# Théo le Mercier

Théo le Mercier (born 18 October 1999) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Loïcia Demougeot, he is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy bronze medalist, 2024 International Challenge Cup champion, and four-time French national medalists.
Earlier in their career, Demougeot/Le Mercier twice finished with in the top eight at the World Junior Championships (2019; 2020) and were two-time silver medalists on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

## Career
### Early years

Le Mercier began learning to skate in 2003. He skated with Jade Marchal for at least five seasons, winning the French national novice title in March 2015.
Le Mercier teamed up with Loïcia Demougeot in 2015. The two made their international debut in February 2016 at the Bavarian Open. They debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in August of the same year.
Demougeot/Le Mercier qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They ranked fourteenth in the short dance, fifteenth in the free dance, and fifteenth overall.
In February 2019, they won the French junior national title for the first time. They placed seventh in the rhythm dance, ninth in the free dance, and eighth overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Beginning the 2019–20 season on the Junior Grand Prix, Demougeot/Le Mercier won silver medals at both the JGP France and the JGP Croatia, qualifying for the first time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished fifth. Winning a second consecutive national junior title, they then placed sixth at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

### 2021–22 season

Following the COVID-19 pandemic causing the cancellation of what would have been their final international junior season, Demougeot/Le Mercier moved up to the senior ranks for the 2021–22 season. They made their Challenger series debut at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy, finishing ninth. Making their Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Internationaux de France, they finished ninth among ten teams. After winning the bronze medal at their first senior French nationals, Demougeot/Le Mercier made their debut at the European Championships, finishing sixteenth.

### 2022–23 season

Demougeot/Le Mercier began the 2022–23 season at the 2022 Lombardia Trophy, where they finished in fifth place. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they finished fourth at both the 2022 Skate America and the 2022 Grand Prix de France. Speaking after the latter, an enthused Le Mercier said: "if someone would have told us before the Grand Prix season that we would end up with fourth place, we wouldn't have believed it."
After winning the silver medal at the French championships, Demougeot/Le Mercier finished seventh at the 2023 European Championships. Making their World Championship debut in Saitama, Japan, they finished fourteenth.

### 2023–24 season

At the 2023 Budapest Trophy, Demougeot/Le Mercier won the bronze medal, their first on the Challenger series. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they finished fifth at the 2023 Cup of China. They indicated they would remain in China until their second event, Japan's NHK Trophy. After training at Beijing's Olympic center, they finished fifth at NHK Trophy as well. Demougeot called the extended absence from home "tough but so rewarding at the same time."
Demougeot/Le Mercier won their second consecutive French national silver medal before competing at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. Only eighth in the rhythm dance, albeit with a new personal best, they rose to fifth overall with more new personal bests. Demougeot said "the score exceeded our expectations." They went on to win a gold medal at the International Challenge Cup.
At the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Demougeot/Le Mercier finished eleventh in the rhythm dance with another new personal best score. Thirteenth in the free dance, they remained eleventh overall.

### 2024–25 season

Demougeot and Le Mercier began the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, they finished fifth at the 2024 NHK Trophy and seventh at the 2024 Cup of China.
In late December, they won the silver medal at the 2025 French Championships.

