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Vanessa James (born 27 September 1987) is a Canadian pair skater and Yannick Bonheur (born 18 May 1982) is her former pair skating partner, from France.
Vanessa teamed up with Yannick in December 2007 after a three-day tryout in Paris, France. The two began
competing together internationally in 2008. James & Bonheur made their Grand Prix debut at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they placed 7th. They placed 10th at the 2009 European Championships and 12th at the 2009 World Championships. At the 2010 French Championships, however, they placed second in the short program and won the free skating to win the title, overall, which sent them on to compete at Olympic and World games. James & Bonheur were the first black pair to compete at the Olympics.
Vanessa became a French citizen in 2009 and also has a twin sister, Melyssa, who is also a figure skater.
Read more about James and Bonheur here
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