Océane Manon Mathilde Piegad (born 12 August 2003) is a French

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who currently competes in

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. 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

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Personal life

Piegad was born on 12 August 2003 in

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. As of 2022, she is a university student studying

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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

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in 2020. She was coached Cedric Tour, Rodolphe Marechal, and Samantha Marechal. She switched to pair skating following the

2019–20 figure skating season The 2019–20 figure skating season began on July 1, 2019, and ended on June 30, 2020. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2020 2020 European Figure Skating Championships, European Championships, 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating ...

and skated with Remi Belmonte for the

2021–22 figure skating season The 2021–22 figure skating season began on July 1, 2021, and ended on June 30, 2022. During this season, elite skaters competed at the ISU Championship level at the 2022 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Cha ...

, finishing fifth at the 2021 Tayside Trophy and nineteenth at the

2021 CS Warsaw Cup The 2021 CS Warsaw Cup was held on November 17–20 in Warsaw, Poland. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Int ...

. Their partnership soon dissolved following that season. They were coached by Claude Thévenard.

Partnership with Strekalin

2022–23 season

On 31 January 2022 it was announced that Piegad had formed a new partnership with Ukrainian-born pair skater, Denys Strekalin. Coached by

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, Nathalie Depouilly, and Dominique Deniaud, the pair made their competitive debut at the

2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 21–24, 2022, in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was the third event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entrie ...

, where they finished in eleventh place, and then competed at the 2022 Master's de Patinage, winning the silver medal. Invited to make their

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debut at the

2022 Grand Prix de France The 2022 Grand Prix de France was the third event of the 2022–23 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Angers IceParc in Angers from November 4–6. Medals were award ...

, 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

at the

2023 Grand Prix de France The 2023 Grand Prix de France was the third event of the 2023–24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Angers IceParc in Angers from November 3–5. Medals were awarde ...

, they finished fifth.

2024-25 season

Piegad/Strekalin were assigned to the

2024 Grand Prix de France The 2024 Grand Prix de France was the third event of the 2024–25 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Angers IceParc in Angers from November 1–3. Medals were award ...

. They withdrew from the competition on September 17. On September 23, they announced their spilt due to injury.

Programs

With Strekalin

With Belmonte

As a single skater

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Strekalin

Pairs with Belmonte

Women's singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piegad, Océane 2003 births Living people French female single skaters French female pair skaters Sportspeople from Nice 21st-century French sportswomen