19 Facts About Vanessa Gusmeroli

Vanessa Gusmeroli was born on 19 September 1978 and is a French former competitive figure skater and water skier.

Vanessa Gusmeroli and French ice dancer Mathieu Jost are the parents of a daughter, born in 2009.

Vanessa Gusmeroli competed in both skating and water skiing until the age of 14, when she was advised to commit to one sport and chose her skating career.

Vanessa Gusmeroli first drew international attention at the World Junior Championships in the fall of 1995, where she finished 5th overall.

Vanessa Gusmeroli placed 6th in the short program, with a triple flip-double toe loop combination, but was 10th in the free skate, dropping her to 8th overall.

Vanessa Gusmeroli represented the International team at The Continents Cup and finished 4th in the ladies portion.

Vanessa Gusmeroli placed 4th at Trophee Lalique in Paris and won her first international medal a week later at The Nations Cup and her first medal at The French National Championships, a silver, in December 1996.

Vanessa Gusmeroli placed 2nd in the short program at the 1997 European Championships, but dropped to sixth overall after a difficult free skate.

Vanessa Gusmeroli was second in the short program at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne and finished with the bronze medal after placing fourth in the free skate and third overall.

Vanessa Gusmeroli won the bronze medal at Trophee Lalique behind Laetitia Hubert and Tara Lipinski.

At the 1999 World Championships, Vanessa Gusmeroli skated to a third-place finish in the short program, but an error on the triple flip in the free skate dropped her to 5th.

Vanessa Gusmeroli made a coaching change, moving from Didier Lucine to Stanislav Leonovitch.

At the European Championships in Vienna, Vanessa Gusmeroli skated well in all three portions of the competition, concluding her free skate in tears.

Vanessa Gusmeroli finished in 4th place overall because of her placement in the qualifying round.

At the 2000 World Championships in Nice, Vanessa Gusmeroli skated poorly in the qualifying group and lost her chance at a medal but her short and free programs moved her up into 4th overall.

Vanessa Gusmeroli debuted a new free skate to "Joan of Arc", but later changed back to "Legends of the Fall".

Vanessa Gusmeroli finished 9th at both the European and World Championships in 2001.

Vanessa Gusmeroli is a technical specialist for the International Skating Union and served in the role during the ladies figure skating competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Vanessa Gusmeroli was awarded the silver medal at the 2003 European Water Ski Championships.