Jenna Syken

Jenna Syken (Hebrew: ג'ינה סייקן‎) (born October 19, 1990 in Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American figure skater who competes for Israel. In November 2005 she placed 9th on the novice level in the 2006 Eastern Sectional Championships, failing to qualify for the 2006 U.S. Championships. In April 2006 Syken switched to competing for Israel, became a member of the IISF, competed in the 2006 Israel Nationals and won the Junior Ladies Champion title.[1] Syken placed 37th at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Jenna's current coach and choreographer is Vacheslav Uchitel.[2]

Jenna Syken
Personal information
Country represented Israel
Born (1990-10-19) October 19, 1990
Height168 cm (5.51 ft)
CoachVacheslav Uchitel
Former coachPriscilla Hill, Liz Manley,
Pamela Gregory, Ron Ludington
ChoreographerVacheslav Uchitel
Former choreographerAnjelika Krylova, Priscilla Hill
Skating clubKochavim on Ice, Kiryat Shmona
ISU personal best scores
Combined total96.84
2006 JGP Courchevel
Short program36.29
2006 JGP Courchevel
Free skate60.55
2006 JGP Courchevel

Her older sister, Shayna Syken, is a former competitive skater on the sectional level. Shayna is the 1998 Junior Olympic Juvenile Ladies Freeskate Champion and the 2002 South Atlantic Senior Ladies Champion.[3]

Competitive highlights
Event 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
World Junior Championships37th
Israeli Championships1st J.2nd J.1st
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic17th
Junior Grand Prix, France10th
European Youth Olympic Days20th
U.S. Eastern Sectionals8th N.9th N.
U.S. North Atlantic Novice Regionals5th N.2nd N.4th N.
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level
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References
  1. "Jenna Syken". Israel Ice Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  2. ISUFS Listing Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 25, 2009.
  3. Bio from Unseen skates. Accessed April 18, 2008].


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