Jenna McCorkell

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British figure skater

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FieldValue
nameJenna McCorkell
image2012 WFSC 05d 183 Jenna McCorkell.JPG
captionMcCorkell in 2012
country
birth_date
birth_placeColeraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
height
coachSimon Briggs, Debbie Briggs, Yuri Bureiko, Silvie De Rijcke, Vera Vandecaveye, Marina Serova, Margaret O'Neill
skating clubLiedekerke
beganskating1994
retired29 March 2014
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Jenna McCorkell (born 15 September 1986) is a former figure skater from Northern Ireland. She is an eleven-time British national champion (2003–05; 2007–14) and won seven senior international medals, including gold at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial and Ice Challenge. She placed as high as eighth at the European Championships (2008) and 14th at the World Championships (2010, 2012), and competed at two Winter Olympics (2010, 2014).

Personal life

McCorkell was born on 15 September 1986 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. She married Belgian skater Kevin van der Perren in May 2008. The couple lives in Coleraine, Northern Ireland and have a son named Ben, born in 2019.

Career

McCorkell trained in Belfast, coached by Margaret McAllister and Yuri Bureiko, until the end of the 2001–02 season. In the 2002–03 season, she moved to Coventry where she was coached by Bureiko.

McCorkell competed three times, from 2002 to 2004, at the World Junior Championships, placing as high as 11th in 2003. She made her senior World and European Championships debut also in 2003.

Following the 2005–06 season, McCorkell moved to Liedekerke, Belgium where she was coached by Vera Vandecaveye.

McCorkell achieved her career-best European Championships result, 8th, in 2008. After the 2007–08 season, she rejoined Juri Bureiko and was also coached by Silvie De Rijcke. Her best Worlds finish, 14th, came in 2010 and 2012.

McCorkell changed coaches in April 2011. She decided to train with coach Simon Briggs in Ninove and Dundee. McCorkell had a torn abductor muscle at the end of 2012.

In February 2014, McCorkell competed at her second Winter Olympics. Ranked 25th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate in Sochi, Russia. At the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, McCorkell qualified for the free skate but withdrew due to a hamstring injury.

Programs

::data[format=table] | Season | Short program | Free skating | 2013–14 | 2012–13 | 2011–12 | 2009–11 | 2008–09 | 2007–08 | 2006–07 | 2004–05 | 2003–04 | 2002–03 | 2001–02 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2001–present

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InternationalEvent01–0202–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–14International: JuniorNationalTeam events
Olympics29th25th
Worlds21st24th22nd25th20th14th24th14th20thWD
Europeans19th14th16th15th8th9th14th14th18th21st24th
GP Cup of China6th
GP Rostelecom Cup8th
GP France8th8th
GP NHK Trophy11th11th
GP Skate America10th
GP Skate Canada8th7th10th
Cup of Nice8th6th
Finlandia Trophy10th10th9th6th5th
Golden Spin12th13th3rd4th
Ice Challenge1st
Karl Schäfer21st
Nebelhorn Trophy9th6th5th5th
NRW Trophy3rd
Ondrej Nepela2nd3rd5th1st15th
Volvo Open Cup2nd
Junior Worlds12th11th13th
JGP Germany3rd
JGP Italy5th8th
JGP Sweden6th
British Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
Olympics10th T
10th P
WD = Withdrew
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1996–2000

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NationalEvent96–9797–9898–9999–00
British Championships2nd N9th J20th11th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
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References

References

  1. "Jenna McCorkell". [[British Olympic Association]].
  2. "Competition Results: Jenna MCCORKELL". International Skating Union.
  3. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2001/2002". International Skating Union.
  4. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2002/2003". International Skating Union.
  5. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2003/2004". International Skating Union.
  6. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2004/2005". International Skating Union.
  7. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2006/2007". International Skating Union.
  8. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2007/2008". International Skating Union.
  9. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2008/2009". International Skating Union.
  10. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2009/2010". International Skating Union.
  11. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2010/2011". International Skating Union.
  12. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2011/2012". International Skating Union.
  13. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2012/2013". International Skating Union.
  14. "Jenna MCCORKELL: 2013/2014". International Skating Union.
  15. Mittan, Barry. (2 August 2003). "British Senior Ladies Champion Jenna McCorkell". Golden Skate.
  16. (19 May 2008). "Ice skating champ ties the knot". newsletter.co.uk.
  17. Geurts, Mireille. (2010). "Jenna McCorkell and Kevin Van Der Perren's bumpy ride through the season". AbsoluteSkating.com.
  18. (1 December 2011). "McCorkell finally looking ahead". Sportsbeat / Eurosport.
  19. (10 March 2013). "Fit-again McCorkell wants strong Worlds finish". Eurosport.
  20. (29 March 2014). "Jenna McCorkell forced out of final competitive skate by injury". BBC News.
  21. "Ben". Instagram.

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