MEN
Date of birth: 08.07.1983 Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI
FIN
Place of birth: Helsinki
Height: 180 cm
Home town: Helsinki
Hobbies: tennis, snowboarding
Start sk. / Club: 1988 / Tikkurilan FSC
Coach: Sirkka Kaipio
Choreographer: Mikko Ahti
Former Coach: Svetlana Kriukova, Tiiu Valgemäe
Practice low season: 30 h / week at Örebro SWE, Vierumäki and Vantaa FIN
Practice high season: 25 h / week at Vantaa
Music Short Program / Original Dance as of season 2008/2009
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman by Bryan Adams
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2008/2009
The Fall from "Dark Passion Play" by Nightwish
Personal Best Total Score170.8822.01.2009 European Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Short Program66.6421.01.2009 European Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Free Skating104.2422.01.2009 European Championships 2009
 
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Olympic Games
World Champ.
European Champ.
Four Continents
World Juniors
National Champ.
 
 
 
 
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S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International CompetitionSeasonPlace
Nebelhorn Trophy 2007 Oberstdorf 2007/2008 16.
Finlandia Trophy 2007 Vantaa 2007/2008 7.
Golden Spin 2007 Zagreb 2007/2008 15.
The Nordics 2008 Reykjavik 2007/2008 1.
International CompetitionSeasonPlace
Finlandia Trophy 2008 Vantaa 2008/2009 6.
Golden Spin 2008 Zagreb 2008/2009 5.
NRW Trophy S+P 2008 Dortmund 2008/2009 10.
The Nordics Malmö 2008/2009 1.
Nurmenkari got married on August 9, 2008 to Annina Ahti, a former tennis player.
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