Yannick Ponsero
Ponsero at the2008 Skate Canada International
Born	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (age 38) Annecy, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	France
Discipline	Men's singles
Medal record
French Championships 2009 Colmar Singles 2007 Orléans Singles 2008 Megève Singles 2010 Marseille Singles

Yannick Ponsero (born 17 October 1986) is a French former competitivefigure skater. He won two medals at the World Junior Championships (silver in2005, bronze in2006) and two medals on theISU Junior Grand Prix series, including gold in France. On the senior level, he is the2008 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, a two-timeInternational Cup of Nice champion, and the2009 French national champion.

Ponsero was born on 17 October 1986 inAnnecy, France.^[1] In addition to skating, he competed in skiing events until the age of 12. He studied physiotherapy.^[2]

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 theJunior Grand Prix (JGP) series and competed at his firstWorld Junior Championships, finishing 8th. In March 2005, he stepped onto the podium at theWorld Junior Championships inKitchener, Ontario, Canada; ranked third in his qualifying group, first in the short program, and second in the free skate, he won the silver medal behindNobunari Oda of Japan.

Making his senior Grand Prix (GP) debut, Ponsero placed fifth in October 2005 atSkate America. He was seventh at his second GP assignment, the2005 NHK Trophy. In March 2006, he ranked second in his qualifying group, first in the short, and seventh in the free at theWorld Junior Championships inLjubljana, Slovenia; he was awarded the bronze medal behind Japan'sTakahiko Kozuka and Russia'sSergei Voronov.

Ponsero won theInternational Cup of Nice in 2007 and 2008. Competing in the 2008–09 Grand Prix series, he finished fourth at the2008 Skate Canada International, having dropped from first after the short program. He won his only Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at the2008 NHK Trophy and became an alternate for the Grand Prix Final. At the2009 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.^[3]

At the2010 European Championships, Ponsero was third following the short program and seventh in the long program, finishing sixth overall. He was not selected for either the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver or the 2010 World Championships in Turin. In January 2011, he announced that he had decided to take time off from skating in order to focus on his studies.^[4]

GP:Grand Prix; JGP:Junior Grand Prix

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