Océane Piegad Explained

Océane Piegad
Fullname:Océane Manon Mathilde Piegad
Birth Date:12 August 2003
Birth Place:Nice, France
Hometown:Maisons-Alfort, France
Partner:Denys Strekalin
Formerpartner:Remi Belmonte
Coach:Laurent Depouilly, Nathalie Depouilly, Dominique Deniaud
Formercoach:Claude Thévenard, Cedric Tour, Rodolphe Marechal, Samantha Marechal, Katia Gentelet, Philippe Paulet, Cecile Veran
Choreographer:Pierre-Loup Bouquet, Brooke Appleyard
Formerchoreographer:Benoît Richaud
Skating Club:COC
Former Skating Club:NBAA
Currenttraininglocations:Courbevoie, France
Formertraininglocations:Nice
Courchevel, France
Canillo, Andorra
Beganskating:2010
Combined Total:148.87
Combined Date:2023 CS Finlandia Trophy
Sp Score:50.13
Sp Date:2022 Grand Prix de France
Fs Score:96.90
Fs Date:2023 CS Finlandia Trophy

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.

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.

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.

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.[1] 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.

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.

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. Appearing on the Grand Prix at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, they finished fifth.

Programs

With Strekalin

SeasonShort programFree skating
2023–2024
  • Silhouette
  • Nuvole Blanche
2022–2023
  • I Feel Like I'm Drowning

As a single skater

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Strekalin

International
Event22–2323–24
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align=left 7th 5th
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National
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TBD = Assigned

Pairs with Belmonte

International
Event21–222
align=left 19th
align=left Tayside Trophy5th

Women's singles

International
Event14–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–20
align=left 9th
align=left Prague Ice Cup 7th
International: Junior
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align=left 18th
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align=left 5th
align=left Prague Ice Cup 7th
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International: Advanced novice
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align=left 9th
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align=left Rooster Cup bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
National
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align=left 8th 6th bgcolor=cc9966 3rd 4th
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Levels: J = Junior

Notes and References

  1. CZZcrVgoH77. den_strekalin. Hello everyone, we would like to announce that from today @piegad and I are officially starting our partnership.. Denys. Strekalin. Denys Strekalin. January 31, 2022.