| Vanessa Lam | |
|---|---|
 Vanessa Lam in 2012 | |
| Born | June 19, 1995 Pasadena, California |
| Hometown | Bellflower, California |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Tammy Gambill, Sondra Holmes |
| Skating club | All Year FSC |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Vanessa Lam (born June 19, 1995) is an American former figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Vanessa Lam was born in Pasadena, California. [1] She is of Chinese and Cambodian descent. [2] She has an elder sister, Nina. [3]
Vanessa went on to pursue a degree in Integrative Biology at Harvard University. She graduated in 2018. She is currently focusing on giving back to the community through education, now working as an AmeriCorps Member at City Year.
Lam started skating at age 5 with her older sister. [3] She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2010–11 season, winning gold in the Czech Republic.
In the 2011–12 JGP season, Lam won bronze in Australia and gold in Austria. She qualified for the Final in Quebec, where she placed fifth. She finished 13th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
Lam placed fourth at her lone 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment. She withdrew from the 2013 U.S. Nationals due to knee and hip injuries sustained during training. [4]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2013–2014 [1] |
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| 2012–2013 [5] |
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| 2011–2012 [6] | |||
| 2010–2011 [7] |
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| 2009–2010 [7] |
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| 2008–2009 [7] |
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GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
| International [8] | |||||||||
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| Event | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| GP Rostelecom | WD | ||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 5th | ||||||||
| International: Junior [8] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 13th | ||||||||
| JGP Final | 5th | ||||||||
| JGP Australia | 3rd | ||||||||
| JGP Austria | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 1st | ||||||||
| JGP France | 4th | ||||||||
| National [7] | |||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 9th J | 8th J | 7th | 9th | WD | 20th | |||
| U.S. Junior Champ. | 5th I | ||||||||
| Pacific Coast | 3rd J | 2nd J | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| SWP Regionals | 14th V | 4th I | 12th N | 4th J | 1st J | 1st | |||
| WD = Withdrew Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||||
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