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Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari (born 8 July 1983) is a Finnish former competitive 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.

Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Nurmenkari in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Country represented	Finland
Born	(1983-07-08) 8 July 1983 (age 39) 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

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]

Programs

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

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[12]
Event	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12
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					3rd			3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st		4th
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds				26th	12th
JGP Final					7th
JGP Japan					2nd
JGP Sweden					3rd
JGP Ukraine				17th
JGP USA						8th
Golden Bear			2nd
Nordics	6th	7th		3rd
Piruetten		7th
Triglav Trophy	16th
National[12]
Finnish Champ.			1st J	1st J		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

External links

• Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari at the International Skating Union
• Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari at Sportfolio

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[ru] Нурменкари, Ари-Пекка

Ари-Пекка Нурменкари (фин. Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari; род. 8 июля 1983 года в Хельсинки, Финляндия) — финский фигурист, выступающий в одиночном катании. Восьмикратный чемпион Финляндии, двукратный победитель чемпионата северных стран. На чемпионатах Европы и мира занимает, преимущественно, невысокие места. По состоянию на июнь 2011 года занимает 87-е место в рейтинге Международного союза конькобежцев (ИСУ)[1].

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