Jenni Vähämaa

Jenni Vähämaa

Vähämaa at the 2008 Skate Canada.
Personal information
Country represented  Finland
Born May 26, 1992 Lohja, Finland
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Coach Virpi Horttana
Former coach Ludmilla Gangnus
Choreographer Maria McLean
Mia Nirhamo
Skating club Espoon Jäätaiturit
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 163.29
2007 Finlandia Trophy
Short program 51.22
2007 Finlandia Trophy
Free skate 112.07
2007 Finlandia Trophy

Jenni Vähämaa (born May 26, 1992) is a Finnish former figure skater. She is the 2007 Finnish junior national champion and the 2006 & 2007 Nordic Junior Champion.

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
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
2005–06 "Reflections of Passion"
by Yanni		 Mack & Mabel
by Jerry Herman

Competitive highlights

Event 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009
European Championships 10th
World Junior Championships 8th 4th 4th
Finnish Championships 2nd J. 1st J.
Skate Canada 10th
Finlandia Trophy 1st 8th
Nordic Championships 1st J. 1st J.
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Austria 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 10th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 19th
Copenhagen Trophy 6th N.

Detailed results

Vähämaa performs a forward outside edge spiral during her short program at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

2008–2009 season

2008–2009 Season
Date Event SP FS Total
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

2007–2008 season

2007–2008 Season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
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
58.32		 1
122.36		 3
125.43

2006–2007 season

2006–2007 Season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
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
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

References

  1. ↑ Mittan, Barry (August 21, 2006). "Tiny Vahamaa Skates Big". SkateToday.

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