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.

Sarina Joos
Born (2006-06-24) 24 June 2006 (age 18)
Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy (since 2023)
 Switzerland (until 2023)
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachLinda van Troyen
Sindra Kriisa
Lorenzo Magri
Skating clubEislaufclub Zürich Oerlikon
Began skating2015
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Italian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pinerolo Singles
Representing  Switzerland
Swiss Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chur Singles

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

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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

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Early career

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

Skating for Switzerland

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2021–22 season

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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

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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

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2023–24 season

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This season, Joos and her younger sister, Noemi, decided to start representing their mother's home country, 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

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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 as a senior on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Joos finished fifth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial.[3]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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Competitive highlights

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Single skating (for Italy)

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Competition placements at senior level [12]
Season 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 20th
European Championships 6th
Italian Championships 1st
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st TBD
CS Nepela Memorial 5th
CS Tallinn Trophy 1st
Tirnavia Ice Cup 4th
Competition placements at junior level [12]
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)

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Competition placements at senior level [13]
Season 2022–23
Swiss Championships 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 7th
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd
Competition placements at junior level [13]
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

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [12]
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)

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Senior level

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Results in the 2023–24 season[12]
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[12]
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

Junior level

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Results in the 2023–24 season[12]
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[12]
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)

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Senior level

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Sarina Joos: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sarina Joos shines as Italy's new figure skating sensation". YouTube. Golden Skate. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sarina Joos: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Sarina JOOS: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. 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. ^ "Sarina Joos: 2023/2024 (1st SP & FP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Sarina Joos: 2023/2024 (2nd SP & FP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Sarina Joos: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Sarina Joos: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "ITA–Sarina Joos". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b "SUI–Sarina Joos". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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