Alisa Mikonsaari
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Finland Mikonsaari in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1993 Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Home town | Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Finland |
| Skating club | Lappeenrannan Taitoluistelijat |
| Began skating | 1999 |
Alisa Mikonsaari (born 19 June 1993) is a Finnish figure skating coach and retired figure skater. She is the 2013 Finnish national bronze medalist and 2011 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist.
Mikonsaari was born on 19 June 1993, in Lappeenranta, Finland. Her mother is Russian and her father Finnish.[1]
Competitive career
Mikonsaari replaced the injured Kiira Korpi in the Finnish team to the 2012 World Championships two weeks prior to the event.[2]
She was also named as Korpi's replacement at the 2013 European Championships, where she finished in twenty-ninth place.[3] Following that season, she retired from competitive figure skating due to a nagging hip injury.[4]
Coaching career
Following her competitive figure skating career, Minkonsaari began working as a coach after being invited by former coach, Angelina Turenko, to coach in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She briefly moved back to Finland following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic before moving to Egna, Italy to coach at the Young Goose Academy in 2021.[4]
In the summer of 2023, Mikonsaari relocated to Assago to coach at the IceLab Skating Club.[5]
Her current students include:
Jari Kessler[6][7]
Júlia Láng[8]
Matteo Nalbone[9]
Oscar Oliver[10]- Anna Pezzetta[11]
- Vladimir Samoilov[12]
Milana Siniavskyte[13]
Her former students include:
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 [20] |
Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman |
Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| 2011–2012 [1] |
Variation of a Magnolia by Karen Khachaturian | |
| 2008–2009 [21] |
Orpheus and Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck |
Violin Concerto in E-moll Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn |
