Maé-Bérénice Méité
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Méité in 2010
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| Country represented | France | ||||||||||||
| Born |
21 September 1994 Paris, France |
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| Home town | Vitry sur Seine | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Claude Thévenard | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Shanetta Folle, Katia Krier, Annick Lejeune, Christophe Moucheboeuf | ||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Laurie May | ||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Sandra Garde, Robin Cousins, Romain Haguenauer, Muriel Zazoui | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | ES Vitry Patinage | ||||||||||||
| Training locations | Paris Montreal |
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| Former training locations |
Buffalo Grove, Illinois Vaujany La Roche-sur-Yon |
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| Began skating | 1999 | ||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 174.53 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| Short program | 61.62 2014 Worlds |
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| Free skate | 119.87 2016 Trophée de France |
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Maé-Bérénice Méité (born 21 September 1994) is a French figure skater. She is the 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2016 International Cup of Nice champion, the 2015 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and a three-time French national champion. She has finished in the top six at three European Championships and represented France at the 2014 Winter Olympics, placing tenth.
Maé-Bérénice Méité, an only child, was born in Paris, France. Her parents are from Ivory Coast and Congo. Fluent in English and Spanish, she is interested in foreign languages and perfume-making. She plays the violin. After obtaining a science degree, she studied management through distance education at University of Montpellier 1.
Méité began skating at age five. She won the silver medal in novice ladies at her first international event, the 2007 Cup of Nice.
In addition to her singles skating, Méité also participates in ice theatre with her skating club.
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 12th 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.
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