Maé-Bérénice Méité

Maé-Bérénice Méité

Méité in 2010
Personal information
Country represented France
Born 21 September 1994
Paris, France
Home town Vitry sur Seine
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Coach Shanetta Folle, Katia Krier
Former coach Annick Lejeune, Christophe Moucheboeuf
Choreographer Sandra Garde, Laurie May, Robin Cousins
Former choreographer Romain Haguenauer, Muriel Zazoui
Skating club ES Vitry Patinage
Training locations Paris
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Vaujany
Former training locations La Roche-sur-Yon
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 174.53
2014 Winter Olympics
Short program 61.62
2014 Worlds
Free skate 115.90
2014 Winter Olympics

Maé-Bérénice Méité (born 21 September 1994) is a French figure skater. She is the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, 2013 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and the 2014 French national champion. She was selected to represent France at the 2014 Winter Olympics and placed tenth.

Personal life

Maé-Bérénice Méité, an only child, was born in Paris, France.[1] Fluent in English and Spanish, she is interested in foreign languages and perfume-making.[2] She plays the violin.

Career

Maé-Bérénice Méité began skating at age five.[3] Her first international event was the 2007 Cup of Nice, where she finished second in novice ladies.

In addition to her singles skating, Méité also participates in ice theatre with her skating club.[2][3]

Junior

Méité moved up to the junior level in 2008–09, 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 2009–10, Méité was 13th at the JGP Budapest and 6th at the JGP Croatia. She won her second silver medal at French Nationals, this time behind Léna Marrocco, who was selected for the French slot at 2010 Junior Worlds.

Senior

Maé-Bérénice at the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard.
Maé-Bérénice at the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard.

In 2010–11, Méité moved up to the senior level. She competed at the 2010 Skate America, finishing 8th, and the 2010 Trophée Éric 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 Championships, where her goal was a top ten finish.[4] 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 and 10th in the free skating after falling on both triple lutzes. She finished in 9th place overall; Méité said that although her skating "wasn't perfect", she was "very satisfied with it".[5] She was 14th in her Worlds debut.

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 took her first international title. For the 2011–12 Grand Prix, she was assigned to the 2011 NHK Trophy, where she placed 7th, and the 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard, where she came in 6th. She finished 13th at the 2012 European Championships and completed the season as part of team France at the World Team Trophy.

Méité began the 2012–13 season at the 2012 Skate America, where she was 4th in the short program and 6th overall. She finished 5th at the 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard. She placed 11th at the 2013 Worlds.

Méité won her first senior national title at the 2014 French Championships. She was selected to represent France at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she finished tenth.[6]

Programs

Event Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[7]
  • Hosanna
    performed by Soweto Gospel Choir
  • The Groove You Liked (Mala Dub)
    by Savanj Rooms
  • Freedom
  • Conquest of Spaces
    by Woodkid
  • Shadows
    by Woodkid
  • Run Boy Run
    by Woodkid
2013–2014
[1]
  • The Question of U
    by Prince
  • Europa
    by Jean-Pierre Danel
  • We Will Rock You KCPK
  • La Grange
    by Jean-Pierre Danel
2012–2013
[8]
  • Feeling Good
    by Michael Buble
  • Abou Simbel
  • Hassan Prince du Desert
    (from Zarafa)
    by Laurent Perez Del Mar
  • Yulunga
  • Serpent's Egg
    by Dead Can Dance
  • Belphegor
    (soundtrack)
2011–2012
[9][2]
  • Derniere lettre du Prince
    by Henri Torgue
    choreo. by Karine Arribert
2010–2011
[10]
  • Concertino pour guitare
    by Bacarisse
  • Talk to Her
  • Fiesta Flamenca
2008–2009
[11]
  • Nocturne No. 21
    by Frédéric Chopin
  • Nostalgia
    by Yanni

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[12]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Olympics 10th
Worlds 14th 11th 15th 10th
Europeans 9th 13th 10th 5th 6th
GP Bompard 9th 6th 5th 5th 5th
GP NHK Trophy 7th
GP Skate America 8th 6th 6th 9th
Univesiade 2nd
Challenge Cup 2nd
Cup of Nice 2nd N. 3rd 4th
Ondrej Nepela 1st
Printemps 3rd
Triglav Trophy 7th
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds 12th
JGP Croatia 6th
JGP France 8th
JGP Hungary 13th
JGP U.K. 6th
National[12]
French Champ. 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
Masters 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
Team events
Olympics 6th T
(6th P)
World Team
Trophy 		4th T
(9th P) 		6th T
(8th P)
N. = Novice level
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maé Bérénice Méité: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Berlot, Jean-Christophe (2 December 2011). "Amodio, Meite seek prominence in different ways". Ice Network.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Luchianov, Vladislav (8 April 2013). "Meite to use mixed bag of a season as motivation". IceNetwork.
  4. ↑ Berlot, Jean-Christophe (18 January 2011). "French team is getting ready for Europeans". Icenetwork.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "2011 European Ladies Championship". Iceskatingintnl.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Mae Berenice MEITE". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Maé Bérénice Méité: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Maé Bérénice Méité: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Maé Bérénice Méité: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Maé Bérénice Méité: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Maé Bérénice Méité: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Competition Results: Mae Berenice MEITE". International Skating Union.

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