Sarina Joos

Sarina Joos
Sarina Joos at the 2024 World Championships
Born	(2006-06-24) 24 June 2006 (age 19) Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy (since 2023)   Switzerland (until 2023)
Discipline	Women's singles
Coach	Linda van Troyen Sindra Kriisa Lorenzo Magri
Skating club	Eislaufclub Zürich Oerlikon
Began skating	2015
Medal record
Representing   Italy Italian Championships 2024 Pinerolo Singles Representing   Switzerland Swiss Championships 2023 Chur Singles

Sarina Joos (born 24 June 2006) is a Swiss-Italian figure skater who now represents Italy. Representing Italy, she is the 2024 Italian national champion.

Representing Switzerland, she is the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist. On the junior level, Joos is the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival bronze medalist and a two-time Swiss junior national medalist (silver in 2022, bronze in 2020).

Personal life

Joos was born on 24 June 2006 in Zürich, Switzerland to an Italian mother and Swiss father. Her younger sister, Noemi, is also a competitive figure skater. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Early career

Debuting at the 2019–20 Swiss Junior Championships, Joos won the bronze medal. ^[3]

Skating for Switzerland

2021–22 season

Making her first appearance on the Junior Grand Prix series, Joos placed eleventh at the 2021 JGP Poland. She then went on to win the silver medal at both the 2021 Tirnavia Ice Cup and the 2021 Merano Cup. ^[3]

At the 2021–22 Swiss Junior Championships, Joos won the silver medal behind Kimmy Repond. She ended the season by winning a bronze at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival in Vuokatti, Finland. ^[3]

2022–23 season

Competing in the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, Joos placed seventh at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic and twelfth at the 2022 JGP Poland II. She made her senior international debut in September at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy, where she finished seventh. Joos went on to win the silver medal on the junior level at the 2022 Ice Challenge as well as her first medal on the senior level – silver at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup. ^[3]

Joos ended the season with a bronze medal on the senior level at the 2022–23 Swiss Championships behind Livia Kaiser and Kimmy Repond. ^[3]

Following the season, Joos made a coaching change from Gheorghe Chiper, Zoltán Kelemen, and Kelsey McNeil to Linda van Troyen and Sindra Kriisa. ^[4]

Skating for Italy

2023–24 season

This season, Joos and her younger sister, Noemi, decided to start representing their mother's native Italy. ^{[5] [2]} She made her international debut for Italy at the 2023 Tallinn Trophy in November, winning gold, before going on to win gold at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In her first appearance at the Italian Championships she claimed the national title. ^[3]

Assigned to make her European Championship debut at the 2024 edition in Kaunas, Joos came sixth, including a fifth-place finish in the free skate segment. She said she was "so incredibly happy. I am glad I could show what I do in practices." ^[6]

Joos finished fourteenth in the short program at the 2024 World Junior Championships, but rallied in the free skate, coming fifth in the segment and rising to seventh overall. She said it was "great to be here with such a big Italian team." ^[7] She went on to make her senior World Championship debut, coming twentieth. ^[3]

2024–25 season

Joos began the season by competing on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. She finished tenth at 2024 JGP Latvia and at 2024 JGP Czech Republic. Going on to compete on the senior international level, Joos finished fifth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial and fourth at the 2024 Tirnavia Ice Cup. ^[3]

She withdrew from the 2025 Italian Championships in mid-December. ^[8]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2024–2025 [1]	Magnificat by Mina choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis	The Crown Fairytale William Sacrifice by Martin Phipps How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths performed by AG ft. Dresage choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis
2023–2024 [9] [10]	Caruso by Lucio Dalla performed by Lara Fabian choreo. by Lorenzo Magri Après moi by Regina Spektor choreo. by Barbara Riboldi	A Beautiful Storm by Jennifer Thomas Mercy in Darkness by Two Steps from Hell Gefion by Christian Reindl and Lucie Paradis choreo. by Lorenzo Magri Dreamcatcher by Secret Garden Finale (from East of Eden ) by Lee Holdridge choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2022–2023 [11]	Après moi by Regina Spektor choreo. by Barbara Riboldi	Dreamcatcher by Secret Garden Finale (from East of Eden ) by Lee Holdridge choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel
2021–2022 [12]	Rome by Jeff Beal Marco Polo : Main Theme by Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone Nights from the Alhambra by Loreena McKennitt choreo. by Nikolai Morozov, Barbara Riboldi, Maja Luther	Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato by P. I. Tchaikovsky performed by Joshua Bell choreo. by Nikolai Morozov, Barbara Riboldi, Maja Luther

Competitive highlights

• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

Single skating (for Italy)

Competition placements at senior level  ^[13]

Season	2023–24	2024–25	2025-26
World Championships	20th
European Championships	6th
Italian Championships	1st
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	1st
CS Nepela Memorial		5th
CS Tallinn Trophy	1st
Robin Cousins Cup			1st
Tirnavia Ice Cup		4th

