Tag: winter sports

Singleton Joins Sports Legends In Japan

Bermuda luge slider and skeleton racer Patrick Singleton was among the Olympians who gathered in Japan this weekend [Mar. 24] to support some 70 young Japanese athletes from the disasters-hit Tohoku area. At the Tohoku Sports Summit 2013, Mr. Singleton joined such athletics legends as former triple jump world-record holder Willie Banks, nine-time Olympic... Read more of this article

Vanessa James & Morgan Cipres 8th In Canada

Bermudian Vanessa James and her partner Morgan Cipres — competing for France — finished Day One of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in 8th place after their performance in the Pairs Short Programme. The World Figure Skating Championships is taking place in London, Ontatio. Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov are leading... Read more of this article

James/Cipres Finish 4th In European Champs

Bermudian Vanessa James — who represents France along with her partner Morgan Cipres — finished 4th in the Pairs event at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won the Gold medal, Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy from Germany claimed the Silver Medal and Stefania Berton and Ondrej... Read more of this article

Videos: Vanessa James & Ciprès Finish 4th

Bermudian Vanessa James and her partner Morgan Ciprès — who skate for France — finished 4th in the recent Skate America competition held in in Washington state. It was the first of six events in the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a series of senior-level invitational competitions. Ms James lived in Bermuda as a child and attended... Read more of this article

Video: James Places 6th At Euro Champs

Vanessa James and her partner Morgan Cipres represented France, and placed sixth at the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships held in Sheffield, England this week. World silver medallists Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov placed first in the Free Programme with 137.65 points giving them a combined score of 210.45 which won them the title of European... Read more of this article

Tucker Murphy Wins Division: Norway Ski Contest

Bermuda’s Tucker Murphy put on a stellar performance to win his age division in a 42km ski marathon in Norway, finishing over 20 minutes ahead of the second place finisher. Mr Murphy – the only Bermudian skier to ever represent the island at the Winter Olympics – won the 20-29 year old age division in the 19th Annual Svalbard Ski Marathon... Read more of this article

Bermuda’s 2010 Sporting Accomplishments

For an island only 21 square miles, Bermuda achieved a highly impressive number of wins, honours and distinctions this past year across many sporting genres. The CAC Games saw Bermuda’s athletes bring home five medals, including our first gold in decades. Bermuda’s young athletes claimed 4 medals at the CAC Jr Championships in the Dominican... Read more of this article

Tre Houston: Bermuda’s Next Ice Man Cometh?

Bermuda’s top sprinter Tre Houston is a world-class track and field athlete — and now there are some trying to recruit him as Bermuda’s next Winter Olympian. Mr Houston, who set two personal bests during the recent 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, recently told Bernews there had been some preliminary discussions about him following... Read more of this article

Reports: Vanessa James Splits With Bonhuer

Online reports are indicating that Bermudian/French figure skater Vanessa James may have split with her skating partner Yannick Bonheur, and has paired with Maximin Coia. Although unconfirmed by the Figure Skating Union, figure skating fans on the internet are abuzz with the talk. The pair made history at the 2010 Olympics, when they became the first... Read more of this article

Video: Vanessa James Routine at 2010 Worlds

Watch Bermudian/French figure skater Vanessa James and partner Yannick Bohuer perform their routine during the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. Below is their short program from March 23, where they received a total segment score of 55.60, with a technical element score of 32.28 to place 10th. The duo finished in 12th place overall. 22... Read more of this article