Kiira ( Kira , Kiira ) Linda Katriina Korpi ( Fin. Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi [ 'kiːrɑ' korpi ]; born September 26, 1988 in Tampere ) - Finnish figure skater - single .
| Kiira Korpi Kiira Korpi | |
|---|---|
 Kiira Korpi at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| Personal data | |
| Represents |  Finland |
| Date of Birth | September 26, 1988 ( 31) |
| Place of Birth | Tampere |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Former trainers | Carlos de Borba , Maaret Siromaa, Susanna Haarala Rafael Harutyunyan |
| Former choreographers | She-Lynn Bourne , David Wilson Nelly Petanen |
| Place of residence | Tampere , Finland |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results on the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | 177.19 |
| Short | 64.26 |
| Arbitrary | 115.64 |
| Completed the performance | |
She has performed since 2004 . Silver (2012) and two-time bronze medalist of the European Championships (2007 and 2011), five - time champion of Finland (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015). At the Winter Olympics in 2006, she took 16th place, at the 2010 Olympics , 11th.
In August 2015, she announced the completion of her sports career.
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Childhood
- 1.2 2005—2007
- 1.3 Season 2008/2009
- 1.4 Season 2009/2010
- 1.5 Season 2010/2011
- 1.6 Season 2011/2012
- 1.7 Season 2012/2013
- 1.8 Season 2013/2014
- 1.9 Season 2014/2015
- 2 Programs
- 3 Sports Results
- 3.1 after 2009
- 3.2 to 2009
- 4 Studies, hobbies, other information
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
Childhood
Kiira Korpi was born in the family of the famous Finnish hockey player Rauno Korpi (born 1951), the Finnish ice hockey champion in the Tappara club ( Tampere ). Later, already as a coach, he led the women's hockey team of Finland to bronze medals at the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano . Kiire predicted a great future in hockey, but she chose the less popular figure skating in Finland. “I'm glad I didn’t do hockey. My older sister Petra and my friends were engaged in figure skating, so I wanted to ride with them, ”she said.
Kiira went ice skating when she was five years old. She quickly improved in figure skating; she performed her first triple jump, Salchow , when she was 11 years old.
She made her debut in international beginner competitions in 2002. In the seasons of 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. participated in junior competitions, taking prizes, including the first in the championship of the northern countries. Kiira Korpi quickly became one of the brightest and most promising young athletes in Finnish figure skating. She captivated fans of figure skating not only with her skating skills, but also with her lively character and classic beauty in the style of young Grace Kelly , always with a smile on her face.
2005-2007
In 2005, Kiira Korpi made her debut in the adult European Championship , taking 13th place.
The European Championship in Lyon in January 2006 was marked by her excellent performance on the international stage. The 17-year-old skater skated in a breathtaking free program to complete the championship sixth, having climbed seven places up compared to the previous year. She went around her two teammates and secured herself one of two tickets for Finland to the Olympic Games in Turin . She said that she loves jumping, and she likes to compete. Already at that time, she knew how to perform almost all triple jumps, including triple lutz , which she considered her favorite. She performed a cascade of two triple sheepskin coats and a combination of a triple salchow - a triple sheepskin coat and the first of the Finnish skaters successfully completed a cascade of two triple jumps at the World Cup.
Since about 2000, Kiira has been training under the leadership of Maaret Siromaa and Susanna Haaral. During the training season, it takes about 2-3 hours a day, six days a week. In June and July, when the skating rink in Tampere is closed, she usually moves to another city or abroad to continue skating. So, in 2005, Kiira practiced in California , and in the summer of 2006 she trained in Tartu ( Estonia ) with Russian coaches. About six hours a week, she trains outside the ice, including gymnastics and choreography. In summer, running, cycling and roller skating are also added to her training program. Kiira likes to skate to the music of various styles. She chooses music in consultation with her trainer, and usually changes only one program per year.
At the 2007 European Championships in Warsaw, Kiira became a bronze medalist. There is a certain merit of the Russian coach Alexei Mishin , who advised Kiira and her trainers [1] .
2008/2009 Season
In the summer of 2008, Kiira actively trained - in her native Tampere , then in Estonian Tartu and in Swedish Lulea [2] . Later, however, Kiira had health problems; she suffered from leg pain caused by excessive exercise stress. Due to these problems, she did not train in August and was unable to recover for the Finlandia Trophy tournament [3] , and also missed the Grand Prix tournaments.
