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Oula Jääskeläinen

Oula Jääskeläinen
Full namePanu Oula Jääskeläinen
Born (1969-03-08) 8 March 1969 (age 55)
Espoo, Finland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
Retired1994

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 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.[3] He also competed at nine World Championships and reached his highest placement, 12th, at the 1991 event in Munich.[4] 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. 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]

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 14th
Skate Canada 6th
Inter. de Paris 10th
NHK Trophy 10th
Piruetten 2nd
Nordics 3rd 3rd
National[6]
Finnish Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ a b "Oula Jääskeläinen". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  2. ^ a b "Oula Jääskeläinen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ Skatabase: 1990s Europeans Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Skatabase: 1990s Worlds Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Oula Jääskeläinen valmentaa Etelä-Afrikassa" [Oula Jääskeläinen coaching in South Africa] (in Finnish). Yle. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Yksinluistelu/Seniorit" [Finnish national champions] (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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