Julia Wagret Explained

Julia Wagret (born 20 January 1999) is a French ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Pierre Souquet-Basiège, she became the 2020 Winter Star silver medalist. With her former skating partner, Mathieu Couyras, she became the 2017 French junior national bronze medalist and a silver medalist in the team event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Personal life

Wagret was born on 20 January 1999 in Valenciennes, France. She enjoys contemporary dance and drawing.

Career

Early career

Wagret began competing with Mathieu Couyras in the 2011–12 season. They were coached by Muriel Zazoui and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon. Wagret/Couyras competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix for four seasons before their split following the 2017–18 season.

2018–2019 season

Wagret teamed up with Pierre Souquet-Basiège 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.

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. 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.

2021–2022 season

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

Programs

With Souquet-Basiège

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2021–2022	Torture Criminal	The Heart Wants The Secret History
2019–2020	Singin' in the Rain Good Mornin'	Cornerstone The People and I Nemesis
2018–2019	Calambre	It Must Have Been Love

With Couyras

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018	Don't Stop the Party See You Again Fireball	Pina When We Were Young Experience
2016–2017	Try a Little Tenderness Try a Little Tenderness Turn Down for What	Under Pressure How Can I Go On One Vision
2015–2016	I Won't Give Up 1, 2, 3, 4 Howl's Moving Castle	Another Brick in the Wall Hey You Another Brick in the Wall
2014–2015	Guantamanero Fourmiz	They Can't Take That Away from Me Bang Bang

Competitive highlights

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

With Souquet-Basiège

International
Event	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
align=left			9th	C
align=left		7th
align=left					WD
align=left			5th
align=left		9th
align=left		8th			14th
align=left			5th
align=left					WD
align=left		6th
align=left			4th
align=left	Halloween Cup	4th
align=left		6th
align=left		7th
align=left	Winter Star			bgcolor=silver	2nd
National
align=left		4th	5th
align=left		bgcolor=cc966	3rd	6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

With Couyras

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.

International: Junior
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
align=left					8th
align=left					14th
align=left							8th
align=left						4th
align=left				10th
align=left							8th
align=left						5th
align=left			6th N
align=left	GP Bratislava					bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left					5th		bgcolor=cc966	3rd
align=left					6th
align=left					4th
align=left		4th N	9th
National
align=left		17th	9th	5th	4th	bgcolor=cc966	3rd
align=left			9th J	4th J	5th J
Team Events
				bgcolor=silver	2nd T 6th P
Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.