Petri Kokko (figure skater)
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| Full name | Petri Kokko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland |
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| Born | 21 February 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Susanna Rahkamo Virpi Kunnas |
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| Former coach | Martin Skotnicky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Jorma Uotinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petri Kokko (born 21 February 1966) is a former Finnish ice dancer. He competed with Susanna Rahkamo, his future wife. With Rahkamo, he is the 1995 European champion, 1995 World silver medalist, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice.[1]
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[edit] Career
In 1995, Rahkamo and Kokko became the first Finns to win the European Championships, with the next title won by Laura Lepistö in ladies' singles in 2009.[2] Their quickstep original dance from the 1994–1995 season was adapted into a compulsory dance/pattern dance and ratified in June 2008 as the Finnstep.[3][4][5]
Rahkamo and Kokko ended their eligible career in 1995. They made an appearance on Enigma's music video for "Beyond the Invisible".
[edit] Personal life
Rahkamo and Kokko are married and have two children.[4] In 2006, Kokko was appointed country manager for Google Finland, and in November 2009, he became the global director of Google Inc. at Googleplex in California.[6]
[edit] Programs
(With Rahkamo)
| Season | Original set pattern / Original dance |
Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 1994–1995 | Borsalino by Claude Bolling |
Yesterday A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles |
The Palm (12th Century church music) |
| 1993–1994 | Taboo | La Strada by Nino Rota |
Primavera Porteña by Ástor Piazzolla |
| 1992–1993 | Wein, Weib und Gesang by Johann Strauss II |
Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius |
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| 1991–1992 | Polka from Lappland: | Memoires du Futur by René Aubry |
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| 1990–1991 | Symphony No. 6 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
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| 1989–1990 | Primavera Porteña by Ástor Piazzolla |
[edit] Results
(with Susanna Rahkamo)
| Event | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 6th | 4th | ||||||||
| World Championships | 20th | 20th | 13th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | |
| European Championships | 18th | 18th | 15th | 12th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 1st |
| Finnish Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Skate America | 2nd | |||||||||
| Skate Canada International | 1st | |||||||||
| Trophée Lalique | 3rd | |||||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 6th | |||||||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 14th |
(with Virpi Kunnas)
| Event | 1983–84 | 1984–85 |
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| Finnish Championships | 1st | 1st |
[edit] References
- ^ Olympic results
- ^ "Laura Lepistö wins European title in front of ecstatic home audience". Helsingin Sanomat. 26 January 2009. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Laura+Lepist%C3%B6+wins+European+title+in+front+of+ecstatic+home+audience/1135243042284. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Decisions made at 52nd ISU Ordinary Congress". International Skating Union (icenetwork). 20 June 2008. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080620&content_id=48833&vkey=ice_pressrelease. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ a b Rutherford, Lynn (5 May 2008). "ISU adds more creativity, new compulsory". icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080505&content_id=48051&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Finnstep
- ^ "Petri Kokko to take up post at Google headquarters". Helsingin Sanomat. 26 November 2009. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Petri+Kokko+to+take+up+post+at+Google+headquarters/1135251037198. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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