François Pitot (born 4 January 2005) is a French figure skater. He is the 2025 French national silver medalist, a two-time French national bronze medalist (2023, 2024), the 2026 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and the 2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist.

At the junior level, Pitot is the 2024 French junior national champion, 2023 JGP Japan champion, the 2023 JGP Thailand silver medalist, and the 2021 JGP France I bronze medalist.

Personal life Pitot was born on 4 January 2005 in Orléans, France.

His figure skating idol is Nathan Chen.

Career Early years Pitot began learning how to skate in 2012 at age seven. He initially pursued football as a child, but decided to try skating as his brother and sister were already involved in the sport and quickly came to enjoy it. Didier Lucine, Claudine Lucine, Katia Gentelet, and Cédric Tour were his first coaches.

He won the 2019 French Novice Championships and finished twelfth at the Junior Championships that same year. He also won gold at the 2019 Triglav Trophy.

2019–20 season: Junior Grand Prix debut Coached by Brian Joubert and Cornelia Paquier in Poitiers, Pitot made his junior international debut at the 2019 JGP France, finishing twelfth. He went on to place fourth at the 2019 Master's de Patinage as well as win gold in the junior division of the 2019 Tallinn Trophy.

Debuting on the senior level at the 2020 French Championships, Pitot finished eighth.

Elected to represent France at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, Pitot finished thirteenth. Pitot would then end the season by competing at the 2020 French Novice Championships, winning gold for a second consecutive time.

2020–21 season Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitot only competed domestically during the 2020–21 season. He won gold on the junior level at the 2020 Master's de Patinage and competed on the senior level at the 2021 French Championships, finishing fifth.

2021–22 season: Junior Grand Prix bronze Prior to the season, Pitot relocated to Vaujany to train under Florent Amodio and Sofia Amodio. He began the season by competing on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix, winning bronze at 2021 JGP France I and finishing sixth at 2021 JGP Slovenia. He subsequently won gold on the junior level at the 2021 Master's de Patinage and the 2021 Cup of Nice.

At the 2022 French Championships, Pitot would place sixth on the senior level and win silver on the junior level. Between the two national events, Pitot would also take bronze on the junior level at the 2022 Bavarian Open.

Selected to compete at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Vuokatti, Finland, Pitot would finish sixth at the event. He would then go on to compete at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia where he placed thirtieth and fail to advance to the free skate segment of the competition.

After the season ended, Pitot moved to Fribourg, where Romain Ponsart became his new coach.

2022–23 season: Senior international debut Pitot began the season by competing on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix, finishing sixth at 2021 JGP Poland I and fifth at 2021 JGP Poland II. He would go on to win gold on the junior level at the 2022 Master's de Patinage.

Making his senior international debut at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge, Pitot placed fifteenth in the short program but won the free skate with a personal best by over twenty-five points. He would finish in fifth place overall.

He would go on to win the bronze medal on the senior level at the 2023 French Championships. Pitot ultimately closed his season by finishing twelfth at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2023–24 season: French junior national champion Pitot started the season by competing on the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix, winning silver at 2023 JGP Thailand and gold at 2023 JGP Japan. With these results, Pitot qualified for the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final. He subsequently competed on the senior level at the 2023 Master's de Patinage and the 2023 Cup of Nice, winning bronze and silver, respectively. Pitot would also compete at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, where he finished in fourth place.

At the Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China, Pitot finished fifth. Days following the event, Pitot competed at the 2024 French Championships, where he won bronze for a second consecutive time. He would then go on to win gold at the junior level championships. He capped off his season with a fifth-place finish at the 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

2024–25 season: Challenger Series bronze Pitot began the season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy. He then competed at the 2024 Master's de Patinage, where he won the gold medal. Making his debut on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Pitot finished eleventh at the 2024 Skate America. During the 2024 Grand Prix de France, Pitot had a hard fall on an attempted quad salchow in the short program, landing on his left shoulder and dislocating it. Pitot would go to see the French team's physiotherapist following his performance. Although his shoulder was swollen and it hurt to extend his arm, Pitot was medically cleared to compete in the free skate segment. He would finish the event in twelfth-place overall.

In December, Pitot won his first senior-level medal, a bronze at the 2024 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Two weeks following that event, he won the silver medal at the 2025 French Championships.

Pitot subsequently closed the season by winning gold at the 2025 Coupe du Printemps.

2025–26 season: European Championships debut Pitot opened his season by winning the silver medal at the 2025 Master's de Patinage. He followed up this result by finishing seventh at the ISU Skate to Milano.

Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix circuit, Pitot placed fifth at the 2025 Grand Prix de France and eighth at the 2025 NHK Trophy.

In December, he placed ninth at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Later that month, he finished fourth at the 2026 French Championships. Following the withdrawal of Adam Siao Him Fa, Pitot was selected to compete at the 2026 European Championships, where he finished in sixteenth place.

In March, Pitot completed his season at the 2026 World Championships. He placed twenty-first in the short program and nineteenth in the free skate, finishing twentieth overall.

Programs Season Short program Free skate Exhibition 2019–20 Sherlock Holmes Discombobulate Is It Poison, Nanny? Time 2021–22 Senza parole Rocketman Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word I'm Still Standing 2022–23 Medellín Romeo + Juliet Talk Show Host Kissing You O Verona 2023–24 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Cry Me a River 2024–25 Libertango in Berlin Clubbed to Death Sarajevo Taught Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) 2025–26 Dig Down The Beatles Medley Let It Be Get Back While My Guitar Gently Weeps Eleanor Rigby

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

Senior level

Junior level

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