Vanessa James / Morgan Ciprès

Personal Information

Country Represented

France

Date of Birth

September 27, 1987 / April 24, 1991

Place of Birth

Ontario, Canada

/ Melun, France

Home Town

Coral Springs, USA

/ Dammarie-les-Lys, France

Age

30 years / 26 years

Club

CSG Dammarie-lès-lys, Champion's Edge SC / Club des Français Volants de Paris, Champion's Edge SC

Languages

English, French / English, French

Career Info

Coaches

John Zimmerman, Jeremy Barrett

Former Coach

Claude Péri-Thévenard, Mariusz Siudek, Stanislav Morozov, Jean-Rolland Racie

Choreographer

John Kerr, Silvia Fontana

Former Choreographer

Line Haddad

Location of Training

Coral Springs, USA

Began Skating

1998 (Age 11) / 1995 (Age 4)

(WS) World Standing

6

Physical Description

Height

161 cm (5' 3") / 181 cm (5' 11")

Gender

Female / Male

Eye Color

Brown / Brown

Race

African / Caucasian

Personal ISU Bests

Vanessa James (born September 27, 1987) and Morgan Ciprès (born April 24, 1991) are a French pairs skating team that bonded in 2010. They are the 2018 World Championships bronze medalists, 2017 European Championships bronze medalists, five-time French national champions (2013-2017) and the 2017 Internationaux de France silver medalists, and the 2017 Skate Canada and 2016 Trophée de France bronze medalists.

Personal Life Edit

Vanessa James Edit

James' hobbies include tennis, dancing, and reading. James' twin sister, Melyssa, has competed nationally for the United Kingdom in ice dancing.

She has previously competed internationally in singles skating whilst representing the United Kingdom, before teaming up with French skater Yannick Bonheur in 2008. She and Bonheur were the first black pairs figure skating team to compete at the Olympics.

Morgan Ciprès Edit

Ciprès' hobbies include motocross, music, and being with friends.

Ciprès has previously competed internationally in singles skating.

Seasonal ISU Bests Edit

2017-18

SP: 75.52 - 2017 European Championships

FS: 143.19 - 2018 Winter Olympic Games

2016-17

SP: 75.72 - 2017 World Team Trophy

FS: 146.87 - 2017 World Team Trophy

2015-16

SP: 66.69 - 2016 World Figure Skating Championships

FS: 123.45 - 2016 European Figure Skating Championships

2014-15

SP: 60.13 - 2015 European Figure Skating Championships

FS: 119.06 - 2015 World Figure Skating Championships

2013-14

SP: 65.36 - 2014 Winter Olympic Games

FS: 122.25 - 2014 European Figure Skating Championships

2012-13

SP: 65.41 - 2013 International Challenge Cup

FS: 124.41 - 2013 International Challenge Cup

2011-12

SP: 51.81 - 2012 European Figure Skating Championships

FS: 100.12 - 2012 European Figure Skating Championships

Programs Edit

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2017-2018	Make It Rain by Foy Vance	The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon
2017-2018	Make It Rain by Foy Vance	Say Something by Ian Axel, Chad King, & Mike Campbell
2016-2017	Earned It by Belly, Stephan Moccio, DaHeala, & The Weeknd	The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon
2015-2016	I Put a Spell on You by Jay Hawkins & Herb Slotkin	Romeo + Juliet by Craig Armstrong, Nellee Hooper, & Marius de Vries Romeo and Juliet by Abel Korzeniowski
2014-2015	El Tango de Roxanne (Moulin Rouge!) by Craig Armstrong	Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer Heaven and Hell by Vangelis Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell
2014-2015	Initial SP: La Cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
2013-2014	Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway & Irving Mills Jumpin' Jack by Scotty Morris, Irving Mills, & Duke Ellington	Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer Heaven and Hell by Vangelis Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell
2012-2013	Historia de un Amor by Carlos Eleta Almarán Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by Morten Friis, Uffe Savery, & Michael Parsberg	Pearl Harbor by Hans Zimmer
2011-2012	El Tango de Roxanne (Moulin Rouge!) by Craig Armstrong	Nostalgia by Yanni

Exhibitions Edit

Season	Music
2017-2018	Angel by Abel Tesfaye, Stephan Moccio, Danny Schofield, & Benjamin Diehl
2016-2017	Belle (Notre-Dame de Paris) by Richard Cocciante
2015-2016	Scared of Lonely by Darkchild, LaShawn Daniels, Cristyle, Rico Love, Solange Knowles, & Beyoncé
2014-2015	Scared of Lonely by Darkchild, LaShawn Daniels, Cristyle, Rico Love, Solange Knowles, & Beyoncé
2012-2013	There You'll Be by Diane Warren

Medal Record (In Chronological Order) Edit

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2018 World Championships	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Internationaux de France	2017-18	Senior
Bronze	2017 Skate Canada	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	2017-18	Senior
Bronze	2017 European Championships	2016-17	Senior
Gold	2017 French Championships	2016-17	Senior
Bronze	2016 Trophée de France	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Cup of Tyrol	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2016 French Championships	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Trophée Éric Bompard	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2016 Master's de Patinage	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Nebelhorn Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Winter Universiade	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 French Championships	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 Master's de Patinage	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 French Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Denkova-Staviski Cup	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 International Challenge Cup	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2013 French Championships	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2012 NRW Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2013 Master's de Patinage	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2012 Nebelhorn Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 French Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2012 Master's de Patinage	2011-12	Senior

Small Medal Record (Awarded at ISU Championships Only) Edit

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Bronze	2018 World Championships	2017-18	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2018 World Championships	2017-18	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2018 European Championships	2017-18	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2017 European Championships	2016-17	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2017 European Championships	2016-17	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2015 European Championships	2014-15	Short Program	Senior