Vanessa JAMES
CanadaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Figure Skating |
Pair Skating | 12 | |
| Team Event | |||
| Team Event | 4 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 5 | Pair Skating | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 6 | Team | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 10 | Team | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 10 | Pair Skating | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 14 | Pair Skating | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN |
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 3 | Pair Skating | 2018 | Milan, ITA |
| 5 | Pair Skating | 2019 | Saitama, JPN |
| 8 | Pair Skating | 2017 | Helsinki, FIN |
| 8 | Pair Skating | 2013 | London, ON, CAN |
| 9 | Pair Skating | 2015 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 10 | Pair Skating | 2016 | Boston, MA, USA |
| 10 | Pair Skating | 2014 | Saitama, JPN |
| 12 | Pair Skating | 2010 | Torino, ITA |
| 12 | Pair Skating | 2009 | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 16 | Pair Skating | 2012 | Nice, FRA |
| European Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Pair Skating | 2019 | Minsk, BLR |
| 3 | Pair Skating | 2017 | Ostrava, CZE |
| 4 | Pair Skating | 2018 | Moscow, RUS |
| 4 | Pair Skating | 2016 | Bratislava, SVK |
| 4 | Pair Skating | 2013 | Zagreb, CRO |
| 5 | Pair Skating | 2015 | Stockholm, SWE |
| 5 | Pair Skating | 2014 | Budapest, HUN |
| 6 | Pair Skating | 2012 | Sheffield, GBR |
| 7 | Pair Skating | 2010 | Tallinn, EST |
| 10 | Pair Skating | 2009 | Helsinki, FIN |
| World Junior Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 27 | Women Single Skating | 2007 | Obertsdorf, GER |
| 27 | Women Single Skating | 2007 | Obertsdorf, GER |
| Grand Prix Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Pair Skating | 2018/19 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Pair Skating | 2018/19 | Laval, QC, CAN |
| 1 | Pair Skating | 2018/19 | Grenoble, FRA |
| 4 | Pair Skating | 2021/22 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| 4 | Pair Skating | 2021/22 | Grenoble, FRA |
| World Team Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 4 | Team | 2019 | Fukuoka, JPN |
| 4 | Team | 2009 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 6 | Team | 2017 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 6 | Team | 2015 | Tokyo, JPN |
| 6 | Team | 2013 | Tokyo, JPN |
Tennis, dancing, reading. (isuresults.com)
Athlete
Father, Kevin (Bermudian). Mother, June (Canadian). Twin sister, Melyssa.
English, French
EPJM
Julie Marcotte (CAN)
Twin sister Melyssa (Figure skating): Was a figure skater and ice dancer representing Great Britain. Finished eighth at the 2009 Pavel Roman Memorial with partner Jamie Burns.
Played tennis in her youth. (Athlete, Apr 2015)
2021 Autumn Classic International (Pair skating - 2nd), with Radford
2011 Ondrej Nepeal Trophy (Pair skating - 5th), with Cipres, for FRA
2008 ISU Grand Prix Trophee Bompard (Pair skating - 7th), with Bonheur, for FRA
2007 Coupe de Nice (Single skating - 3rd), for Great Britain)
Julie Marcotte (CAN)
Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)
2021
Took up skating with her twin sister, Melyssa, while living in the United States of America, after watching the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games. "Every winter, for Christmas, our parents took us ice skating, public skating, because my mom used to do a little bit of synchro skating and my two uncles are hockey players. (...) My sister just saw some people doing some tricks and she decided that she wanted to do figure skating. Since we were doing everything together, they signed us both up. We were 10. We progressed really quickly." (Athlete, Apr 2015)
She and her partner train in Montreal, QC.
Winning the European title in 2019.
Figure skater Surya Bonaly (FRA), three-time Olympian (1992, 1994, 1998), three-time World Championships silver medallist.
“When I was figure skating I can't say I had a role model other than Michelle Kwan [USA], because she was the person I watched. What I do respect about Surya is being the only black figure skater at that time. I can't say my life would be so easy without her having gone through so much before me. She is an idol for her persistence and determination and going through solitude as the only black woman and being discriminated against. She deserved gold medals, but was only given silver; she made my figure skating career easier. It's an honour to travel, motivate and inspire people all over the world.” (royalgazette.com, 1 May 2019)
“My dad told me, ‘Don't give them the benefit of the doubt; you have to be 10 times better than anyone else in order to succeed'. That's always been my drive. I think I'm bringing a different dimension to the sport because of my colour." (royalgazette.com, 1 May 2019)
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