Oona Ounasvuori

Oona Ounasvuori
Oona Ounasvuori
Born	30 October 1998 (age 26); Savonlinna, Finland
Hometown	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Finland
Coach	Alisa Drei
Skating club	Espoon Taitoluisteluklubi ry
Began skating	2005

Oona Ounasvuori (born 30 October 1998) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2022 Nordic champion, 2017 Open d'Andorra silver medalist, 2021 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist, and the 2024 Finnish national bronze medalist.

Career

Early years

Ounasvuori began learning to skate in 2005.^[1] She competed in the advanced novice category beginning in the 2011–12 season through 2013–14. Her junior international debut came in February 2015 at the Bavarian Open.^[2]

Senior career

In November 2017, Ounasvuori won silver at the Open d'Andorra.

In November 2021, she won bronze at the Volvo Open Cup. In December, she achieved the best national result of her career to date, finishing fourth at the Finnish Championships. Following Emmi Peltonen's withdrawal, Finland selected Ounasvuori to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.^[3]

Ounasvuori was invited to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, where she finished in twelfth place.^[4] She won the bronze medal at the 2023-24 Finnish Championships, behind Nella Pelkonen and Olivia Lisko.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2024–25 ^[5]	River River (King Kavalier Remix) by Bishop Briggs, King Kavalier, Ian Scott, & Mark Jackson choreo. by Benoit Richaud, Alisa Drei	Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot by Vanessa Mae Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini performed by Sarah Brightman choreo. by Benoit Richaud, Alisa Drei
2023–24 ^[6]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica performed by Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Andrew Watt, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith, Yo-Yo Ma choreo. by Benoit Richaud, Alisa Drei
2022–23 ^[7]	Voilà by Barbara Pravi choreo. by Valentin Molotov	Love in the Dark by Adele choreo. by Valentin Molotov
2021–22 ^[1]	Ready by Louisahhh!!! Physical by Dua Lipa choreo. by Benoit Richaud	The Secret History by Kerry Muzzey performed by Chamber Orchestra of London, Andrew Skeet choreo. by Benoit Richaud
2020–21 ^[8]	Ready by Louisahhh!!! choreo. by Benoit Richaud	Physical by Dua Lipa choreo. by Benoit Richaud

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series

International^[9]
Event	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24	24–25
Europeans								25th
GP Finland										12th
CS Cup of Austria								11th
CS Finlandia Trophy								14th	19th	WD
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb					25th					15th
CS Ice Star						10th
CS Lombardia Trophy									14th		15th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy								11th
CS Tallinn Trophy									4th		8th
CS Trophée Métropole Nice											21st
CS Warsaw Cup									9th
Bavarian Open					17th					6th
Bellu Memorial									5th
Challenge Cup								4th		7th
Jelgava Cup										5th
Nordics						5th		1st
Open d'Andorra				2nd
Tallink Hotels Cup						6th	5th	8th		10th
Volvo Open Cup								3rd		3rd^[a]	7th
Volvo Open Cup								3rd		6th^[b]	7th
International: Junior^[9]
Bavarian Open	10th II
Cup of Tyrol			25th
Gardena Trophy	17th
Leo Scheu		20th
Printemps		12th
NRW Trophy			22nd
Reykjavik IG		3rd
Tallinn Trophy		10th I
National^[9]
Finland	10th J	19th J	11th	8th	6th	7th		4th	5th	3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew J = Junior level

References

^ 51st Volvo Cup Open
^ 50th Volvo Cup Open

^ ^a ^b "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
^ "Oona OUNASVUORI". rinkresults.com.
^ "Emmi Peltonen jää pois taitoluistelun EM-kisoista, tilalle Oona Ounasvuori" (in Finnish). Länsi-Uusimaa. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022.
^ Slater, Paula (November 18, 2023). "Kaori Sakamoto reigns at Grand Prix Espoo". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
^ "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024.
^ "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023.
^ "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
^ "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Oona OUNASVUORI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.

External links

Oona Ounasvuori at the International Skating Union

[10] 51st Volvo Cup Open

[11] 50th Volvo Cup Open

[ISU-2122-1] "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.

[RR-OO-2] "Oona OUNASVUORI". rinkresults.com.

[STT220109-3] "Emmi Peltonen jää pois taitoluistelun EM-kisoista, tilalle Oona Ounasvuori" (in Finnish). Länsi-Uusimaa. 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022.

[GS231118-4] Slater, Paula (November 18, 2023). "Kaori Sakamoto reigns at Grand Prix Espoo". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

[ISU-2425-5] "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024.

[ISU-2324-6] "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023.

[ISU-2223-7] "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.

[ISU-2021-8] "Oona OUNASVUORI: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.

[ISU-OO-9] "Competition Results: Oona OUNASVUORI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.

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