Jenni Saarinen

Jenni Saarinen
Saarinen in 2015
Born	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 Espoo, Finland
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Finland
Coach	Minna Järvinen, Christina Wendelin
Skating club	Koovee
Began skating	2004

Jenni Saarinen (born 9 March 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist, the 2015 Nordic champion, and a three-time Finnish national silver medalist. She finished in the top fourteen at three World Junior Championships (2013, 2014 and 2015).

Personal life

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

Career

Saarinen started skating when she was about five years old. 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. 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. 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
2016–2017		Human by Christina Perri
2015–2016		The Mask of Zorro by James Horner
2014–2015	Flamenco performed by Ikuko Kawai	El tiempo entre costuras by Cesar Benito El Falso Delphos L'Atelier Nas Ruas de Lisboa Una Maquina de Escribir
2013–2014	Flamenco performed by Ikuko Kawai	Solitary Hill Canon in D Wind
2012–2013	To the Fair (from Beauty and the Beast) by Alan Menken The Euphorium (from Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium) by Alexandre Desplat	Pop Quiz and The Time Machine Montage by Danny Elfman Fairytale by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
CS Finlandia			5th
CS Volvo Cup			3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy				WD		17th
Denkova-Staviski						4th
FBMA Trophy					4th
Nordics			1st	4th	12th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	14th	13th	13th
JGP Czech Rep.		7th
JGP Japan			9th
JGP Poland		10th
JGP Slovenia			9th
EYOF			4th
Bavarian Open		1st J
Cup of Nice	3rd J
Ice Star	1st J
Nordics	1st J	1st J
National
Finnish Champ.	3rd J	1st J	2nd	2nd	2nd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

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

External links

• Jenni Saarinen at the International Skating Union