Janna Jyrkinen (born 14 February 2007) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, the 2022 Volvo Open Cup champion, and the 2023 Finnish national champion. She achieved a top-ten result at the 2023 European Championships, where she finished seventh.
| Janna Jyrkinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 2007 Helsinki, Finland |
| Hometown | Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Alisa Drei |
| Skating club | Espoon Taitoluisteluklubi ry |
| Began skating | 2013 |
Personal life
editJyrkinen was born on 14 February 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. She has a younger sister named Elina.[1][2]
Career
editEarly career
editJyrkinen began figure skating in 2013.[2]
She won the Finnish Novice Championships in 2019. The following year, she won the bronze medal at the 2019–20 Finnish Junior Championships.[3]
Jyrkinen went on to win gold at the 2020 Volvo Open Cup and finish fifth on at the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup.[3]
2021–22 season
editJyrkinen made her international debut on the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing ninth at the 2021 JGP France and 2021 JGP Austria, before going on to finish seventh at the 2021 Santa Claus Cup.[3]
Jyrkinen would then go on to win gold at 2021–22 Finnish Junior Championships and 2022 Nordic Championships. She finished her season at the 2022 Jégvirág Cup and the 2022 Bavarian Open, where she placed second and sixth, respectively.[3]
2022–23 season
editMaking her senior international level debut, Jyrkinen started the season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy and a tenth-place finish at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. She then went on to win gold and bronze at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup and 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, respectively.[3]
A few days before the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo was scheduled to take place, Emmi Peltonen was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, Jyrkinen was called up to replace her. Due to this, Jyrkinen also had to withdraw from the 2022 NRW Trophy, which she was originally assigned to compete at, due to the event taking place at the same time as the Grand Prix of Espoo.[4] Making her senior Grand Prix debut, Jyrkinen placed twelfth in the short program out of the twelve skaters at the event after popping a planned triple lutz and triple flip into singles. She went on to deliver a solid free skate, placing seventh in that segment of the competition and finishing tenth overall.[3]
Competing at both the 2022–23 Finnish Championships, Jyrkinen won her first senior national title.[3]
At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Jyrkinen entered the event as the home favorite and the only Finnish woman singles skater competing at the event. Jyrkinen delivered two strong performances, placing eighth in the short program, seventh in the free skate, and seventh overall. Her top ten placement earned two spots for Finnish women singles skaters for the 2024 European Championships. Jyrkinen went on to compete at the 2023 Nordic Championships and the 2023 International Challenge Cup, finishing second and twelfth, respectively.[3]
At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Jyrkinen managed to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition after placing twenty-first in the short program. She would also go on to place twenty-first in the free skate segment of the competition, finishing twenty-first overall.[3]
2023–24 season
editJyrkinen struggled with a growth spurt during the season, which caused issues with her skating technique, and unspecified difficulties with her situation in Lappeenranta; she considered quitting the sport but continued with the support of people close to her.[5]
She began the season at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, coming eleventh, before finishing eighth on home ice at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[3] On the Grand Prix, she came twelfth of twelve skaters at the 2023 Grand Prix de France and then eleventh at Finland's own 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo.[6][7]
After placing fifth in the short program at the 2024 Nordic Championships, Jyrkinen withdrew from the event.[8]
2024–25 season
editJyrkinen spent the summer adapting her skating technique to her growth spurt.[5] In August 2024, it was announced that Jyrkinen had left her coach, Marina Shirshova, to be coached by Alisa Drei.[9] She moved to live alone in Helsinki.[5]
She started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing eighth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy and fourth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.[3] Selected as a host pick at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy, Jyrkinen finished the event in tenth place.[10][3]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [9] |
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| 2023–2024 [11] |
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| 2022–2023 [2] |
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| 2021–2022 [12] |
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| 2020–2021 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- WD – Withdrew from competition
- C – Event was cancelled
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 21st | ||
| European Championships | 7th | ||
| Finnish Championships | 1st | ||
| GP Finland | 10th | 11th | 10th |
| GP France | 12th | ||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 8th | ||
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 10th | 8th | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 11th | 11th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | ||
