Morgan Ciprès

Morgan Ciprès

Personal information
Country represented	France
Born	April 24, 1991 (1991-04-24) (age 20) Melun, France
Home town	Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner	Vanessa James
Coach	Jean-Rolland Racle
Began skating	1995

Morgan Ciprès (born 24 April 1991 in Melun) is a French figure skater who has competed internationally as both a single skater and pair skater.

Career

Ciprès initially competed in single skating. He missed the 2007–08 season due to an adductor muscle injury.^[1] He placed 13th at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

In September 2010, Ciprès switched to pair skating and formed a partnership with Vanessa James. They currently train at Bercy with coach Jean-Roland Racle. They will compete together in the 2011-2012 season and hope to represent France at the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[2] They have also trained with German coach Ingo Steuer.

Programs

(with Vanessa James)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2011–2012	Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!)	Nostalgia by Yanni

Competitive highlights

Pairs career with James

Event	2011–12
Ondrej Nepela Memorial	5th
Coupe de Nice	5th

Singles career

Event	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
World Junior Championships						13th
French Championships			11th		7th	4th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany						11th
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary						9th
Junior Grand Prix, England					9th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic			17th		11th
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands			18th
Junior Grand Prix, Estonia		13th
Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine	20th

References

1. ^ Morgan Ciprès at the International Skating Union
2. ^ "Ciprès and James aim for the Olympics". Le Parisien. 6 December 2010. http://www.leparisien.fr/dammarie-les-lys-77190/cipres-et-james-pensent-aux-jeux-06-12-2010-1179376.php. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Ciprès, Morgan
Alternative names
Short description	Figure skater
Date of birth	24 April 1991
Place of birth	Melun
Date of death
Place of death