Alisa Mikonsaari

Alisa Mikonsaari (born 19 June 1993) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2013 Finnish national bronze medalist and 2011 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist.

Alisa Mikonsaari
Full nameAlisa Mikonsaari
Born (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993
Lappeenranta, Finland
HometownLappeenranta, Finland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Finland
Skating clubLappeenrannan Taitoluistelijat
Began skating1999

Personal life

Mikonsaari was born on June 19, 1993 in Lappeenranta, Finland. Her mother is Russian and her father Finnish.[1]

Competitive Career

Mikonsaari replaced the injured Kiira Korpi in the Finnish team to the 2012 World Championships two weeks prior to the event, where she.[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

Following her 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 and former students include:

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[16]		 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
[17]		 Orpheus and Euridice
by Christoph Willibald Gluck 		Violin Concerto in E-moll Op. 64
by Felix Mendelssohn

Competitive highlights
Results[18]
International
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Worlds24th
Europeans29th
Finlandia10th3rd10th
NRW Trophy11th12th17th
Nordics2nd J.9th J.7th8th5th J.
International: Junior
JGP Croatia14th
JGP Italy11th
JGP Spain11th
EYOF6th J.
National
Finnish Champ.1st J.1st J.4th4th6th3rd
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References
  1. "Alisa MIKONSAARI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  2. "Korpi withdraws from worlds, cites leg problems". Ice Network. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. "Korpi withdraws from Euros with Achilles injury". IceNetwork. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. "Alisa Mikonsaari löysi unelmatyön Italiasta". Skating Finland (in Finnish). 27 May 2022.
  5. Minkonsaari, Alisa. "Thank you Young Goose Academy for 3 memorable seasons !". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. "Daniel Grassl: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. "Gabriele Frangipani: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. "Anna Pezzetta: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. "Jari Kessler: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. "Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté: 2022/2023". International Figure Skating Magazine. International Figure Skating Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. "Barbora Vrankova: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. "Naoki Rossi: 2022/23". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  13. "Vladimir Samoilov: 2022/23". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. "Julia Lang: 2022/23". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  15. "Tobia Oellerer: 2022/23". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  16. "Alisa MIKONSAARI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  17. "Alisa MIKONSAARI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010.
  18. "Competition Results: Alisa MIKONSAARI". International Skating Union.
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