Summary
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.
| 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 |
| Coach | Eva Martinek, Lorenzo Magri, Alisa Mikonsaari, Angelina Turenko |
| Skating club | KK Leda |
| Began skating | 2009 |
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 |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
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| 2021–2022 [3] |
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Competitive highlights edit
For Croatia edit
| International[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| Worlds | 31st | 29th | |||
| Europeans | 31st | 19th | 27th | ||
| CS Budapest | 7th | ||||
| CS Golden Spin | 19th | 11th | |||
| CS Ice Challenge | 13th | ||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 15th | 6th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 9th | ||||
| Bellu Memorial | 5th | ||||
| Budapest Trophy | 7th | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 12th | 1st | |||
| Dragon Trophy | 3rd | WD | |||
| Jegvirag Cup | 2nd | ||||
| Merano Trophy | 3rd | 7th | |||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | 3rd | |||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 4th | ||||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 3rd | ||||
| National[4] | |||||
| Croatian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||||
For Italy edit
| International[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| CS Golden Spin | 18th | ||||||
| CS Inge Solar | 16th | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | 7th | ||||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 6th | 14th | |||||
| Dragon Trophy | 6th | ||||||
| Egna/Gardena | 5th | 3rd | 5th | ||||
| Golden Bear | 8th | 3rd | |||||
| Merano Cup | 11th | ||||||
| Printemps | 10th | ||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th | ||||||
| Seibt Memorial | 11th | ||||||
| Toruń Cup | 6th | 15th | 3rd | 9th | |||
| International: Junior[4][5] | |||||||
| Bavarian Open | 8th | ||||||
| Crystal Skate | 4th | ||||||
| Denkova-Staviski | 4th | ||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 5th | ||||||
| Golden Bear | 2nd | ||||||
| Lombardia Trophy | 10th | ||||||
| Merano Cup | 6th | ||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 4th | ||||||
| Scheu Memorial | 9th | ||||||
| Sportland Trophy | 4th | ||||||
| National[4] | |||||||
| Italian Champ. | 14th J | 4th J | 4th | 8th | 5th | ||
| J = Junior level | |||||||
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: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Jari KESSLER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Jari KESSLER". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links edit
- Jari Kessler at the International Skating Union
- Jari Kessler on Instagram