Swiss figure skater (born 2006)
| Sarina Joos |
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| Born | (2006-06-24) 24 June 2006 (age 18)
Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
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| Country |  Italy (since 2023)
 Switzerland (until 2023) |
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| Discipline | Women's singles |
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| Coach | Linda van Troyen
Sindra Kriisa
Lorenzo Magri |
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| Skating club | Eislaufclub Zürich Oerlikon |
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| Began skating | 2015 |
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Sarina Joos (born 24 June 2006) is a Swiss figure skater who now represents Italy. Representing Italy, she is the 2024 Italian national champion.
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
Joos was born on 24 June 2006 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] She has a younger sister, Noemi, who is also a skater.
Career
Early career
Debuting at the 2019–20 Swiss Junior Championships, Joos won the bronze medal.[2]
2021–22 season
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.[2]
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.[2]
2022–23 season
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.[2]
Joos ended the season with a bronze medal on the senior level at the 2022–23 Swiss Championships behind Livia Kaiser and Kimmy Repond.[2]
Following the season, Joos made a coaching change from Gheorghe Chiper, Zoltán Kelemen, and Kelsey McNeil to Linda van Troyen and Sindra Kriisa.[3]
2023–24 season
Joos and her younger sister, Noemi, switched to compete for Italy this season, listed as competing at a national qualifying competition for Italy.[4] She made her international debut for Italy at the 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.[2]
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."[5]
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."[6] She went on to make her senior World Championship debut, coming twentieth.[2]
Programs
Competitive highlights
For Italy
For Switzerland
Detailed results
For Italy
Senior results
Junior results
For Switzerland
References
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