Jenna Mccorkell was born on September 15, 1986 in Coleraine, UK. She started skating in 1994 and currently trains with Juri Bureiko and Silvie de Rijcke. She is also married to Belgian skater Kevin Van Der Perren. She is a six-time British National Champion winning since 2003. Her highest placement on the ISU Grand Prix Circuit is sixth overall at the 2004 Cup of China event. She has made six appearances to the ISU European Championships, placing as high as 8th overall in 2008. She has skated at five ISU World Championships as well.