Pierre Souquet


Pierre Souquet or Souquet-Basiege is a French ice dancer. With partner Lorenza Alessandrini, he is the 2015 International Cup of Nice silver medalist and a two-time French national medalist. They competed in the final segment at the 2016 European Championships.

Personal life

Pierre Souquet was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France. His surname also appears as Souquet-Basiege.

Career

Early career

Souquet began learning to skate in 1998. He competed with Péroline Ojardias early in his ice dancing career. The two were coached by Muriel Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer in Lyon.

Partnership with Alessandrini

By July 2014, Souquet had teamed up with Italy's Lorenza Alessandrini to compete for France. In December, the duo placed fourth at the French Championships. Making their international debut, they placed 5th at the Bavarian Open in February 2015.
Alessandrini/Souquet won their first international medal, silver, in October 2015 at the Cup of Nice, before taking silver at the French Championships in December. The following month, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ranked 16th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall. They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, and Roberto Pelizzola in Lyon.
Making their Grand Prix debut, Alessandrini/Souquet placed 9th at the 2016 Trophée de France. They received the bronze medal at the French Championships.

Programs

With Alessandrini

With Ojardias

Competitive highlights

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

With Alessandrini

With Ojardias