Jennifer Kirk
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Kirk in 2003.
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| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 15, 1984 Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Ken Congemi, Frank Carroll, Richard Callaghan, Evy Scotvold, Mary Scotvold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Boston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations |
El Segundo, California Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Began skating | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | September 7, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 178.77 2003 Skate America |
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| Short program | 58.68 2003 Skate America |
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| Free skate | 120.09 2003 Skate America |
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Medal record
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Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk (born August 15, 1984) is an American figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior champion and the 2002 Four Continents champion.
Jennifer Kirk was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Prior to skating, she was a gymnast until the age of nine. She also studied ballet and once performed with the Boston Ballet.
Kirk grew interested in skating and began training with coaches Evy and Mary Scotvold at the age of 10 at the Skating Club of Boston. At 15, a piece of bone tore from her pelvis and jutted into her hip flexor.
Kirk won gold at the 2000 World Junior Championships. In 2002, she captured the Four Continents title. At the 2002 World Championships, she placed 15th in the short program before withdrawing due to a hip injury.
Ahead of the 2002–03 season, Kirk moved to the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, to train with Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi. In addition to single skating, she also briefly dabbled in pair skating with Fedor Andreev in the summer of 2003, describing it as fun but challenging.
Kirk won the bronze medal at the 2004 U.S. Championships. The following season, she withdrew from her first Grand Prix assignment due to an injury. She placed 10th at the 2004 Cup of Russia and won bronze at the 2005 Four Continents.
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