Chafik Besseghier is a French figure skater

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

. , he was ranked 38th in the world.

Career

Besseghier began skating at the age of 12 at his mother's suggestion; within a year, he had landed all the double jumps, and was landing triples by the end of his second year. He skated mostly domestically before making his junior Grand Prix debut in 2008. In 2009-10, he won the bronze medal at the Crystal Skate and 2010 Triglav Trophy

2010 Triglav Trophy

The 2010 Triglav Trophy was the Triglav Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. The competition is always held annually in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia...

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In 2010, Besseghier received his first senior Grand Prix assignment, and competed at the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard

2010 Trophée Eric Bompard

The 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard was the Trophée Eric Bompard Grand Prix competition of the 2010–2011 season. Organized by the Federation Française des Sports de Glace, it was the last of six events in the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational...

. After landing his first quadruple-triple jump combination in the short program, he was in fourth place, with the second-highest technical score. He made several mistakes in the free skating and placed fifth overall.

Besseghier was the silver medalist at the 2011 Coupe de Nice, where he won the free skate. He is assigned to the 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard

2011 Trophée Eric Bompard

The 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard was the Trophée Eric Bompard Grand Prix competition of the 2011–2012 season. Organized by the Federation Française des Sports de Glace, it was the fifth event of six in the 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational...

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Programs

Season	Short program	Long program
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Competitive highlights

Event	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
French Championships French Figure Skating Championships The French Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of France. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters compete at the senior level...	17th	12th	9th	5th	4th
Trophée Eric Bompard Trophée Eric Bompard The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique...					5th	9th
Coupe Internationale de Nice Coupe Internationale de Nice The Coupe Internationale de Nice is an annual international figure skating competition usually held in October or November in Nice, France. It has been held since 1995. It was not held in 2005...					6th	2nd
Triglav Trophy Triglav Trophy The Triglav Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition held in the spring in Jesenice, Slovenia. The competition takes its name from the nearby mountain Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia....				3rd	6th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Ondrej Nepela Memorial is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Slovakia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. In some years, some disciplines have not been held....						11th
Winter Universiade					5th
Crystal Skate of Romania Crystal Skate of Romania The Crystal Skate of Romania is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Romania. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies singles. The Crystal Skate of Romania has been held annually since 1999 and was also used certain years as the Romanian...				3rd	1st	1st
Junior Grand Prix, Spain 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...			6th