Oula Jääskeläinen
| Oula Jääskeläinen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Panu Oula Jääskeläinen |
| Country represented | Finland |
| Born |
8 March 1969 Espoo, Finland |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Former coach | Doug Leigh, Michelle Leigh, Annlisa Uotila |
| Former choreographer | Michelle Leigh, Robert McCall |
| Former skating club | Etelä Vantaan Taitoluisteljat |
| Former training locations | Barrie |
| Retired | 1994 |
Panu Oula Jääskeläinen (born 8 March 1969) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. He is the 1992 Piruetten silver medalist, a two-time Nordic bronze medalist, and a five-time Finnish national champion. He represented Finland at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Jääskeläinen was born on 8 March 1969 in Espoo, Finland.[2] His sister, Anu Oksanen (née Jääskeläinen), is the head coach for the synchronized skating team Marigold IceUnity who are three-time world champions.[3][4]
Career
Jääskeläinen was sent to ten European Championships from 1985 to 1994, achieving his best result, eighth, at the 1993 event in Helsinki.[5] He also competed at nine World Championships and reached his highest placement, 12th, at the 1991 event in Munich.[6] Jääskeläinen was selected to represent Finland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and finished 19th.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3]
Results
| International | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Piruetten | 2nd | |||||||||
| Nordics | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
| National[7] | ||||||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Oula Jääskeläinen". Figure Skating Corner.
- 1 2 "Oula Jääskeläinen". Sports Reference.
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ Skatabase: 1990s Europeans
- ↑ Skatabase: 1990s Worlds
- ↑ "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 3 June 2014.