Kristiina Marketta "Tintti"[2] Wegelius (born 12 October 1960)[1] is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She won medals at Skate Canada International, Skate America, and NHK Trophy, as well as four Finnish national titles. Wegelius placed tenth at the 1980 Winter Olympics, as high as sixth at the World Championships (1981, 1983), and as high as fourth at the European Championships (1979, 1980, 1981). She was coached by Carlo Fassi.[3]
Kristiina Wegelius | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Kristiina Marketta Wegelius |
Alternative names | Kristiina Fitzpatrick[1] |
Country represented | Finland |
Born | (1960-10-12) 12 October 1960 (age 61) Helsinki, Finland |
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Former coach | Carlo Fassi |
Former skating club | Helsingin Taitoluiseteluklubi |
Former training locations | Helsinki |
Retired | 1983 |
After retiring from competition, Wegelius performed with Disney on Ice and became a skating coach and choreographer.[4] As of January 2009, she was living with her husband and daughter, Khayla (born c. 1998), in Quebec City, Canada.[4]
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Event | 74–75 | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 |
Olympics | 10th | ||||||||
Worlds | 14th | 10th | 8th | 6th | 9th | 6th | |||
Europeans | 7th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 6th | ||
Skate America | 3rd | ||||||||
Skate Canada | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
NHK Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
Ennia Challenge | 3rd | ||||||||
Richmond Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||
Nordics | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||||||
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Finnish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
NHK Trophy champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles | |
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Finnish champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles | |
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