Jenna Syken (Hebrew: ג'ינה סייקן) (born October 19, 1990 in Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American figure skater who competes for Israel. In November 2005 she placed 9th on the novice level in the 2006 Eastern Sectional Championships, failing to qualify for the 2006 U.S. Championships. In April 2006 Syken switched to competing for Israel, became a member of the IISF, competed in the 2006 Israel Nationals and won the Junior Ladies Champion title.[1] Syken placed 37th at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Jenna's current coach and choreographer is Vacheslav Uchitel.[2]
Jenna Syken | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | (1990-10-19) October 19, 1990 (age 31) |
Height | 168 cm (5.51 ft) |
Coach | Vacheslav Uchitel |
Former coach | Priscilla Hill, Liz Manley, Pamela Gregory, Ron Ludington |
Choreographer | Vacheslav Uchitel |
Former choreographer | Anjelika Krylova, Priscilla Hill |
Skating club | Kochavim on Ice, Kiryat Shmona |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 96.84 2006 JGP Courchevel |
Short program | 36.29 2006 JGP Courchevel |
Free skate | 60.55 2006 JGP Courchevel |
Her older sister, Shayna Syken, is a former competitive skater on the sectional level. Shayna is the 1998 Junior Olympic Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Champion and the 2002 South Atlantic Senior Ladies Champion.[3]
Event | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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World Junior Championships | 37th | |||||
Israeli Championships | 1st J. | 2nd J. | 1st | |||
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic | 17th | |||||
Junior Grand Prix, France | 10th | |||||
European Youth Olympic Days | 20th | |||||
U.S. Eastern Sectionals | 8th N. | 9th N. | ||||
U.S. North Atlantic Novice Regionals | 5th N. | 2nd N. | 4th N. |
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