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{{Short description|American figure skater}} |
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{{Infobox figure skater |
{{Infobox figure skater |
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|name= Jennifer Kirk |
|name= Jennifer Kirk |
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|image= Jennifer Kirk 2003 NHK Trophy.jpg |
|image= Jennifer Kirk 2003 NHK Trophy.jpg |
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|caption=Kirk in 2003. |
|caption=Kirk in 2003. |
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|country= |
|country= [[United States]] |
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1984|8|15}} |
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1984|8|15|mf=yes}} |
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|birth_place= [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]], [[Massachusetts]] |
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|residence= |
|residence= |
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|height= |
|height= 1.58 m |
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|formercoach= |
|formercoach= Ken Congemi, [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]], [[Richard Callaghan]], Evy Scotvold, [[Mary Scotvold]] |
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|skating club= [[SC of Boston]] |
|skating club= [[SC of Boston]] |
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|formertraininglocations= [[El Segundo, California]] <br /> [[Boston]], Massachusetts |
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|beganskating= 1994 |
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|retired= September 7, 2005 |
|retired= September 7, 2005 |
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|combined total= 178.77 |
|combined total= 178.77 |
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|FS score= 120.09 |
|FS score= 120.09 |
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|FS date= [[2003 Skate America]] |
|FS date= [[2003 Skate America]] |
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|show-medals= yes |
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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} |
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} |
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{{MedalSport | |
{{MedalSport | [[Figure skating]]: [[Single skating|Ladies' singles]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]]}} |
{{MedalCompetition|[[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2002 Jeonju]]|Ladies' singles}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2005 Gangneung]]|Ladies' singles}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2002 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2002 Jeonju]]|[[2002 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Ladies' singles]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]]}} |
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]]}} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2000 Oberstdorf]] |
{{MedalGold|[[2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2000 Oberstdorf]]|Ladies' singles}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[ISU Junior Grand Prix |
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|Junior Grand Prix Final]]}} |
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{{MedalSilver|[[1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix|1999–2000 Gdansk]] |
{{MedalSilver|[[1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix|1999–2000 Gdansk]]|Ladies' singles}} |
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'''Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk''' (born August 15, 1984) |
'''Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk''' (born August 15, 1984) is an American former competitive [[figure skater]]. She is the [[2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2000 World Junior]] champion and the [[2002 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2002 Four Continents]] champion. |
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== Early life == |
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Jennifer Kirk was born in [[Newton, Massachusetts]]. Prior to skating, she was a [[Gymnastics|gymnast]] until the age of nine.<ref name= |
Jennifer Kirk was born in [[Newton, Massachusetts]].<ref name=ISU-0405/> Prior to skating, she was a [[Gymnastics|gymnast]] until the age of nine.<ref name=GS031110/> She also studied [[ballet]] and once performed with the [[Boston Ballet]].<ref name=GS030109/> |
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== Career == |
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Kirk won gold at the [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2000 World Junior Championships]]. In 2002, she captured the [[2002 Four Continents Championships|Four Continents]] title. After failing to make the [[U.S. Olympics Team]] in 2002, she moved to the [[Toyota Sports Center]] in [[El Segundo, California|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.<ref name=gs2003/><ref name=in103008>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081030&content_id=54552&vkey=ice_news | title = The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew | last = Brannen | first = Sarah S. | last2 = Meekins | first2 = Drew |date = October 30, 2008 | work = icenetwork.com | accessdate = December 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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Kirk grew interested in skating and began training with coaches Evy and [[Mary Scotvold]] at the age of 10<ref name=GS031110/> at the [[Skating Club of Boston]]. She was featured as a young up-and-coming skater on the [[PBS]] shows ''[[Zoom (1999 TV series)|Zoom]]'' and ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]''.<ref>{{Cite episode |series=Zoom |network=PBS |date=7 January 1999 |season=1 |number=4}} |
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</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |series=Arthur |title=The Good Sport |series-link=Arthur (TV series) |network=[[PBS]] |season=6 |number=9A |station=[[WQED (TV)]]}}</ref> At 15, a piece of bone tore from her pelvis and jutted into her hip flexor.<ref name=TS090627/> |
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Kirk won gold at the [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2000 World Junior Championships]]. In 2002, she captured the [[2002 Four Continents Championships|Four Continents]] title. At the [[2002 World Figure Skating Championships|2002 World Championships]], she placed 15th in the short program before withdrawing due to a hip injury.<ref name=USFS-JK/> |
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Ahead of the 2002–03 season, Kirk moved to train with [[Richard Callaghan]] in Detroit. 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. In the summer of 2004, Kirk moved to the [[Toyota Sports Center]] in [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]], [[California]], to train with [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]] and Ken Congemi.<ref name=GS031110/><ref name=IN081030/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hersh |first1=Philip |title=Kirk stepping out on her own |date=14 January 2005 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-01-14-0501140396-story.html |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> |
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On September 7, 2005, Kirk announced her [[retirement]] from competitive figure skating. She moved to [[Boston, Massachusetts|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]]''. |
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Kirk won the bronze medal at the [[2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2004 U.S. Championships]]. The following season, she withdrew from her first Grand Prix assignment due to an injury.<ref name=USFS-JK/> She placed 10th at the [[2004 Cup of Russia]] and won bronze at the [[2005 Four Continents Championships|2005 Four Continents]]. |
