Benoît Richaud
Benoît Richaud (born 16 January 1988) is a French figure skating choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. He competed at three World Junior Championships, placing as high as seventh. Benoît Richaud lives in Avignon, France, his hometown.
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![]() Richaud in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | France |
| Born | 16 January 1988 Avignon, France |
| Home town | Lyon |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Former coach | |
| Former choreographer |
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| Skating club | CSG Lyon |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 150.14 2008 JGP Belarus |
| Comp. dance | 29.64 2008 JGP Belarus |
| Original dance | 48.57 2008 JGP Belarus |
| Free dance | 71.93 2008 JGP Belarus |
Choreographer career
Following his sports retirement, he worked in many artistic industries like music. Being a choreographer was obvious for him. Richaud works with Alexei Mishin and Rafael Arutyunyan. Skaters he has choreographed for include:
Ladies:
Eva-Lotta Kiibus[1]
Alizée Crozet[1]
Julie Froetscher[2]
Aleksandra Golovkina[3]
Angelina Kuchvalska[4]
Maé-Bérénice Méité[5]
Mai Mihara[6]
Tanja Odermatt[7]
Kaori Sakamoto[6]
Bradie Tennell[8]
Ivett Tóth[9]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva[10]
Rika Kihira
Lindsay van Zundert
An Xiangyi
Men:
Jeremy Abbott[11]
Daisuke Takahashi
Chafik Besseghier[12]
Michal Březina[13]
Daniel Grassl[14][15]
Thomas Kennes[15]
Daniel Naurits[16]
Basar Oktar[17]
Alexander Petrov[18]
Romain Ponsart[19]
Denis Ten[20]
Deniss Vasiljevs[21]
Pairs:
Ice dance:
Competitive career
Richaud is a student from Boucher-Zazoui[24]’s school at Lyon. He competed for France throughout his career. His first ice dancing partner was Scarlett Rouzet.[25]
From 2005 to 2007, he skated with Élodie Brouiller. They competed at two World Junior Championships, placing 13th in 2006 and 7th in 2007. Brouiller/Richaud won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final in 2006.[26] They ended their partnership in 2007.[25]
Richaud teamed up with Canada's Terra Findlay in November 2007. During the 2008–2009 season, they placed 10th at the World Junior Championships.[27] Their partnership ended following that season.[28]
Results
With Findlay
| International | |
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| Event | 2008–09 |
| European Championships | 19th |
| International: Junior | |
| World Junior Championships | 10th |
| JGP Belarus | 3rd |
| JGP France | 4th |
| National | |
| French Championships | 3rd |
With Brouiller
| International | ||
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| Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
| World Junior Championships | 13th | 7th |
| JGP Final | 7th | |
| JGP Estonia | 5th | |
| JGP France | 3rd | |
| JGP Japan | 4th | |
| JGP Mexico | 2nd | |
| National | ||
| French Championships | 1st J | 2nd J |
| Masters | 2nd J | 2nd J |
| J. = Junior level | ||
References
- "Alizee CROZ: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015.
- "Julie FROETSCHER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
- Golovkina, Aleksandra (21 May 2017). "Program is done😎 thank you @benoitrichaud !!!!!!!!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- "Angelina KUCHVALSKA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- Richaud, Benoît (29 April 2017). "Free Skating Program ✔️" (Facebook).
- Gallagher, Jack (30 May 2017). "Hanyu set for Cup of Russia, NHK Trophy". The Japan Times.
- "Tanja ODERMATT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
- Richaud, Benoît (6 May 2017). "✔️Free skating!! It was a pleasure to worked with @bradietennell ✊🏻 #choreographer #figureskating #usfigureskating #usa #chicago #blackandwhite #icerink #choreography #benoitrichaud #bradietennell #dance" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- "Pjongcsang 2018: Tóth Ivett elsődleges célja a kvótaszerzés". Nemzeti Sport. 25 October 2016.
- "Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015.
- Richaud, Benoît (6 December 2016). "23.00 I killed @idreamofjeremy 😎😂 #choreography #jeremyabbott #somethingnew #figureskating #detroitskatingclub #usa #nationalteam #usfigureskating #detroit #icerink #sport #practise #highlevel #nopain #nogain" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- Ilina, Alexandra (17 July 2017). "Chafik Besseghier: Mit viel Arbeit zum Erfolg". News über Eiskunstlauf Long-Program.
- Březina, Michal (20 May 2017). "Thank you so much for working with me it was a pleasure and can't wait for the program to settle in and be able to do it fully like you wanted me to! #michalbrezina #lakewoodice #therinks #anaheimducks #newprogram #human #ragnboneman #standbyme #bootstrap #isu" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- "Daniel GRASSL: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016.
- Richaud, Benoît (4 June 2017). "Daniel Grassl ✔️ Thomas Kennes ✔️ Luc Maierhofer ✔️ #choreographer #yga #egna #figureskating #choreography" (Facebook).
- "Daniel Albert NAURITS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
- "Basar OKTAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016.
- "Alexander PETROV: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015.
- Ponsart, Romain (11 November 2016). "Je vous annonce une nouvelle collaboration avec @benoitrichaud !!! Merci pour ce nouveau programme !! Je suis vraiment impatient de le faire en competition !!!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- Richaud, Benoît (2 June 2017). "⬛️D10 @tenis_den X @benoitrichaud ⬛️ Fantastic week of work in YGA, Egna 🇮🇹 #choreography #choreographer #denisten #benoitrichaud #collaboration #work #newseason #figureskating #isu #blackandwhite #icerink" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- "Deniss VASILJEVS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
- "Alla LOBODA / Pavel DROZD: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- "Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.
- fr:Muriel Boucher-Zazoui
- "Terra FINDLAY / Benoit RICHAUD: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. 22 August 2009.
- "Elodie BROUILLER / Benoit RICHAUD: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. 29 July 2007.
- Mittan, Barry (5 July 2009). "Findlay Finds Fresh Start in France". Golden Skate.
- Ruicci, Peter (1 October 2009). "Looking for Mr. Right — Skater Tera Findlay needs a partner". Sault Star. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
External links
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