Kiira fully recovered for the national championship and won a gold medal in December 2008. At the 2009 European Championships, at the beginning of the free program, Kiira fell, hitting her back against the rink, after which she was forced to stop the music; She completed the rental of her program, but in the end she took only fifth place. At the Winter Universiade in Harbin, she won a short program with an advantage over rivals of about 6 points, but in an arbitrary one she broke the cascade and two more jumps and became the fourth; the amount of points, however, was enough for third place.
Season 2009/2010
In January 2010, after a short program, Kiira took the second place at the European Championships , but skipped the free program unsuccessfully (fifth place), her final place was only fourth.
Season 2010/2011
In the 2010/2011 season, Kiira's short program rides to the music of Harold Arlen Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz); music of any program - “ Evita ” by Andrew Lloyd Webber [4] .
In December 2010, Kiira won first place in the Finnish Championship (this victory was her second career victory in the national championship).
In January 2011, in Switzerland , for the second time in her sports career, she became the third at the European Championships . Occupying the first place after a short program, she unsuccessfully skated an arbitrary program, but she had enough points to become a bronze medalist of the championship [4] . In an interview after the championship, Korpi said that she was overwhelmed with feelings on the pedestal. “After so much upheaval, I managed to win the medal again ... Of course, we can regret the missed opportunities to take first place, but, nevertheless ... one more step forward was made” [5] . Korpi said of her free program that she was certainly disappointed with her, however, thanks to the short program, which was simply brilliant ( aivan loistava ), she managed to enter the medalists. According to her, she is quite happy with this and is unlikely to remember how many years she got this medal [6] . It was planned that her preparation for the World Cup would include, among other things, a two-week work with a choreographer in Toronto ( Canada ), associated with some adjustment of the programs [6] . At the World Championships (due to be held in Tokyo at the end of March, however, due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan , and then the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, he was moved to Moscow and went from April 25 to May 1). both in short and in free program. For the short program, Korpi received 55.09 points, which is more than nine points lower than her best result. At the same time, in the free program, she showed her best result in her career (109.71), which is a point higher than her previous best result, which she showed at the Olympic Games in Vancouver . Her total points (164.80 with the best career amount of 169.74) allowed her to take 9th place, which was a repeat of her previous greatest success at the world championships (she took 9th place at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg ) [7]
About the 2010/2011 season, Korpi said that he may have become the best in her sports career [8] .
Season 2011/2012
Korpi said in an interview that the new season for her will begin in June, when she goes to Toronto to put on a new free program [8] .
In January 2012, at the European Championships in English Sheffield, after a short program, Korpi was in second place; in a free program, despite some errors, she managed to stay second, second only to Carolina Costner [9] . Korpi refused to participate in the World Cup (Nice, March 25 - April 1) due to a leg injury [10] .
Season 2012/2013
In November, at the Grand Prix series tournament in Moscow , Korpi took first place, while showing the best results in her career, both in the free program and in the sum of two programs [11] .
This season, Korpi was able to get into the final part of the Grand Prix Series for the first time in her career (she also became the first Finnish figure skater who managed to do this). In the final competitions held in Sochi , Korpi was able to take only fourth place, losing to two Japanese women, Suzuki and Assad , as well as American Wagner . Despite this, Korpi herself was pleased with her performance, since, according to her, it was important for her to get to Sochi to try out the new Olympic arena, in addition, in her opinion, “the free program was not perfect, but completely clean” [12 ] .
In mid-December, at the national championships held in Joensuu , Korpi became the first for the third year in a row [13] . However, in February, Korpi, due to Achilles tendon inflammation, decided not to participate in the European Championships in Zagreb and in the World Championships in Canadian London [14] .
Season 2013/2014
In August 2013, Korpi began training under the leadership of Rafael Harutyunyan [15] .
On September 10, during a pre-season training session at ( California , USA), while performing the jump, Korpi received a partial rupture of the Achilles tendon on her left leg, after which she returned to Finland for further examination and rehabilitation [15] [16] . Julia Turkkila went to the Nebelhorn Trophy tournament in Oberstdorf , in which she was supposed to take part in late September [15] . In late October, Korpi reported that recovery was slow and she would probably start training on ice only in December, which precludes her participation in the Sochi Olympics . At the same time, she hoped that she would manage to recover in time for the 2014 World Cup in March [17] , but this did not happen.
Season 2014/2015
In this season, Korpi trained under the guidance ofCarlos de Borba [18] .