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Kirk is a member of the [[U.S. Figure Skating|US Figure Skating International Committee]]. |
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On September 7, 2005, Kirk announced her [[retirement]] from competitive figure skating.<ref name=USFS050907/> She moved to [[Boston, Massachusetts|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]]''. |
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== Personal life == |
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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." |
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Kirk is a member of the [[U.S. Figure Skating]] International Committee. In the fall of 2012, she and her colleague, David Lease, launched "The Skating Lesson", a podcast and website.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130204222103/http://theskatinglesson.com/about/ The Skating Lesson's about page]}}</ref> The two interview current and former skaters, coaches, choreographers and skating officials including [[Debi Thomas]], [[Frank Carroll (figure skater)|Frank Carroll]], [[Sandra Bezic]], [[Alissa Czisny]], [[Tiffany Chin]], and [[Rudy Galindo]]. The web-series has garnered a following of thousands of figure skating fans with its weekly video interviews.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} |
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In 2009, she revealed her career-long struggle with [[eating disorders]] and mentioned that it had been a factor in her decision to retire.<ref name=kirk070509>{{cite news | url = http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/07/05/skatings-not-so-secret-shame/ | title = Skating’s not-so-secret Shame | last = Kirk | first = Jennifer |date = July 5, 2009 | work = [[True/Slant]] | accessdate = December 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name=kirk070809>{{cite news | url = http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/07/08/the-aftermath/ | title = The Aftermath | last = Kirk | first = Jennifer |date = July 8, 2009 | work = [[True/Slant]] | accessdate = December 23, 2010}}</ref> She also stated that disordered eating was very common among skaters but not enough was being done to address the problem.<ref name=hpedpt1>{{cite news | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesleyann-coker/jenny-kirk-on-figure-skat_b_430032.html | title = Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part I) | last = Coker | first = Lesleyann |date = January 20, 2010 | work = [[Huffington Post]] | accessdate = December 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name=hpedpt2>{{cite news | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesleyann-coker/jenny-kirk-on-figure-skat_b_431698.html | title = Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part II) | last = Coker | first = Lesleyann |date = January 21, 2010 | work = [[Huffington Post]] | accessdate = December 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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In May 1999, Kirk's mother, Pat Harris, was diagnosed 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."<ref name=USFS050907/> |
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In 2009, she revealed her career-long struggle with [[eating disorders]] and mentioned that it had been a factor in her decision to retire.<ref name=Kirk090705/><ref name=Kirk090708/> She also stated that disordered eating was very common among skaters but not enough was being done to address the problem.<ref name=HP100120/><ref name=HP100121/> |
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== Programs == |
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! [[Short program (figure skating)|Short program]] |
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! 1997–98 |
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! [[Free skating]] |
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! 1998–99 |
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! Exhibition |
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! 1999-00 |
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! 2000–01 |
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! 2001–02 |
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! 2002–03 |
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! 2003–04 |
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! 2004–05 |
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! 2004–05<br /><ref name=ISU-0405/> |
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| [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || || || || || align="center" | WD || || align="center" | 18th || align="center" | 17th |
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* ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' <br />{{small| by [[John Kander]], [[Fred Ebb]] }} |
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* Beatles Concerto <br />{{small| by [[John Rutter]] }} |
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! 2003–04<br /><ref name=ISU-0304/> |
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| [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]] || || || || align="center" | 5th || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || || || align="center" bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd |
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* ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''<br />{{small| by [[Johann Strauss II]] }} |
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* ''Chicago'' <br />{{small| by John Kander, Fred Ebb }} |
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! 2002–03<br /><ref name=ISU-0203/> |
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| [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]] || || || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || || || || || |
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* ''[[The Princess Diaries soundtracks|The Princess Diaries]]'' <br />{{small| by [[John Debney]] }} |
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* Medley <br />{{small| by [[ABBA]] }} |
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* ''Die Fledermaus'' <br />{{small| by Johann Strauss II }} |
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* ''[[Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Celine Dion]] }} |
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! 2001–02<br /><ref name=ISU-0102/> |
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| [[United States Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || align="center" bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd N. || align="center" bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd J. || align="center" | 7th || align="center" bgcolor="#d1c571" | 4th || align="center" | 5th || align="center" | 5th || align="center" bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd || align="center" bgcolor="#d1c571" | 4th |
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* ''[[Puttin' on the Ritz]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Irving Berlin]] }} |
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* ''[[Moonlight Serenade]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Glenn Miller]] }} |
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* ''[[Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns)|Danse macabre]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] }} |
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* ''[[Only Hope]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Mandy Moore]] }} |
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! 2000–01<br /><ref name=ISU-0001/> |
