Yrétha Silété (born 27 August 1994) is a French former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time French national champion (2011, 2012) and represented France at the European, World, and World Junior Championships. She achieved her best result, ninth, at the 2012 European Championships.

Personal life

Yrétha Silété was born in

Melun Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of the Seine-et-Ma ...

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. Her parents immigrated to France from

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. Her sister, Yolene, is a gymnast and her brother, Yvan, plays soccer. She decided to study law.

Career

Silété began skating at age six in

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and worked with coach Claude Péri-Thévenard throughout her entire career. In 2008, Silété won the national novice title. She skated in the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

series in 2009 and 2010; her best result was fourth at the 2010 JGP Courchevel. Later that season, she won the bronze medal at the

2010 NRW Trophy The 2010 NRW Trophy was held in two parts, with ice dancers competing separately from the singles disciplines and pair skating. Both competitions were held at the Eissportzentrum Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. The ice dancing competition was held ...

. Silété won the

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at the senior level, finishing first in the short program and fourth in the free skating. She was 11th at the 2011 Junior Worlds. Following the 2010-11 season, Silété decided to turn senior. She began the 2011-12 season at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy, where she placed 11th. Her next event was the 2011 French Masters; she came in fifth in the short program but won the free skate to place third overall. She competed at the

2011 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard was the fifth event of six in the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris on November 1 ...

, where she placed 8th. Silété next competed at the French Nationals, and successfully defended her title. Silété competed at the European Championships for the first time in her career, and aimed for a top-ten finish. She achieved her goal, finishing ninth after placing 8th in the short program and 11th in the free skate. She was chosen to represent France at the 2012 World Championships in

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. At the event, she placed 8th in the free program and 12th overall. She was also part of the French team at the 2012 World Team Trophy. Silété received a pair of senior

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assignments, however, in August 2012, she collided with another skater while training in Courchevel and had a bad fall, suffering a torn

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and injuring her lateral external ligament and meniscus. She underwent surgery to repair the damage on 27 August and was expected to remain off the ice until January 2013 and miss the entire 2012–13 season. Recovery was a slow process — in April 2013, Silété had regained only one triple jump, the

toe loop The toe loop jump is the simplest jump in the sport of figure skating. It was invented in the 1920s by American professional figure skater Bruce Mapes. The toe loop is accomplished with a forward approach on the inside edge of the blade; the ska ...

. Although she had another operation in August 2013, persistent problems led her to retire from competition on November 1, 2014.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silete, Yretha 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Melun French female single skaters French sportspeople of Togolese descent Black French sportspeople 20th-century French women 21st-century French women