Vanessa Grenier (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Maxime Deschamps, she placed 8th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships and competed at three Grand Prix events.
| Vanessa Grenier | |
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 In 2009 | |
| Born | April 15, 1992 Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Hometown | Johnville, Quebec |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coach | Richard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, C. Lemaire, M. Peloquin, M. Grenier, V. Cusson, Marie Houde |
| Skating club | CPA Sherbrooke |
| Began skating | 1995 |
| Retired | June 12, 2016 |
Career edit
Single skating edit
Grenier began learning to skate in 1995.[1] She won the silver medal in the junior women's event at the 2008 Canadian Championships and went on to compete at three ISU Junior Grand Prix events. She also appeared at the 2011 World Junior Championships but did not advance past the preliminary round. She was coached by Marie Houde, C. Lemaire, M. Peloquin, M. Grenier, V. Cusson in Drummondville, Quebec.[2]
Grenier competed in the senior women's event at five Canadian Championships, from 2009 to 2013. Her best placement, 7th, came in 2011 and 2012.
Pair skating edit
In 2013, Grenier teamed up with Maxime Deschamps to compete in pair skating. The two became the 2014 Canadian junior champions.[3] Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed 6th at the 2014 Skate America.[4] The pair finished 7th at the 2015 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. The pair was coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Grenier and Deschamps split up in May 2016. Instead of finding a new partner, Grenier announced her retirement on June 12.[5]
Programs edit
With Deschamps edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2015–2016 [1] |
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| 2014–2015 [6] |
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Ladies' singles edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2010–11 [2] |
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| 2008–09 [7] |
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Competitive highlights edit
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Deschamps edit
| International[8] | |||
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| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Four Continents | 8th | ||
| GP Cup of China | 8th | ||
| GP Skate America | 6th | ||
| GP Skate Canada | 7th | ||
| CS Autumn Classic | 5th | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | ||
| CS U.S. Classic | 4th | ||
| National[9] | |||
| Canadian Champ. | 1st J | 5th | 5th |
| J = Junior level | |||
Ladies' singles edit
| International[10] | ||||||
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| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| Junior Worlds | 35th | |||||
| JGP France | 12th | |||||
| JGP Italy | 17th | |||||
| JGP Turkey | 5th | |||||
| National[10] | ||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 2nd J | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 12th |
| J = Junior level | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Vanessa GRENIER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.
- ^ Slater, Paula (July 1, 2014). "Grenier and Deschamps hope for another magical season". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Canadian pair sixth at Skate America". IndependentSportsNews.com. October 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ Grenier, Vanessa (June 12, 2016). "Vanessa Grenier | Facebook". Facebook (in French). Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Vanessa GRENIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Competition Results: Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
- ^ Vanessa Grenier & Maxime Deschamps at Patinage Québec:
- "2015–2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "2014–2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "2013–2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Vanessa GRENIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017.