Juni Marie Benjaminsen

Juni Marie Benjaminsen
Personal information
Country represented Norway
Born (1999-03-21) 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
2015–16
[1]
  • The St. Louis Blues
    by W. C. Handy
2014–15
[5]
  • Gwendoline
    by Perez Prado
  • Norma la de Guadalajara
    by Perez Prado
  • Mambo No. 8
    by Perez Prado
2013–14
  • Gwendoline
    by Perez Prado
  • Norma la de Guadalajara
    by Perez Prado
  • Mambo No. 8
    by Perez Prado
2012–13
  • Korobushka
    by Bond

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[2]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
CS Tallinn Trophy 12th 23rd
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds 22nd 22nd
Youth Olympics 15th
JGP Estonia 23rd
JGP France 19th
JGP Germany 29th
JGP Latvia 16th
JGP Slovenia 18th
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. 1 2 3 "Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ Vik, Martin (13 March 2015). "Juni Marie imponerte mot verdenseliten" [Juni Marie among the world elite] (PDF). Akers Avis Groruddalen (in Norwegian).
  4. ↑ "Trippel + trippel" [Triple triple]. Norwegian Skating Association (in Norwegian). 7 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Juni Marie BENJAMINSEN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
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