# Janna Jyrkinen

Janna Jyrkinen (born 14 February 2007) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist, the 2022 Volvo Open Cup champion, and the 2023 Finnish national champion. She achieved a top-ten result at the 2023 European Championships, where she finished seventh.

## Personal life

Jyrkinen was born on 14 February 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. She has a younger sister named Elina.

## Career
### Early career

Jyrkinen began figure skating in 2013.
She won the Finnish Novice Championships in 2019. The following year, she won the bronze medal at the 2019–20 Finnish Junior Championships.
Jyrkinen went on to win gold at the 2020 Volvo Open Cup and finish fifth on at the 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup.

### 2021–22 season

Jyrkinen made her international debut on the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing ninth at the 2021 JGP France and 2021 JGP Austria, before going on to finish seventh at the 2021 Santa Claus Cup.
Jyrkinen would then go on to win gold at 2021–22 Finnish Junior Championships and 2022 Nordic Championships. She finished her season at the 2022 Jégvirág Cup and the 2022 Bavarian Open, where she placed second and sixth, respectively.

### 2022–23 season

Making her senior international level debut, Jyrkinen started the season with an eleventh-place finish at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy and a tenth-place finish at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. She then went on to win gold and bronze at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup and 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, respectively.
A few days before the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo was scheduled to take place, Emmi Peltonen was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. As a result, Jyrkinen was called up to replace her. Due to this, Jyrkinen also had to withdraw from the 2022 NRW Trophy, which she was originally assigned to compete at, due to the event taking place at the same time as the Grand Prix of Espoo. Making her senior Grand Prix debut, Jyrkinen placed twelfth in the short program out of the twelve skaters at the event after popping a planned triple lutz and triple flip into singles. She went on to deliver a solid free skate, placing seventh in that segment of the competition and finishing tenth overall.
Competing at both the 2022–23 Finnish Championships, Jyrkinen won her first senior national title.
At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Jyrkinen entered the event as the home favorite and the only Finnish woman singles skater competing at the event. Jyrkinen delivered two strong performances, placing eighth in the short program, seventh in the free skate, and seventh overall. Her top ten placement earned two spots for Finnish women singles skaters for the 2024 European Championships. Jyrkinen went on to compete at the 2023 Nordic Championships and the 2023 International Challenge Cup, finishing second and twelfth, respectively.
At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Jyrkinen managed to qualify for the free skate segment of the competition after placing twenty-first in the short program. She would also go on to place twenty-first in the free skate segment of the competition, finishing twenty-first overall.

### 2023–24 season

Jyrkinen struggled with a growth spurt during the season, which caused issues with her skating technique, and unspecified difficulties with her situation in Lappeenranta; she considered quitting the sport but continued with the support of people close to her.
She began the season at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, coming eleventh, before finishing eighth on home ice at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. On the Grand Prix, she came twelfth of twelve skaters at the 2023 Grand Prix de France and then eleventh at Finland's own 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo.
After placing fifth in the short program at the 2024 Nordic Championships, Jyrkinen withdrew from the event.

### 2024–25 season

Jyrkinen spent the summer adapting her skating technique to her growth spurt. In August 2024, it was announced that Jyrkinen had left her coach, Marina Shirshova, to be coached by Alisa Drei. She moved to live alone in Helsinki.
She started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing eighth at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy and fourth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. She would follow these results up with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup. Selected as a host pick at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy, Jyrkinen finished the event in tenth place.
In December, she won the bronze medal at the 2025 Finnish Championships.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Start a War (from Riverdale) by Klergy & Valerie Broussard choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Wake of Death Maria (from Mary of Nazareth) by Guy Farley Royal Rendant by Power-Haus & Tom Evans choreo. by Benoît Richaud | |
| 2023–2024 | Flowers performed by Miley Cyrus & Brooklyn Duo choreo. by Adam Solya | The Story of Voyages by Alfred Schnittke choreo. by Adam Solya | Big Spender performed by Peggy Lee Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Anastasia Bunina |
| 2022–2023 | Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Melody Gardot performed by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Anastasia Bunina | The Story of Voyages by Alfred Schnittke choreo. by Adam Solya | Big Spender performed by Peggy Lee Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Anastasia Bunina |
| 2021–2022 | Your Heart Is As Black As Night by Melody Gardot performed by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa choreo. by Anastasia Bunina | Morning Mood In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) by Edvard Grieg choreo. by Anastasia Bunina | |
| 2020–2021 | Big Spender performed by Peggy Lee Jumpin' Jack by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Anastasia Bunina | Morning Mood In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) by Edvard Grieg choreo. by Anastasia Bunina |

