Jennifer Kirk

Kirk in 2003.
Personal Info
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	August 15, 1984 (1984-08-15) (age 22)
Height:	158 cm
Former Coach:	Ken Congemi, Frank Carroll, Richard Callaghan, Evy Scotvold, Mary Scotvold
Skating Club:	SC of Boston
Retired:	September 7, 2005
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	178.77	2003 Skate America
Short Program:	58.68	2003 Skate America
Free Skate:	120.09	2003 Skate America

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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Congemi interviewed on Ice Diaries Ken Congemi is an American figure skating coach. ... Frank Carroll is an American figure skating coach. ... Richard Callaghan is an American figure skating coach. ... Mary Batdorf Scotvold is an American figure skating coach, best known for her work with Olympic medalists Paul Wylie and Nancy Kerrigan, who she co-coached with her husband, Evy Scotvold. ... The Skating Club of Boston is a figure skating club based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the USFSA. It is the first ISU Grand Prix event to be held. ... Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the USFSA. It is the first ISU Grand Prix event to be held. ... Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the USFSA. It is the first ISU Grand Prix event to be held. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual competition in figure skating. ... The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual competition in figure skating. ...

Biography

Jennifer Kirk was born in Newton, Massachusetts. She trained at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California with her coaches Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi. Prior to skating, she was a gymnast until she turned nine. Nickname: The Garden City Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1639 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... The Toyota Sports Center (formerly HealthSouth Training Center) is a practice facility for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sparks, and the Los Angeles Kings, located on 555 North Nash Street in El Segundo, California. ... The El Segundo skyline, as seen from Sepulveda Boulevard (CA/SR-1) El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Frank Carroll is an American figure skating coach. ... Congemi interviewed on Ice Diaries Ken Congemi is an American figure skating coach. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ...

She placed 4th at the 2005 United States Figure Skating Championships and placed 3rd at the 2005 Four Continents Championships. Kirk placed 3rd at the 2004 Nationals. She is the 2002 Four Continents Champion and the 2000 World Junior Champion. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... Category: ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ...

In May 1999, Kirk's mother, Pat Harris, was diagonosed with breast 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." May 1999 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December May 2 - Norman J. Sirnic and Karen Sirnic are murdered by Angel Maturino Resendiz in a parsonage in Weimar, Texas. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: August 25 - Aaliyah Films: August 10 - Osmosis Jones played by Chris Rock, starring Bill Murray August 24 - Bubble Boy Categories: 2001 by month ...

On September 7, 2005, Kirk announced her retirement from competitive figure skating. She moved to Boston, 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 on Ice Diaries. is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Retirement is the point where a person stops employment. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Governor Deval Patrick (D) Area  - City  89. ... Ice Diaries on TLC Ice Diaries was a show on the TLC network that followed four up-and-coming American figure skaters through the Olympic season as each tried to make the Olympic team. ...

Kirk is a member of the US Figure Skating International Committee. U.S. Figure Skating (USFS), officially called the United States Figure Skating Association or USFSA, is the national sport governing body for figure skating in the United States. ...

Competitive highlights

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual competition in figure skating. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (official nickname: World Juniors; commonly: Junior Worlds) is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... Skate America is a figure skating competition in the Grand Prix Series. ... The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... The Cup of Russia, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia, is an event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. ... The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. ... The Bofrost Cup on Ice (previously Sparkassen Cup and Nations Cup) is a German figure skating competition. ... Trophée Eric Bompard is an annual elite figure skating competition which takes place in Paris, France. ... The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. ... The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. ... The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. ...

External links

• Jennifer Kirk at the International Skating Union biography page

• 2004 U.S. Bronze Medalist Jennifer Kirk Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating
• SCBoston.org The Skating Club of Boston Homepage

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