Susanna Rahkamo

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Susanna Rahkamo
Personal information
Full name Susanna Rahkamo
Country represented  Finland
Born 25 February 1965 (1965-02-25) (age 46)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Former partner Petri Kokko
Former coach Martin Skotnicky
Former choreographer Jorma Uotinen
Retired 1995

Susanna Rahkamo (born February 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland) is a former Finnish ice dancer. She competed with Petri Kokko, her future husband. With Kokko, she is the 1995 European champion, 1995 World silver medalist, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice.

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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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

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,[3] Max born in 2001 and Camilla in 2003. In 2004, Rahkamo was elected president of the Finnish Figure Skating Association.[5] Rahkamo is also a change management consultant.[3]

[edit] Programs

(with Kokko)

Season Original set pattern
/ Original dance
Free dance Exhibition
1994–1995 Borsalino
by Claude Bolling
Yesterday
A Hard Day's Night
by The Beatles
The Psalm
(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
1991–1992 Polka from Lappland: Memoires du Futur
by René Aubry
1990–1991 Symphony No. 6
by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
1989–1990 Primavera Porteña
by Ástor Piazzolla

[edit] Results

(with Kokko)

Event 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
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

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