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1999 Finlandia Trophy
The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held in Helsinki. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976 .... Results Men Ladies Ice dancing External links 1999 Finlandia Trophy results {{1999–2000 in figure skating Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy, 1999 Finlandia Trophy, 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Rønne Jensen
Johnny Rønne Jensen (born 16 November 1974) is a Danish former competitive figure skater. He is the 1996 Piruetten silver medalist, a three-time Nordic champion, and a three-time Danish national champion. He competed at three European Championships, achieving his best result in 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s .... Competitive highlights References 1974 births Danish male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Copenhagen Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade {{Denmark-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federica Faiella
Federica Faiella (born 1 February 1981) is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Massimo Scali, she is the 2010 World bronze medalist, a two-time (2009–2010) European silver medalist, and six-time (2003–2005, 2007–2009) Italian national champion. They also won eleven Grand Prix medals. Career Early career Faiella began skating at the age of ten. She competed with Luciano Milo, with whom she was the Junior Grand Prix Final champion in the 1997–1998 season. She and Scali trained at the same rink under the same coach. After Milo quit skating, she briefly partnered with a French skater. Partnership with Scali Faiella teamed up with Massimo Scali in 2001. Despite skating together for only a brief period of time, Faiella/Scali were able to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they finished 18th. In their second season of competition together, Faiella/Scali won Italian nationals for the first time, and placed in the top ten at the European Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Krijgsman
Marion Krijgsman (born 8 March 1973) is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Crystal Skate of Romania bronze medalist and a four-time Dutch national champion. She competed at ten ISU Championships, achieving her best result, 17th, at the 1991 and 1999 Europeans. Personal life Krijgsman was born on 8 March 1973 in Haarlem. During her skating career, she resided in Leek, Groningen. Career Krijgsman ranked 19th at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She placed 17th at her first major senior international, the 1991 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. In the 1991–92 season, Krijgsman was training 20 hours a week, of which 18 hours was spent on the ice. She finished 22nd at the 1992 Europeans in Lausanne, Switzerland; 22nd at the 1993 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland; 22nd at the 1998 European Championships in Milan, Italy; and 17th at the 1999 European Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. She won four national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jekaterina Golovatenko
Jekaterina Golovatenko (born 15 October 1979 in Keila) is an Estonian former competitive figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m .... She is a multiple medalist at the Estonian Championships. Her highest placement at an ISU championship was 21st at the 1998 European Championships. Programs Competitive highlights References External links * 1979 births Living people People from Keila Estonian female single skaters Estonian people of Russian descent Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade {{Estonia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanna-Maija Wiksten
Sanna-Maija Wiksten (born 28 July 1980) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She is the 1998 Nordic champion, 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, and 1999 Finnish national champion. She reached the free skate at three ISU Championships – 1997 Junior Worlds, 1999 Europeans, and 2000 Europeans. She represented Tikkurilan Skating Club in Vantaa and Espoon Jäätaiturit in Espoo. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...'' References 1980 births Finnish female single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Espoo 21st-century Finnish women {{Finland-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Lundström
Anna Lundström (born 26 August 1980) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (1998 and 2002) Swedish national champion and a three-time Nordic medalist (one silver, two bronze). She reached the free skate at four ISU Championships – 1998 Junior Worlds in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb, Croatia; 2000 Europeans in Vienna, Austria; and 2000 Worlds in Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ..., France. Programs Results ''JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix'' References Figure skating corner profile External links Swedish female single skaters Living people 1980 births Sportspeople from Karlskrona {{Sweden-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diána Póth
Diána Póth (born 6 August 1981) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion. She also competed briefly for Austria. Personal life Póth was born on 6 August 1981 in Budapest, Hungary. She moved to Austria in 2001 and returned to Hungary in October 2002. Her mother is Austrian. Her father was a hockey player. Póth is married to professional footballer Gábor Gyepes. Career Póth began figure skating at the age of four to combat her nerves. Her first coach was Tamara Téglássy, with whom she was most successful as a junior. After the 1998 Worlds Championships, where she finished 10th, she switched coaches and began to train with Andras Szaraz and Eszter Jurek. Póth achieved her best result, 4th, at a European Championships in 1999. Póth won two Hungarian national titles in 1999 and 2000. She competed in the Austrian Championships in 2002. After a couple of injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Kettunen
Elina Kettunen (born 10 April 1981) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2004 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist, a three-time Nordic Figure Skating Championships, Nordic champion, and the 2001 Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish national champion. She finished in the top fourteen at seven ISU Figure Skating Championships, ISU Championships. Her best result, fifth, came at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf and 2002 European Figure Skating Championships, 2002 Europeans in Lausanne. Kettunen was selected to represent Finland at the Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She qualified for the final segment by placing 18th in the short program and went on to finish 11th overall (9th in the free). Programs Results ''GP: ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix; JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittney McConn
Brittney Anne McConn Bottoms (born June 17, 1980) is an American former competitive figure skater. She placed fourth at the 1998 World Junior Championships and won the later that year. Her highest senior-level placement at the U.S. Championships was seventh, which she achieved three times. McConn retired from competition in 2001. She became a member of 's Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisa Drei
Alisa Drei (born 28 February 1978) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She finished in the top ten at seven European Championships. Life and career Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently moved to Finland and received Finnish citizenship. Drei began competing internationally for Finland in 1994. She resided in Riihimäki and her coach was her mother, Elena Drei-Koskinen. Drei announced her retirement on December 14, 2007 due to knee problems. She has a degree in sport psychology from a sports academy in Saint Petersburg. In February 2008, she began coaching young skaters in Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi .... Programs Competitive highlights References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laëtitia Hubert
Laëtitia Hubert (born 23 June 1974) is a French former competitive figure skater. She is the 1997 Trophée Lalique champion, the 1992 World Junior champion, and a two-time French national senior champion (1998–1999). She competed in four Winter Olympic Games (1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002) and placed as high as fourth at the World Championships (1992 and 1998). Personal life Hubert was born on 23 June 1974 in Paris and married in summer 2000. Career Hubert began skating at the age of three years. She finished 21st in her World Championship debut in 1990. The following year, at the 1991 World Championships, she had a rough collision with Midori Ito of Japan during the short program warmup. In the 1991–92 season, Hubert won the World Junior title and later took silver behind Surya Bonaly at the French National Championships. This finish earned her a trip to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. At this time she was working on her triple lutz jump but elected to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
