Jari Kessler
| File:Jari Kessler 2024 Worlds Short Program 0.jpg Jari Kessler at the 2024 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 November 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Home town | Caldaro, Italy | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (since 2019) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (2012–19) | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
| Coach | Angelina Turenko Alisa Mikonsaari | |||||||||||||||
| Skating club | KK Leda | |||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
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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 four-time Croatian national champion (2020, 2023–25). He represented Italy until spring 2019, winning three senior international medals.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kessler was born in Cles, Italy.[1] He played pond hockey before switching to figure skating.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career and skating for Italy
[edit | edit source]Kessler began figure skating in 2009. His first skating coach was Ludmila Mladenova.[3] Originally competing for Italy, he moved up to the junior ranks for the 2012–13 figure skating season. He would eventually make his senior international debut in January 2016, at the Mentor Toruń Cup in Poland.[4]
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.[4]
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.[4]
For Croatia
[edit | edit source]2019–20 season
[edit | edit source]Kessler competed at the 2020 Croatian Championships where he won his first national title.[5]
2020–21 season: International debut for Croatia
[edit | edit source]Coached by Lorenzo Magri, Angelina Turenko, Alisa Mikonsaari, and Eva Martinek, Kessler made his international debut for Croatia at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, where he placed seventh. In November, he would win gold at the NRW Trophy in Germany. He subsequently finished the season with a twelfth-place finish at the 2021 International Challenge Cup.[6]
2021–22 season
[edit | edit source]Kessler started the season by competing on the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifteenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn, thirteenth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria, and nineteenth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. He also finished seventh at the 2021 Budapest Trophy which took place between the first two Challenger Series events.[6]
In January, Kessler competed at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing thirty-first in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment. In February, he took bronze at the Merano Ice Trophy, silver at the Jegvirag Cup, and placed fifth at the 2021 Bellu Memorial.[6]
2022–23 season
[edit | edit source]Kessler began the season by competing at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he finished sixth.[6] He would then go on to win gold at the 2023 Croatian Championships.[7]
Going on to compete at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Kessler qualified for the free skate segment after finishing nineteenth in the short program. He would also finish nineteenth in the free skate and nineteenth overall.[6]
In February, Kessler won the bronze medal at the 2023 Dragon Trophy, finished fourth at the 2023 Tallink Hotels Cup, and won gold at the 2023 Bellu Memorial.[6]
Making his World Championship debut at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Kessler finished thirty-first.[6]
2023–24 season
[edit | edit source]Kessler started the season by winning bronze at the 2023 Tirnavia Ice Cup and at the 2023 NRW Trophy. In December, Kessler placed eleventh at the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb before winning his third national title at the 2024 Croatian Championships.[6]
One month later, Kessler competed at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, where he placed twenty-seventh in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.[6]
Kessler subsequently competed at the 2024 Bavarian Open and the 2024 Merano Cup, finishing ninth and seventh, respectively.[6]
Selected to compete at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Kessler would finish in twenty-ninth place.[6]
2024–25 season
[edit | edit source]Kessler began the season with a twelfth-place finish at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. He then went on to win his second consecutive national title at the 2025 Croatian Championships.[6]
After winning the bronze medal at the 2025 Volvo Open Cup, Kessler competed at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He placed thirty-fourth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment. Kessler then went on to win gold at the 2025 Dragon Trophy, bronze at the 2025 Merano Ice Trophy, and silver at the 2025 Bellu Memorial.[6]
In March, Kessler competed at the 2025 World Championships, held in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He placed thirty-fourth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment.[6]
Programs
[edit | edit source]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2025–2026 [8][9] |
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| 2024–2025 [10] |
