Susanna Pöykiö
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 Pöykiö in 2009. |
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| Full name | Susanna Pöykiö | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland |
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| Born | February 22, 1982 Oulu |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Heidi Pöykiö | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Berit Kaijomaa Larissa Papchenko |
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| Choreographer | Maikki Uotila-Kraatz Victor Kraatz |
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| Skating club | Oulun Luistelukerho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 163.98 2005 Worlds |
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| Short program | 57.62 2006 Skate Canada |
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| Free skate | 106.99 2005 Worlds |
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Susanna Pöykiö (born February 22, 1982 in Oulu) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time (2000, 2002, 2005–2007) Finnish national champion.
At the 2001 World Junior Championships, Pöykiö became the first Finnish ladies' singles skater to medal at an ISU Championships.[1] At the 2005 Europeans, she became the first Finn to medal in ladies' singles at the European Championships.[2] She left her long-time coach Berit Kaijomaa after the 2006 Olympics and began training in her hometown Oulu with her sister Heidi as her coach. In 2009, Pöykiö won the European bronze medal, and along with Laura Lepistö, it was the first time Finns claimed two spots on the European Championships podium.[3] She had back problems during her career and retired from competition in 2010.[4]
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
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| Winter Olympics | 13th | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | 11th | 12th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 13th | |||||||
| European Championships | 6th | 9th | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 3rd | WD | |||||
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Nordic Championships | 6th J. | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
| Finnish Championships | 1st J. | 1st | 3rd | 1st | WD | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| Cup of China | 8th | 5th | |||||||||||
| Skate America | 5th | 5th | 6th | 11th | |||||||||
| Skate Canada International | 9th | 3rd | 5th | ||||||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 4th | ||||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | ||||||||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 4th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | 15th | |||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Sweden | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 11th | ||||||||||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 2nd |
- J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
[edit] References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (October 9, 2002). "Susanna Poykio: Finland's Poykio Makes Skating History". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/100902.shtml. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Weekend Sports Round-Up: Pöykiö and Manninen make Finnish sporting history". Helsingin Sanomat. January 2005. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Weekend+Sports+Round-Up+P%C3%B6yki%C3%B6+and+Manninen+make+Finnish+sporting+history/1101978414626. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kilpajäät vaihtuivat opintoihin [Skater changed studies]" (in Finnish). forum24.fi. 30 November 2010. http://www.forum24.fi/uutiset/kilpajaat-vaihtuivat-opintoihin. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- Susanna Pöykiö at the International Skating Union
- Oulun Luistelukerho - Skating Club (Finnish)
- Absolute Skating - Article on Poykio
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