Jari Kessler

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Jari Kessler
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Kessler at the 2024 World Championships
Born (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27)
Cles, Italy
Hometown Caldaro, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Croatia
CoachEva Martinek, Lorenzo Magri, Alisa Mikonsaari, Angelina Turenko
Skating clubKK Leda
Began skating2009

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.

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Personal life

Kessler was born in Cles, Italy. [1] He played pond hockey before switching to figure skating. [2]

Career

For Italy

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

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

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

Kessler qualified to the free skate at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2023-2024
2022–2023
[1]
2021–2022
[3]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

For Croatia

International [4]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds 31st29th
Europeans 31st19th27th
CS Budapest 7th
CS Golden Spin 19th11th
CS Ice Challenge 13th
CS Nebelhorn 15th6th
Bavarian Open 9th
Bellu Memorial 5th
Budapest Trophy 7th
Challenge Cup 12th1st
Dragon Trophy 3rdWD
Jegvirag Cup 2nd
Merano Trophy 3rd7th
NRW Trophy 1st3rd
Tallink Hotels Cup4th
Tirnavia Ice Cup 3rd
National [4]
Croatian Champ. 1st1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

For Italy

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 6th14th
Dragon Trophy 6th
Egna/Gardena 5th3rd5th
Golden Bear 8th3rd
Merano Cup 11th
Printemps 10th
Santa Claus Cup 8th
Seibt Memorial 11th
Toruń Cup 6th15th3rd9th
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 Trophy4th
National [4]
Italian Champ. 14th J4th J4th8th5th
J = Junior level

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jari KESSLER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Jari KESSLER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition Results: Jari KESSLER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jari KESSLER". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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