Strekalin

International [7]
Event 22–23 23–24
Europeans12th
GP France7th5th
CS Finlandia7th
CS Golden SpinWD
CS Lombardia Trophy10th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy11th
CS Warsaw CupWD
Bavarian Open4th
Challenge Cup7th
Trophée Nice2nd
National [7]
French Nationals2nd
Master's de Patinage2ndWD
TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Belmonte

International [4]
Event 21–222
CS Warsaw Cup19th
Tayside Trophy5th

Women's singles

International [2]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Golden Bear9th
Prague Ice Cup7th
International: Junior [2]
EYOF15th
JGP Italy18th
JGP Latvia18th
Denkova-Staviski Cup5th
Prague Ice Cup7th
Tallinn Trophy16th
Warsaw Cup6th
International: Advanced novice [2]
Bavarian Open4th
Denkova-Staviski Cup3rd2nd
Golden Bear9th
Jégvirág Cup1st
Mentor Toruń Cup2nd
Rooster Cup3rd
Sofia Trophy1st
National [2]
French Champ.9th6th5th
French Junior6th6th2nd
French Novice8th6th3rd4th
Master's de Patinage8th J3rd J5th J2nd J
Levels: J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Oceane PIEGAD: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Oceane PIEGAD: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. 27 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Oceane PIEGAD / Remi BELMONTE: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "Oceane PIEGAD / Denys STREKALIN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
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