Joanna Lenko

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Joanna Lenko (born April 24, 1992 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice dancer. She competes with Mitchell Islam. They are the 2007 Canadian junior national silver medalists. They withdrew from the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships after the original dance due to illness (Lenko's). They won the silver medal at the Junior Grand Prix event in Budapest earlier than season. Lenko and Islam are the 2007 JGP USA silver medallists. They also won the bronze medal at the 2007 JGP Estonia. These results allowed the team to qualify for the 2007 JGP Final, but health issues forced them to withdraw prior to the event.

The team is coached by Islam's father, David Islam. They train at the Mariposa School of Skating, where David Islam is the director of ice dancing.

Competitive highlights

(with Islam)

Event

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

World Junior Championships

WD

Canadian Championships

2nd N.

4th J.

2nd J.

Junior Grand Prix, Estonia

9th

3rd

Junior Grand Prix, USA

2nd

Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands

5th

Junior Grand Prix, Hungary

2nd

  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew