Joanna Lenko

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**Joanna Lenko**

Lenko & Islam in 2006.
Personal Info
Country:	Canada
Date of birth:	April 24, 1992 (1992-04-24) (age 16)
Height:	164 cm
Partner:	Mitchell Islam
Coach:	David Islam, Kelly Johnson, Pavol Porac
Choreographer:	Kelly Johnson, Pavol Porac
Skating Club:	Barrie SC
ISU Personal Best Scores
Ice Dance Total:	142.79	2007 JGP USA
Comp. Dance:	29.85	2006 JGP Budapest
Original Dance:	46.34	2006 JGP Budapest
Free Dance:	70.58	2007 JGP USA

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).^[1] 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. They were also unable to compete at the 2008 Canadian National Championships, where they had intendede to skate at the senior level for the first time. Despite missing the event, Skate Canada named them to the 2008 Junior World team.^[2]

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.

Her sister Kristina Lenko is also an ice-skater, most recently appearing in Dancing on Ice in the UK and Australia.

[edit] 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.	WD
Junior Grand Prix, Estonia		9th		3rd
Junior Grand Prix, USA				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands			5th
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary			2nd