Many were sure that after a serious injury Kiira would not return to the big sport, but the Finnish figure skater recovered after a year and a half and again went to the start in December 2014 at the Croatian Zagreb Golden Horse tournament in 2014 , where she managed to win first place [19 ] . In December, Korpi won the national championship , thus becoming the five-time champion of Finland. After the short program, she was in fourth place at the European Championships , but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to food poisoning [20] . At the World Championships in Shanghai, Korpi performed extremely unsuccessfully: falling in the short program after the first jump, she also disrupted several subsequent jumps and combinations, as a result, taking only 31st place, she could not qualify for a free program [21] .
At the end of the season, she continued to train and was declared for one of the stages of the Grand Prix. However, at the end of August, Kiira decided to complete her performances in sports [22] .
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free program | Indicative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013—2014 [23] | A day in the life The beatles | Once Upon a Time in America (music from the movie Once Upon a Time in America) Ennio Morricone | |
| 2012—2013 | The girl with flaxen hair Claude Debussy | Once Upon a Time in America (music from the movie Once Upon a Time in America) Ennio Morricone | Wide awake Katy Perry |
| 2011-2012 | Over the rainbow Harold Arlen choreographer She-Lynn Bourne | I got rhythm George Gershwin choreographer She-Lynn Bourne | You and I Lady Gaga choreographer David Wilson |
| 2010—2011 | Over the rainbow Harold Arlen choreographer She-Lynn Bourne | Evita Andrew Lloyd Webber choreographer David Wilson | If I Were a Boy Beyonce choreographers marvin smith and sal brunner |
| 2009—2010 | Caravan Ikuko Kawai | Crooked room Passenger to copenhagen from Agatha Kerkko Koskinen | If I Were a Boy Beyonce choreographers marvin smith and sal brunner Butterfly from the album “ Out of Bounds ” Rajaton |
| 2008-2009 | Triunfal Astor Piazzolla | Crooked room Passenger to copenhagen from Agatha Kerkko Koskinen | Butterfly from the album “ Out of Bounds ” Rajaton |
| 2007-2008 | Triunfal Astor Piazzolla | Phantasia Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Chang | ABBA Medley: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) & The Winner Takes It All & Dancing Queen |
| 2006-2007 | Eye patch Yo te quiero from the movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico Robert Rodriguez | Phantasia Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Chang | Speaking of Happiness Gloria Lynn |
| 2005-2006 | Hello Lionel Richie | Blues Collection: Fever Elvis Presley , Blues Boys Tune, and shake it up and go bb king | |
| 2004-2005 | Nessun dorma Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa May | Blues Collection: Fever Elvis Presley , Blues Boys Tune, and shake it up and go bb king | It's Oh So Quiet Björk |
| 2003-2004 | Nessun dorma Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa May | It's Oh So Quiet Björk |
Athletic Results
after 2009
| Competition / Season | 2009—2010 | 2010—2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012—2013 | 2013—2014 | 2014—2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | eleven | not performed due to injuries | ||||
| World Championships | 19 | 9 | 31 | |||
| European Championships | four | 3 | 2 | Wd | ||
| Championships of Finland | 2 | one | one | one | one | |
| Grand Prix Final | four | |||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Cup of Russia | 5 | one | ||||
| Grand Prix Stages: NHK Trophy | four | 6 | ||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Cup of China | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Trophée Eric Bompard | 8 | one | ||||
| Nebelhorn trophy | 2 | one | ||||
| Finlandia trophy | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| The Golden Horse of Zagreb | one | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 5 [24] |
- WD - skater did not complete the competition.
until 2009
| Competition / Season | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 16 | ||||||
| World Championships | 10 | fourteen | 9 | ||||
| European Championships | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
| World Junior Championship | 19 | 16 | 10 | ||||
| Championships of Finland | 2J | 1J | 2 | 3 | four | 2 | one |
| Nordic Championship | 1J. | ||||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Skate America | 7 | ||||||
| Grand Prix Stages: Cup of Russia | 6 | four | |||||
| Finlandia trophy | one | 5 | |||||
| Winter Universiade | 3 | ||||||
| Merano cup | one | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | four |
J = junior level
Studies, hobbies, other information
| The word korpi can be translated from Finnish as "dense forest." |
Kiira Korpi said that she liked her hometown and, although she received invitations to move to the United States , where she was promised the best conditions for training, she did not leave Tampere. Kiira did well at school. Her favorite subjects were foreign languages and biology . She studied at the University of Tampere at the Faculty of Economics and Management [2] . In addition to Finnish , she speaks English , Swedish and German .
Kiira's hobbies are snowboarding , tennis and reading books [4] . Previously, among her hobbies, she also called yoga .
