Vanessa Crone

Vanessa Crone
Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier in 2011
Born	(1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 34) Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Hometown	Newmarket, Ontario
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Discipline	Ice dance
Skating club	Scarboro Figure Skating Club
Began skating	1995
Four Continents Championships 2011 Taipei Ice dance Grand Prix Final 2010–11 Beijing Ice dance Canadian Championships 2011 Victoria Ice dance 2009 Saskatoon Ice dance 2010 London Ice dance World Junior Championships 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.

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

(with Poirier)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2010–11 [1][13]	Fallin' by Alicia Keys	"Eleanor Rigby" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney performed by Joshua Bell choreo. by Christopher Dean	The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing by Danny Kaye
	Original dance
2009–10 [14]	En Malaga performed by Roger Scannura	Nocturne by Paul Swartz performed by Lucia Micarelli Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen	Gravity by John Mayer
2008–09 [2][4][15]	Slow Rag: Solace by Scott Joplin Ragtime Two-step: The Entertainer by Scott Joplin	Doce de Coco by Jacob do Bandolim	Valse lente by Artango
2007–08 [3][16][17]	Blue Kerchief by Jerzy Petersburski Gypsy by Boutouk	A Los Amigos by A. Pontier and F. Silva	Gravity by John Mayer
2006–07 [18]	Tango	Capone by Ronan Hardiman

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Paul Poirier

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series

Competition placements at junior level [19][4] Season 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 World Junior Championships 9th 2nd JGP Final 4th JGP Andorra 7th JGP Chinese Taipei 5th JGP Croatia 1st JGP Norway 3rd JGP Romania 1st Canadian Championships 6th 1st

Competition placements at senior level [19][4] Season 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 Winter Olympics 14th World Championships 12th 7th 10th Four Continents 4th 3rd GP Final 6th 3rd GP NHK Trophy 3rd GP Rostelecom Cup 4th GP Skate America 2nd GP Skate Canada 2nd 1st GP Trophée Éric Bompard 4th Canadian Championships 4th 2nd 2nd 1st

Single skating

Competition placements at junior level 

Season	2007–08
Canadian Championships	13th

References

1. "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
2. Mittan, Barry (February 15, 2009). "Crone and Poirier Feel Up to Pre-Olympic Challenges". GoldenSkate.
3. Mittan, Barry (May 17, 2008). "Passionate Performances Propel Poirier and Crone". GoldenSkate.
4. "Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier: 2008/2009". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009.
5. Hoyt, Melanie (July 2008). "Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
6. "More Olympic team members named in London". Skate Canada. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010.
7. "Crone, Poirier announce end of partnership". Skate Canada. Ice Network. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
8. Cudmore, John (June 24, 2011). "Ice dancer Crone seeks new partner". YorkRegion.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
9. Kwong, PJ (June 21, 2011). "Catching Up With....Vanessa Crone". Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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.
15. "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.
16. "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008.
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.
19. "Competition Results: Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012.

External links

Media related to Vanessa Crone at Wikimedia Commons

• Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier at the International Skating Union
• Team Canada profile

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