| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Maé Bérénice Méité |
| Country represented | France |
| Born | September 21, 1994 Paris |
| Home town | Vitry sur Seine |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Coach | Katia Krier |
| Former coach | Annick Lejeune Christophe Moucheboeuf |
| Choreographer | Romain Haguenauer Muriel Zazoui |
| Skating club | ES Vitry Patinage |
| Current training locations | Paris, Lyon, La-Roche-sur-Yon, Canillo |
| Began skating | 1999 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 150.44 2011 World Figure Skating Championships |
| Short program | 53.26 2011 World Figure Skating Championships |
| Free skate | 97.18 2011 World Figure Skating Championships |
Maé Bérénice Méité (born September 21, 1994 in Paris) is a French figure skater. She is a three time medalist at French Nationals.
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Maé Bérénice Méité began skating in 1999. Her first international event was the 2007 Coupe de Nice, where she finished second in novice ladies. Méité moved up to the junior level in 2008-9, finishing 8th and 6th in her two events. She then took part in her second French Nationals, and won the silver medal behind Candice Didier. Consequently, she was chosen to represent France at the 2009 World Junior Championships, where she finished in twelfth place.
In 2009/2010, Méité was only 13th at the JGP Budapest, but came in 6th at the JGP Croatia. She won her second silver medal at French Nationals, this time behind Lena Marrocco, who was selected for the French slot at 2010 Junior Worlds.
In 2010/2011, Méité moved up to the senior level. She competed at the 2010 Skate America, finishing 8th, and the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard, where she placed ninth. In December, she won the bronze medal at French Nationals, but was nonetheless named to the French team for the 2011 European Figure Skating Championships, where her goal was a top ten finish.[1] Because France did not have a direct entry to the short program in the ladies' discipline, Méité had to compete in the qualifying round; she finished second and qualified for the short program. She finished 7th in the program with a new personal best score, but was only 10th in the free skating after falling on both triple lutzes, and ended up in 9th place overall; Méité said that although her skating "wasn’t perfect", she was "very satisfied with it".[2]
Méité began the 2011–12 season at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She was first in the short program and second in the free skate, and won the event for her first international title. For the 2011–12 Grand Prix, she was assigned to the 2011 NHK Trophy, where she placed 7th, and the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, where she came in 6th.
In addition to her singles skating, Méité also participates in Theatre on Ice with her skating club.[3]
Méité, an only child, is a high school student, aiming to graduate in June 2012. She is interested in foreign languages and is fluent in English and Spanish.[3] Her long-term aspiration is to become a perfume maker.[3] She plays the violin.
| Event | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012[4][3] | Derniere lettre du Prince by Henri Torgue choreo. by Karine Arribert |
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| 2010–2011 | Forrest Gump by Alan Silvestri |
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Fever by Beyoncé |
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| World Championships | 14th | ||||
| European Championships | 9th | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 12th | ||||
| French Championships | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
| Skate America | 8th | ||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 9th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | ||||
| Coupe Internationale de Nice | 2nd N. | 3rd | 4th | ||
| Triglav Trophy | 7th | ||||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 6th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 13th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 8th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | 6th | ||||
| N. = Novice level | |||||