At the end of October 2013, when Korpi could not train due to an injury, she first tried herself as a TV commentator: along with Jere Nurminen, she broadcast from the Skate Canada International tournament on the Finnish channel Yle TV2 [17] .
Notes
- ↑ Pishchalyov, Vladimir . The Finnish athlete conquered the spectators and referees of the European Championship. // An article on urbanlife.fi unopened (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 28, 2008. Archived July 5, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Anu Kytölä Kiira`s busy fall ( Archive copy of March 4, 2016 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Corpi's return after injury is delayed
- ↑ 1 2 3 According to ISU (English) (Retrieved January 30, 2011)
- ↑ Sports microphone 01/31/2011 // Review of the Finnish sports press in Russian on the website of the Finnish television and radio company YLE . (Retrieved January 31, 2011)
- ↑ 1 2 Kiira Korpi odottaa hyvää sijoitusta MM-kisoista // YLE Urheilu (Sports Department of the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE website), February 16, 2011. (Fin.) (Retrieved February 28, 2011)
- ↑ Ando nousi mestariksi, Korpi kompuroi vapaaohjelmassaankin // Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy . YLE Uutiset. — April 30, 2011. (Fin.) (Retrieved May 2, 2011)
- ↑ 1 2 Korpi: Kaksijakoiset tunnelmat // Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy . YLE Uutiset. — April 30, 2011. (Fin.) (Retrieved May 5, 2011)
- ↑ Kiira Korpi luisteli EM-hopeaa // Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy . YLE Urheilu . - January 28, 2012. (Fin.) (Retrieved January 28, 2012)
- ↑ Beauty Kiira does not go to the Cote d'Azur // Eurosport - RIA Novosti . - March 16, 2012. (Retrieved March 26, 2012)
- ↑ Kiira Korpi won gold at the GP in Moscow // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) November 10, 2012. (Retrieved November 12, 2012)
- ↑ Sports microphone 12/10/2012 // Review of the Finnish sports press in Russian on the website of the Finnish television and radio company YLE . (Retrieved December 10, 2012)
- ↑ Results of the 2012–2013 Finnish Figure Skating Championships (Retrieved January 9, 2013)
- ↑ Toni Heinonen ja Leena Lepistö. Kiira Korven kantti koetuksella - "Ei tässä yksin pärjäisi" (Finnish) . MTV3 (20. helmikuuta 2013). Date of treatment March 16, 2013. Archived March 21, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Kiira Korpi skadad - OS-drömmarna i spillror? (Swedish) . Svenska Yle (September 16, 2013). Date of treatment November 5, 2013. Archived November 5, 2013.
- ↑ Kiira Korpi kärsi valtavan takaiskun (fin.) . Yle (16. syyskuuta 2013). Date of treatment October 30, 2013. Archived October 30, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Kiira Korven toipuminen etenee hitaasti (Fin.) . Yle (26. lokakuuta 2013). Date of treatment October 30, 2013. Archived October 30, 2013.
- ↑ Kiira Korpi kesti nuorten haasteen (fin.) . mtv.fi (21. joulukuuta 2014). Date of treatment March 28, 2015. Archived March 28, 2015.
- ↑ Golden Spin: Korpi won, Artemyev - 2nd, Pervushkina - 5th.
- ↑ Kira Korpi left the European Championship due to illness // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) January 31, 2015. (Retrieved January 31, 2015)
- ↑ Nyman: Kiira Korpis sämsta tävling någonsin (Swedish) . svenska.yle.fi (March 26, 2015). Date of treatment March 28, 2015. Archived March 28, 2015.
- ↑ Kiira Korpi: “It took a while to make a career decision.”
- ↑ Kiira Korpi (English) . Official ISU Website (October 26, 2013). Date of treatment November 14, 2013. Archived November 7, 2013.
- ↑ Results of the NRW Trophy 2009 tournament (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 7, 2009. Archived December 7, 2009.
Links
- Kiira Korpi (English) on the official website of the International Skating Union .
- The official page of Ki and Ry Korpi on the website of the Finnish Figure Skating Union (Fin.) (Retrieved February 3, 2011)
- The official website of Ki and Ry Korpi (English) (Fin.) (Retrieved February 3, 2011)
- Press portrait on Yandex News website (Retrieved May 26, 2011)
- A big interview with Kiira Korpi in the TV program (fin.) (Retrieved February 3, 2011)
- Kiira Korpi dokumentti : TV show. About Ki and re Korpi she herself tells, her relatives, her coaches (fin.) (Eng.) (Retrieved February 3, 2011)
- Kiira Korpi Unofficial Fan Site (English) (Retrieved February 3, 2011)