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James & Cipres Finish 10th In Sochi Games
Vanessa James and her partner Morgan Cipres finished in tenth position in the Pairs Figure Skating Event at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, representing France. The pair recorded an overall score of 179.43; they placed tenth in the Short Programme with a score of 65.36, and 11th in the Free Programme with a score of 114.07. Ms. James and former partner... Read more of this article
Vanessa James Competes In Olympic Skating
Bermudian figure skater Vanessa James and partner Morgan Cipres — representing France — took part in the inaugural figure skating team event at Sochi yesterday [Feb 6]. The pair placed seventh with a score of 57.45, earning a total of four points for France, the country they’re representing. The final standings for team figure skating... Read more of this article
Bermuda Team Enters Winter Olympic Stadium
The Winter Olympics kicked off today [Feb 7] with the Opening Ceremony in Russia, and the Bermuda team has just entered the stadium, with the island’s sole athlete Dr. Tucker Murphy wearing our trademark Bermuda shorts while waving the Bermuda flag. This is Dr. Tucker’s second Olympic appearance; he competed in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics... Read more of this article
James, Cipres Finish Fifth In Championships
Bermudian Vanessa James and her partner Morgan Cipres — representing France — finished fifth in pairs skating at the European Figure Skating Championships in Budapest this past weekend, with Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov retaining their championship title when the event wrapped up on January 19. The European Figure... Read more of this article
Figure Skating: James, Cipres Finish 5th In Paris
Representing France, Vanessa James and her partner Morgan Cipres competed in the ISU GP Trophee Bompard in Paris late last month, finishing 5th with a score of 172.27. Qing Pang and Jian Tong from China won the event with a score of 193.86, Canadian pair Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford finished second with a score of 190.89 and American pair Caydee... 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
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
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
Vanessa James Places 12th at Worlds
Bermudian/French figure skater Vanessa James and partner Yannick Bohuer placed 12th overall at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. After their short performance on Tues they were in 10th place, and a 13th place in the Wed short program resulted in the couple placing 12th overall. You can view a video of their short routine... Read more of this article
Worlds: Vanessa James in 10th After Short Program
Bermudian/French figure skater Vanessa James and partner Yannick Bohuer are sitting in 10th place following the Pair Short Program at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. The pairs competition has a total of 25 couples competing for the prestigious title. They received a total segment score of 55.60, with a technical element... Read more of this article
Vanessa James: Competing in World Champs
Next week Bermudian figure skater Vanessa James will compete at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. She and partner Yannick Bohuer became the first black couple to compete in Olympic figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Their first event will be the pairs short program on Tues, March 23. The competition concludes on... Read more of this article
Videos: 12 Yr Old Vanessa and Melyssa James
Watch where it all began with a few videos showing Bermudian Olympic figure skater Vanessa James skating alongside her twin sister Melyssa James in 1998/9. Vanessa went on to compete in Olympic pairs skating in 2010 placing 14th. Along her climb to the top she achieved the honour of being not only the first black woman to win the British National Title,... Read more of this article
Video: Vanessa James 6th at European Titles
Bermudian figure skater Vanessa James and her partner Yannick Bonheur placed 6th at the 2010 European Figure Skating Championships. Held in Tallinn, Estonia from January 18 through January 24, 2010 the event attracts the best figure skaters from throughout Europe. Vanessa, a former Mount Saint Agnes student who resided in Bermuda until she was 10, competes... Read more of this article
