Jenni Saarinen

Jenni Saarinen
Jenni Saarinen
	Saarinen in 2015
Personal information
Country represented	Finland
Born	9 March 1999 (age 22); Espoo, Finland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Coach	Minna Järvinen; Michael Huth; Jarkko Näppilä
Former coach	Christina Wendelin; Stefan Zins; Susanna Haarala; Maaret Siromaa
Choreographer	Adam Solya
Former choreographer	Elina Ikonen; Sergei Komolov
Skating club	Koovee
Former skating club	Tappara SC
Training locations	Tampere
Began skating	2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	181.20; 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program	68.71; 2021 CS Warsaw Cup
Free skate	121.14; 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy

Jenni Saarinen (born 9 March 1999) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time Challenger series bronze medalist, a two-time Nordics champion (2015, 2019), the 2018 Christmas Cup silver medalist, and the 2022 Finnish national champion. She has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.

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.

Saarinen made her senior World Championship debut at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, placing twenty-fourth.^[4] This result qualified a place for Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.^[5]

Programs[]

Season	Short program	Free skating
2020–2021 ^[6]	Claire de lune by Claude Debussy choreo. by Adam Solya	Oriental by Raul Ferrando, Fathi Aljarah, Adam Hurst choreo. by Adam Solya
2019–2020 ^[7]	Diferente by Gotan Project choreo. by Mark Pillay	I'll Take Care of You by Brook Benton performed by Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Mark Pillay
2018–2019	Otoño Porteño (from Estaciones Porteñas) by Astor Piazzolla	I'll Take Care of You by Brook Benton performed by Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Mark Pillay
2017–2018	Otoño Porteño (from Estaciones Porteñas) by Astor Piazzolla	Angel by the Wings by Sia
2016–2017	Otoño Porteño (from Estaciones Porteñas) by Astor Piazzolla	Human by Christina Perri
2015–2016	Otoño Porteño (from Estaciones Porteñas) by Astor Piazzolla	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner
2014–2015 ^[1]	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 ^[8]	Flamenco performed by Ikuko Kawai	Solitary Hill Canon in D Wind
2012–2013 ^[9]	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; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[10]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
Worlds									24th
Europeans								33rd
GP France									C
CS Asian Open										5th
CS Budapest Trophy									WD
CS Cup of Tyrol									C
CS Finlandia Trophy			5th					4th		12th
CS Lombardia Trophy								9th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy									3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy				WD		17th
CS Volvo Cup			3rd
CS Warsaw Cup								10th		9th
Challenge Cup								8th	12th
Christmas Cup							2nd
Denkova-Staviski						4th
FBMA Trophy					4th
Nordics			1st	4th	12th		1st	3rd
NRW Trophy									3rd	5th
Tallink Hotels									WD
International: Junior^[10]
Junior Worlds	14th	13th	13th
JGP Czech Rep.		7th
JGP Japan			9th
JGP Poland		10th
JGP Slovenia			9th
EYOF			4th
Bavarian Open		1st
Cup of Nice	3rd
Ice Star	1st
Nordics	1st	1st
National^[10]
Finnish Champ.	3rd J	1st J	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	C	1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Cancelled

Detailed results[]

Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
2021–22 season
November 17–20, 2021	2021 CS Warsaw Cup	2 68.71	16 96.14	9 164.85
October 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	7 67.05	17 101.67	12 168.72
2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
22–28 March 2021	2021 World Championships	14 63.54	24 83.00	24 146.54
25–28 February 2021	2021 International Challenge Cup	11 52.23	13 88.93	12 141.16
23–26 September 2020	2020 Nebelhorn Trophy	4 57.25	2 106.62	3 163.87
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
October 11–13, 2019	2020 European Championships	33 42.61	—	33 42.61
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		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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Jenni SAARINEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
^ Paasonen, Elina (15 December 2013). "Tapparan Saarinen juhli Suomen mestarina" [Saarinen wins Finnish junior title] (in Finnish). Aamulehti.
^ "Jenni Saarinen, taitoluistelu - Frontpage". Jennisaarinen.com. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Ladies". International Skating Union.
^ "Communication No. 2388". International Skating Union. April 1, 2021.
^ "Jenni SAARINEN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
^ "Jenni SAARINEN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
^ "Jenni SAARINEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
^ "Jenni SAARINEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Jenni SAARINEN". International Skating Union.

External links[]

Jenni Saarinen at the International Skating Union

[ISU-1415-1] "Jenni SAARINEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.

[AAM131215-2] 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.

[2021WC-4] "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Ladies". International Skating Union.

[ISU-2022OWG-5] "Communication No. 2388". International Skating Union. April 1, 2021.

[ISU-2021-6] "Jenni SAARINEN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.

[ISU-1920-7] "Jenni SAARINEN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.

[ISU-1314-8] "Jenni SAARINEN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.

[ISU-1213-9] "Jenni SAARINEN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013.

[ISU-JS-10] "Competition Results: Jenni SAARINEN". International Skating Union.

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