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Théo le Mercier

Théo le Mercier (born 18 October 1999) is a French ice dancer. With his skating partner, Loïcia Demougeot, he is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy bronze medalist, 2024 International Challenge Cup champion, and three-time French national medalists.

Théo le Mercier
Born (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25)
Belfort, France
HometownVillard-de-Lans, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country France
DisciplineIce dance
PartnerLoïcia Demougeot
CoachKarine Arribert-Narce
Mahil Chantelauze
Skating clubVillard-de-Lans
Began skating2003
French Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rouen Ice dance
Silver medal – second place 2024 Vaujany Ice dance
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cergy-Pontoise Ice dance

Earlier in their career, Demougeot/Le Mercier twice finished with in the top eight at the World Junior Championships (2019; 2020) and were two-time silver medalists on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

Career

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Early years

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Le Mercier began learning to skate in 2003.[1] He skated with Jade Marchal for at least five seasons, winning the French national novice title in March 2015.[2]

Le Mercier teamed up with Loïcia Demougeot in 2015. The two made their international debut in February 2016 at the Bavarian Open. They debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in August of the same year.

Demougeot/Le Mercier qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They ranked fourteenth in the short dance, fifteenth in the free dance, and fifteenth overall.

In February 2019, they won the French junior national title for the first time. They placed seventh in the rhythm dance, ninth in the free dance, and eighth overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Beginning the 2019–20 season on the Junior Grand Prix, Demougeot/Le Mercier won silver medals at both the JGP France and the JGP Croatia, qualifying for the first time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished fifth.[3] Winning a second consecutive national junior title, they then placed sixth at the 2020 World Junior Championships.[4]

2021–22 season

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic causing the cancellation of what would have been their final international junior season, Demougeot/Le Mercier moved up to the senior ranks for the 2021–22 season. They made their Challenger series debut at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy, finishing ninth.[5] Making their Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Internationaux de France, they finished ninth among ten teams.[6] After winning the bronze medal at their first senior French nationals, Demougeot/Le Mercier made their debut at the European Championships, finishing sixteenth.[7]

2022–23 season

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Demougeot/Le Mercier began the 2022–23 season at the 2022 Lombardia Trophy, where they finished in fifth place. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they finished fourth at both the 2022 Skate America and the 2022 Grand Prix de France.[5] Speaking after the latter, an enthused Le Mercier said: "if someone would have told us before the Grand Prix season that we would end up with fourth place, we wouldn't have believed it."[8]

After winning the silver medal at the French championships, Demougeot/Le Mercier finished seventh at the 2023 European Championships. Making their World Championship debut in Saitama, Japan, they finished fourteenth.[7]

 
Demougeot/Le Mercier performing a lift during their free dance at the 2024 World Championships

2023–24 season

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At the 2023 Budapest Trophy, Demougeot/Le Mercier won the bronze medal, their first on the Challenger series.[7] Given two Grand Prix assignments, they finished fifth at the 2023 Cup of China. They indicated they would remain in China until their second event, Japan's NHK Trophy.[9] After training at Beijing's Olympic center, they finished fifth at NHK Trophy as well. Demougeot called the extended absence from home "tough but so rewarding at the same time."[10]

Demougeot/Le Mercier won their second consecutive French national silver medal before competing at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. Only eighth in the rhythm dance, albeit with a new personal best, they rose to fifth overall with more new personal bests. Demougeot said "the score exceeded our expectations."[11] They went on to win a gold medal at the International Challenge Cup.[12]

At the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Demougeot/Le Mercier finished eleventh in the rhythm dance with another new personal best score.[13] Thirteenth in the free dance, they remained eleventh overall.[14]

2024–25 season

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Demougeot/Le Mercier started the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, they finished fifth at the 2024 NHK Trophy.[15]

Programs

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(with Demougeot)

Season Rhythm dance / Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2024–25
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2023–24
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  • Rue des trois frères
    by Fabrizio Paterlini
2022–23
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2021–22
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2019–20
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2018–19
[1]
  • Tango: Codigo de Barras
    by Bajofondo
    choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce
2017–18
[21]
2016–17
[22]
  • Blues: Black Swamp Village
  • Swing: Black Swamp Village
    choreo. by Karine Arribert-Narce

Competitive highlights

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Ice dance with Loïcia Demougeot

