François Pitot (figure skater)

François Pitot
François Pitot
Born	4 January 2005 (age 19); Orléans, France
Hometown	Fribourg, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Romain Ponsart; Angélique Abachkina
Skating club	USOSG
Began skating	2012
French Championships

François Pitot (born 4 January 2005) is a French figure skater. He is a two-time French national bronze medalist.

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[edit]

Pitot was born on 4 January 2005 in Orléans, France.^[1]

His figure skating idol is Nathan Chen.^[2]

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Season	Short program	Free skating
2023–2024 ^[1]	Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (from Stranger Things) by Journey, Bryce Miller/Alloy Tracks choreo. by Angélique Abachkina	Cry Me a River performed by Michael Bublé choreo. by Angélique Abachkina
2022–2023 ^[6]	Medellín by Sofiane Pamart choreo. by Angélique Abachkina	Romeo + Juliet: Talk Show Host by Radiohead Kissing You by Des'ree O Verona by Craig Armstrong choreo. by Angélique Abachkina
2021–2022 ^[7]	Senza parole by Il Divo choreo. by Brian Joubert, Didier Lucine	Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word I'm Still Standing (from Rocketman) by Elton John performed by Taron Egerton choreo. by Brian Joubert, Didier Lucine
2019–2020 ^[3]	Discombobulate Is It Poison, Nanny? (from Sherlock Holmes) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Brian Joubert	Time (from Inception) by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Brian Joubert

Competitive highlights[edit]

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 ^[4]
Season	2022–23	2023–24	2024-25
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

Competition placements at junior level ^[4]
Season	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24
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[edit]

Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[8]
Segment	Type	Score	Event
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[edit]

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 19–21, 2019	2020 French Championships	7	62.16	10	101.10	8	163.26

Results in the 2020–21 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Feb 5–6, 2021	2021 French Championships	5	60.22	5	82.07	5	142.29

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 16–18, 2021	2022 French Championships	12	53.89	5	134.84	6	188.73

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 9–13, 2022	2022 CS Ice Challenge	15	59.05	1	153.20	5	212.25
Dec 15–17, 2022	2023 French Championships	3	69.63	4	143.38	3	213.01

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 28–30, 2023	2023 Master's de Patinage	4	74.11	3	146.46	3	220.57
Oct 18–22, 2023	2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	2	84.56	2	151.67	2	236.23
Nov 16–19, 2023	2023 CS Warsaw Cup	3	78.55	7	132.81	4	211.36
Dec 10–14, 2023	2024 French Championships	4	81.27	3	151.41	3	232.68

Junior level[edit]

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Feb 22–24, 2019	2019 French Championships (Junior)	12	36.75	12	74.68	12	111.43
Apr 10–14, 2019	2019 Triglav Trophy	1	42.28	1	68.43	1	110.71

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 21–24, 2019	2019 JGP France	12	54.40	12	95.63	12	150.03
Sep 26–28, 2019	2019 Master's de Patinage	8	40.37	2	95.97	4	136.34
Nov 11–17, 2019	2019 Tallinn Trophy	1	50.25	1	108.91	1	159.16
Jan 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics	11	53.02	12	101.02	13	154.04

Results in the 2020–21 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 1–3, 2020	2020 Master's de Patinage	3	47.90	1	108.87	1	156.77

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 18–21, 2021	2021 JGP France I	4	61.27	3	120.99	3	182.26
Oct 20–24, 2021	2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	3	55.09	1	111.73	1	166.82
Sep 22–25, 2021	2021 JGP Slovenia	7	59.12	5	125.25	6	184.37
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021	2021 Master's de Patinage	1	65.12	1	141.36	1	206.48
Dec 16–18, 2021	2024 French Championships (Junior)	1	68.19	2	109.69	2	177.88
Jan 18–23, 2022	2022 Bavarian Open	2	74.33	4	111.05	3	185.38
Mar 23–24, 2022	2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival	4	65.92	6	109.06	6	174.98
Apr 13–17, 2022	2022 World Junior Championships	30	48.98	–	–	30	48.98

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022	2022 JGP Poland I	1	72.22	7	122.06	6	194.28
Oct 5–8, 2022	2022 JGP Poland II	5	71.33	7	119.29	5	190.62
Oct 18–23, 2022	2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	1	75.03	1	115.95	1	190.98
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023	2023 World Junior Championships	9	74.91	12	127.52	12	202.43

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[4]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 23–26, 2023	2023 JGP Thailand	2	76.52	2	140.98	2	217.50
Sep 13–16, 2023	2023 JGP Japan	3	71.49	1	148.37	1	219.86
Dec 7–10, 2023	2023 Junior Grand Prix Final	6	64.87	5	132.44	5	197.31
Jan 12–14, 2024	2024 French Championships (Junior)	1	73.39	1	129.32	1	202.71
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024	2024 World Junior Championships	2	78.79	7	136.16	5	214.95

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Francois PITOT: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rencontre avec François Pitot, jeune patineur français". WeSport. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Francois PITOT: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "François Pitot". SkatingScores.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Francois PITOT: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Francois PITOT: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Francois PITOT: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022.
^ "Personal Bests – François Pitot". International Skating Union.

External links[edit]

François Pitot at the International Skating Union
François Pitot at SkatingScores.com

[ISU-2324-1] "Francois PITOT: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023.

[wesport-2] "Rencontre avec François Pitot, jeune patineur français". WeSport. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[ISU-1920-3] "Francois PITOT: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.

[SS-FP-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "François Pitot". SkatingScores.com.

[ISU-FP-5] "Francois PITOT: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[ISU-2223-6] "Francois PITOT: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.

[ISU-2122-7] "Francois PITOT: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022.

[8] "Personal Bests – François Pitot". International Skating Union.

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