Panu Oula Jääskeläinen (born 8 March 1969) is a Finnish former competitive
figure skater. He is the 1992
Piruetten
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silver medalist, a two-time
Nordic bronze medalist, and a five-time
Finnish national champion. He represented Finland at the
1992 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
.
Personal life
Jääskeläinen was born on 8 March 1969 in
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...
, Finland.
[ His sister, Anu Oksanen (née Jääskeläinen), is the head coach for the ]synchronized skating
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This complex sport originated in 1956 and was ...
team Marigold IceUnity
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, who are multiple world champions.
Career
Jääskeläinen was sent to ten European Championships from 1985 to 1994, achieving his best result, eighth, at the 1993 event in Helsinki. He also competed at nine World Championships and reached his highest placement, 12th, at the 1991 event in Munich
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.Skatabase: 1990s Worlds
Jääskeläinen was selected to represent Finland at the
1992 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
in
Albertville
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It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...
and finished 19th.
[ During his career, he trained at the Mariposa School of Skating in ]Barrie
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, Ontario
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, Canada
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.[
Jääskeläinen retired from competition in 1994 and then joined an ice show in Blackpool, England. He also appeared on ]Strictly Ice Dancing
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, partnering with celebrity Carol Smillie
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.
He began coaching in Cape Town
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, South Africa
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, in around 2006 or 2007.[
]
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Finnish male single skaters
Olympic figure skaters of Finland
Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Living people
1969 births
Sportspeople from Espoo
Finnish expatriates in South Africa