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| 2023–2024 [11] |
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| 2022–2023 [1] |
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| 2021–2022 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit | edit source]- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Single skating (for Croatia)
[edit | edit source]| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| World Championships | 21st | 29th | 34th | ||||
| European Championships | 31st | 19th | 27th | 34th | TBD | ||
| Croatian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 7th | 7th | |||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 19th | 11th | 7th | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 13th | ||||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 15th | 6th | 12th | ||||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 11th | ||||||
| Bavarian Open | 9th | ||||||
| Bellu Memorial | 5th | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 12th | ||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 1st | ||||||
| Jégvirág Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Merano Ice Trophy | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| Skate to Milano | 13th | ||||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 4th | ||||||
| Tayside Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Tirnavia Ice Cup | 3rd | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd |
Single skating (for Italy)
[edit | edit source]| Season | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
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| Italian Championships | 4th | 8th | 5th | |
| CS Alpen Trophy | 16th | |||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 18th | |||
| Challenge Cup | 7th | |||
| Coupe de Printemps | 10th | |||
| Cup of Tyrol | 6th | 14th | ||
| Dragon Trophy | 6th | |||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 5th | 3rd | 5th | |
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 8th | 3rd | ||
| Hellmut Seibt Memorial | 11th | |||
| Merano Cup | 11th | |||
| Mentor Cup | 6th | 15th | 3rd | 9th |
| Santa Claus Cup | 8th |
| Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
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| Italian Championships | 14th | 11th | 4th | |
| Bavarian Open | 8th | |||
| Crystal Skate of Romania | 4th | |||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 4th | |||
| Dragon Trophy | 5th | |||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 2nd | |||
| Leu Scheu Memorial | 9th | |||
| Lombardia Trophy | 10th | |||
| Merano Cup | 6th | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 4th | |||
| Sportland Trophy | 4th |
Detailed results
[edit | edit source]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 214.45 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 75.56 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 37.32 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 39.45 | 2025 CS Nepela Memorial | |
| Free skating | TSS | 138.89 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 61.79 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 78.10 | 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 151.94 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short program | TSS | 50.87 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 21.67 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 30.20 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| Free skating | TSS | 101.07 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| TES | 46.57 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 56.50 | 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 19–21, 2024 | Germany 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 12 | 69.59 | 13 | 122.14 | 12 | 191.73 |
| Dec 21–22, 2024 | Croatia 2025 Croatian Championships | 1 | 49.41 | 1 | 95.86 | 1 | 145.27 |
| Jan 16-19, 2025 | Latvia 2025 Volvo Open Cup | 3 | 63.90 | 2 | 115.39 | 3 | 179.29 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | Estonia 2025 European Championships | 34 | 50.83 | — | — | 34 | 50.83 |
| Feb 6–9, 2025 | Slovenia 2025 Dragon Trophy | 1 | 67.37 | 1 | 130.86 | 1 | 198.23 |
| Feb 13–16, 2025 | Italy 2025 Merano Ice Trophy | 2 | 73.40 | 3 | 134.58 | 3 | 207.98 |
| Feb 18–23, 2025 | Romania 2025 Bellu Memorial | 3 | 68.35 | 2 | 141.31 | 2 | 209.66 |
| Mar 24–30, 2025 | United States 2025 World Championships | 34 | 61.44 | — | — | 34 | 61.44 |
{{Figure skating detailed results |season=2025–26|ref=[6] |Sep 18–21, 2025|China 2025 ISU Skate to Milano|12|66.50|14|124.04|13|190.54 |Sep 25–27, 2025|Slovakia 2025 CS Nepela Memorial|8|74.48|12|136.33|11|210.81 |Oct 11–12, 2025|United Kingdom 2025 Tayside Trophy|6|62.83|1|141.53|1|204.36 |Oct 24–27, 2025|Croatia 2025 Golden Bear of Zagreb|1|72.74|1|134.43|1|207.17 |Dec 3–6, 2025|Croatia 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb|8|75.56|6|138.89|7|214.45
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jari Kessler at the International Skating Union Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jari Kessler (for Croatia) at Skating Scores
- Jari Kessler (for Italy) at Skating Scores
- Jari Kessler on InstagramLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).