Jatta Muhonen

Jatta Muhonen

From The Future of Figure Skating by Anna Kellar

April 20, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

Jatta Muhonen discusses her research on emotional abuse in sports and her commitment to athlete welfare.

Jatta Muhonen is a doctoral researcher in psychology at the University of Helsinki, and a former top synchronized skater from Finland. Having personally navigated emotional abuse within the sport, she now dedicates her career to athlete welfare. Her PhD examines the factors shaping athletes’ experiences of emotional abuse and their readiness to recognize and disclose it, with a particular focus on the role of athletic identity. Her multifaceted career also includes roles as a safeguarding officer, performance (sport) psychology practitioner, and athlete performance lifestyle advisor (focus on athlete retirement), bridging the gap between research and practice. YouTube: https://youtu.be/0rEgBHaCjIM Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kW-xBoKPqhTdUUvgwTWacmQ6m7MPqH0-nkO7yCs2fxY/edit?tab=t.0 You can follow Jatta on Instagram at @ jatta_safesport You can reach me with comments or suggestions for topics and people I should talk to, by email at fsfuturepodcast@gmail.com or Instagram @futurefspodcast You can also support the podcast by making a one-time or recurring contribution at Ko-Fi.com/futureoffigureskating . Remember to subscribe to The Future of Figure Skating on…

People in this episode

Host: Anna Kellar

Guest: Jatta Muhonen

Topics covered

  • athlete welfare
  • emotional abuse
  • synchronized skating
  • sport psychology
  • athletic identity

Keywords

  • emotional abuse
  • athlete welfare
  • synchronized skating
  • sport psychology
  • athletic identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Helsinki, Ko-Fi.com, YouTube, Instagram

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