Jenni N. Meno(born November 10, 1970, inWestlake, Ohio)[1]is an American former competitivepair skater.With her husbandTodd Sand,she is the1998 World silver medalist,a two-time World bronze medalist (1995, 1996), and a three-timeU.S. national champion(1994–96).
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| Born | November 10, 1970(age54) Westlake, Ohio,U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 11.5 in (151 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Todd Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMeno first partnered withScott Wendlandand won two medals at theU.S. Championships.She began skating with her future husbandTodd Sandin April 1992. They competed in two Olympics and won three national titles and three medals at theWorld Figure Skating Championships.[2][3]
Following their amateur career, the pair skated professionally in theStars on Icetour for six seasons. Meno also appeared in the 2006FOXtelevision program "Skating with Celebrities".
Meno and Sand were inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2010.
Meno works as a coach with her husband. They formerly coachedJohn Baldwin/Rena Inoue,[4]Mary Beth Marley/Rockne Brubaker,[5]andJessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu.[6]
Personal life
editMeno and Sand became engaged the day of their short program at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They were married July 22, 1995. They have two sons, Jack, born in 2004, and Matthew Kenneth, born on August 14, 2006.
Competitive highlights
editLadies' singles
edit| Event | 1989 |
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| U.S. Championships | 10th |
Pairs
editWith Todd Sand
edit| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 |
| Olympics | 5th | 8th | ||||
| Worlds | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd |
| CS Final | 4th | WD | ||||
| CSLalique | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | |||
| CSNHK Trophy | 5th | 1st | 2nd | |||
| CSSkate America | 2nd | |||||
| Prague Skate | 1st | |||||
| National | ||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | WD |
| CS =Champions Seriesfrom 1995 to 1996 (later renamedGrand Prix) WD = Withdrew | ||||||
With Scott Wendland
edit| International | ||
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| Event | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 |
| Olympics | 11th | |
| World Championships | 10th | 11th |
| Skate Canada | 5th | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd | 2nd |
References
edit- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Jenni Meno".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2015.RetrievedApril 23,2015.
- ^"Despite Foot Injury, Meno-sand Named To Nagano Pairs Team".Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1998-01-10.Retrieved2015-07-10.
- ^"Meno-sand Takes The Hard Road To Winter Games".Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1998-02-07.Retrieved2015-07-10.
- ^"Meno, Sand to coach Inoue, Baldwin".Icenetwork.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-05.Retrieved2015-07-10.
- ^Mary Beth Marley & Rockne Brubakerat theInternational Skating Union
- ^Jessica Calalang & Zach Sidhuat theInternational Skating Union
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