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.
Personal life Vanessa Lam was born in Pasadena, California. She is of Chinese and Cambodian descent. She has an elder sister, Nina.
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 Lam started skating at age 5 with her older sister. 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.
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2013–2014 Illumination The Artist 2012–2013 The Gadfly Romance Folkfeast Call Me Maybe 2011–2012 Con te partirò Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 2010–2011 Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Danse Macabre 2009–2010 West Side Story 2008–2009 Fascination Moulin Rouge Paris canaille Sleeping Beauty
Competitive highlights GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
International Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 Rostelecom WD Finlandia Trophy 5th International: Junior Junior Worlds 13th Final 5th Australia 3rd Austria 1st Czech Rep. 1st France 4th National 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 14th V 4th I 12th N 4th J 1st J 1st WD = Withdrew Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior
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