Vanessa Crone

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Vanessa Crone
2011 Four Continents Vanessa CRONE Paul POIRIER.jpg
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier in 2011
Born (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 33)
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Hometown Newmarket, Ontario
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Discipline Ice dance
Skating clubScarboro Figure Skating Club
Began skating1995
Four Continents Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Taipei Ice dance
Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010–11 Beijing Ice dance
Canadian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Victoria Ice dance
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Saskatoon Ice dance
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 London Ice dance
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Sofia Ice dance

Vanessa Crone (born October 29, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. She skated with Paul Poirier from 2001 to 2011, becoming the 2010 Grand Prix Final bronze medallist, 2011 Four Continents bronze medallist, 2008 World Junior silver medallist, and 2011 Canadian national champion.

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Personal life

Vanessa Crone was born on October 29, 1990, in Aurora, Ontario. [1] She competed in track and field in addition to figure skating. [2]

Career

Early in her career, Crone also competed in single skating, and pair skating with Poirier. [3] She and Poirier began skating together in May 2001. [4] They won the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. [5]

Crone and Poirier won silver at 2008 Skate Canada, their first senior Grand Prix event, and placed fourth in their second event. [2] The next season they claimed the bronze at 2009 NHK Trophy. At the 2010 Canadian Championships, they were nominated to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [6] They finished 7th at the 2010 World Championships.

Crone and Poirier began the 2010–2011 season by capturing gold at 2010 Skate Canada International ahead of Sinead Kerr and John Kerr who had a fall in the free dance. At 2010 Skate America, Poirier fell in the free dance but their score was enough for the silver behind Meryl Davis and Charlie White, both of whom fell, and ahead of Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani with no falls. Their results qualified them for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where they won the bronze medal. They finished 10th at the 2011 World Championships.

On June 2, 2011, Crone and Poirier announced the end of their ten-year partnership. [7] Crone confirmed she would like to continue competing and was looking for a new partner. [8] [9]

In 2012, Crone teamed up with Danish ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen, with whom she planned to compete for Canada, but they soon parted ways. [10] In November, Crone said that she was still searching for a partner to continue her competitive career. [11] She teaches skating in the Toronto area, working with both figure skaters and hockey players. [12]

Programs

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier in 2008 Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier 2008 Junior Worlds.jpg
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier in 2008

(with Poirier)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2010–11
[1] [13]
  • The Best Things Happen
    While You're Dancing
    by Danny Kaye
Original dance
2009–10
[14]
2008–09
[2] [4] [15]
2007–08
[3] [16] [17]
  • A Los Amigos
    by A. Pontier and F. Silva
2006–07
[18]
  • Tango

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Paul Poirier

Competition placements at senior level  [19] [4]
Season2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Winter Olympics 14th
World Championships 12th7th10th
Four Continents 4th3rd
GP Final 6th3rd
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Rostelecom Cup 4th
GP Skate America 2nd
GP Skate Canada 2nd1st
GP Trophée Éric Bompard 4th
Canadian Championships 4th2nd2nd1st
Competition placements at junior level  [19] [4]
Season2005–062006–072007–08
World Junior Championships 9th2nd
JGP Final 4th
JGP Andorra 7th
JGP Chinese Taipei 5th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Norway 3rd
JGP Romania 1st
Canadian Championships 6th1st

Single skating

Competition placements at junior level 
Season2007–08
Canadian Championships 13th

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Mittan, Barry (February 15, 2009). "Crone and Poirier Feel Up to Pre-Olympic Challenges". GoldenSkate.
  3. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (May 17, 2008). "Passionate Performances Propel Poirier and Crone". GoldenSkate.
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  10. ↑ Tone, Florentina (March 28, 2017). "Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sørensen: "We're in it for the long haul"". insideskating.net.
  11. ↑ Im, Grace (November 2, 2012). "Olympian Vanessa Crone looking for a new partner". Toronto Observer.
  12. ↑ Elfman, Lois (September 1, 2016). "From toe picks to pucks, Crone thrives in coaching". IceNetwork.com .
  13. ↑ Walker, Elvin (November 28, 2010). "Crone and Poirier evolve into contenders". GoldenSkate.
  14. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ↑ Mittan, Barry (September 9, 2007). "Crone and Poirier Continue Golden Ways". Skate Today.
  18. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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