Jan Erik Digernes

Jan Erik Digernes
Personal information
Country represented Norway
Retired 1995

Jan Erik Digernes is a Norwegian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Norwegian national champion and competed at multiple European and World Championships.[1] His best placement was 16th at the 1991 European Championships.

Digernes withdrew from the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.[2] Prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, the Norwegian Olympic Committee announced that skaters aspiring to be selected for Norway would have to finish in the top 12 at the European or World Championships. No skaters were successful, leading Norway to give up its figure skating spots which the host country had received automatically.[3][4]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Olympics WD
Worlds 25th 24th 24th 23rd 27th
Europeans 18th 26th 16th 18th 19th 23rd 23rd
Skate Canada 10th
Piruetten 3rd
Nordics 3rd 2nd
National
Norwegian 1st 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Erik DIGERNES". the-sports.org.
  2. ↑ "Jan DIGERNES". Olympic.org.
  3. ↑ Hersh, Phil (26 January 1994). "Hard To Figure: No Norwegian Skaters". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ↑ Diaz, George (30 January 1994). "Norway Hits Skids In Skating". Orlando Sentinel.