Benoît Richaud (born 16 January 1988) is a French figure skating choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. He has competed at three World Junior Championships, placing as high as seventh. Richaud currently lives in Avignon, France, his hometown.
Competitive career
Richaud was a former student Boucher-Zazoui (a school in Lyon). 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 sports retirement, Richaud has been working as a choreographer.
Skaters he has choreographed for include: Kaori Sakamoto Mai Mihara Bradie Tennell Rika Kihira Satoko Miyahara Eva-Lotta Kiibus Maé-Bérénice Méité Ivett Tóth Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Lindsay van Zundert Daisuke Takahashi Denis Ten Jeremy Abbott Chafik Besseghier Michal Březina Eliška Březinová Daniel Grassl Donovan Carrillo Deniss Vasiljevs Alla Loboda/Pavel Drozd Zhang He Yu Xiaoyu/Zhang Hao Lucie Mysliveckova/Lukas Csolley Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot Angelīna Kučvaļska Güzide Irmak Bayır Alexa Knierim/Chris Knierim Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté Jessica Calalang/Brian Johnson Adam Siao Him Fa Arlet Levandi Nina Pinzarrone Lindsay Thorngren An Xiangyi Ekaterina Kurakova Moa Iwano Jari Kessler Jin Boyang Naoki Rossi Başar Oktar Shun Sato Gabriele Frangipani Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin Makar Suntsev Marilena Kitromilis Livia Kaiser Andreas Nordebäck Kao Miura Kim Hyun-gyeom Anthea Gradinaru Kim Chae-Yeon
In July 2022, Richaud began coaching Bradie Tennell, whom he had been choreographing programs for since 2017. He also began coaching An Xiangyi in the summer of 2023.