Competition placements at junior level  ^[13]

Season	2023–24	2024–25
World Junior Championships	7th
JGP Czech Republic		10th
JGP Latvia		10th
Tallink Hotels Cup	1st
Triglav Trophy	1st

Single skating (for Switzerland)

Competition placements at senior level  ^[14]

Season	2022–23
Swiss Championships	3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy	7th
CS Warsaw Cup	2nd

Competition placements at junior level  ^[14]

Season	2019–20	2021–22	2022–23
Swiss Championships	3rd	2nd
JGP Czech Republic			7th
JGP Poland		11th	12th
European Youth Olympic Festival		3rd
Ice Challenge			1st
Merano Ice Trophy		2nd
Tirnavia Ice Cup		2nd

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  ^[13]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	180.83	2024 European Championships
Short program	TSS	63.59	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
	TES	36.73	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
	PCS	28.45	2024 World Championships
Free skating	TSS	121.55	2022 CS Warsaw Cup
	TES	64.52	2024 World Junior Championships
	PCS	57.88	2024 European Championships

Single skating (for Italy)

Senior level

Results in the 2023–24 season   ^[13]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 21–24, 2023	2023 Tallinn Trophy	2	61.55	1	120.35	1	181.90
Dec 6–9, 2023	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	1	63.59	1	115.81	1	179.40
Dec 22–23, 2023	2024 Italian Championships	2	65.27	2	127.52	1	192.79
Jan 10–14, 2024	2024 European Championships	9	59.82	5	121.01	6	180.83
Mar 18–24, 2024	2024 World Championships	19	59.39	19	107.65	20	167.04

Results in the 2024–25 season   ^[13]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 24-26, 2024	2024 CS Nepela Memorial	8	51.41	5	104.63	5	156.04
Nov 1-3, 2024	2024 Tirnavia Ice Cup	3	49.49	3	99.32	4	148.81

Results in the 2025–26 season   ^[13]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
August 21-22	2025 Robin Cousins Cup	1	59.62	1	127.37	1	186.99

Junior level

Results in the 2023–24 season   ^[13]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Feb 15–18, 2024	2024 Tallink Hotels Cup	1	63.13	1	116.52	1	179.65
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024	2024 World Junior Championships	14	57.66	5	117.07	7	174.73
Apr 10–14, 2024	2024 Triglav Trophy	1	58.75	1	116.97	1	175.72

Results in the 2024–25 season   ^[13]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 28–31, 2024	2024 JGP Latvia	6	56.69	12	89.40	10	146.09
Sep 4-7, 2024	2024 JGP Czech Republic	8	55.41	10	102.03	10	157.44

Single skating (for Switzerland)

Senior level

2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
December 15–16, 2022	2023 Swiss Championships	2 59.52	3 109.46	3 168.98
November 17–20, 2022	2022 CS Warsaw Cup	3 58.76	2 121.55	2 174.96
September 16–19, 2022	2022 CS Lombardia Trophy	11 51.31	7 109.93	7 161.24

Junior level

2022–23 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
November 9–13, 2022	2022 Ice Challenge	3 48.00	1 105.18	1 153.18
October 5–8, 2022	2022 JGP Poland II	10 53.79	14 95.57	12 149.36
August 31–September 3, 2022	2022 JGP Czech Republic	9 54.72	7 102.63	7 157.35
2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 20–25, 2022	2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival	5 50.25	2 103.18	3 153.43
February 5–6, 2022	2022 Merano Cup	2 45.39	2 92.56	2 137.95
January 22–23, 2022	2022 Swiss Junior Championships	2 55.88	2 94.40	2 150.28
October 28–31, 2021	2021 Tirnavia Ice Cup	2 46.40	2 86.27	2 132.67
September 28–October 2, 2021	2021 JGP Poland I	11 44.71	11 82.28	11 126.99
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
February 1–2, 2020	2020 Swiss Junior Championships	7 42.68	3 81.91	3 124.59

References

1. "Sarina Joos: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024.
2. "Sarina Joos shines as Italy's new figure skating sensation". YouTube. Golden Skate. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
3. "Sarina Joos: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
4. "Sarina JOOS: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
5. "PalaTazzoli - Pista 1 - Junior Women Gruppo 2: Entries". FISG. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
6. Slater, Paula (January 13, 2024). "Hendrickx finally clinches gold at Europeans". Golden Skate. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
7. Slater, Paula (March 1, 2024). "Mao Shimada defends Junior World title". Golden Skate. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
8. "Women - Result". Italian Ice Sports Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. "Sarina Joos: 2023/2024 (1st SP & FP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023.
10. "Sarina Joos: 2023/2024 (2nd SP & FP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024.
11. "Sarina Joos: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
12. "Sarina Joos: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022.
13. "ITA–Sarina Joos". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
14. "SUI–Sarina Joos". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

External links

• Sarina Joos at the International Skating Union
• Sarina Joos at SkatingScores (for Italy)
• Sarina Joos at SkatingScores (for Switzerland)