Théo le Mercier

Théo Le Mercier
Théo Le Mercier
Born	18 October 1999 (age 25); Belfort, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Partner	Loïcia Demougeot
Coach	Karine Arribert-Narce ; Violetta Zakhliupana ; V. Pastukhov
Began skating	2003

Théo Le Mercier (born 18 October 1999) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Loïcia Demougeot, he has competed in the final segment at two World Junior Championships and finished within the top eight at the 2019 edition. He has won two silver medals at 2019 JGP France and JGP Poland, qualified for the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.^[1]

Career

Le Mercier began learning to skate in 2003.^[2] He skated with Jade Marchal for at least five seasons, winning the French national novice title in March 2015.^[3]

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 ISU 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 national junior 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 JGP France and JGP Croatia, qualifying for the first time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fifth.^[4] Winning a second consecutive national junior title, they then placed sixth at the 2020 World Junior Championships.^[5]

Programs

(with Demougeot)

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance
2019–2020 ^[6]	Ain't Misbehavin' Foxtrot: Your Feet's Too Big performed by Ken Page How Ya Baby 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
2018–2019 ^[2]	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
	Short dance
2017–2018 ^[7]	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
2016–2017 ^[8]	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

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Demougeot

International: Junior^[9]
Event	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Junior Worlds			15th	8th	6th
JGP Final					5th
JGP Canada				4th
JGP France		8th			2nd
JGP Italy			8th
JGP Latvia			10th
JGP Poland					2nd
JGP Slovakia				5th
Bavarian Open	11th
Egna Trophy				1st
Pavel Roman				1st
Tallinn Trophy		9th	8th
Toruń Cup		4th	5th	2nd
National
French Jr. Champ.	6th	4th	3rd	1st	1st
Masters		5th	1st J	1st J	1st J
J = Junior level TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Marchal

International: Novice
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15
Bavarian Open				4th A	2nd A
NRW Trophy			8th A	3rd A	7th A
Trophy of Lyon	2nd B	1st B	2nd A
National
French Champ.	1st Y	1st M	4th N	3rd N	1st N
Levels: A = Advanced novice; B = Basic novice; M = Minime; N = Novice; Y = Benjamin

References

^ http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2019/jgpsdance.htm
^ ^a ^b "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
^ "Championnats de France Benjamins Minimes Novices 2: Couples Novices". Commission Sportive Nationale de Danse sur Glace. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
^ Slater, Paula (December 8, 2019). "Kazakova and Reviya capture first Junior Grand Prix gold for Georgia". Golden Skate.
^ Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Nguyen and Kolesnik dance to Junior World title". Golden Skate.
^ "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019.
^ "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
^ "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017.
^ "Competition Results: Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.

External links

Loicia Demougeot / Theo Le Mercier at the International Skating Union

[1] ttp://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2019/jgpsdance.htm

[ISU-1819-2] "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.

[CH2015-3] "Championnats de France Benjamins Minimes Novices 2: Couples Novices". Commission Sportive Nationale de Danse sur Glace. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.

[GS191208-4] Slater, Paula (December 8, 2019). "Kazakova and Reviya capture first Junior Grand Prix gold for Georgia". Golden Skate.

[GS200307-5] Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Nguyen and Kolesnik dance to Junior World title". Golden Skate.

[ISU-1920-6] "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019.

[ISU-1718-7] "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.

[ISU-1617-8] "Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017.

[ISU-LDTL-9] "Competition Results: Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.

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