Vanessa Grenier

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Vanessa Grenier
2009 Canadian Championships ladies Grenier02.jpg
In 2009
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1992-04-15) April 15, 1992 (age 29)
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Home town
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Former partnerMaxime Deschamps
CoachRichard Gauthier, Bruno Marcotte, C. Lemaire, M. Peloquin, M. Grenier, V. Cusson, Marie Houde
ChoreographerJulie Marcotte, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Suzanne Luis
Skating clubCPA Sherbrooke
Began skating1995
RetiredJune 12, 2016
ISU personal best scores
Combined total159.34
2015 Cup of China
Short program52.41
2015 Cup of China
Free skate106.93
2015 Cup of China

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 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[]

International[10]
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Vanessa GRENIER / Maxime DESCHAMPS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Vanessa GRENIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009.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. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Vanessa GRENIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017.

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