Laura Lepistö
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Full name | Laura Anneli Lepistö | ||||||||||||||||||
nation | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||
birthday | April 25, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Espoo | ||||||||||||||||||
size | 162 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Single run | ||||||||||||||||||
society | Espoo Jäätaiturit | ||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Virpi Horttana | ||||||||||||||||||
choreographer | Maria McLean Miia Nirhamo |
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status | active | ||||||||||||||||||
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last change: December 12, 2010 |
Laura Anneli Lepistö (born April 25, 1988 in Espoo ) is a former Finnish figure skater and the first Finnish European figure skating champion in the individual race of women in history.
Lepistö is the Finnish Champion of the Year 2008 and European Champion 2009. She was already third at the European Championships last year. At the 2010 European Championships , she won the silver medal. At the subsequent Olympic Games in Vancouver , she finished 6th as the best European. She is trained by Virpi Horttana. She started ice skating at the age of three. On March 25, 2012, she announced her retirement from competitive sports after having been unable to compete for two seasons due to injury.
Results
Competition / season | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 |
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winter Olympics | 6th | |||||
World championships | 8th. | 6th | 3. | |||
European championships | 3. | 1. | 2. | |||
Junior World Championships | 9. | 7th | ||||
Finnish championships | 1st J | 4th | 2. | 1. | 2. | 1. |
Skate Canada | 7th | 3. | ||||
Cup of China | 3. | |||||
NHK Trophy | 5. | 5. | 5. | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 3. | 2. |
- J = juniors
Web links
Commons : Laura Lepistö - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Laura Lepistö in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
- Laura Lepistö in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Homepage of Laura Lepistö (fin.)
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SURNAME | Lepistö, Laura |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lepistö, Laura Anneli |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1988 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Espoo , Finland |