Alisa Mikonsaari
| Alisa Mikonsaari | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Alisa Mikonsaari |
| Born | 19 June 1993 Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Hometown | Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Skating club | Lappeenrannan Taitoluistelijat |
| Began skating | 1999 |
Alisa Mikonsaari (born 19 June 1993) is a Finnish figure skating coach and retired figure skater. She is the 2013 Finnish national bronze medalist and 2011 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist.
Personal life
[edit]Mikonsaari was born on June 19, 1993 in Lappeenranta, Finland. Her mother is Russian and her father Finnish.[1]
Competitive Career
[edit]Mikonsaari replaced the injured Kiira Korpi in the Finnish team to the 2012 World Championships two weeks prior to the event.[2]
She was also named as Korpi's replacement at the 2013 European Championships, where she finished in twenty-ninth place.[3] Following that season, she retired from competitive figure skating due to a nagging hip injury.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]Following her competitive figure skating career, Minkonsaari began working as a coach after being invited by former coach, Angelina Turenko, to coach in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She briefly moved back to Finland following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic before moving to Egna, Italy to coach at the Young Goose Academy in 2021.[4]
In the summer of 2023, Mikonsaari relocated to Assago to coach at the IceLab Skating Club.[5]
Her current students include:
Jari Kessler[6][7]
Júlia Láng[8]
Matteo Nalbone[9]
Oscar Oliver[10]- Anna Pezzetta[11]
- Vladimir Samoilov[12]
Milana Siniavskyte[13]
Her former students include:
- Daniel Grassl[14]
- Gabriele Frangipani[15]
Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté[16]
Barbora Vrankova[17]
Naoki Rossi[18]
Tobia Oellerer[19]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 [20] |
Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman |
Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| 2011–2012 [1] |
Variation of a Magnolia by Karen Khachaturian |
Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| 2008–2009 [21] |
Orpheus and Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
Violin Concerto in E-moll Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn |
Competitive highlights
[edit]| Results[22] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||||
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| Worlds | 24th | |||||
| Europeans | 29th | |||||
| Finlandia | 10th | 3rd | 10th | |||
| NRW Trophy | 11th | 12th | 17th | |||
| Nordics | 2nd J. | 9th J. | 7th | 8th | 5th J. | |
| International: Junior | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 14th | |||||
| JGP Italy | 11th | |||||
| JGP Spain | 11th | |||||
| EYOF | 6th J. | |||||
| National | ||||||
| Finnish Champ. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alisa MIKONSAARI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Korpi withdraws from worlds, cites leg problems". Ice Network. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Korpi withdraws from Euros with Achilles injury". IceNetwork. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Alisa Mikonsaari löysi unelmatyön Italiasta". Skating Finland (in Finnish). 27 May 2022.
- ^ Minkonsaari, Alisa. "Thank you Young Goose Academy for 3 memorable seasons !". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Jari KESSLER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Jari KESSLER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Julia LANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Matteo NALBONE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Oscar OLIVER: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Anna PEZZETTA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Vladimir SAMOILOV: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Milana SINIASKYTE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Daniel GRASSL: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Gabriele FRANGIPANI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Tomàs-Llorenç GUARINO SABATÉ: 2022/2023". International Figure Skating Union. International Figure Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Barbora VRANKOVA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Naoki ROSSI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Tobia OELLERER: 2022/2023". Skating Union. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Alisa MIKONSAARI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Alisa MIKONSAARI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Competition Results: Alisa MIKONSAARI". International Skating Union.
External links
[edit]
- Alisa Mikonsaari at the International Skating Union
- Alisa Mikonsaari at Sport-folio.net
- Alisa Mikonsaari at Tracings