Juni Marie Benjaminsen
| Juni Marie Benjaminsen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Norway |
| Born |
21 March 1999 Oslo, Norway |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Coach | Oleksandr Smokvin |
| Choreographer | Kumiko Hayakawa |
| Skating club | Oslo Skøiteklub |
| Training locations | Oslo, Norway; Oberstdorf, Germany; Richmond, Virginia, USA |
| Began skating | 2004 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
128.74 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
| Short program |
47.18 2016 Youth Olympics |
| Free skate |
83.50 2015 Tallinn Trophy |
Juni Marie Benjaminsen (born 21 March 1999) is a Norwegian figure skater. In 2015, she advanced to the free skate at the World Junior Championships, becoming the first Norwegian ladies' skater to do so in 16 years.
Personal life
Juni Marie Benjaminsen was born on 21 March 1999 in Oslo, Norway.[1]
Career
Early career
Benjaminsen started skating in 2004 at Oslo Skøiteklub. Benjaminsen won the Norwegian novice ladies' title during the 2012–13 season. The following season, she competed on the junior level, placing 10th at the 2014 Nordic Championships.[2]
2014–15 season
Benjaminsen made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2014–15 season, placing 19th in Courchevel and 23rd in Tallinn. She placed 5th in junior ladies at the Tallinn Trophy, took the junior bronze medal at the 2015 Nordic Championships, and finished 13th at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, she scored her personal best in the short program and advanced to the final, finishing 22nd overall.[2] She was the first Norwegian in 16 years to qualify for the ladies' free skate at a World Junior Championships.[3]
2015–16 season
During summer 2015 she trained in Oberstdorf, Germany and Richmond, Virginia, United States.[1] Benjaminsen began her season on the JGP series, placing 16th in Latvia and 14th in Spain. In Riga, Latvia, she became the first Norwegian woman to have successfully landed a triple-triple combination in competition.[4] Making her senior international debut, she finished 12th at an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event in November, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy. She won the silver medal at the 2016 Norwegian Junior Championships, and placed 6th at the 2016 Nordics after winning the short program. At the 2016 Junior Worlds she advanced to the final placing 20th in the short program, and finished 22nd overall.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2015–2016 [1] |
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| 2014–2015 [5] |
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| 2013–2014 |
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| 2012–2013 |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 12th | |||
| International: Junior[2] | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 22nd | 22nd | ||
| Youth Olympics | 15th | |||
| JGP Estonia | 23rd | |||
| JGP France | 19th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 16th | |||
| JGP Spain | 14th | |||
| EYOF | 13th | |||
| Nordics | 7th N. | 10th J. | 3rd J. | 6th J. |
| Tallinn Trophy | 5th J. | 12th | ||
| Dragon Trophy | 11th J. | |||
| National | ||||
| Norwegian Champ. | 1st N. | 7th J. | 3rd J. | 2nd J. |
| Levels: N. = Advanced novice, J. = Junior | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
- 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Vik, Martin (13 March 2015). "Juni Marie imponerte mot verdenseliten" [Juni Marie among the world elite] (PDF). Akers Avis Groruddalen (in Norwegian).
- ↑ "Trippel + trippel". Norwegian Skating Association (in Norwegian). 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
External links
Media related to Juni Marie Benjaminsen at Wikimedia Commons