Yannick Ponsero

Yannick Ponsero

Ponsero at the 2008 Skate Canada.
Personal information
Full name Yannick Ponsero
Country represented  France
Born 17 October 1986 (1986-10-17) (age 25)
Annecy
Home town Pringy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Coach Didier Lucine
Sophie Golaz
Claudie Lucine
Choreographer Amaury Reot
Laurie May
Skating club SG Annecy
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 219.30
2009 Europeans
Short program 82.40
2010 Europeans
Free skate 151.85
2009 Europeans

Yannick Ponsero (born 17 October 1986) is a French figure skater. He is the 2009 French national champion.

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Personal life

Ponsero was born in Annecy, France. His sister Christina was also a skater, and after visiting her at the rink he began to skate as well. In addition to skating, Ponsero competed in skiing events until the age of 12. He is currently studying to become a physiotherapist and hopes to work in this area after retiring from skating.[1]

Career

Yannick Ponsero began skating at age 4. He represents the SG Annecy club and has been coached by Didier Lucine for many years.

Ponsero won two medals at the World Junior Championships, a silver in 2005 and a bronze in 2006. Since the 2006-7 season, he has been skating only at senior events. He won the Coupe de Nice in 2007 and 2008.

For the 2008-9 Grand Prix series, Ponsero was assigned to Skate Canada and the NHK Trophy. He was first after the short program in Skate Canada but dropped to 4th overall due to mistakes in the long program. Ponsero then won his first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at the NHK Trophy. He was an alternate for the Grand Prix Final. At the 2009 European Championships, Ponsero was 9th following the short program. He won the long program with a new personal best, but missed out on a medal by 0.06 of a point.[2]

At the 2010 European Championships, Ponsero was 3rd following the short program and 7th in the long program, finishing 6th overall. However, Ponsero did not compete at either the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver or the 2010 World Championships in Turin.

For the 2010-11 season, Ponsero was not entered into the Grand Prix series. In January 2011, he announced that he had decided to take time off from skating in order to focus on his studies.[3]

Programs

Season Short Program Free Skating Exhibition
2010-2011 La Corrida
by F. Gabrel
Diem
by Rodrigo y Gabriela
2009-2010 La Corrida
by F. Gabrel
Diem
by Rodrigo y Gabriela		 Caravan
by Brian Setzer
Summertime &
Porgy and Bess
by Louis Armstrong
 Sing Sing Sing
performed by Brian Setzer		 Sous Le Ciel De Paris
Soundtrack by Jean Wiener
&
La Belle Vie
by Dany Brillant
2008-2009 Ice 5
by Maxime Marecaux
based on Symphony No.5
by Beethoven		 Caravan
by Brian Setzer
Summertime &
Porgy and Bess
by Louis Armstrong
 Sing Sing Sing
performed by Brian Setzer		 Les Bronzes

Competitive highlights

Post-2005

Event 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
World Championships 14th 18th 16th
European Championships 12th 12th 4th 6th
World Junior Championships 3rd
French Championships 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
French Masters 4th 3rd 2nd
Trophée Eric Bompard 5th
Cup of China 7th 5th
NHK Trophy 7th 3rd
Skate Canada International 6th 6th 4th
Cup of Russia 6th
Skate America 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd 6th
NRW Trophy 1st
Coupe de Nice 1st 1st WD
Winter Universiade 9th

Pre-2005

Event 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
World Junior Championships 8th 14th 9th 2nd
French Championships 14th 10th 5th
French Masters 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 5th
Junior Grand Prix, France 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 6th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Italy 13th 6th
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands 9th
European Youth Olympic Days 2nd

References

  1. ^ Mittan, Barry (February 8, 2008). "World Champion of Training". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/02/08/world-champion-of-training/. Retrieved August 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ A new start for the French national champion accessed February 10, 2009
  3. ^ "Yannick PONSERO : I chose my studies over figure skating". annecy-infosports.com. January 13, 2011. http://www.annecy-infosports.com/afficher_article.php?id=70688&id_rubrique=44189. Retrieved February 6, 2011. 

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