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 | |
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 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 |
Personal life
editVanessa 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.
Career
editLam 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]
Programs
edit| 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] |
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| 2010–2011 [7] |
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| 2009–2010 [7] |
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| 2008–2009 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP = 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 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Vanessa LAM: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (January 8, 2012). "No silencing this Lam". Golden Skate. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Jin, Rebekah (January 13, 2011). "Young ice skater competing for chance at Junior Worlds". The Downey Patriot. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Pierce, Eric (January 20, 2013). "Injury forces Downey figure skater to withdraw from Championships". The Downey Patriot. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Vanessa LAM: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
- ^ "Vanessa LAM: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Vanessa Lam". IceNetwork.
- Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013 at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Vanessa LAM". International Skating Union.
External links
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Media related to Vanessa Lam at Wikimedia Commons