Kiira Korpi, beauty which can melt the ice

Kiira Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She was born in Tampere, Finland on 26th September 1988.she received her training from her father Rauno Korpi. In 1998 under her father’s guidance she won a bronze medal in the 1998 winter Olympics.

In 2005, she was a part of the Finnish Figure skating Championships, and there she won a silver medal. Due to that she qualified for the 2005 European Figure Skating Championships in which she stood 13th.following that she achieved quite a lot. In 2006 she stood 3rd in the Finnish Figure Skating Championships, 6th at the 2006 European Figure Skating Championships, and then went on to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics where she finished in 16th place. The Finnish skating federation considered her results of the European championships to determine the Olympic team. Though she was a minor she got selected.

After the Olympics Kiira made her senior grand prix debut. She took part in two events there and came fourth in the Finnish Figure Skating Championships in 2006.in the 2007 European figure skating championship she won a bronze medal. Due to her win she was the 2nd female from Finland to win at the European championships. During 2007-2008 season, she suffered an injury because of which she sadly had to exit from that year’s grand prix. That would have been her 1st grand prix event.

Over the years she took part in several short programs for example like in caravan(by Ikuko Kawai),Triunfal(Astor Piazzolla) Eye Patch Yo Te Quiero-from Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Robert Rodriguez), Nessun Dorma(Giacomo Puccini) which was performed by Vanessa Mae. She was also a part of “the blues collection”-fever (Elvis Presley) in 2005,”it’s oh so quiet” by Bjork and in the ABBA medley of “gimme a man after midnight”, “dancing queen” and “winner takes it all”. (2008)

In Finland her nickname is Jääprinsessa which means ice princess. She is said to be the most beautiful female figure skater by the world. As of April 2010, she was ranked 13th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU).