Matthieu Jost (born 8 January 1981) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Pernelle Carron, he is the 2007 Skate Canada International bronze medallist, 2007 Winter Universiade bronze medallist, and 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion. They placed sixth at the 2009 European Championships and ninth at the 2009 World Championships.
Career Jost began competing internationally with Roxane Petetin in the mid-1990s. They competed for three seasons on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 11th at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Petetin/Jost moved up to the senior level in the 2000–01 season. They last competed together at the 2004 European Championships, where they finished 12th. Petetin retired due to injury.
Jost teamed up with Pernelle Carron in the summer of 2005. They won a bronze medal at one Grand Prix event, the 2007 Skate Canada International, as well as bronze at the Winter Universiade and gold at the Karl Schäfer Memorial. Carron/Jost competed at three European Championships, finishing as high as sixth (2009), and placed ninth in their only appearance at the World Championships, also in 2009. Nationally, they were bronze medallists in 2006 and 2007 and silver medallists in 2008 and 2009. Carron ended their partnership in April 2009.
Jost teamed up with Olga Orlova later that year but their partnership was short-lived.
Personal life Jost is a computer analyst. His daughter with singles skater Vanessa Gusmeroli was born in the summer of 2009.
Programs With Carron Season Original dance Free dance Exhibition 2008–2009 Basin Street Blues by Louis Armstrong Venez Milord La Foule Venez Milord by Édith Piaf
Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse 2007–2008 Degeneration performed by Mes Aïeux Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin Massive Attack 2006–2007 Maria de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla: Yo Soy Maria Aria de los Analista Milonga de la Anuciacion Venez Milord La Foule Venez Milord by Édith Piaf
With Petetin Season Original dance Free dance 2004–2005 Non, Non by Dany Brillant Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler by Pink Martini Non, Non by Dany Brillant Selection by René Aubry Goodbye Lenin! by Yann Tiersen Casse Roulement Hugues Le Bars 2003–2004 Blues Boogie Woogie Xotica (Holiday on Ice Europe) by René Dupéré 2002–2003 March Waltz Concerto for Violin by Philip Glass 2001–2002 Tango Flamenco by Tauber Four Seasons (modern version) by Antonio Vivaldi Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Orlova National Event 2009–10 French Championships 3rd
With Carron International Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 World Champ. 9th European Champ. 9th 9th 6th Bompard 11th 8th 5th 5th Cup of China 5th Skate America 5th Skate Canada 3rd Schäfer Memorial 7th 1st Winter Universiade 3rd National French Champ. 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd
With Petetin International Event 97–98 98–99 01–02 02–03 03–04 Worlds 23rd Europeans 19th 17th 12th Bofrost Cup 8th Cup of Russia 8th Lalique 6th 6th Finlandia Trophy 6th Schäfer Memorial 7th International: Junior Junior Worlds 16th 11th Czech Rep. 7th France 10th Germany 5th Japan 4th Mexico 6th Slovakia 4th PFSA Trophy 7th J National French Champ. 2nd J 2nd J 7th 2nd 2nd 2nd J = Junior level
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