Vanessa Grenier
In 2009
Born (1992-04-15) April 15, 1992
Sherbrooke, Quebec
HometownJohnville, Quebec
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
CoachRichard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, C. Lemaire, M. Peloquin, M. Grenier, V. Cusson, Marie Houde
Skating clubCPA Sherbrooke
Began skating1995
RetiredJune 12, 2016

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.

Career

Single skating

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

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

With Deschamps

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[1]
2014–2015
[6]
  • Somewhere in Time
    by John Barry
    • Somewhere in Time
      performed by Maksim Mrvica
    • The Old Woman
    • Theme from Somewhere in Time
      with 18th Variation of Rachmaninov
      performed by Newell Oler
      choreo. by Julie Marcotte

Ladies' singles

Season Short program Free skating
2010–11
[2]
  • Manolito
    by Café Fuego
  • El Camino
    by Café Fuego
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Suzanne Luis
2008–09
[7]
  • Electrick - The Way Old Friends Do
    choreo. by Suzanne Luis

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Deschamps

International[8]
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Four Continents8th
GP Cup of China8th
GP Skate America6th
GP Skate Canada7th
CS Autumn Classic5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy5th
CS U.S. Classic4th
National[9]
Canadian Champ.1st J5th5th
J = Junior level

Ladies' singles

International[10]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
Junior Worlds35th
JGP France12th
JGP Italy17th
JGP Turkey5th
National[10]
Canadian Champ.2nd J8th8th7th7th12th
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 "Vanessa GRENIER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ Slater, Paula (July 1, 2014). "Grenier and Deschamps hope for another magical season". Golden Skate.
  4. ↑ "Canadian pair sixth at Skate America". IndependentSportsNews.com. October 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ Grenier, Vanessa (June 12, 2016). "Vanessa Grenier | Facebook". Facebook (in French). Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Vanessa GRENIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Competition Results: Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ Vanessa Grenier & Maxime Deschamps at Patinage Québec:
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Vanessa GRENIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017.
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