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| Jari Kessler | |||||||||||||
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 Kessler at the 2024 World Championships | |||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1996 Cles, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Hometown | Caldaro, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||
| Country |  Croatia (since 2019) Italy (2012–19) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Angelina Turenko Alisa Mikonsaari | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | KK Leda | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2009 | ||||||||||||
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Jari Kessler (born 29 November 1996) is a Croatian and Italian figure skater. For Croatia, he is the 2020 NRW Trophy champion, 2022 Jegvirag Cup silver medalist, 2022 Merano Ice Trophy bronze medalist, and three-time Croatian national champion (2020, 2023-24). He represented Italy until spring 2019, winning three senior international medals.
Personal life
[edit]Kessler was born in Cles, Italy.[1] He played pond hockey before switching to figure skating.[2]
Career
[edit]For Italy
[edit]Kessler originally competed for Italy. In the 2012–13 season, he moved up to the junior ranks. He made his senior international debut in January 2016, at the Mentor Toruń Cup in Poland.
Kessler's first senior medals came in the 2017–18 season. He won bronze at the Mentor Toruń Cup, in January, and another bronze at the Egna Spring Trophy, in April.
In October 2018, he took bronze at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in Croatia. The Egna Spring Trophy in March 2019 was his final competition for Italy.
2020–21 season: Debut for Croatia
[edit]Kessler made his international debut for Croatia at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, where he placed seventh. In November 2020, he won gold at the NRW Trophy in Germany.
2021–22 season
[edit]In January, Kessler competed at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but was eliminated after placing 31st in the short program. In February, he took bronze at the Merano Ice Trophy in Italy and silver at the Jegvirag Cup in Hungary.
2022–23 season
[edit]Kessler qualified to the free skate at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland.
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2023–2024 [3] |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
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| 2021–2022 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Single skating (for Croatia)
[edit]| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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| World Championships | 21st | 29th | ||||
| European Championships | 31st | 19th | 27th | |||
| Croatian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 7th | 7th | ||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 19th | 11th | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 13th | |||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 15th | 6th | 12th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 9th | |||||
| Bellu Memorial | 5th | 1st | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 12th | |||||
| Dragon Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 2nd | |||||
| Merano Cup | 3rd | 7th | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | 3rd | ||||
| Tayside Trophy | TBD | |||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 4th | |||||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 3rd |
Single skating (for Italy)
[edit]| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
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| Italian Championships | 4th | 8th | 5th | |
| CS Alpen Trophy | 16th | |||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 18th | |||
| Challenge Cup | 7th | |||
| Coupe de Printemps | 10th | |||
| Cup of Tyrol | 6th | 14th | ||
| Dragon Trophy | 6th | |||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 5th | 3rd | 5th | |
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 8th | 3rd | ||
| Hellmut Seibt Memorial | 11th | |||
| Merano Cup | 11th | |||
| Mentor Cup | 6th | 15th | 3rd | 9th |
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th |
| Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
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| Italian Championships | 14th | 11th | 4th | |
| Bavarian Open | 8th | |||
| Crystal Skate of Romania | 4th | |||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 4th | |||
| Dragon Trophy | 5th | |||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 2nd | |||
| Leu Scheu Memorial | 9th | |||
| Lombardia Trophy | 10th | |||
| Merano Cup | 6th | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 4th | |||
| Sportland Trophy | 4th |
Detailed results
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 197.99 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 72.97 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| TES | 36.57 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 37.08 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 125.60 | 2021 CS Cup of Austria |
| TES | 59.42 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 70.80 | 2021 CS Cup of Austria |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 151.94 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 50.87 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 21.67 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 30.20 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| Free skating | TSS | 101.07 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 46.57 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 56.50 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jari KESSLER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Jari Kessler, tra Italia e Croazia" [Jari Kessler, between Italy and Croatia]. skatingscore.it (in Italian). 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Jari KESSLER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Jari KESSLER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022.
- ^ "CRO–Jari Kessler". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ a b "ITA–Jari Kessler". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ a b "Personal Bests Jari Kessler (CRO)". International Skating Union.
External links
[edit]- Jari Kessler at the International Skating Union
- Jari Kessler at SkatingScores.com (for Croatia)
- Jari Kessler at SkatingScores.com (for Italy)
- Jari Kessler on Instagram