.jpg) Törn/Partanen at the2018 European Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 (age 34) Kuopio, Finland |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Finland |
| Partner | Arina Klinovitskaya |
| Coach | Maurizio Margaglio |
| Skating club | Helsingin Luistelijat |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Jussiville Partanen (born 15 July 1991) is a Finnishice dancer. With his former skating partner,Cecilia Törn, he is the 2015International Cup of Nice champion, the 2017Ice Challenge champion, and a three-timeFinnish national champion (2016–2018). They won bronze at threeISU Challenger Series events and competed in the final segment at fourISU Championships.
Partanen began learning to skate in 2001.[1] He skated with Laima Krasnitskaja in the2010–2011 season, winning the junior silver medal at the Finnish Championships.
In the 2011–2012 season, Partanen began competing with Canada'sSara Aghai for Finland. They placed in the top ten at both of theirISU Junior Grand Prix assignments and went on to win the Finnish national junior title. At the2012 World Junior Championships inMinsk, they qualified for the final segment by placing 8th in the preliminary round and 12th in the short dance. They finished 16th overall after placing 17th in the free dance.
In the 2012–2013 season, Aghai/Partanen repeated as the Finnish junior champions. Ranked 24th in the short dance, they did not qualify for the final segment at the2013 World Junior Championships inMilan. They parted ways at the end of the season.
Partanen teamed up withCecilia Törn in 2013. In their first season together, the two won the silver medal at theFinnish Championships, behindHenna Lindholm /Ossi Kanervo.
Törn/Partanen placed seventh at the2014 CS Finlandia Trophy and second toOlesia Karmi /Max Lindholm at theFinnish Championships. They were sent to the2015 World Championships inShanghai but were eliminated after placing 25th in the short dance.
Törn/Partanen began the 2015–2016 season by placing fourth at theLombardia Trophy and fifth at aChallenger Series event, theFinlandia Trophy. Their first international medal, gold, came at theInternational Cup of Nice in October. In November, they were awarded bronze medals at the2015 CS Tallinn Trophy and2015 CS Warsaw Cup. The following month, the two became theFinnish national champions, ahead of Karmi/Lindholm.
Törn/Partanen went on to qualify to the final segment at both of theirISU Championship assignments. Ranked 18th in the short and 14th in the free, they finished 15th overall at the2016 European Championships inBratislava, Slovakia. At the2016 World Championships inBoston, they placed 17th in the short, 19th in the free, and 18th overall.
On 7 July 2016, Törn/Partanen were invited to the2016 Skate Canada International, their firstGrand Prix event, replacingFederica Testa /Lukáš Csölley who withdrew.[2] They started their season by winning the bronze medal at2016 CS Lombardia Trophy and placing 7th at2016 CS Finlandia Trophy. In December, they won their secondFinnish national title, inTampere.[3]
In January, Törn/Partanen placed 14th in the short dance, 18th in the free dance, and 17th overall at the2017 European Championships inOstrava, Czech Republic. Ranked 24th in the short, the two missed qualifying to the final segment at the2017 World Championships, which took place in March inHelsinki, Finland.
In September, Törn/Partanen competed at the2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualification opportunity for the2018 Winter Olympics. They ranked fifth in the short dance but dropped to ninth overall after the free dance, finishing as third alternates for a spot at the Olympics. They won gold at the 2017Ice Challenge in November and their third national title the following month.
In January, they finished 15th at the2018 European Championships inMoscow, Russia. In March, they placed 23rd in the short dance at the2018 World Championships in Milan. As a result, they did not advance to the final segment for the second year in a row.
Törn/Partanen were invited to the2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki.[4] They withdrew before the event. In November, they announced the end of their partnership.[5]
Jussiville Partanen teamed up with Russia's Arina Klinovitskaya on August 17, 2019.
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [6] |
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| 2015–2016 [7] |
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| 2014–2015 [8] |
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| 2013–2014 [9] |
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| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2012–2013 [10] |
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| 2011–2012 [11] |
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GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[12] | ||
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| Event | 19–20 | |
| Egna Trophy | 10th | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 9th | |
| National[12] | ||
| Finnish Champ. | 2nd | |
| WD = Withdrew | ||
| International[13] | ||||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| World Champ. | 25th | 18th | 24th | 23rd | ||
| European Champ. | 15th | 17th | 15th | |||
| GPFinland | WD | |||||
| GPSkate Canada | 10th | |||||
| CSFinlandia | 10th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 11th | |
| CSLombardia | 4th | 3rd | 5th | |||
| CSNebelhorn | 9th | |||||
| CSTallinn Trophy | 3rd | |||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 3rd | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 9th | 8th | 4th | |||
| Cup of Nice | 9th | 4th | 1st | 8th | ||
| Egna Trophy | 1st | |||||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | |||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 5th | |||||
| Toruń Cup | 6th | |||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 10th | |||||
| National[13] | ||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||||
| International[14] | ||
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| Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| World Junior Champ. | 16th | 24th |
| JGPAustralia | 6th | |
| JGPEstonia | 9th | |
| JGPTurkey | 11th | |
| JGPUnited States | 9th | |
| National[14] | ||
| Finnish Championships | 1st J | 1st J |
| J = Junior level | ||
| National[9] | |
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| Event | 2010–11 |
| Finnish Championships | 2nd J |
| J = Junior level | |
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