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| [[Skate America]] || || || || || || align="center" | 4th || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd || |
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* ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' <br />{{small|by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] }} |
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* ''[[The Nutcracker Suite]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]] }} |
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* ''[[Colors of the Wind]]'' <br />{{small| (from [[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]) <br /> by [[Vanessa L. Williams]] }} |
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* 1960s medley <br />{{small| by [[The Angels (American group)|The Angels]] }} |
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! 1999–2000 |
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| [[NHK Trophy]] || || || || align="center" | 6th || || || align="center" | 5th || |
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* ''[[Ever After]]'' <br />{{small| by [[George Fenton]] }} |
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* ''[[Don't Rain on My Parade]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Barbra Streisand]] }} |
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* ''[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]'' <br />{{small| by [[Don McLean]] }} |
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== Results == |
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''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]]; JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]]'' |
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! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-JK/> |
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| [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || || || align="center" | 10th |
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! Event |
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| [[Skate Canada International]] || || || || || || align="center" | 6th || || |
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! {{tooltip|97–98|1997–98}} |
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! 98–99 |
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! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–2000}} |
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! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–01}} |
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! 01–02 |
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! 02–03 |
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! 03–04 |
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! 04–05 |
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| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || || || WD{{ref|1|1}} || || 18th || 17th |
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| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || || || 5th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of Russia]] || || || || || || || || 10th |
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[NHK Trophy]] || || || || 6th || || || 5th || |
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || || || || 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || |
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || || 6th || || |
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*N = Novice level; J = Junior level |
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*At the 2002 World Championships Kirk had placed 4th in qualifying group A and 15th in the short program to be lying 15th overall before withdrawing before the final free skate. |
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== Programs == |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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! Season |
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! Short Program |
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! Long Program |
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! Exhibition |
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! '''2004–2005''' |
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| ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' <br><small>by [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]] </small> |
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| [[Beatles]] concerto |
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Bofrost Cup on Ice|Sparkassen]] || || || || || 4th || || || |
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! '''2003–2004''' |
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| ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' <br><small>by [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]] </small> |
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| ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''<br><small>by [[Johann Strauss II|Johann Strauss]]</small> |
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| ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' <br><small>by [[John Kander]] and [[Fred Ebb]] </small> |
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| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Lalique]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || |
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! '''2002–2003''' |
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| ''[[The Princess Diaries]]'' soundtrack <br><small>by [[John Debney]]</small> |
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| [[ABBA]] medley <hr> ''[[Die Fledermaus]]''<br><small>by [[Johann Strauss II|Johann Strauss]]</small> |
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| "[[Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)]]" <br><small> by [[Celine Dion]]</small> |
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! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-JK/> |
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! '''2001–2002''' |
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| "[[Puttin' on the Ritz]]"<br><small>by [[Irving Berlin]]</small><br> and <br> "[[Moonlight Serenade]]" <br><small> by [[Glenn Miller]]</small> |
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| ''[[Danse Macabre]]''<br><small>by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]</small> |
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| "[[Only Hope]]"<br><small>by [[Mandy Moore]]</small> |
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| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || |
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! '''2000–2001''' |
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| ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''<br><small>by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]</small> |
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| ''[[The Nutcracker Suite]]''<br><small> by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]</small> |
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| "[[Colors of the Wind]]"<br>from [[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]<br><small> by [[Vanessa L. Williams]]</small> <hr> 1960s medley <br><small> by [[The Angels (American group)|The Angels]]</small> |
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| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|Final]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || |
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! '''1999–2000''' |
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| ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''<br><small>by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]</small> |
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| ''[[Ever After]]'' soundtrack <br><small>by [[George Fenton]]</small> |
