Adeline Canac (born 20 May 1990 in

Lagny-sur-Marne Lagny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Lagny on Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France from the centre of Paris. The commune of Lagny-sur-Marne is part of the ...

) is a French retired

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. She is a three-time French champion, twice with

Maximin Coia Maximin Coia (born 5 December 1983) is a French former competitive pair skater. With Adeline Canac, he is the 2008 and 2009 French national champion. Career Early in his pairs career, Coia competed on the junior circuit with Cyriane Felden. ...

and once with Yannick Bonheur.

Career

Adeline Canac and Maximin Coia at 2010 European Championships (2)

Canac competed internationally as a single skater, and her highest placement was fourth at the 2004

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. She was eighth at the 2006 French Figure Skating Championships. In 2005, Canac began practicing one hour a day with pair skater

and she switched to pairs completely in July 2006. They were the 2008 French national champions, but were forced to miss the

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after she sustained a stress fracture in her sternum. They returned in time for the 2008 Worlds, where they placed 14th. Canac / Coia moved to Canada for training in 2008. They again won the French national championships and were the highest placed French team at the 2009 Europeans, finishing ninth. They did not compete at that season's Worlds. In the 2009–10 Olympic season, Canac / Coia finished second at the French Championships and 10th at the 2010 Europeans, three places behind the top French pair,

Vanessa James Vanessa James (born 27 September 1987) is a Canadian retired pair skater. Representing France with her former skating partner, Morgan Ciprès, she is the 2019 European Champion, the 2018 World bronze medallist, the 2017 European bronze meda ...

/ Yannick Bonheur. As a result, Canac / Coia were not selected to represent France at the 2010 Winter Olympics and at 2010 Worlds. They ended their partnership soon after. In spring 2010, Canac began skating with Yannick Bonheur, who by then was no longer paired with James. Canac and Bonheur's first competition together was the 2010

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, which they won. They went on to win bronze at the

2010 NRW Trophy The 2010 NRW Trophy was held in two parts, with ice dancers competing separately from the singles disciplines and pair skating. Both competitions were held at the Eissportzentrum Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. The ice dancing competition was held be ...

and then the

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in December 2010. They then finished 9th at their first Europeans together and 18th at Worlds. In July 2011, it was reported that Canac and Bonheur had split, and she had ended her competitive career in order to pursue academic studies.

Programs

With Bonheur

With Coia

Single skating

Results

Pair skating with Bonheur

Pair skating with Coia

Single skating

References

External links

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