Monica Lindfors (born 22 November 2000) is a Finnish

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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. With partner

Juho Pirinen Juho Pirinen (born 2 November 1995) is a Finnish ice dancer. With his current partner, Yuka Orihara, he is the 2019–20 Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish national champion and a four-time Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish ...

, she qualified to the final at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Lindfors was born on November 22, 2000 in

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, Finland. Her older sister Viveca, and younger siblings,

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and Fanny, have also competed in single skating at the international level. She is currently a student at the

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, where she studies architecture. In addition, Lindfors is

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, able to communicate in Finnish and

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Figure skating career

Lindfors began figure skating in 2004. From 2012 to 2016, she competed as a singles skater. Prior to the

2016–17 figure skating season The 2016–17 figure skating season began on July 1, 2016, and ended on June 30, 2017. During this season, elite skaters competed at the 2017 European Championships, Four Continents Championships, World Junior Championships, and World Champio ...

, she would decide to team up with

to compete in the ice dance discipline. Coached by former Italian ice dancer,

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, in Helsinki, the duo won the 2016–17 Finnish Junior Championships, finished nineteenth at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and won bronze at the 2017–18 Finnish Junior Championships on the senior level. Their partnership would dissolve following the 2017–18 figure skating season.

Post-competitive career

Following her competitive figure skating career, Lindfors began working as a figure skating choreographer at the Peurunka Ice Rink in

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, Finland. Skaters she has worked with have included

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, and

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Programs

(with Pirinen)

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series''

References

External links

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