Kiira Korpi
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| Korpi competes in 2005. | ||
| Personal Info | ||
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| Country: |  Finland |
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| Residence: | Tampere, Finland | |
| Height: | 168 cm | |
| Coach: | Maaret Siromaa,
Susanna Haarala |
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| Skating Club: | Tapparan FSC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 151.21 | 2006 Worlds |
| Short Program: | 53.84 | 2007 Europeans |
| Free Skate: | 101.74 | 2006 Worlds |
| Most Recent Results: | |||
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| Event | Points | Finish | Year |
| European Championships | 151.19 | 3rd | 2007 |
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi (born 26 September 1988 in Tampere, Finland) is a figure skater from Finland. She won the bronze medal 2007 European Championships in Warsaw.
She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics where she finished in 16th place. She competed in the World Junior Championships in 2005 and the European Championships in 2006. Although she finished 3rd at Finnish Nationals, her skating federation used the European Championships to determine the final two spots for the Olympics.
Korpi has two coaches: Maaret Siromaa and Susanna Haarala. Her choreographer is Nelli Petänen.
Kiira Korpi's father, Rauno Korpi, coached the Finnish women's hockey team to a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event/Season | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Winter Olympics | - | - | - | 16th | |
| World Championships | - | - | - | 10th | 14th |
| European Championships | - | - | 13th | 6th | 3rd |
| World Junior Championships | 19th | 16th | 10th | - | - |
| Finnish Championships | 2nd J | 1st J | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Skate America | - | - | - | - | 7th |
| Cup of Russia | - | - | - | - | 6th |
| Finlandia Trophy | - | - | - | - | 1st |
| Merano Cup | - | - | - | 1st | - |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | - | - | - | 4th | - |
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | - | - | - | 7th | - |
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia | - | - | - | 3rd | - |
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | - | - | 6th | - | - |
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | - | - | 1st | - | - |
| Event/Season | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
[edit] External links
- Kiira Korpi at the International Skating Union biography page
- pixieworld.net profile on Korpi
- website about Kiira
- The Unofficial Fansite
- "Comely Korpi Captivates Crowds." Skate Today, April 3, 2005.
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