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

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Personal life

Wagret was born on 20 January 1999 in

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, 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

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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 The 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy was held in September 2018 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Entries The ...

2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy The 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy was held in November 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria. It is part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ...

, and

2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb was held in December 2018 as part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Entries The International Skat ...

. Wagret/Souquet-Basiège also competed at several Senior B competitions. Wagret/Souquet-Basiège placed fourth at the 2019

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. They concluded their season at the

2019 Winter Universiade The 2019 Winter Universiade (russian: Зимняя Универсиада 2019), the XXIX Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 W ...

, where they finished sixth.

2019–2020 season

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège placed fifth at

2019 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic The 2019 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic was held in September 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ...

to open the season. They also placed fifth at

2019 CS Ice Star The 2019 CS Ice Star was held in October 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ...

, earning personal bests in all three segments. Wagret/Souquet-Basiège were assigned to their first

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event,

2019 Internationaux de France The 2019 Internationaux de France was the third event of the 2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, France from November 1–3. Medal ...

, where they finished ninth.

2020–2021 season

With the

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making international competition difficult, Wagret/Souquet-Basiège were initially assigned to compete at the

2020 Internationaux de France The 2020 Internationaux de France was scheduled to be the fourth event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It would have been held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, F ...

, but it was subsequently cancelled.

2021–2022 season

Wagret/Souquet-Basiège debuted at the

2021 CS Lombardia Trophy The 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy Memorial Anna Grandolfi was held on September 10–12, 2021 in Bergamo, Italy. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dan ...

, placing fourteenth.

Programs

With Souquet-Basiège

With Couyras

Competitive highlights

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; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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With Souquet-Basiège

With Couyras

References

External links

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