Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari

Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
	Nurmenkari in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Country represented	Finland
Born	8 July 1983; Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Coach	Svetlana Kriukova
Former coach	Sirkka Kaipio ; Tiiu Valgemäe
Choreographer	Mikko Ahti ; Alexei Veselievski
Skating club	Tikkurilan FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	170.88; 2009 Europeans
Short program	66.64; 2009 Europeans
Free skate	104.24; 2009 Europeans

Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari (born 8 July 1983) is a Finnish figure skater. He is a seven-time (2003–2007, 2009, 2010) Finnish national champion and has represented Finland at the World Figure Skating Championships. He is the 2008 & 2009 Nordic champion.

Nurmenkari withdrew from the 2012 European Championships due to an ankle injury.[1]

Personal life

Nurmenkari married former professional tennis player, Annina Ahti, on 9 August 2008.[2] They have a son, Axel, who was born in August 2009.[2]

Season	Short program	Free skating
2011–2012 [1]	I Love the Way You Lie by Sunny Choi	Corteo (Cirque du Soleil) by Philippe Le Duc, Maria Bonzanigo Le Cheik Blanc by Nino Rota La pasarella di otto e mezzo by Nino Rota
2009–2010 [2]	Sarabande by G. F. Haendel performed by Maksim Mrvica	The Fall (from "Dark Passion Play") by Nightwish
2008–2009 [3][4]	Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman by Bryan Adams	The Fall (from "Dark Passion Play") by Nightwish
2006–2007 [5]	Classical Marakesh	Chaplin medley
2005–2006 [6]	Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima Moonlight Serenade	Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
2004–2005 [7]	Passion for Tango "Buenos Aires" by Carlos Garden, Julian Plaza performed by Sexteto Mayor	Once Upon a Time in Mexico by M. Rodriguez
2003–2004 [8]	Passion for Tango "Buenos Aires" by Carlos Garden, Julian Plaza performed by Sexteto Mayor	Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Claude Petit performed by The Paris Opera Orchestra
2002–2003 [9]	Shark by Piazzola and Nicholson	Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Claude Petit performed by The Paris Opera Orchestra
2001–2002 [10]	The Song of the Volga Boatmen	Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev performed by the British Royal Orchestra
2000–2001 [11]	Yesterday by The Beatles	Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev

Results[12]
International
Event	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
Olympics													30th
Worlds						28th	26th	28th	29th	25th		27th	24th		31st
Europeans						27th	22nd	24th	23rd	23rd		14th	22nd		WD
GP Cup of Russia													11th
Coupe de Nice													12th
Crystal Skate						4th
Finlandia					6th	7th	9th	12th		7th	7th	6th	11th	10th	16th
Golden Spin								8th	15th	7th	15th	5th
Karl Schäfer									12th
Nebelhorn							9th	14th	19th	12th	16th		14th		15th
Nordics	6th J.	7th J.		3rd J.	3rd			3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st		4th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds				26th	12th
JGP Final					7th
JGP Japan					2nd
JGP Sweden					3rd
JGP Ukraine				17th
JGP USA						8th
Golden Bear			2nd J.
Piruetten		7th J.
Triglav Trophy	16th J.
National
Finnish Champ.			1st J.	1st J.		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009.
Osborne, Magdalena (2009). "Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari's key to success". AbsoluteSkating.com.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2003.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
"Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
"Competition Results: Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI". International Skating Union.

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