Jan Erik Digernes

Jan Erik Digernes
Personal information
Country represented Norway
Retired 1995

Jan Erik Digernes is a Norwegian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Norwegian national champion and competed at multiple European and World Championships.[1] His best placement was 16th at the 1991 European Championships.

Digernes withdrew from the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.[2] Prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, the Norwegian Olympic Committee announced that skaters aspiring to be selected for Norway would have to finish in the top 12 at the European or World Championships. No skaters were successful, leading Norway to give up its figure skating spots which the host country had received automatically.[3][4]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95
Winter OlympicsWD
World Champ.25th24th24th23rd27th
European Champ.18th26th16th18th19th23rd23rd
Skate Canada10th
Piruetten3rd
Nordics3rd2nd
National
Norwegian Champ.1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. "Jan Erik DIGERNES". the-sports.org.
  2. "Jan DIGERNES". Olympic.org.
  3. Hersh, Phil (26 January 1994). "Hard To Figure: No Norwegian Skaters". Chicago Tribune.
  4. Diaz, George (30 January 1994). "Norway Hits Skids In Skating". Orlando Sentinel.
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