## Programs
### Ice dance with Loïcia Demougeot

| Season | Rhythm dance / Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
| 2024–25 | Since I've Been Loving You Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Karine Arribert-Narce | Akram Khan's Giselle (After A. Adam): Ceremony by Vincenzo Lamagna & Cédric Tour Desh: Bleeding Soles by Jocelyn Pook & Lalon Shah Flesh and Bone: Dakini: Movement IV by Adam Crystal choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Karine Arribert-Narce | |
| 2023–24 | Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang Why Can't We Live Together by Timmy Thomas performed by Sade choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Karine Arribert-Narce | Clair de lune by Claude Debussy Waves by Chilly Gonzales, Boys Noize, Erol Alkan choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Karine Arribert-Narce | Rue des trois frères by Fabrizio Paterlini |
| 2022–23 | Cha Cha: Fever performed by La Lupe arranged by Hugo Chouinard Rhumba: Somebody That I Used to Know performed by Pentatonix arranged Hugo Chouinard Samba: Magalenha performed by Rockstarrz, A. Montana, & DJ Bo arranged by Hugo Chouinard choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Karine Arribert-Narce | Swell by LAAKE arranged by Cedric Tour Gnossienne no. 3 by Erik Satie, Alexandre Tharaud choreo. by Cedric Tour Le Di a la Caza Alcance by Michael Nyman, Estrella Morente arranged by Cedric Tour choreo. by Benoît Richaud, Karine Arribert-Narce | Rue des trois frères by Fabrizio Paterlini |
| 2021–22 | Blues: The Way You Make Me Feel performed by Judith Hill arranged by Hugo Chouinard Hip Hop: Billie Jean performed by Eminem, DMX, Ludacris & The Notorious B.I.G. arranged by Hugo Chouinard choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Lonlon (Ravel's Boléro) by Angélique Kidjo & Branford Marsalis choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | |
| 2019–20 | Foxtrot: Your Feet's Too Big (from Ain't Misbehavin') performed by Ken Page How Ya Baby (from Ain't Misbehavin') performed by André De Shields, Charlayne Woodard choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet remix by Chuy Ayala Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | |
| 2018–19 | Tango: Codigo de Barras by Bajofondo choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Killing the Name Tab by Rage Against the Machine Nothing Else Matters by Metallica Born to Be Wild (Easy Rider) by Steppenwolf choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | |
| 2017–18 | Cha-cha: El Pescador by Totó la Momposina Rhumba: La Colegiala by Rodolfo y su Tipica RA7 Samba: Onda Tropica by Punkero Sonidero choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Light of the Seven by Ramin Djawadi performed by David de Miguel Strange by Apollo Geeze choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | |
| 2016–17 | Blues: Black Swamp Village Swing: Black Swamp Village choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | Tomay Gaan Shonabo by Sunidhi Chauhan choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce | |

## Competitive highlights
### Ice dance with Loïcia Demougeot

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | | 14th | 11th | TBD |
| European Championships | 16th | 7th | 5th | 9th |
| French Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| GP Cup of China | | | 5th | 7th |
| GP France | 9th | 4th | | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | 5th | 5th |
| GP Skate America | | 4th | | |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | 3rd | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 9th | 5th | | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | 5th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | 1st | | |
| Challenge Cup | | 2nd | 1st | |
| Master's de Patinage | 4th | 2nd | WD | 3rd |
| Open d'Andorra | 3rd | | | |
| Sofia Trophy | | | | 1st |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 3rd | | | |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 |
| World Junior Championships | | | 15th | 8th | 6th | |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | | | | | 5th | |
| French Championships | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| JGP Canada | | | | 4th | | |
| JGP France | | 8th | | | 2nd | |
| JGP Italy | | | 8th | | | |
| JGP Latvia | | | 10th | | | |
| JGP Poland | | | | | 2nd | |
| JGP Slovakia | | | | 5th | | |
| Bavarian Open | 11th | | | | | |
| Egna Dance Trophy | | | | 1st | | 1st |
| Ice Star | | | | | 1st | |
| Master's de Patinage | | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Mentor Toruń Cup | | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | | | | 1st | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | | 9th | 8th | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | 4th | |

## Detailed results
### Ice dance with Loïcia Demougeot

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 192.15 | 2024 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 75.74 | 2024 World Championships |
| Short program | TES | 43.10 | 2024 European Championships |
| Short program | PCS | 33.29 | 2024 World Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 116.46 | 2024 European Championships |
| Free skating | TES | 66.60 | 2024 European Championships |
| Free skating | PCS | 50.20 | 2024 World Championships |
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 118.17 | 2016 JGP France |
| Short program | TSS | 51.52 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TES | 28.64 | 2017 JGP Italy |
| Short program | PCS | 23.71 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
| Free skating | TSS | 69.61 | 2017 JGP Italy |
| Free skating | TES | 35.75 | 2016 JGP France |
| Free skating | PCS | 35.13 | 2017 JGP Italy |

#### Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 10 | 62.61 | 11 | 90.82 | 9 | 153.43 |
| Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021 | 2021 Master's de Patinage | 3 | 71.73 | 4 | 99.19 | 4 | 170.92 |
| Oct 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 3 | 66.84 | 3 | 96.42 | 3 | 163.26 |
| Nov 19–21, 2021 | 2021 Internationaux de France | 9 | 63.95 | 10 | 92.66 | 9 | 156.61 |
| Nov 24–28, 2021 | 2021 Open d'Andorra | 3 | 67.48 | 2 | 101.25 | 3 | 168.73 |
| Dec 16–18, 2021 | 2022 French Championships | 3 | 71.94 | 4 | 104.36 | 3 | 176.30 |
| Jan 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 15 | 64.55 | 15 | 98.22 | 16 | 162.77 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 16–19, 2022 | 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy | 5 | 63.87 | 4 | 103.08 | 5 | 166.95 |
| Oct 6–8, 2022 | 2022 Master's de Patinage | 2 | 74.44 | 2 | 112.33 | 2 | 186.77 |
| Oct 21–23, 2022 | 2022 Skate America | 7 | 65.90 | 4 | 104.99 | 4 | 170.89 |
| Nov 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 4 | 70.76 | 4 | 109.00 | 4 | 179.76 |
| Nov 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 2 | 72.13 | 1 | 109.87 | 1 | 182.00 |
| Dec 15–17, 2022 | 2023 French Championships | 2 | 75.95 | 2 | 112.94 | 2 | 188.89 |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 7 | 72.55 | 7 | 107.41 | 7 | 179.96 |
| Feb 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 2 | 72.80 | 3 | 107.20 | 2 | 180.00 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 13 | 69.88 | 14 | 106.97 | 14 | 176.85 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 28–30, 2023 | 2023 Master's de Patinage | 2 | 72.66 | – | – | – | WD |
| Oct 13–15, 2023 | 2023 CS Budapest Trophy | 3 | 69.37 | 3 | 110.31 | 3 | 179.68 |
| Nov 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 7 | 70.18 | 5 | 109.92 | 5 | 180.10 |
| Nov 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 5 | 73.58 | 5 | 114.18 | 5 | 187.76 |
| Dec 9–14, 2024 | 2024 French Championships | 3 | 73.70 | 2 | 115.29 | 2 | 188.99 |
| Jan 10–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 8 | 75.69 | 5 | 116.46 | 5 | 192.15 |
| Feb 22–25, 2024 | 2024 International Challenge Cup | 1 | 76.76 | 1 | 113.29 | 1 | 190.05 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 11 | 75.74 | 13 | 114.26 | 11 | 190.00 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 26–28, 2024 | 2024 Master's de Patinage | 3 | 73.02 | 3 | 105.92 | 3 | 178.94 |
| Oct 24-26, 2024 | 2024 CS Nepela Memorial | 5 | 68.57 | 4 | 109.88 | 5 | 178.45 |
| Nov 8–10, 2024 | 2024 NHK Trophy | 5 | 69.24 | 5 | 109.06 | 5 | 178.30 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 7 | 73.50 | 8 | 111.73 | 7 | 185.23 |
| Dec 20–21, 2024 | 2025 French Championships | 2 | 73.95 | 2 | 112.17 | 2 | 186.12 |
| Jan 7-12, 2025 | 2025 Sofia Trophy | 1 | 78.31 | 1 | 115.95 | 1 | 194.26 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 6 | 76.14 | 10 | 113.87 | 9 | 190.01 |

