Complex sentence: In January 2017, James/Ciprès were awarded the bronze medal at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, becoming the first French pair in fourteen years to step onto the European podium (since 2003, when Sarah Abitbol/Stéphane Bernadis took silver).
Split into simpler sentences: In January 2017, James/Ciprès were awarded the bronze medal at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They became the first French pair to win a European medal in fourteen years (since 2003, when Sarah Abitbol/Stéphane Bernadis took silver).