Background
Juni Marie Benjaminsen was born on 21 March 1999 in Oslo, Norway.
Juni Marie Benjaminsen was born on 21 March 1999 in Oslo, Norway.
In 2015, she advanced to the free skate at the World Junior Championships, becoming the first Norwegian ladies" skater to do so in 16 years. Early career
Benjaminsen started skating in 2004 at Oslo Skøiteklub. The following season, she competed on the junior level, placing 10th at the 2014 Nordic Championships.
2014-2015 season
Benjaminsen made her International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in the 2014-2015 season, placing 19th in Courchevel and 23rd in Tallinn.
She placed 5th in junior ladies at the Tallinn Trophy, took the junior bronze medal at the 2015 Nordic Championships, and finished 13th at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, she scored her personal best in the short program and advanced to the final, finishing 22nd overall.
She was the first Norwegian in 16 years to qualify for the ladies" free skate at a World Junior Championships. 2015-2016 season
During summer 2015 she trained in Oberstdorf, Germany and Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Benjaminsen began her season on the JGP series, placing 16th in Latvia and 14th in Spain.
In Riga, Latvia, she became the first Norwegian woman to have successfully landed a triple-triple combination in competition. Making her senior international debut, she finished 12th at an International Skating Union Challenger Series (CS) event in November, the 2015 Tallinn Trophy. At the 2016 Junior Worlds she advanced to the final placing 20th in the short program, and finished 22nd overall.