Benoît Richaud


Benoît Richaud is a French figure skating coach, choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. He has competed at three World Junior Championships, placing as high as seventh.

Competitive career

Richaud was a former student of . He competed for France throughout his career. His first ice dancing partner was Scarlett Rouzet.
From 2005 to 2007, he skated with Élodie Brouiller. They competed at two World Junior Championships, placing 13th in 2006 and 7th in 2007. Brouiller/Richaud won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final in 2006. They ended their partnership in 2007.
Subsequently, Richaud partnered with Canada's Terra Findlay in November 2007. During the 2008–2009 season, they placed 10th at the World Junior Championships. Their partnership concluded at the end of the season.

Post-competitive career

Following his retirement from competitive figure skating, Richaud has been working as a coach and choreographer in Nice. In an interview in February 2024, he talked about how he assisted his students during competitions. He was nominated for and won the "Best Figure Skating Choreographer" at the 2024 ISU Skating awards. He was also nominated in 2025.
As a coach, his students have included:
Skaters he has choreographed for include:
'''JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix'''

With Findlay

With Brouiller