- Jennifer Kirk
Infobox Figure skater
title= Jennifer Kirk
caption=Kirk in 2003.
country= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1984|8|15
residence=
height= height|m=1.58
formercoach=Ken Congemi ,Frank Carroll ,Richard Callaghan ,Evy Scotvold ,Mary Scotvold
skating club=SC of Boston
retired=September 7 ,2005
combined total= 178.77
combined date=2003 Skate America
SP score= 58.68
SP date=2003 Skate America
FS score= 120.09
FS date=2003 Skate America Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk (born
August 15 ,1984 ) is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior Champion and the 2002 Four Continents Champion.Biography
Jennifer Kirk was born in
Newton, Massachusetts . She trained at theToyota Sports Center in El Segundo,California with her coachesFrank Carroll andKen Congemi . Prior to skating, she was a gymnast until she turned nine. She also studiedballet and once performed with theBoston Ballet .She placed 4th at the 2005
United States Figure Skating Championships and placed 3rd at the 2005Four Continents Championships . Kirk placed 3rd at the 2004 Nationals. She is the 2002 Four Continents Champion and the 2000 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."On
September 7 ,2005 , Kirk announced herretirement 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 ".Kirk is a member of the US Figure Skating International Committee.
Competitive highlights
*N = Novice level; J = Junior level
Programs
External links
*isu name | id=00004245 | name=Jennifer Kirk
* [http://www.usfsa.org/event_story.asp?id=30615 2004 U.S. Bronze Medalist Jennifer Kirk Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating]
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