Oula Jääskeläinen
| Oula Jääskeläinen | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Panu Oula Jääskeläinen |
| Born | 8 March 1969 Espoo, Finland |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Finland |
| Retired | 1994 |
Panu Oula Jääskeläinen (born 8 March 1969) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. He is a five-time Finnish national champion.
Career
Jääskeläinen placed 19th at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[2] His highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 12th, which he achieved in 1991.[3] His highest placement at the European Figure Skating Championships was 8th, which he achieved in 1993.[4] During his career, he trained at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Jääskeläinen retired from competition in 1994 and then joined an ice show in Blackpool, England.[5] He also appeared on Strictly Ice Dancing, partnering with celebrity Carol Smillie. He began coaching in Cape Town, South Africa in around 2006 or 2007.[5]
Personal life
Jääskeläinen's sister, Anu Oksanen (née Jääskeläinen), is the head coach for the synchronized skating team Marigold IceUnity who are three-time world champions.[5][6]
Results
| International | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
| Olympics | 19th | |||||||||
| Worlds | 22nd | 24th | 23rd | 22nd | 24th | 20th | 12th | 30th | 16th | |
| Europeans | 16th | 19th | 12th | 16th | 16th | 17th | 12th | 14th | 8th | 24th |
| Skate America | 15th | |||||||||
| Skate Canada | 6th | |||||||||
| Inter. de Paris | 10th | |||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 10th | |||||||||
| Nordics | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
| National[7] | ||||||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Oula Jääskeläinen". Figure Skating Corner.
- ^ "Oula Jääskeläinen". Sports Reference.
- ^ Skatabase: 1990s Worlds
- ^ Skatabase: 1990s Europeans
- ^ a b c Kajas, Mila; Salmi, Anna (27 April 2008). "Oula Jääskeläinen coaching in South Africa". Finnish Figure Skating Association.
- Original: "Mitä kuuluu Oula Jääskeläinen?" (in Finnish). 1 April 2008.
- ^ "Marigold IceUnity". Fédération française des sports de glace. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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