Yannick Bonheur
 Canac & Bonheur at the 2011 Europeans. |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Bonheur |
| Country represented |  France |
| Born | 18 May 1982 Ivry-sur-Seine France |
| Home town | Chavilly |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Partner | Adeline Canac |
| Former partner | Vanessa James Marylin Pla Lucie Stadelman |
| Coach | Sergei Zaitsev |
| Former coach | Vivien Rolland Karl Kurtz Jean-Rolland Racle |
| Choreographer | Dominique Molina Sergei Zaitsev Olivia Candeloro |
| Skating club | Francais Volants de Paris |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 151.28 2010 Europeans |
| Short program | 52.04 2010 Europeans |
| Free skate | 99.24 2010 Europeans |
Yannick Bonheur (born 18 May 1982 in Ivry-sur-Seine France) is a French pair skater who currently competes with Adeline Canac. He is a five time French National Champion with three different partners: Marylin Pla, Vanessa James, and Canac.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Partnership with Marylin Pla
Bonheur competed with Marylin Pla from 2002 until 2007. They won the French National Championships three times and placed 14th at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
[edit] Partnership with Vanessa James
Bonheur teamed up with British skater Vanessa James and began competing internationally with starting in 2008. They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2008 Trophee Eric Bompard, finishing in 7th place. They placed 10th at the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships and 12th at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships. In the 2009-2010 season, they placed 6th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, 8th at the 2009 Cup of China, and 8th at the 2009 Trophee Eric Bompard. At the 2010 French Figure Skating Championships, they placed second in the short program and won the free skating to win the title overall. As a result, they were sent to both the Olympics and Worlds, where they finished 14th and 12th. James and Bonheur were the subject of media interest as the first black figure skating pair to compete at the Olympics.[1] Their partnership ended following the 2010 season.
[edit] Partnership with Adline Canac
Following his split with James, Bonheir teamed up with Adeline Canac, whose partnership with Maximin Coia came to an end around the same time. Together, they have won the 2010 French Masters and the 2011 French Championships; internationally, they were the bronze medalists at the 2010 NRW trophy and finished 9th at the first Europeans together.
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Adeline Canac)
| Event | 2010-2011 |
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| World Championships | 18th |
| European Championships | 9th |
| French Championships | 1st |
| French Masters | 1st |
| NRW Trophy | 3rd |
| Ice Challenge | 5th |
(with Vanessa James)
| Event | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 14th | |
| World Championships | 12th | 12th |
| European Championships | 10th | 7th |
| French Championships | WD | 1st |
| French Masters | 2nd | |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 7th | 8th |
| Cup of China | 8th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th |
- WD = Withdrawn
(with Pla)
| Event | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 14th | ||||
| World Championships | 13th | 13th | 14th | ||
| European Championships | 8th | 7th | 6th | 8th | |
| World Junior Championships | 14th | ||||
| French Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 8th | 7th | 9th | ||
| Skate America | 10th | 8th | |||
| Cup of China | 8th | ||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 4th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Canada | 7th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 6th | ||||
| European Youth Olympic Days | 5th |
(with Stadelmann)
| Event | 2001-2002 |
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| French Championships | 3rd |
| Junior Grand Prix, Sweden | 5th |
[edit] References
- Canac & Bonheur at the International Skating Union
- James & Bonheur at the International Skating Union
- Pla & Bonheur at the International Skating Union
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