Jenni Saarinen

Jenni Saarinen (born 9 March 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist, a two-time Nordics champion (2015, 2019), the 2018 Christmas Cup silver medalist, and a four-time Finnish national silver medalist (2014–2016, 2019). She has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.

Jenni Saarinen
Saarinen in 2015
Personal information
Country representedFinland
Born (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999
Espoo, Finland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
CoachMinna Järvinen, Christina Wendelin
Former coachMinna Järvinen, Stefan Zins, Susanna Haarala, Maaret Siromaa
ChoreographerElina Ikonen, Sergei Komolov
Skating clubKoovee
Former skating clubTappara SC
Training locationsTampere
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total181.20
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program60.06
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skate121.14
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy

Personal life

Jenni Saarinen was born on 9 March 1999 in Espoo, Finland. She practiced gymnastics for five years as a child.[1]

Career

Early years

Saarinen started skating when she was about five years old.[1] She began competing on the junior international level in autumn 2012 and was assigned to the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, where she finished 14th.

2013–14 season

Saarinen made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut and won the junior title at the 2014 Finnish Championships.[2] She placed 13th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–15 to present

Saarinen continued competing on the JGP series before making her senior international debut at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy, a Challenger Series (CS) event. In November 2014, she won a bronze medal at the CS Volvo Open Cup. In the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn she placed 8th in the short program, and 13th overall.

In the 2015–16 season, Saarinen was assigned to the 2015 Tallinn Trophy, but withdrew before the short program.[3] In December, she won the silver medal at the 2016 Finnish Figure Skating Championships, only 0.15 points behind Anni Järvenpää. She was 3rd in the short program, and won the free skating.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[4]
2018–2019
2016–2017
2015–2016
2014–2015
[1]
2013–2014
[5]
  • Solitary Hill
  • Canon in D
  • Wind
2012–2013
[6]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Europeans33rd
CS Finlandia5th4th
CS Lombardia9th
CS Tallinn TrophyWD17th
CS Volvo Cup3rd
CS Warsaw Cup10th
Challenge Cup8th
Christmas Cup2nd
Denkova-Staviski4th
FBMA Trophy4th
Nordics1st4th12th1st3rd
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds14th13th13th
JGP Czech Rep.7th
JGP Japan9th
JGP Poland10th
JGP Slovenia9th
EYOF4th
Bavarian Open1st
Cup of Nice3rd
Ice Star1st
Nordics1st1st
National[7]
Finnish Champ.3rd J1st J2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd2nd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 11-13, 2019 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy 4
60.06		 4
121.14		 4
181.20
September 13–15, 2019 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy 6
57.66		 9
103.98		 9
161.64
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 7–10, 2019 2019 Nordic Championships 1
56.07		 1
106.56		 1
162.63
December 14–16, 2018 2019 Finnish Championships 3
54.51		 2
105.28		 3
159.79
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 4–8, 2018 2018 Nordic Championships 4
50.31		 6
84.70		 6
135.01
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 2–5, 2017 2017 Nordic Championships 6
48.63		 14
58.65		 12
107.28
January 5–7, 2017 2017 FBMA Trophy 7
39.57		 2
86.82		 4
126.39
December 15–18, 2016 2017 Finnish Championships 3
52.25		 2
87.24		 2
139.49
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 9–13, 2016 2016 Cup of Tyrol 5
51.45		 5
82.03		 4
133.48
February 24–28, 2016 2016 Nordic Championships 4
54.37		 4
94.32		 4
148.69
December 18–20, 2015 2016 Finnish Championships 3
51.62		 1
103.14		 2
154.76
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total@
March 2–8, 2015 2015 World Junior Championships 8
55.43		 15
84.07		 13
139.50
February 11–15, 2015 2015 Nordic Championships 2
50.09		 2
95.98		 1
146.07
January 26–28, 2015 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 8
43.69		 3
85.24		 4
128.93
November 18–22, 2014 2015 Finnish Championships 2
52.81		 2
104.19		 2
157.00
November 5–9, 2014 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup 1
50.05		 4
91.25		 3
141.30
October 9–12, 2014 2014 CS Finlandia Trophy 6
48.55		 4
95.61		 5
144.16
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 10–16, 2014 2014 World Junior Championships 8
53.76		 13
87.26		 13
141.02

References
  1. "Jenni SAARINEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  2. Paasonen, Elina (15 December 2013). "Tapparan Saarinen juhli Suomen mestarina" [Saarinen wins Finnish junior title] (in Finnish). Aamulehti.
  3. "Jenni Saarinen, taitoluistelu - Frontpage". Jennisaarinen.com. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  4. "Jenni SAARINEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
  5. "Jenni SAARINEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  6. "Jenni SAARINEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013.
  7. "Competition Results: Jenni SAARINEN". International Skating Union.
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