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Competition placements at senior level [15]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 14th 11th
European Championships 16th 7th 5th
French Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd
GP Cup of China 5th TBD
GP France 9th 4th
GP NHK Trophy 5th 5th
GP Skate America 4th
CS Budapest Trophy 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 9th 5th
CS Nepela Memorial 5th
CS Warsaw Cup 1st
Challenge Cup 2nd 1st
Master's de Patinage 4th 2nd WD 3rd
Open d'Andorra 3rd
Trophée Métropole Nice 3rd
Competition placements at junior level [15]
Season 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
World Junior Championships 15th 8th 6th
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th
French Championships 6th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 2nd
JGP Canada 4th
JGP France 8th 2nd
JGP Italy 8th
JGP Latvia 10th
JGP Poland 2nd
JGP Slovakia 5th
Bavarian Open 11th
Egna Dance Trophy 1st 1st
Ice Star 1st
Master's de Patinage 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st
Mentor Toruń Cup 4th 5th 2nd 3rd
Pavel Roman Memorial 1st
Tallinn Trophy 9th 8th
Volvo Open Cup 4th

Detailed results

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Ice dance with Loïcia Demougeot

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 192.15 2024 European Championships
Short program TSS 75.74 2024 World Championships
TES 43.10 2024 European Championships
PCS 33.29 2024 World Championships
Free skating TSS 116.46 2024 European Championships
TES 66.60 2024 European Championships
PCS 50.20 2024 World Championships
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 118.17 2016 JGP France
Short program TSS 51.52 2024 World Junior Championships
TES 28.64 2017 JGP Italy
PCS 23.71 2024 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 69.61 2017 JGP Italy
TES 35.75 2016 JGP France
PCS 35.13 2017 JGP Italy

Senior level

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Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 10–12, 2021   2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 10 62.61 11 90.82 9 153.43
Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2021   2021 Master's de Patinage 3 71.73 4 99.19 4 170.92
Oct 20–24, 2021   2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 3 66.84 3 96.42 3 163.26
Nov 19–21, 2021   2021 Internationaux de France 9 63.95 10 92.66 9 156.61
Nov 24–28, 2021   2021 Open d'Andorra 3 67.48 2 101.25 3 168.73
Dec 16–18, 2021   2022 French Championships 3 71.94 4 104.36 3 176.30
Jan 10–16, 2022   2022 European Championships 15 64.55 15 98.22 16 162.77
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 16–19, 2022   2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 5 63.87 4 103.08 5 166.95
Oct 6–8, 2022   2022 Master's de Patinage 2 74.44 2 112.33 2 186.77
Oct 21–23, 2022   2022 Skate America 7 65.90 4 104.99 4 170.89
Nov 4–6, 2022   2022 Grand Prix de France 4 70.76 4 109.00 4 179.76
Nov 17–20, 2022   2022 CS Warsaw Cup 2 72.13 1 109.87 1 182.00
Dec 15–17, 2022   2023 French Championships 2 75.95 2 112.94 2 188.89
Jan 25–29, 2023   2023 European Championships 7 72.55 7 107.41 7 179.96
Feb 23–26, 2023   2023 International Challenge Cup 2 72.80 3 107.20 2 180.00
Mar 22–26, 2023   2023 World Championships 13 69.88 14 106.97 14 176.85
Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28–30, 2023   2023 Master's de Patinage 2 72.66 – – – WD
Oct 13–15, 2023   2023 CS Budapest Trophy 3 69.37 3 110.31 3 179.68
Nov 10–12, 2023   2023 Cup of China 7 70.18 5 109.92 5 180.10
Nov 24–26, 2023   2023 NHK Trophy 5 73.58 5 114.18 5 187.76
Dec 9–14, 2024   2024 French Championships 3 73.70 2 115.29 2 188.99
Jan 10–14, 2024   2024 European Championships 8 75.69 5 116.46 5 192.15
Feb 22–25, 2024   2024 International Challenge Cup 1 76.76 1 113.29 1 190.05
Mar 18–24, 2024   2024 World Championships 11 75.74 13 114.26 11 190.00
Results in the 2024–25 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 26–28, 2024   2024 Master's de Patinage 3 73.02 3 105.92 3 178.94
Oct 24-26, 2024   2024 CS Nepela Memorial 5 68.57 4 109.88 5 178.45
Nov 8–10, 2024   2024 NHK Trophy 5 69.24

Junior level

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Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Feb 17–21, 2016   2016 Bavarian Open 11 44.32 11 58.76 11 103.08
Feb 27–28, 2016   2016 French Championships (Junior) 6 45.04 9 65.50 6 110.54
Results in the 2016–17 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 24–28, 2016   2016 JGP France 7 48.74 8 69.43 8 118.17
Oct 6–8, 2016   2016 Master's de Patinage 5 43.79 4 66.17 5 109.96
Nov 19–27, 2016   2016 Tallinn Trophy 8 52.25 9 69.57 9 121.82
Jan 10–15, 2017   2017 Mentor Toruń Cup 4 47.74 4 70.60 4 118.34
Feb 24–26, 2017   2017 French Championships (Junior) 1 56.14 4 73.74 4 129.88
Results in the 2017–18 season 
Date Event SD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 6–9, 2017   2017 JGP Latvia 10 42.48 10 57.55 10 100.03
Sep 28–30, 2017   2017 Master's de Patinage 1 52.99 1 71.33 1 124.32
Oct 11–14, 2017   2017 JGP Italy 9 47.11 8 69.61 8 116.72
Nov 21–26, 2017   2017 Tallinn Trophy 8 49.22 6 71.26 8 120.48
Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2018   2018 Mentor Toruń Cup 5 49.56 5 66.90 5 116.46
Feb 23–25, 2018   2018 French Championships (Junior) 3 46.18 3 62.90 3 109.08
Mar 5–11, 2018   2018 World Junior Championships 14 51.52 15 66.08 15 117.60
Results in the 2018–19 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 22–25, 2018   2018 JGP Slovakia 5 55.72 4 77.86 5 133.58
Sep 12–15, 2018   2018 JGP Canada 4 58.36 5 84.60 4 142.96
Sep 25–27, 2018   2018 Master's de Patinage 1 57.37 1 82.32 1 139.69
Nov 9–11, 2018   2018 Pavel Roman Memorial 1 57.89 1 86.68 1 144.57
Jan 8–13, 2019   2019 Mentor Toruń Cup 3 58.22 3 87.19 2 145.41
Feb 1–3, 2019   2019 Egna Dance Trophy 1 59.89 1 92.00 1 151.89
Feb 22–24, 2019   2019 French Championships (Junior) 1 59.45 1 91.21 1 150.66
Mar 4–10, 2019   2019 World Junior Championships 7 59.33 9 85.00 8 144.33
Results in the 2019–20 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 21–24, 2019   2019 JGP France 1 63.78 2 97.23 2 161.01
Sep 18–21, 2019   2019 JGP Poland 2 65.82 3 96.88 2 162.70
Sep 26–28, 2019   2019 Master's de Patinage 1 66.41 1 104.60 1 171.01
Dec 5–8, 2019   2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final 5 62.84 5 93.42 5 156.26
Feb 7–9, 2020   2020 French Championships (Junior) 1 71.22 1 107.44 1 178.66
Mar 2–8, 2020   2020 World Junior Championships 6 64.88 6 97.64 6 162.52
Results in the 2020–21 season 
Date Event RD FD Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 1–3, 2020   2020 Master's de Patinage 1 68.18 1 91.48 1 159.66
Feb 6–7, 2021   2021 Egna Dance Trophy 1 68.61 1 96.79 1 165.40
Apr 3–4, 2021   2021 French Championships (Junior) 1 68.14 2 92.79 2 160.93

References

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  2. ^ "Championnats de France Benjamins Minimes Novices 2: Couples Novices". Commission Sportive Nationale de Danse sur Glace. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ Slater, Paula (December 8, 2019). "Kazakova and Reviya capture first Junior Grand Prix gold for Georgia". Golden Skate.
  4. ^ Slater, Paula (March 7, 2020). "Nguyen and Kolesnik dance to Junior World title". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ a b "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  6. ^ Slater, Paula (November 20, 2021). "Papadakis and Cizeron take 12th Grand Prix gold in France". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Loicia DEMOUGEOT / Theo LE MERCIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ Slater, Paula (November 5, 2022). "Guignard and Fabbri golden at Grand Prix de France". Golden Skate.
  9. ^ Slater, Paula (November 11, 2023). "Gilles and Poirier win first Cup of China title". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Slater, Paula (November 25, 2023). "Fear and Gibson edge out Italians for NHK Trophy gold". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (January 13, 2024). "Guignard and Fabbri win second consecutive European title". Golden Skate. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
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