François Pitot (born 4 January 2005) is a French figure skater. He is a two-time French national bronze medalist.
François Pitot | |||||||||
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Born | Orléans, France | 4 January 2005||||||||
Hometown | Fribourg, France | ||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||
Country | ![]() | ||||||||
Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||
Coach | Romain Ponsart Angélique Abachkina | ||||||||
Skating club | USOSG | ||||||||
Began skating | 2012 | ||||||||
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At the junior level, Pitot is the 2024 French junior national champion, 2023 JGP Japan champion, the 2023 JGP Thailand silver medalist, and the 2021 JGP France I bronze medalist.
Personal life
Pitot was born on 4 January 2005 in Orléans, France.[1]
His figure skating idol is Nathan Chen.[2]
Career
Early years
Pitot began learning how to skate in 2012 at age seven. He initially pursued football as a child, but decided to try skating as his brother and sister were already involved in the sport and quickly came to enjoy it.[2]
As a child, Didier Lucine, Claudine Lucine, Katia Gentelet, and Cédric Tour were his coaches.[3]
He won the 2019 French Novice Championships and finished twelfth at the Junior Championships that same year.[4]
2019–20 season
Coached by Brian Joubert and Cornelia Paquier, Pitot made his junior international debut at the 2019 JGP France, finishing twelfth. He went on to place fourth at the 2019 Master's de Patinage as well as win gold in the junior division of the 2019 Tallinn Trophy.[5]
Debuting on the senior level at the 2020 French Championships, Pitot finished eighth.[4]
Elected to represent France at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, Pitot finished thirteenth.[5]
Pitot ended his season by competing on the novice level at the 2020 French Novice Championships, winning gold for a second consecutive time.[4]
2020–21 season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitot only competed domestically during the 2020–21 season. He won gold on the junior level at the 2020 Master's de Patinage and finished fifth at the 2021 French Senior Championships.[4]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2023–2024 [1] |
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2022–2023 [6] |
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2021–2022 [7] |
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2019–2020 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024-25 |
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French Championships | 3rd | 3rd | |
GP France | TBD | ||
GP Skate America | TBD | ||
CS Ice Challenge | 5th | ||
CS Warsaw Cup | 4th | ||
Master's de Patinage | 3rd | ||
Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd |
Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
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Winter Youth Olympics | 13th | |||||
World Junior Championships | 30th | 12th | 5th | |||
Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | |||||
French Championships (Senior) | 8th | 5th | 6th | |||
French Championships (Junior) | 12th | 2nd | 1st | |||
JGP France | 12th | 3rd | ||||
JGP Japan | 1st | |||||
JGP Poland I | 6th | |||||
JGP Poland II | 5th | |||||
JGP Slovenia | 6th | |||||
JGP Thailand | 2nd | |||||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | |||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 6th | |||||
Master's de Patinage | 4th | 1st | 1st | |||
Tallinn Trophy | 1st | |||||
Triglav Trophy | 1st | |||||
Trophée Métropole Nice | 1st | 1st |
Detailed results
- Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 219.86 | 2023 JGP Japan |
Short program | TSS | 78.79 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
TES | 41.75 | 2024 World Junior Championships | |
PCS | 37.99 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | |
Free skating | TSS | 153.2 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge |
TES | 81.77 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge | |
PCS | 73.86 | 2023 JGP Japan |
Senior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 19–21, 2019 | ![]() | 7 | 62.16 | 10 | 101.10 | 8 | 163.26 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Feb 5–6, 2021 | ![]() | 5 | 60.22 | 5 | 82.07 | 5 | 142.29 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 16–18, 2021 | ![]() | 12 | 53.89 | 5 | 134.84 | 6 | 188.73 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 9–13, 2022 | ![]() | 15 | 59.05 | 1 | 153.20 | 5 | 212.25 |
Dec 15–17, 2022 | ![]() | 3 | 69.63 | 4 | 143.38 | 3 | 213.01 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 28–30, 2023 | ![]() | 4 | 74.11 | 3 | 146.46 | 3 | 220.57 |
Oct 18–22, 2023 | ![]() | 2 | 84.56 | 2 | 151.67 | 2 | 236.23 |
Nov 16–19, 2023 | ![]() | 3 | 78.55 | 7 | 132.81 | 4 | 211.36 |
Dec 10–14, 2023 | ![]() | 4 | 81.27 | 3 | 151.41 | 3 | 232.68 |
Junior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Feb 22–24, 2019 | ![]() | 12 | 36.75 | 12 | 74.68 | 12 | 111.43 |
Apr 10–14, 2019 | ![]() | 1 | 42.28 | 1 | 68.43 | 1 | 110.71 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 21–24, 2019 | ![]() | 12 | 54.40 | 12 | 95.63 | 12 | 150.03 |
Sep 26–28, 2019 | ![]() | 8 | 40.37 | 2 | 95.97 | 4 | 136.34 |
Nov 11–17, 2019 | ![]() | 1 | 50.25 | 1 | 108.91 | 1 | 159.16 |
Jan 10–15, 2020 | ![]() | 11 | 53.02 | 12 | 101.02 | 13 | 154.04 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 1–3, 2020 | ![]() | 3 | 47.90 | 1 | 108.87 | 1 | 156.77 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 18–21, 2021 | ![]() | 4 | 61.27 | 3 | 120.99 | 3 | 182.26 |
Oct 20–24, 2021 | ![]() | 3 | 55.09 | 1 | 111.73 | 1 | 166.82 |
Sep 22–25, 2021 | ![]() | 7 | 59.12 | 5 | 125.25 | 6 | 184.37 |
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021 | ![]() | 1 | 65.12 | 1 | 141.36 | 1 | 206.48 |
Dec 16–18, 2021 | ![]() | 1 | 68.19 | 2 | 109.69 | 2 | 177.88 |
Jan 18–23, 2022 | ![]() | 2 | 74.33 | 4 | 111.05 | 3 | 185.38 |
Mar 23–24, 2022 | ![]() | 4 | 65.92 | 6 | 109.06 | 6 | 174.98 |
Apr 13–17, 2022 | ![]() | 30 | 48.98 | – | – | 30 | 48.98 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022 | ![]() | 1 | 72.22 | 7 | 122.06 | 6 | 194.28 |
Oct 5–8, 2022 | ![]() | 5 | 71.33 | 7 | 119.29 | 5 | 190.62 |
Oct 18–23, 2022 | ![]() | 1 | 75.03 | 1 | 115.95 | 1 | 190.98 |
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 | ![]() | 9 | 74.91 | 12 | 127.52 | 12 | 202.43 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Aug 23–26, 2023 | ![]() | 2 | 76.52 | 2 | 140.98 | 2 | 217.50 |
Sep 13–16, 2023 | ![]() | 3 | 71.49 | 1 | 148.37 | 1 | 219.86 |
Dec 7–10, 2023 | ![]() | 6 | 64.87 | 5 | 132.44 | 5 | 197.31 |
Jan 12–14, 2024 | ![]() | 1 | 73.39 | 1 | 129.32 | 1 | 202.71 |
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 | ![]() | 2 | 78.79 | 7 | 136.16 | 5 | 214.95 |
References
External links
- François Pitot at the International Skating Union
- François Pitot at SkatingScores.com