Jenni N. Meno (born November 10, 1970 in
Westlake, Ohio
Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland located 12 miles west of downtown Cleveland. The population was 34,228 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Westlake is located at (41.454439, −81.928657).
Acco ...
) is an American former competitive
pair skater
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
. With her husband
Todd Sand
Todd Sand (born October 30, 1963) is an American pair skater. With his wife Jenni Meno, he is the 1998 World silver medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (1995, 1996), and a three-time U.S. national champion (1994–96). With his previous ...
, she is the
1998 World silver medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (1995, 1996), and a three-time
U.S. national champion (1994–96).
Career
Meno first partnered with
Scott Wendland and won two medals at the
U.S. Championships. She began skating with her future husband
Todd Sand
Todd Sand (born October 30, 1963) is an American pair skater. With his wife Jenni Meno, he is the 1998 World silver medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (1995, 1996), and a three-time U.S. national champion (1994–96). With his previous ...
in April 1992. They competed in two Olympics and won three national titles and three medals at the
World Figure Skating Championships
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.
Following their amateur career, the pair skated professionally in the
Stars on Ice tour for six seasons. Meno also appeared in the 2006
FOX
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Twelve sp ...
television program "
Skating with Celebrities".
Meno works as a coach with her husband. They formerly coached
John Baldwin /
Rena Inoue
is a Japanese-born American retired pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters t ...
and
Mary Beth Marley
Mary Beth Marley (born May 19, 1995) is an American pair skater. With former partner Rockne Brubaker, she is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2012 U.S. silver medalist. Previously, Marley competed in single skating and became the 2 ...
/
Rockne Brubaker
Rockne Lee Brubaker, II (born June 21, 1986) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Keauna McLaughlin, he is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior champion, and a two-time (2008–2009) U.S. national cham ...
.,
and
Jessica Calalang
Jessica Noelle Calalang (born February 24, 1995) is an American pair skater. With her current partner Brian Johnson, she is a three-time U.S. national silver medalist (2020–22) and a three-time Challenger series medalist, including gold at the ...
/
Zack Sidhu
Zack Sidhu (born October 21, 1991) is an American pair skater. With Jessica Calalang, he won three medals on the ISU Challenger Series – bronze at the 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic and silver at the 2014 and 2016 CS U.S. International C ...
.
Personal life
Meno and Sand became engaged the day of their short program at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They were married July 22, 1995. They have two sons, Jack, born in 2004, and Matthew Kenneth, born on August 14, 2006.
Competitive highlights
Ladies' singles
Pairs
With Todd Sand
With Scott Wendland
References
Navigation
American female pair skaters
Olympic figure skaters of the United States
Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Living people
1970 births
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
People from Westlake, Ohio
21st-century American women
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