Jennifer Robinson (born December 2, 1976) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is a six-time national champion and finished 7th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Robinson won six Canadian national titles. She placed as high as 8th at the World Championships (2000) and as high as 4th at the Four Continents Championships (2002). She won one Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 1999 Skate Canada International. She finished 7th at the 2002 Olympics and retired from competition in 2004. She then skated with Stars on Ice. Robinson was one of five stunt doubles for the main character, Casey (played by Michelle Trachtenberg) in the Walt Disney Pictures's 2005 film Ice Princess.
On July 31 and August 7, 2004, Robinson made her radio-hosting debut by hosting a Saturday night retro show on CIQB-FM in Barrie, Ontario, under the direction of station program director Darren Stevens. She also hosted a dinner hour news show called First Local for the Simcoe County, Ontario public access Rogers Cable station. Robinson appears occasionally on the sports talk show Off the Record with Michael Landsberg. She was a commentator at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia for CTV along with Rod Black and Victor Kraatz during the Women's Figure Skating and Ice Dancing competitions.
In October 2010, Robinson was elected to Barrie City Council, representing Ward 8 in the south-central area of the city.[3] She resigned from her position on council in August 2012, citing personal health reasons.[4]
Robinson married figure skating coach Shane Dennison in September 2002.[1] She gave birth to a girl named Reese McKenna Dennison on February 2, 2010 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario.[5]
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Jennifer Robinson born December 2 1976 is a Canadian former competitive figure skater She is a six time national champion and finished 7th at the 2002 Winter Olympics Jennifer RobinsonRobinson skates in 2004 Personal informationCountry representedCanadaBorn 1976 12 02 December 2 1976 age 46 Goderich OntarioHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Former coachMichelle LeighFormer choreographerLori NicholSkating clubRiverside Figure Skating ClubBegan skating1986Retired2004ISU personal best scoresCombined total144 892003 Skate CanadaShort program47 782003 Skate CanadaFree skate97 112003 Skate Canada Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Programs 5 Results 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditRobinson was born December 2 1976 in Goderich Ontario 1 She is the niece of NHL hockey player Gaston Gingras 2 Career EditRobinson won six Canadian national titles She placed as high as 8th at the World Championships 2000 and as high as 4th at the Four Continents Championships 2002 She won one Grand Prix medal bronze at the 1999 Skate Canada International She finished 7th at the 2002 Olympics and retired from competition in 2004 She then skated with Stars on Ice Robinson was one of five stunt doubles for the main character Casey played by Michelle Trachtenberg in the Walt Disney Pictures s 2005 film Ice Princess On July 31 and August 7 2004 Robinson made her radio hosting debut by hosting a Saturday night retro show on CIQB FM in Barrie Ontario under the direction of station program director Darren Stevens She also hosted a dinner hour news show called First Local for the Simcoe County Ontario public access Rogers Cable station Robinson appears occasionally on the sports talk show Off the Record with Michael Landsberg She was a commentator at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia for CTV along with Rod Black and Victor Kraatz during the Women s Figure Skating and Ice Dancing competitions In October 2010 Robinson was elected to Barrie City Council representing Ward 8 in the south central area of the city 3 She resigned from her position on council in August 2012 citing personal health reasons 4 Personal life EditRobinson lives in Oro Medonte Ontario Robinson married figure skating coach Shane Dennison in September 2002 1 She gave birth to a girl named Reese McKenna Dennison on February 2 2010 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie Ontario 5 Programs EditSeason Short program Free skating2003 04 1 Tangosain by Luis Bacalov Welcome to Cuba by David Arnold Prelude a L Apres midi d un faune by Claude Debussy2002 03 6 Symphonie Moderne by Max Steiner Suite Populaire Espagnole pour Violin et Piano by Manuel de Falla2001 02 7 Street Scene by A Newman performed by Sam Butera Liebestraum by Franz Liszt2000 01 8 Moon Ghosts for Aldous Huxley by M Hoppe An Irish Symphony by H HartyResults EditGP Champions Series Grand Prix International 9 Event 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98 99 99 00 00 01 01 02 02 03 03 04Olympics 7thWorlds 19th 21st 18th 8th 15th 9th 9th 14thFour Continents 7th 6th 8th 4th 5th 5thGP Cup of China 9thGP Cup of Russia 8th 5thGP Lalique 4thGP Nations Cup 9th 5th 4thGP NHK Trophy 7thGP Skate America 12th 8th 7thGP Skate Canada 10th 5th 3rd 4th 4th 5thCampbells Classic 6thContinents Cup 6thInter Challenge 4thNebelhorn Trophy 4thSchafer Memorial 6thSkate Canada 6thInternational Junior 9 Junior Worlds 10thBlue Swords 13th JNational 9 Canadian Champ 4th N 11th J 1st J 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rdLevels N Novice J JuniorReferences Edit a b c Jennifer ROBINSON 2003 2004 International Skating Union Archived from the original on October 11 2004 Mittan J Barry 1996 Feel the Energy Canada s Jennifer Robinson Archived from the original on May 14 2012 Retrieved May 14 2012 Bruineman Marg 2010 10 27 Emotions turnouts run high Barrie Examiner Archived from the original on 2011 07 22 Retrieved 2010 10 27 Bruton Rob 2010 08 02 Ward 8 councillor steps down Barrie Examiner Retrieved 2012 08 02 Six time Canadian Champion and Olympian Jennifer Robinson welcomes baby girl Skatecanada com Archived from the original on March 29 2010 Jennifer ROBINSON 2002 2003 International Skating Union Archived from the original on June 5 2003 Jennifer ROBINSON 2001 2002 International Skating Union Archived from the original on June 2 2002 Jennifer ROBINSON 2000 2001 International Skating Union Archived from the original on June 17 2001 a b c Jennifer ROBINSON International Skating Union Archived from the original on April 27 2016 Retrieved April 27 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jennifer Robinson Her bio from the Rogers Cable access station in Simcoe County Jennifer Robinson at the International Skating Union Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jennifer Robinson figure skater amp oldid 1094184592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
