Susanna Rahkamo
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| Full name | Susanna Rahkamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Finland |
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| Born | 25 February 1965 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Petri Kokko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Martin Skotnicky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Jorma Uotinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 Kokko)
| 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ "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 c 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
- ^ "Finland considers applying to host this spring’s World Figure Skating Championships". Helsingin Sanomat. March 2011. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finland+considers+applying+to+host+this+spring%E2%80%99s+World+Figure+Skating+Championships/1135264815751. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
[edit] External links
- Care to Ice Dance? - Rahkamo & Kokko at the Wayback Machine (archived September 26, 2007)
- Finnish Figure Skating Association (STLL)
- Maxilla Oy - A brief site about Rahkamo's consulting
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