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| "[[Don't Rain on My Parade]]"<Br><small> by [[Barbra Streisand]]</small> <hr> "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" <br><small>by [[Don McLean]]</small> |
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| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Japan|Japan]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || |
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| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Netherlands|Netherlands]] || || || 4th || || || || || |
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! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National<ref name=USFS-JK/> |
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| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Champ.]] || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd N || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J || 7th || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th || 5th || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th |
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| colspan=9 align=center | <small> Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior. WD = Withdrew </small> |
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*{{note|1|1}} At the [[2002 World Figure Skating Championships|2002 World Championships]], Kirk was 15th in the short program before withdrawing. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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<ref name=ISU-JK>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/ladies/TO/4245 |title= Jennifer KIRK |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161028085327/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/ladies/TO/4245 |archive-date= October 28, 2016 |url-status= dead |access-date= October 28, 2016 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=ISU-0001>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004245.htm |title= Jennifer KIRK: 2000/2001 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010719020755/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004245.htm |archive-date= July 19, 2001 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=ISU-0102>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004245.htm |title= Jennifer KIRK: 2001/2002 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020211193245/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004245.htm |archive-date= February 11, 2002 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=ISU-0203>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004245.htm |title= Jennifer KIRK: 2002/2003 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030618155810/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004245.htm |archive-date= June 18, 2003 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=ISU-0304>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004245.htm |title= Jennifer KIRK: 2003/2004 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040616072831/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004245.htm |archive-date= June 16, 2004 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=ISU-0405>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004245.htm |title= Jennifer KIRK: 2004/2005 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050403202955/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004245.htm |archive-date= April 3, 2005 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=USFS-JK>{{cite web |url= http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2297 |title= Jennifer Kirk |publisher= [[U.S. Figure Skating]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050309194814/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2297 |archive-date= March 9, 2005 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=GS031110>{{cite news|url=http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/111003.shtml |title=Jennifer Kirk: Online Interview |date=November 10, 2003 |work=goldenskate.com |access-date=December 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512013842/http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2003/111003.shtml |archive-date=May 12, 2008 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=GS030109>{{cite news|url=http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/010903.shtml |title=Jennifer Kirk: Gymnastics Background Strengthens Kirk's Skating |first=Barry |last=Mittan |date=January 9, 2003 |work=GoldenSkate |access-date=April 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517054558/http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/010903.shtml |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=USFS050907>{{cite news |url= http://www.usfsa.org/event_story.asp?id=30615 |title= 2004 U.S. Bronze Medalist Jennifer Kirk Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating |work= [[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date= September 7, 2005 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20051110084256/http://usfsa.org/event_story.asp?id=30615 |archive-date= November 10, 2005 |url-status= unfit }}</ref> |
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<ref name=IN081030>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081030&content_id=54552&vkey=ice_news |title= The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew |first1= Sarah S. |last1= Brannen |first2= Drew |last2= Meekins |date= October 30, 2008 |work= [[IceNetwork.com]] |access-date= December 23, 2010 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Kirk090705>{{cite news |url= http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/07/05/skatings-not-so-secret-shame/ |title= Skating's not-so-secret Shame |first= Jennifer |last= Kirk |date= July 5, 2009 |work= [[True/Slant]] |access-date= December 23, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120902235444/http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/07/05/skatings-not-so-secret-shame/ |archive-date= September 2, 2012 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Kirk090708>{{cite news |url= http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/07/08/the-aftermath/ |title= The Aftermath |first= Jennifer |last= Kirk |date= July 8, 2009 |work= [[True/Slant]] |access-date= December 23, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121006211312/http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/07/08/the-aftermath/ |archive-date= October 6, 2012 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=HP100120>{{cite news |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesleyann-coker/jenny-kirk-on-figure-skat_b_430032.html |title= Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part I) |first= Lesleyann |last= Coker |date= January 20, 2010 |work= [[Huffington Post]] |access-date= December 23, 2010 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=HP100121>{{cite news |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lesleyann-coker/jenny-kirk-on-figure-skat_b_431698.html |title= Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part II) |first= Lesleyann |last= Coker |date= January 21, 2010 |work= [[Huffington Post]] |access-date= December 23, 2010 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=TS090627>{{cite news |url= http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/06/27/preventing-pain-in-figure-skating/ |title= Preventing Pain in Figure Skating |first= Jennifer |last= Kirk |work= True/Slant |date= June 27, 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130530144221/http://trueslant.com/jenniferkirk/2009/06/27/preventing-pain-in-figure-skating/ |archive-date= May 30, 2013 }}</ref> |
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Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk (born August 15, 1984) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior champion and the 2002 Four Continents champion.
