Adrien Tesson

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Adrien Tesson
Born (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 26)
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFrance
CoachAnnick Dumont, Claude Thevenard
Skating clubCSG Champigny
Began skating2005

Adrien Tesson (born 9 May 1997) is a French figure skater. He is the 2018 International Challenge Cup champion, 2017 Ice Challenge bronze medalist, 2014 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, and 2019 French national bronze medalist.

Career[edit]

Tesson was born in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France.[1] He studied at Paris-Est Créteil University.[2]

Career[edit]

Tesson began learning to skate in 2005.[1] He competed internationally in the novice ranks during the 2010–11 season and moved up to juniors the following season. His ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut came in September 2013. He would compete at a total of four JGP events, achieving his best result (6th) at JGP France in August 2014.

Making his senior international debut, Tesson won bronze at the NRW Trophy in November 2014.

He finished 17th at the 2017 Winter Universiade in February in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He won bronze at the Ice Challenge in November 2017 and gold at the International Challenge Cup in February 2018.

During an exhibition gala in early August 2018, Tesson cut an artery in his wrist with his skate blade when he fell on a jump.[3] In December, he won bronze at the French Championships.[4] In March, he placed 10th at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[5]
2018–2019
[6]
2016–2017
[7][8]
2015–2016
[1]
2014–2015
[9]
2013–2014
[10]
  • Move to the Big Band
    by Ben Liebrand
    choreo. by Catherine Glaise

Competitive highlights[edit]

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

International[11]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
GP France WD C
CS Cup of Austria 12th
CS Ice Star 7th
CS Lombardia 20th 10th 10th 11th
CS Tallinn Trophy 6th
CS Warsaw Cup C
Bavarian Open 7th
Challenge Cup 1st 8th 3rd
Coupe Printemps 8th 7th
Cup of Nice 10th 11th 11th 7th
Cup of Tyrol 8th
Ice Challenge 3rd
Merano Cup 7th
NRW Trophy 3rd
Reykjavik IG 1st
Toruń Cup 8th
Volvo Open Cup 10th
Universiade 17th 10th
International: Junior[11]
JGP Croatia 13th
JGP France 6th
JGP Poland 17th 14th
Coupe Printemps 4th 5th 1st
Cup of Nice 10th 6th
EYOF 3rd
Merano Cup 3rd
Triglav Trophy 2nd
International: Advanced novice[12]
Dragon Trophy 1st
Rooster Cup 6th
Triglav Trophy 2nd
National[11]
France 7th 6th 6th 5th 6th 6th 3rd 5th 7th
France: Junior 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd
Masters 7th J 2nd J 3rd J 2nd J 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 6th
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Adrien TESSON: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Winter Universiade 2017: TESSON Adrien". wuni2017.sportresult.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Gala de Courchevel : accident spectaculaire pour Adrien Tesson". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ Felix, Caroline (16 December 2018). "Championnats de France de patinage : médaille de bronze pour le Cherbourgeois Adrien Tesson". francebleu.fr (in French).
  5. ^ "Adrien TESSON: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Winter Universiade 2019: Adrien TESSON". Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Winter Universiade 2017: Short Program - Planned Program Content" (PDF). wuni2017.sportresult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Winter Universiade 2017: Free Skating - Planned Program Content" (PDF). wuni2017.sportresult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Adrien TESSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Adrien TESSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Adrien TESSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Adrien TESSON". rinkresults.com.

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