Yannick Bonheur

Yannick Bonheur
Canac and Bonheur at the 2011 Europeans.
Personal information
Country represented	France
Born	(1982-05-18) 18 May 1982 (age 34) Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Home town	Chavilly
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Former partner	Adeline Canac Vanessa James Marylin Pla Lucie Stadelman
Former coach	Sergei Zaitsev Vivien Rolland Karl Kurtz Jean-Rolland Racle
Former choreographer	Dominique Molina Sergei Zaitsev Olivia Candeloro
Skating club	Francais Volants de Paris
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	151.28 2010 Europeans
Short program	52.04 2010 Europeans
Free skate	99.24 2010 Europeans

Yannick Bonheur (born 18 May 1982) is a French pair skater. He is a five-time French National Champion with three different partners: Marylin Pla, Vanessa James, and Adeline Canac.

Bonheur competed with Marylin Pla from 2002 until 2007. They won the French National Championships three times and placed 14th at the 2006 Winter Olympics. In the 2006–2007 season, they missed the Grand Prix series as a result of Bonheur's hand injury, which occurred while practicing the triple twist and led to surgery.

Bonheur teamed up with British skater Vanessa James in December 2007. They began competing together internationally in 2008. James / Bonheur made their Grand Prix debut at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, where they placed 7th. They placed 10th at the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships and 12th at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships. In the 2009–2010 season, they placed 6th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, 8th at the 2009 Cup of China, and 8th at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard. At the 2010 French Figure Skating Championships, they placed second in the short program and won the free skating to win the title overall. As a result, they were sent to both the Olympics and Worlds, where they finished 14th and 12th, respectively. James and Bonheur were the first black pair to compete at the Olympics. They ended their partnership following the 2009–2010 season.