Jennifer Kirk

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 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. She also studied Ballet and once performed with the Boston Ballet.

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.

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 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.

Kirk is a member of the US Figure Skating International Committee.

Competitive highlights[]

Event	1997-1998	1998-1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005
World Championships							18th	17th
Four Continents Champion				5th	1st			3rd
World Junior Championships			1st
U.S. Championships	3rd N.	3rd J.	7th	4th	5th	5th	3rd	4th
Skate America						4th	2nd
NHK Trophy				6th			5th
Cup of Russia								10th
Skate Canada International						6th
Nations Cup					4th
Trophee Lalique				3rd
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final			2nd
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final			1st
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final			4th

N = Novice level; J = Junior level

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Long Program	Exhibition
2004-2005	Chicago (2002 film) by John Kander and Fred Ebb	Beatles concerto
2003-2004	Chicago (2002 film) by John Kander and Fred Ebb	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss	Chicago (2002 film) by John Kander and Fred Ebb
2002-2003	The Princess Diaries soundtrack by John Debney	ABBA medley Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss	"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" by Celine Dion
2001-2002	"Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin and "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller	Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns	"Only Hope" by Mandy Moore
2000-2001	Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	"Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas (1995 film) by Vanessa L. Williams 1960s medley by The Angels (band)
1999-2000	Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber	Ever After soundtrack by George Fenton	"Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbara Streisand "American Pie" by Don McLean