Jessica Huot

Jessica Huot
Huot and Valkama in 2003.
Personal information
Country represented	Finland
Born	(1983-03-30) March 30, 1983 Holyoke, Massachusetts
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former partner	Juha Valkama
Former coach	Dmitri Kazarlyga, G. Irving, Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karponosov
Former choreographer	Dmitri Kazarlyga
Skating club	HSK Helsinki
Retired	2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	114.25 2003 NHK Trophy
Comp. dance	23.92 2003 NHK Trophy
Original dance	31.32 2003 NHK Trophy
Free dance	59.01 2003 NHK Trophy

Jessica Huot (born March 30, 1983 in Holyoke, Massachusetts)^[1] is a retired ice dancer who competed for Finland. She teamed up with Juha Valkama in 1999.^[2]^[3] They are the 2002-2004 Finnish national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 18th at the 2004 European Championships.

Huot studied at MIT.^[3]

Her brother Jonathan Huot is a Manager at Katz, Nannis + Solomon, a CPA firm located in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Programs

(with Valkama)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2003–2004 ^[1]^[4]	Shout and Feel It (from Swing Kids) by C. Basie This Business of Love (from The Mask) Shout and Feel It (from Swing Kids) by C. Basie Since I've Been Loving You by Jones Rip It Up by Little Richard	Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Vanessa-Mae Kismet by Gay-Yee Westerhoff performed by Bond Art of War performed by Vanessa-Mae
2002–2003 ^[5]^[2]	Galop from Moskva Cheriomushki by Dmitri Shostakovich The Residentie Orchestra The Hague Waltz 2, Jazz Suite No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich Galop from Moskva Cheriomushki by Dmitri Shostakovich The Residentie Orchestra The Hague	Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin
2001–2002 ^[6]	Scott & Fran's Paso Doble (from Strictly Ballroom) by David Hirschfelder Habanera (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet Scott & Fran's Paso Doble (from Strictly Ballroom) by David Hirschfelder	Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin
2000–2001 ^[7]	Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Sing, Sing, Sing	Duel of the Fates (from Star Wars) by John Williams Royal Scottish National Orchestra Bagdad (from The 13th Warrior) by Jerry Goldsmith

(with Valkama)

Results^[1]
International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Worlds			26th	21st	28th
Europeans			21st	20th	18th
GP Cup of Russia			12th
GP NHK Trophy					12th
Finlandia Trophy			5th		7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	27th	20th
JGP China		7th
JGP Mexico		6th
JGP Sweden	16th
National
Finnish Champ.	1st J.	1st J.	1st	1st	1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2004.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Mittan, Barry (August 13, 2002). "Finnish Dancers Perform Well in First Senior Season". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Karagianis, Liz (April 9, 2003). "World-class ice dancers grace campus". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003.
↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2002.
↑ "Jessica HUOT / Juha VALKAMA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.

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