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | 4th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 3rd | ||
| Challenge Cup | 12th | ||
| Nordic Championships | 2nd | WD | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | 4th |
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish Championships | 3rd | C | 1st |
| JGP Austria | 9th | ||
| JGP France | 9th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 6th | ||
| Jégvirág Cup | 2nd | ||
| Nordic Championships | 1st | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 7th | ||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 5th | ||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 176.96 | 2023 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 62.35 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| TES | 35.69 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 27.66 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| Free skating | TSS | 116.19 | 2023 European Championships |
| TES | 62.36 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | |
| PCS | 57.13 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Senior level
edit| 2024–25 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 9 55.30 |
11 102.14 |
10 157.44 |
| October 31-Nobember 3, 2024 | 53rd Volvo Open Cup | 4 53.29 |
6 87.20 |
4 140.49 |
| October 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 56.73 |
4 112.24 |
4 168.97 |
| October 11–13, 2024 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | 7 57.26 |
9 95.08 |
8 152.34 |
| September 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8 57.24 |
8 111.58 |
8 168.82 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 1–4, 2024 | 2024 Nordic Championships | 5 48.08 |
WD | WD |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 6 58.63 |
11 95.11 |
11 153.74 |
| November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 12 39.57 |
12 86.35 |
12 125.92 |
| October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 53.44 |
7 106.41 |
8 159.85 |
| September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 10 53.62 |
11 91.49 |
11 145.11 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 21 56.06 |
21 104.85 |
21 160.91 |
| February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 4 62.12 |
13 96.04 |
12 158.16 |
| February 2–5, 2023 | 2023 Nordic Championships | 1 60.98 |
4 106.92 |
2 167.90 |
| January 25–29, 2022 | 2023 European Championships | 8 60.77 |
7 116.19 |
7 176.96 |
| December 16–18, 2022 | 2022–23 Finnish Championships | 1 63.30 |
1 111.12 |
1 174.42 |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | 12 42.89 |
7 111.56 |
10 154.45 |
| November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 2 62.35 |
4 112.61 |
3 174.96 |
| November 3–7, 2022 | 2022 Volvo Cup Open | 1 57.15 |
1 121.57 |
1 178.72 |
| October 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 12 53.75 |
10 103.89 |
10 157.64 |
| September 16–19, 2022 | 2022 Lombardia Trophy | 14 43.29 |
10 93.47 |
11 136.96 |
Junior level
edit| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 11–13, 2022 | 2022 Jégvirág Cup | 4 49.29 |
2 95.24 |
2 144.53 |
| January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Bavarian Open | 5 48.56 |
6 83.93 |
6 132.49 |
| January 27–30, 2022 | 2022 Nordic Championships | 1 60.57 |
3 90.22 |
1 150.79 |
| December 6–12, 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | 12 47.85 |
4 104.25 |
7 152.10 |
| October 6–9, 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | 17 45.64 |
9 102.12 |
9 147.76 |
| August 18–21, 2021 | 2021 JGP France I | 6 53.70 |
9 79.95 |
9 133.65 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 18–21, 2021 | 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup | 5 46.81 |
3 89.52 |
5 136.33 |
| November 7–8, 2020 | 2020 Volvo Open Cup | 1 53.46 |
1 99.92 |
1 153.38 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 13–15, 2019 | 2019–20 Finnish Junior Championships | 1 50.16 |
3 84.29 |
3 134.45 |
References
edit- ^ a b Jyrkinen, Janna. "Little Sister". Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Janna JYRKINEN: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Janna JYRKINEN: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Janna Jyrkinen pikakomennuksella GP-edustajaksi" [Janna Jyrkinen on express assignment as a GP representative] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Smolander-Slotte, Riikka (2024-11-13). "17-vuotiaan taitoluistelulupauksen elämässä muuttui kaikki – nyt lopettamispuheet ovat vaihtuneet suuriin tavoitteisiin" [Everything changed in the life of a 17-year-old figure skating talent - now the talk of quitting has turned into big goals]. Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (November 4, 2023). "Levito secures first Grand Prix title in France". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (November 18, 2023). "Kaori Sakamoto reigns at Grand Prix Espoo". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Women Result". Skate Webbplatsen. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Janna JYRKINEN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024.
- ^ "🇫🇮 Janna Jyrkinen and Olivia Lisko have received host picks for Finlandia Trophy". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Janna JYRKINEN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Janna JYRKINEN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Janna JYRKINEN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "FIN-Janna Jyrkinen". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Personal Bests Janna Jyrkinen (FIN)". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Janna JYRKINEN". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
External links
edit- Janna Jyrkinen at the International Skating Union
- Janna Jyrkinen at SkatingScores.com