PAIRS
Date of birth: 27.09.1987 Vanessa JAMES
FRA
Place of birth: Scarborough CAN
Height: 167 cm
Home town: Chevilly
Profession: athlete
Hobbies: tennis, movies, dancing
Start sk. / Club: 1998 / Francais Volants
Former Partners Hamish Gaman
Date of birth: 18.05.1982 Yannick BONHEUR
FRA
Place of birth: Ivry
Height: 183 cm
Home town: Chavilly
Profession: student
Hobbies: internet, soccer, tennis
Start sk. / Club: 1988 / Francais Volants de Paris
Former Partners Lucie Stadelman, Marylin Pla
Coach: Sergei Zaitsev
Choreographer: Dominique Molina (FS), Sergei Zaitsev (SP)
Former Coach: Vivien Rolland, Karl Kurtz, Jean-Rolland Racle
Practice low season: 5 h / week at Indianapolis/USA
Practice high season: 8 h / week at Indianaopolis/USA
Music Short Program / Original Dance as of season 2009/2010
Tango by Gotan Project
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2009/2010
Romeo and Juliet (soundtrack) by various composers
Personal Best Total Score151.2820.01.2010 European Championships 2010
Personal Best Score Short Program55.6023.03.2010 World Championships 2010
Personal Best Score Free Skating99.2420.01.2010 European Championships 2010
 
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Olympic Games
World Champ.
European Champ.
Four Continents
World Juniors
National Champ.
 
 
 
 
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S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International CompetitionSeasonPlace
Trophee Bompard 2008 Paris 2008/2009 7.
ISU World Team Trophy Tokyo 2008/2009 5.
Nebelhorn Trophy 2009 Oberstdorf 2009/2010 6.
Internation CompetitionSeasonPlace
ISU GP Trophee Eric Bompard Paris 2009/2010 8.
ISU GP Samsung Anycall Cup of China 2009 Beijing 2009/2010 8.
(1): Marylin PLA / Yannick BONHEUR (FRA)
James/Bonheur teamed up in December 2007. James competed in singles for Great Britain at the international level and was National Champion in 2006. Her sister Melyssa is a competitive ice dancer in Great Britain. James moved to France to skate with Bonheur in 2007. She meanwhile obtained French citizenship. The couple now has been training in the USA.
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