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Jennifer Kirk

For the New Zealand politician, seeJenny Kirk (politician).

Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk(born August 15, 1984) is an American former competitivefigure skater.She is the2000 World Juniorchampion and the2002 Four Continentschampion.

Jennifer Kirk
Kirk in 2003.
Born(1984-08-15)August 15, 1984(age 40)
Newton,Massachusetts
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubSC of Boston
Began skating1994
RetiredSeptember 7, 2005
Medal record
RepresentingUnited States
Figure skating:Ladies' singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Jeonju Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Gangneung Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Oberstdorf Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 1999–2000 Gdansk Ladies' singles

Early life

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Jennifer Kirk was born inNewton, Massachusetts.[1]Prior to skating, she was agymnastuntil the age of nine.[2]She also studiedballetand once performed with theBoston Ballet.[3]

Career

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Kirk grew interested in skating and began training with coaches Evy andMary Scotvoldat the age of 10[2]at theSkating Club of Boston.She was featured as a young up-and-coming skater on thePBSshowsZoomandArthur.[4][5]At 15, a piece of bone tore from her pelvis and jutted into her hip flexor.[6]

Kirk won gold at the2000 World Junior Championships.In 2002, she captured theFour Continentstitle. At the2002 World Championships,she placed 15th in the short program before withdrawing due to a hip injury.[7]

Ahead of the 2002–03 season, Kirk moved to train withRichard Callaghanin Detroit. In addition to single skating, she also briefly dabbled inpair skatingwithFedor Andreevin the summer of 2003, describing it as fun but challenging. In the summer of 2004, Kirk moved to theToyota Sports CenterinEl Segundo,California,to train withFrank Carrolland Ken Congemi.[2][8][9]

Kirk won the bronze medal at the2004 U.S. Championships.The following season, she withdrew from her first Grand Prix assignment due to an injury.[7]She placed 10th at the2004 Cup of Russiaand won bronze at the2005 Four Continents.

On September 7, 2005, Kirk announced herretirementfrom competitive figure skating.[10]She moved toBoston,where she worked as a coach, but later returned to Southern California. Kirk's decision to quit competitive skating the year before the Olympics was profiled onIce Diaries.

Kirk is a member of theU.S. Figure SkatingInternational Committee. In the fall of 2012, she and her colleague, David Lease, launched "The Skating Lesson", a podcast and website.[11]The two interview current and former skaters, coaches, choreographers and skating officials includingDebi Thomas,Frank Carroll,Sandra Bezic,Alissa Czisny,Tiffany Chin,andRudy Galindo.The web-series has garnered a following of thousands of figure skating fans with its weekly video interviews.[citation needed]

Personal life

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In May 1999, Kirk's mother, Pat Harris, was diagnosed withbreast cancer.She died in August 2001. The loss of her mother was one of the reasons Kirk decided to retire. "Although I still love skating very much, my passion and love for the competitive aspect of the sport has dwindled following the death of my mother in 2001 and my nagging hip injuries."[10] In 2009, she revealed her career-long struggle witheating disordersand mentioned that it had been a factor in her decision to retire.[12][13]She also stated that disordered eating was very common among skaters but not enough was being done to address the problem.[14][15]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2004–05
[1]
2003–04
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  • Chicago
    by John Kander, Fred Ebb
2002–03
[17]
  • Die Fledermaus
    by Johann Strauss II
2001–02
[18]
2000–01
[19]
1999–2000

Results

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GP:Grand Prix;JGP:Junior Grand Prix

International[20]
Event 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05
Worlds WD1 18th 17th
Four Continents 5th 1st 3rd
GPCup of Russia 10th
GPNHK Trophy 6th 5th
GPSkate America 4th 2nd
GPSkate Canada 6th
GPSparkassen 4th
GPTrophée Lalique 3rd
International: Junior[20]
Junior Worlds 1st
JGPFinal 2nd
JGPJapan 1st
JGPNetherlands 4th
National[7]
U.S. Champ. 3rd N 3rd J 7th 4th 5th 5th 3rd 4th
Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior. WD = Withdrew
  • ^1At the2002 World Championships,Kirk was 15th in the short program before withdrawing.

References

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  1. ^ab"Jennifer KIRK: 2004/2005".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^abc"Jennifer Kirk: Online Interview".goldenskate.com.November 10, 2003. Archived fromthe originalon May 12, 2008.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  3. ^Mittan, Barry (January 9, 2003)."Jennifer Kirk: Gymnastics Background Strengthens Kirk's Skating".GoldenSkate.Archived fromthe originalon May 17, 2008.RetrievedApril 12,2011.
  4. ^Zoom.Season 1. Episode 4. 7 January 1999. PBS.
  5. ^"The Good Sport".Arthur.Season 6. Episode 9A.PBS.WQED (TV).
  6. ^Kirk, Jennifer (June 27, 2009)."Preventing Pain in Figure Skating".True/Slant.Archived fromthe originalon May 30, 2013.
  7. ^abc"Jennifer Kirk".U.S. Figure Skating.Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (October 30, 2008)."The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew".IceNetwork.com.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  9. ^Hersh, Philip (14 January 2005)."Kirk stepping out on her own".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved13 August2019.
  10. ^ab"2004 U.S. Bronze Medalist Jennifer Kirk Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating".U.S. Figure Skating.September 7, 2005. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^The Skating Lesson's about page
  12. ^Kirk, Jennifer (July 5, 2009)."Skating's not-so-secret Shame".True/Slant.Archived fromthe originalon September 2, 2012.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  13. ^Kirk, Jennifer (July 8, 2009)."The Aftermath".True/Slant.Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2012.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  14. ^Coker, Lesleyann (January 20, 2010)."Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part I)".Huffington Post.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  15. ^Coker, Lesleyann (January 21, 2010)."Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part II)".Huffington Post.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
  16. ^"Jennifer KIRK: 2003/2004".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2004.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^"Jennifer KIRK: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^"Jennifer KIRK: 2001/2002".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^"Jennifer KIRK: 2000/2001".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2001.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ab"Jennifer KIRK".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon October 28, 2016.RetrievedOctober 28,2016.
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