Kiira Korpi skating in the game of Figure skating

Full name Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi
Country represented Finland
Born 26 September 1988 (1988-09-26) (age 22)
Tampere
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi (born 26 September 1988) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion (2009, 2011).


2009–2010

The 2009-2010 season started well for Korpi, with podium finishes at the Nebelhorn Trophy and the Finlandia Trophy, as well as her first senior Grand Prix medal, a silver at the Cup of China. She was unable to defend her national title, however, finishing second behind Laura Lepistö. At the European Championships, she was in second after the short program, but did not win a medal after a disappointing long program. Korpi was 11th at the 2010 Winter Olympics but only 19th a month later at the World Championships.


2010–2011

For the 2010-2011 season, Korpi decided to try new choreographers, and worked on her competitive programs with Shae-Lynn Bourne and David Wilson. She began the season at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy, which she won for the first time in her career. Her assigned events for the 2010-11 Grand Prix series were the NHK Trophy and the Trophée Eric Bompard. She placed fourth at the NHK Trophy, then won her first Grand Prix title at the Trophée Eric Bompard. The combined results left her as the first alternate for the Grand Prix Final. Her next event was Finnish nationals, which she won for the second time in her career. Korpi won the bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships.

Kiira Korpi skating in the game of Figure skating