# Pierre Souquet-Basiège

Pierre Souquet-Basiège (born 18 July 1994) is a French ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Julia Wagret, he is the 2020 Winter Star silver medalist. With his former skating 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-Basiège was born on 18 July 1994 in Paris, France. His previously competed under the surname Souquet.

## 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.

### 2018–2019 season

Souquet-Basiège teamed up with Julia Wagret 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 Wagret

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2021–2022 | Blues: Torture by X Ambassadors & Earl St. Clair Jazz: Criminal by Earl St. Clair choreo. by Laurie May, Alexander Zhulin | The Heart Wants The Secret History by Kerry Muzzey choreo. by Laurie May, Alexander Zhulin |
| 2019–2020 | Foxtrot: Singin' in the Rain Quickstep: Good Mornin' from Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown choreo. by Massimo Scali | Cornerstone The People and I Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine choreo. by Massimo Scali |
| 2018–2019 | Calambre by Quinteto Suarez Paz | It Must Have Been Love by Roxette performed by Maria Mena |

### With Alessandrini

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2017–18 | Abre Que Voy Historia de un Amor by Carlos Eleta Almaran Cuba | U-Turn (Lili) by AaRON Angel by Sarah McLachlan Iris by Goo Goo Dolls |
| 2016–17 | Treat Me Rough by Debbie Gravitte Rhythm by Casey McGill, Spirits of Rhythm | Trees by Max Richter Summer by Max Richter Love Actually by Craig Armstrong |
| 2015–16 | Sous le ciel de Paris by Yves Montand Les Grands Boulevards by Yves Montand | Walking In The Sand by Jeff Beck, Imelda May The Lilac Tree by Jeff Beck, Imelda May Walking In The Sand by Jeff Beck, Imelda May |
| 2014–2015 | Flamenco The Mask of Zorro by James Horner | I Suoni dell'isola by Luis Bacalov Cinema Paradiso Fuga, ricerna, e ritorno by Ennio Morricone |

### With Ojardias

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2013–14 | Quickstep: I'm Not Sleepin' by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Slow fox: Fool For Your Love by Tom Gaebel Quickstep: I'm Not Sleepin' by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Diana Ribas | Isolated System by Muse Unnatural Selection by Muse choreo. by Romain Haguenauer |

## Competitive highlights

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

### With Wagret

International :
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21-22 |
| GP France | | 9th | C | |
| CS Alpen Trophy | 7th | | | |
| CS Denis Ten MC | | | | WD |
| CS Ice Star | | 5th | | |
| CS Golden Spin | 9th | | | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | | | 14th |
| CS U.S. Classic | | 5th | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | WD |
| Bavarian Open | 6th | | | |
| Bosphorus Cup | | 4th | | |
| Halloween Cup | 4th | | | |
| Universiade | 6th | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 7th | | | |
| Winter Star | | | 2nd | |
| National |||||
| French Champ. | 4th | 5th | | |
| Masters | 3rd | 6th | | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled |||||

### With Alessandrini

International :
| Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| World Champ. | | | 28th | |
| European Champ. | | 20th | | |
| GP Trophée de France | | | 9th | 10th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | | 16th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | 8th | 7th | |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | | 8th | | 10th |
| Bavarian Open | 5th | 4th | 6th | |
| Cup of Nice | | 2nd | | 11th |
| Santa Claus Cup | | 6th | | |
| Toruń Cup | | | 5th | |
| National |||||
| French Championships | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | |
| WD = Withdrew |||||

### With Ojardias

International :
| Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| Ice Challenge | | 4th J |
| Santa Claus Cup | | 7th J |
| Trophy of Lyon | 13th J | 3rd J |
| National |||
| French Junior Champ. | 10th | 3rd |
| Masters | | 4th J |
| J = Junior level |||