Vanessa James

Vanessa James
James and Ciprès at the 2016 Trophée de France
Born (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
HometownMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada (2021–22)
 France (2008–19)
 Great Britain (2005–08)
 United States (2002–05)
DisciplinePair skating (2008–22)
Women's singles (2002–08)
PartnerEric Radford (2021–22)
Morgan Ciprès (2011–19)
Yannick Bonheur (2008–10)
Began skating1998
Highest WS6th (2016–17 & 2017–18)
Event
World Championships 0 0 2
European Championships 1 0 1
Grand Prix Final 1 0 0
French Championships 7 1 0
Medal list
representing  France
World Championships
2019 Saitama Pairs
European Championships
2019 Minsk Pairs
2017 Ostrava Pairs
Grand Prix Final
2018–19 Vancouver Pairs
French Championships
2010 Marseille Pairs
2013 Strasbourg Pairs
2014 Vaujany Pairs
2015 Megève Pairs
2016 Épinal Pairs
2017 Caen Pairs
2019 Vaujany Pairs
2012 Dammarie-les-Lys Pairs
Medal list
representing  Canada
World Championships
2022 Montpellier Pairs

Vanessa James Amoros (née 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 medallist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time French national champion. They have also won medals in Grand Prix and Challenger Series competitions. James and Ciprès competed at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

With her previous partner Yannick Bonheur, James represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics, placing fourteenth. She also competed as a ladies' singles skater representing the United States and Great Britain; she is the 2006 British national champion in ladies' singles.

In April 2021, James announced the formation of a new partnership with Eric Radford, representing Canada. They represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics and were the bronze medalists at the 2022 World Championships, before retiring.