Vanessa Grenier (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian former competitive

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. With

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, she placed 8th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships and competed at three

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events.

Career

Single skating

Grenier began learning to skate in 1995. She won the silver medal in the junior women's event at the 2008 Canadian Championships and went on to compete at three

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events. She also appeared at the 2011 World Junior Championships but did not advance past the preliminary round. She was coached by Marie Houde, C. Lemaire, M. Peloquin, M. Grenier, V. Cusson in

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, Quebec. Grenier competed in the senior women's event at five Canadian Championships, from 2009 to 2013. Her best placement, 7th, came in

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and

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Pair skating

In 2013, Grenier teamed up with

to compete in

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. The two became the 2014 Canadian junior champions. Making their Grand Prix debut, they placed 6th at the

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. The pair finished 7th at the 2015 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships. The pair was coached by Richard Gauthier and

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, Quebec. Grenier and Deschamps split up in May 2016. Instead of finding a new partner, Grenier announced her retirement on June 12.

Programs

With Deschamps

Ladies' singles

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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With Deschamps

Ladies' singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grenier, Vanessa 1992 births Canadian female pair skaters Living people Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Canadian female single skaters 21st-century Canadian women