## Competitive highlights

* GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
* JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
* CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
* WD – Withdrew from competition
* C – Event was cancelled
Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| World Championships | 21st | | |
| European Championships | 7th | | 18th |
| Finnish Championships | 1st | | 3rd |
| GP Finland | 10th | 11th | 10th |
| GP France | | 12th | |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | 8th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 10th | 8th | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 11th | 11th | |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 8th |
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | | | 4th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 3rd | | |
| Challenge Cup | 12th | | |
| Nordic Championships | 2nd | WD | |
| Road to 26 Trophy | | | WD |
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | | 4th |
| Winter University Games | | | 6th |
Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
| Finnish Championships | 3rd | C | 1st |
| JGP Austria | | | 9th |
| JGP France | | | 9th |
| Bavarian Open | | | 6th |
| Jégvirág Cup | | | 2nd |
| Nordic Championships | | | 1st |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | 7th |
| Tallink Hotels Cup | | 5th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | 1st | |

## Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 176.96 | 2023 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 62.35 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TES | 35.69 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | PCS | 27.66 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TSS | 116.19 | 2023 European Championships |
| Free skating | TES | 62.36 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo |
| Free skating | PCS | 57.13 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |

### Senior level

2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 18–20, 2025 | Road to 26 Trophy | 10 46.99 | – | – |
| January 28–February 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 18 50.30 | 18 95.88 | 18 146.18 |
| January 13–23, 2025 | 2025 Winter World University Games | 6 55.07 | 6 108.26 | 6 163.33 |
| December 13–15, 2024 | 2025 Finnish Championships | 3 57.38 | 3 98.58 | 3 155.96 |
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 9 55.30 | 11 102.14 | 10 157.44 |
| October 31–November 3, 2024 | 2024 Volvo Open Cup | 4 53.29 | 6 87.20 | 4 140.49 |
| October 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 4 56.73 | 4 112.24 | 4 168.97 |
| October 11–13, 2024 | 2024 CS Budapest Trophy | 7 57.26 | 9 95.08 | 8 152.34 |
| September 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8 57.24 | 8 111.58 | 8 168.82 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 1–4, 2024 | 2024 Nordic Championships | 5 48.08 | WD | WD |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 6 58.63 | 11 95.11 | 11 153.74 |
| November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 12 39.57 | 12 86.35 | 12 125.92 |
| October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 53.44 | 7 106.41 | 8 159.85 |
| September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 10 53.62 | 11 91.49 | 11 145.11 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 21 56.06 | 21 104.85 | 21 160.91 |
| February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 4 62.12 | 13 96.04 | 12 158.16 |
| February 2–5, 2023 | 2023 Nordic Championships | 1 60.98 | 4 106.92 | 2 167.90 |
| January 25–29, 2022 | 2023 European Championships | 8 60.77 | 7 116.19 | 7 176.96 |
| December 16–18, 2022 | 2022–23 Finnish Championships | 1 63.30 | 1 111.12 | 1 174.42 |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | 12 42.89 | 7 111.56 | 10 154.45 |
| November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 2 62.35 | 4 112.61 | 3 174.96 |
| November 3–7, 2022 | 2022 Volvo Cup Open | 1 57.15 | 1 121.57 | 1 178.72 |
| October 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 12 53.75 | 10 103.89 | 10 157.64 |
| September 16–19, 2022 | 2022 Lombardia Trophy | 14 43.29 | 10 93.47 | 11 136.96 |

### Junior level

2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 11–13, 2022 | 2022 Jégvirág Cup | 4 49.29 | 2 95.24 | 2 144.53 |
| January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Bavarian Open | 5 48.56 | 6 83.93 | 6 132.49 |
| January 27–30, 2022 | 2022 Nordic Championships | 1 60.57 | 3 90.22 | 1 150.79 |
| December 6–12, 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | 12 47.85 | 4 104.25 | 7 152.10 |
| October 6–9, 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | 17 45.64 | 9 102.12 | 9 147.76 |
| August 18–21, 2021 | 2021 JGP France I | 6 53.70 | 9 79.95 | 9 133.65 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 18–21, 2021 | 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup | 5 46.81 | 3 89.52 | 5 136.33 |
| November 7–8, 2020 | 2020 Volvo Open Cup | 1 53.46 | 1 99.92 | 1 153.38 |
| 2019–20 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 13–15, 2019 | 2019–20 Finnish Junior Championships | 1 50.16 | 3 84.29 | 3 134.45 |