Jennifer Robinson (figure skater)

Jennifer Robinson (born December 2, 1976) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is a six-time national champion and finished 7th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Jennifer Robinson
Robinson skates in 2004.
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1976-12-02) December 2, 1976
Goderich, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coachMichelle Leigh
Former choreographerLori Nichol
Skating clubRiverside Figure Skating Club
Began skating1986
Retired2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total144.89
2003 Skate Canada
Short program47.78
2003 Skate Canada
Free skate97.11
2003 Skate Canada

Early life

Robinson was born December 2, 1976 in Goderich, Ontario.[1] She is the niece of NHL hockey player Gaston Gingras.[2]

Career

Robinson won six Canadian national titles. She placed as high as 8th at the World Championships (2000) and as high as 4th at the Four Continents Championships (2002). She won one Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 1999 Skate Canada International. She finished 7th at the 2002 Olympics and retired from competition in 2004. She then skated with Stars on Ice. Robinson was one of five stunt doubles for the main character, Casey (played by Michelle Trachtenberg) in the Walt Disney Pictures's 2005 film Ice Princess.

On July 31 and August 7, 2004, Robinson made her radio-hosting debut by hosting a Saturday night retro show on CIQB-FM in Barrie, Ontario, under the direction of station program director Darren Stevens. She also hosted a dinner hour news show called First Local for the Simcoe County, Ontario public access Rogers Cable station. Robinson appears occasionally on the sports talk show Off the Record with Michael Landsberg. She was a commentator at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia for CTV along with Rod Black and Victor Kraatz during the Women's Figure Skating and Ice Dancing competitions.

In October 2010, Robinson was elected to Barrie City Council, representing Ward 8 in the south-central area of the city.[3] She resigned from her position on council in August 2012, citing personal health reasons.[4]

Personal life

Robinson lives in Oro-Medonte, Ontario.

Robinson married figure skating coach Shane Dennison in September 2002.[1] She gave birth to a girl named Reese McKenna Dennison on February 2, 2010 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario.[5]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2003–04
[1]
  • Tangosain
    by Luis Bacalov
  • Welcome to Cuba
    by David Arnold
  • Prelude a L'Apres-midi d'un faune
    by Claude Debussy
2002–03
[6]
  • Symphonie Moderne
    by Max Steiner
  • Suite Populaire Espagnole pour Violin et Piano
    by Manuel de Falla
2001–02
[7]
  • Street Scene
    by A. Newman
    performed by Sam Butera
  • Liebestraum
    by Franz Liszt
2000–01
[8]
  • Moon Ghosts for Aldous Huxley
    by M. Hoppe
  • An Irish Symphony
    by H. Harty

Results

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

International[9]
Event 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04
Olympics7th
Worlds19th21st18th8th15th9th9th14th
Four Continents7th6th8th4th5th5th
GP Cup of China9th
GP Cup of Russia8th5th
GP Lalique4th
GP Nations Cup9th5th4th
GP NHK Trophy7th
GP Skate America12th8th7th
GP Skate Canada10th5th3rd4th4th5th
Campbells Classic6th
Continents Cup6th
Inter. Challenge4th
Nebelhorn Trophy4th
Schäfer Memorial6th
Skate Canada6th
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds10th
Blue Swords13th J
National[9]
Canadian Champ.4th N11th J1st J2nd1st3rd3rd1st1st1st1st1st3rd
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References
  1. "Jennifer ROBINSON: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 11, 2004.
  2. Mittan, J. Barry (1996). "Feel the Energy - Canada's Jennifer Robinson". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  3. Bruineman, Marg (2010-10-27). "Emotions, turnouts run high". Barrie Examiner. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
  4. Bruton, Rob (2010-08-02). "Ward 8 councillor steps down". Barrie Examiner. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  5. "Six time Canadian Champion and Olympian Jennifer Robinson welcomes baby girl". Skatecanada.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010.
  6. "Jennifer ROBINSON: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2003.
  7. "Jennifer ROBINSON: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002.
  8. "Jennifer ROBINSON: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2001.
  9. "Jennifer ROBINSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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