#### Junior level

Results in the 2015–16 season :
| Date | Event | SD | SD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Feb 17–21, 2016 | 2016 Bavarian Open | 11 | 44.32 | 11 | 58.76 | 11 | 103.08 |
| Feb 27–28, 2016 | 2016 French Championships (Junior) | 6 | 45.04 | 9 | 65.50 | 6 | 110.54 |
Results in the 2016–17 season :
| Date | Event | SD | SD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 24–28, 2016 | 2016 JGP France | 7 | 48.74 | 8 | 69.43 | 8 | 118.17 |
| Oct 6–8, 2016 | 2016 Master's de Patinage | 5 | 43.79 | 4 | 66.17 | 5 | 109.96 |
| Nov 19–27, 2016 | 2016 Tallinn Trophy | 8 | 52.25 | 9 | 69.57 | 9 | 121.82 |
| Jan 10–15, 2017 | 2017 Mentor Toruń Cup | 4 | 47.74 | 4 | 70.60 | 4 | 118.34 |
| Feb 24–26, 2017 | 2017 French Championships (Junior) | 1 | 56.14 | 4 | 73.74 | 4 | 129.88 |
Results in the 2017–18 season :
| Date | Event | SD | SD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 6–9, 2017 | 2017 JGP Latvia | 10 | 42.48 | 10 | 57.55 | 10 | 100.03 |
| Sep 28–30, 2017 | 2017 Master's de Patinage | 1 | 52.99 | 1 | 71.33 | 1 | 124.32 |
| Oct 11–14, 2017 | 2017 JGP Italy | 9 | 47.11 | 8 | 69.61 | 8 | 116.72 |
| Nov 21–26, 2017 | 2017 Tallinn Trophy | 8 | 49.22 | 6 | 71.26 | 8 | 120.48 |
| Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2018 | 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup | 5 | 49.56 | 5 | 66.90 | 5 | 116.46 |
| Feb 23–25, 2018 | 2018 French Championships (Junior) | 3 | 46.18 | 3 | 62.90 | 3 | 109.08 |
| Mar 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | 14 | 51.52 | 15 | 66.08 | 15 | 117.60 |
Results in the 2018–19 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 22–25, 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovakia | 5 | 55.72 | 4 | 77.86 | 5 | 133.58 |
| Sep 12–15, 2018 | 2018 JGP Canada | 4 | 58.36 | 5 | 84.60 | 4 | 142.96 |
| Sep 25–27, 2018 | 2018 Master's de Patinage | 1 | 57.37 | 1 | 82.32 | 1 | 139.69 |
| Nov 9–11, 2018 | 2018 Pavel Roman Memorial | 1 | 57.89 | 1 | 86.68 | 1 | 144.57 |
| Jan 8–13, 2019 | 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup | 3 | 58.22 | 3 | 87.19 | 2 | 145.41 |
| Feb 1–3, 2019 | 2019 Egna Dance Trophy | 1 | 59.89 | 1 | 92.00 | 1 | 151.89 |
| Feb 22–24, 2019 | 2019 French Championships (Junior) | 1 | 59.45 | 1 | 91.21 | 1 | 150.66 |
| Mar 4–10, 2019 | 2019 World Junior Championships | 7 | 59.33 | 9 | 85.00 | 8 | 144.33 |
Results in the 2019–20 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Aug 21–24, 2019 | 2019 JGP France | 1 | 63.78 | 2 | 97.23 | 2 | 161.01 |
| Sep 18–21, 2019 | 2019 JGP Poland | 2 | 65.82 | 3 | 96.88 | 2 | 162.70 |
| Sep 26–28, 2019 | 2019 Master's de Patinage | 1 | 66.41 | 1 | 104.60 | 1 | 171.01 |
| Dec 5–8, 2019 | 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final | 5 | 62.84 | 5 | 93.42 | 5 | 156.26 |
| Feb 7–9, 2020 | 2020 French Championships (Junior) | 1 | 71.22 | 1 | 107.44 | 1 | 178.66 |
| Mar 2–8, 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | 6 | 64.88 | 6 | 97.64 | 6 | 162.52 |
Results in the 2020–21 season :
| Date | Event | RD | RD | FD | FD | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Oct 1–3, 2020 | 2020 Master's de Patinage | 1 | 68.18 | 1 | 91.48 | 1 | 159.66 |
| Feb 6–7, 2021 | 2021 Egna Dance Trophy | 1 | 68.61 | 1 | 96.79 | 1 | 165.40 |
| Apr 3–4, 2021 | 2021 French Championships (Junior) | 1 | 68.14 | 2 | 92.79 | 2 | 160.93 |