Yannick Ponsero
| Yannick Ponsero | |
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Ponsero at the 2008 Skate Canada.
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | France |
| Born |
17 October 1986 Annecy, France |
| Home town | Pringy, Haute-Savoie |
| 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 former competitive figure skater. He won two medals at the World Junior Championships (silver in 2005, bronze in 2006) and two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold in France. On the senior level, he is the 2008 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time International Cup of Nice champion, and the 2009 French national champion.
Ponsero was born on 17 October 1986 in Annecy, France. In addition to skating, he competed in skiing events until the age of 12. He studied physiotherapy.
Ponsero began skating at age four after watching his sister Christina at the rink. He represented the SG Annecy club and was coached by Didier Lucine for many years.
In the 2001–02 season, Ponsero debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series and competed at his first World Junior Championships, finishing 8th. In March 2005, he stepped onto the podium at the World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; ranked third in his qualifying group, first in the short program, and second in the free skate, he won the silver medal behind Nobunari Oda of Japan.
Making his senior Grand Prix (GP) debut, Ponsero placed fifth in October 2005 at Skate America. He was seventh at his second GP assignment, the 2005 NHK Trophy. In March 2006, he ranked second in his qualifying group, first in the short, and seventh in the free at the World Junior Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia; he was awarded the bronze medal behind Japan's Takahiko Kozuka and Russia's Sergei Voronov.
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