Early life
[edit]Jennifer Kirk was born in Newton, Massachusetts.[1] Prior to skating, she was a gymnast until the age of nine.[2] She also studied ballet and once performed with the Boston Ballet.[3]
Career
[edit]Kirk grew interested in skating and began training with coaches Evy and Mary Scotvold at the age of 10[2] at the Skating Club of Boston. She was featured as a young up-and-coming skater on the PBS shows Zoom and Arthur.[4][5] At 15, a piece of bone tore from her pelvis and jutted into her hip flexor.[6]
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.[7]
Ahead of the 2002–03 season, Kirk moved to train with Richard Callaghan in Detroit. 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. In the summer of 2004, Kirk moved to the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, to train with Frank Carroll and Ken Congemi.[2][8][9]
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.[7] She placed 10th at the 2004 Cup of Russia and won bronze at the 2005 Four Continents.
On September 7, 2005, Kirk announced her retirement from competitive figure skating.[10] 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 U.S. Figure Skating International Committee. In the fall of 2012, she and her colleague, David Lease, launched "The Skating Lesson", a podcast and website.[11] The two interview current and former skaters, coaches, choreographers and skating officials including Debi Thomas, Frank Carroll, Sandra Bezic, Alissa Czisny, Tiffany Chin, and Rudy Galindo. The web-series has garnered a following of thousands of figure skating fans with its weekly video interviews.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]In May 1999, Kirk's mother, Pat Harris, was diagnosed 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."[10] In 2009, she revealed her career-long struggle with eating disorders and mentioned that it had been a factor in her decision to retire.[12][13] She also stated that disordered eating was very common among skaters but not enough was being done to address the problem.[14][15]
Programs
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Results
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| Event | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 |
| Worlds | WD1 | 18th | 17th | |||||
| Four Continents | 5th | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 10th | |||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | 5th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 4th | 2nd | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | |||||||
| GP Sparkassen | 4th | |||||||
| GP Trophée Lalique | 3rd | |||||||
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| Junior Worlds | 1st | |||||||
| JGP Final | 2nd | |||||||
| JGP Japan | 1st | |||||||
| JGP Netherlands | 4th | |||||||
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| U.S. Champ. | 3rd N | 3rd J | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th |
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- ^1 At the 2002 World Championships, Kirk was 15th in the short program before withdrawing.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jennifer KIRK: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 3, 2005.
- ^ a b c "Jennifer Kirk: Online Interview". goldenskate.com. November 10, 2003. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (January 9, 2003). "Jennifer Kirk: Gymnastics Background Strengthens Kirk's Skating". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ Zoom. Season 1. Episode 4. 7 January 1999. PBS.
- ^ "The Good Sport". Arthur. Season 6. Episode 9A. PBS. WQED (TV).
- ^ Kirk, Jennifer (June 27, 2009). "Preventing Pain in Figure Skating". True/Slant. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jennifer Kirk". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (October 30, 2008). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Hersh, Philip (14 January 2005). "Kirk stepping out on her own". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b "2004 U.S. Bronze Medalist Jennifer Kirk Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. September 7, 2005. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.
- ^ The Skating Lesson's about page[usurped]
- ^ Kirk, Jennifer (July 5, 2009). "Skating's not-so-secret Shame". True/Slant. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Kirk, Jennifer (July 8, 2009). "The Aftermath". True/Slant. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Coker, Lesleyann (January 20, 2010). "Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part I)". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Coker, Lesleyann (January 21, 2010). "Jenny Kirk on Figure Skating's Eating Disorder Epidemic (Part II)". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Jennifer KIRK: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2004.
- ^ "Jennifer KIRK: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003.
- ^ "Jennifer KIRK: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002.
- ^ "Jennifer KIRK: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2001.
- ^ a b "Jennifer KIRK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
External links
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Media related to Jennifer Kirk at Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Kirk at the International Skating Union
- "Official website of Jennifer Kirk". Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
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