Juni Marie Benjaminsen

Personal Information

Country Represented

Norway

Born

March 21, 1999

Home Town

Oslo

Age

26 years

Club

Oslo SK

Languages

English, Norwegian

Career Info

Former Coach

Oleksandr Smovkin

Former Choreographers

Olga Mudrak, Kumiko Hayakawa, Oleksandr Smovkin

Former Training Locations

Oberstdorf, Germany

/ Oslo / Richmond, USA

Began Skating

2004

Retired

May 10, 2017

Physical Description

Height

160 cm (5' 2.5")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Blue

Ethnicity

Norwegian

Personal International Bests

Juni Marie Benjaminsen (born March 21, 1999) is a Norwegian retired competitive figure skater.

Personal Life[]

Benjaminsen began competing in 2010. Her hobbies include reading and watching movies, and she admires Yuzuru Hanyu.

Career[]

Benjaminsen retired on May 10, 2017, citing a lack of motivation.

Programs []

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2016-2017	Saint Louis Blues _{by W.C. Handy choreo. by Kumiko Hayakawa}	The Milagro Beanfield War _{by Dave Grusin choreo. by Kumiko Hayakawa}
2015-2016	Saint Louis Blues _{by W.C. Handy choreo. by Kumiko Hayakawa}	The Milagro Beanfield War _{by Dave Grusin choreo. by Kumiko Hayakawa}
2014-2015	Piano Concerto No. 4 _{by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart choreo. by Oleksandr Smovkin}	Gwendoline Norma La de Guadalajara Mambo No. 8 _{by Pérez Prado choreo. by Oleksandr Smovkin}
2013-2014	Korobushka _{by traditional}	Gwendoline Norma La de Guadalajara Mambo No. 8 _{by Pérez Prado choreo. by Oleksandr Smovkin}
2012-2013	Korobushka _{by traditional}	The Red Violin _{by John Corigliano}
2011-2012	unknown	The Red Violin _{by John Corigliano}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold)

2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 13 - 19	2017 World Junior Championships	Junior	43 31.83	FNR	43
October 5 - 8	2016 JGP Germany	Junior	31 33.60	27 65.56	29 99.16
September 21 - 24	2016 JGP Slovenia	Junior	13 44.60	20 64.93	18 109.53
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 14 - 20	2016 World Junior Championships	Junior	20 45.70	22 70.93	22 116.63
February 24 - 28	2016 Nordic Championships	Junior	1 49.24	10 66.43	6 115.67
February 12 - 21	2016 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	12 47.18	16 69.98	15 117.16
November 17 - 22	2015 Tallinn Trophy	Senior	9 45.24	13 83.50	12 128.74
September 30 - October 3	2015 JGP Spain	Junior	18 39.20	12 79.85	14 119.05
August 27 - 29	2015 JGP Latvia	Junior	13 43.62	16 72.42	16 116.04
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2 - 8	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	22 45.30	21 71.55	22 116.85
February 11 - 15	2015 Nordic Championships	Junior	2 42.20	3 76.30	3 118.50
January 25 - 30	2015 European Youth Olympic Festival	Junior	17 33.89	11 67.24	13 101.13
December 3 - 7	2014 Tallinn Trophy	Junior	5 39.07	5 74.46	5 113.53
November 5 - 9	2014 Volvo Open Cup	Junior	19 35.57	21 59.33	21 94.90
September 24 - 27	2014 JGP Estonia	Junior	22 31.58	23 58.45	23 90.03
August 20 - 24	2014 JGP France	Junior	17 31.36	21 47.45	19 78.81
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 2 - 6	2014 Triglav Trophy	Junior	3 40.15	WD
February 27 - March 2	2014 Nordic Championships	Junior	16 33.19	9 67.22	10 100.41
February 6 - 9	2014 Dragon Trophy	Junior	14 33.30	8 64.56	11 97.86
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - 30	2013 World Development Trophy	Novice	N/A	1 37.16
March 22 - 24	2013 Coupe du Printemps	Novice	12 26.78	13 45.17	13 71.95
January 31 - February 3	2013 Nordic Championships	Novice	9 28.13	6 48.80	7 76.93
November 15 - 18	2012 Warsaw Cup	Novice	17 26.38	13 45.53	14 71.91
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 8 - 11	2012 International Challenge Cup	Novice	3 24.95	4 40.14	3 65.09

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2017 Norwegian Championships	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Norwegian Championships	2015-16	Junior
Gold	2015 Nasjonalt Stevne i AKK	2015-16	Junior
Bronze	2015 Nordic Championships	2014-15	Junior
Bronze	2015 Norwegian Championships	2014-15	Junior
Gold	2013 World Development Trophy	2012-13	Novice
Gold	2013 OSK Interskate	2012-13	Novice
Gold	2013 Norwegian Championships	2012-13	Novice
Gold	2011 OSK Interskate	2011-12	Debs
Gold	2011 Stockholm Trophy	2010-11	Springs