Jenni Vähämaa
Jenni Vähämaa | |
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![]() Vähämaa at the 2008 Skate Canada. | |
Born | Lohja, Finland | 26 May 1992
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Finland |
Coach | Virpi Horttana, Ludmilla Gangnus |
Skating club | Espoon Jäätaiturit |
Retired | 2009 |
Jenni Vähämaa (born 26 May 1992) is a Finnish former figure skater. She is the 2007 Finlandia Trophy champion and placed in the top ten at four ISU Championships, including the 2008 European Championships.
Career
Vähämaa started skating at age four.[1] She made her senior international debut at the 2007 Finlandia Trophy, which she won. She missed the 2008 Finnish Championships due to a time conflict with the Junior Grand Prix Final. She qualified for the 2008 Europeans from her scores at other competitions. It was her first senior ISU Championships. She placed 10th.
Vähämaa turned fully senior for the 2008–2009 season. She placed 8th at the 2008 Skate Canada International. She had been assigned to the 2008 Cup of Russia but withdrew before the event due to injury. She missed the rest of the season because of injury.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free program | Exhibition |
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2008–09 | Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack by Joe Hisaishi |
West Side Story Soundtrack | |
2007–08 | O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini |
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff |
"A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson |
2006–07 | O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini |
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff |
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2005–06 | "Reflections of Passion" by Yanni |
Mack & Mabel by Jerry Herman |
"Con te partirò" by Andrea Bocelli |
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International | |||||
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Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 |
European Champ. | 10th | ||||
GP Skate Canada | 10th | ||||
Finlandia Trophy | 1st | 8th | |||
International: Junior or novice | |||||
World Junior Champ. | 8th | 4th | 4th | ||
JGP Final | 5th | ||||
JGP Austria | 3rd | ||||
JGP Croatia | 2nd | ||||
JGP Czech Republic | 10th | ||||
JGP Norway | 5th | ||||
JGP Poland | 19th | ||||
Nordics | 1st J | 1st J | |||
Copenhagen Trophy | 6th N | ||||
National | |||||
Finnish Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | |||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
Detailed results
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Jenni_Vahamaa_2008_Junior_Worlds.jpg/220px-Jenni_Vahamaa_2008_Junior_Worlds.jpg)
2008–2009 season
2008–2009 Season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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October 31 – November 2, 2008 | 2008 Skate Canada International | 10 44.90 |
10 77.85 |
10 122.75 |
October 9 – 12, 2008 | 2008 Finlandia Trophy | 10 43.76 |
7 84.96 |
8 128.72 |
- SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating
2007–2008 season
2007–2008 Season | ||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
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March 17–23, 2008 | 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | Junior | 6 50.30 |
4 92.24 |
4 142.54 | |
January 22–28, 2008 | 2008 European Figure Skating Championships | Senior | 12 47.05 |
7 95.35 |
10 142.40 | |
December 6–9, 2007 | 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | 5 46.68 |
5 83.82 |
5 130.50 | |
October 12 – 14, 2007 | 2007 Finlandia Trophy | Senior | 6 51.22 |
1 112.07 |
1 163.29 | |
September 27–30, 2007 | 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | Junior | 2 48.38 |
3 84.06 |
2 132.44 | |
September 13–16, 2007 | 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Austria | Junior | 3 47.94 |
3 77.49 |
3 125.43 |
2006–2007 season
2006–2007 Season | ||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
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March 6–12, 2006 | 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | Junior | 6 47.50 |
4 91.10 |
4 138.61 | |
October 19–22, 2006 | 2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | Junior | 17 33.63 |
6 71.20 |
10 104.83 | |
28 Sept – 1 Oct, 2006 | 2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Norway | Junior | 10 37.96 |
3 71.13 |
5 109.09 |
2005–2006 season
2005–2006 Season | ||||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total | |
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February 26 – March 3, 2006 | 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships | Junior | 9 42.76 |
6 79.12 |
8 121.88 | |
October 13–16, 2005 | 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Poland | Junior | 12 36.37 |
20 55.74 |
19 92.11 |
- SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating
References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (August 21, 2006). "Tiny Vahamaa Skates Big". SkateToday.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Jenni Vähämaa at the International Skating Union
- Official website (in Finnish)