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[NHK Trophy] SP Starting Order – Kiira skates 8th

By takashi, on November 10th, 2011

The starting order for Ladies Short Program was announced and

Kiira Korpi will skate 8th, just after Mao Asada.

Starting Order / Ladies Short Program

1	Shoko ISHIKAWA	JPN
2	Agnes ZAWADZKI	USA
3	Mae Berenice MEITE	FRA
4	Ashley WAGNER	USA
5	Elene GEDEVANISHVILI	GEO
6	Cynthia PHANEUF	CAN
7	Mao ASADA	JPN
8	Kiira KORPI	FIN
9	Alena LEONOVA	RUS
10	Akiko SUZUKI	JPN

[NHK Trophy] coming soon!

By takashi, on November 9th, 2011

Yes, NHK Trophy 2011 is coming soon!

Go Kiira, Go!

Schedule

(Local Time, GMT +09:00)
Fri. 11 Nov.
Ice Dance (SD)    14:55
Pairs (SP)    16:45
Opening on Ice    18:30
Ladies (SP)    19:15

Sat. 12 Nov.
Ice Dance (FD)    12:00
Pairs (FS)    14:05
Men (SP)    16:30
Ladies (FS)    19:00

Sun. 13 Nov.
Men(FS) 12:55
Gala (Exhibition) 15:00

Official site / Japan Skating Federation (in English)

Official site / NHK (in Japanese)

Results site (ISU)

According to Helsingin Sanomat, Kiira will skip Finlandia Trophy because of injury. She hurt her metatarsus during a training camp in Canada last summer. Latest news is that Kiira will start her season in NHK Trophy on 11-13 November 2011. Minna Parviainen will substitute Kiira in Finlandia Trophy.

Happy 23rd Birthday, Kiira!

By takashi, on September 26th, 2011

It’s 26th September 2011 today… Yes!

The whole Kiira-Korpi.net community wishes

Happy Birthday to Kiira!!

Hope this coming season a fruitful and delightful one!

Kiira will skip Japan Open 2011

By takashi, on September 14th, 2011

According to a Finnish journalist, Kiira will skip Japan Open 2011 due to leg pain.

The injury seemed not serious at all but they decided to skip the competition just to be safe.

No information on the official site of Japan Open yet.

She will start her season at Finlandia Trophy which will be held in 7-9 October at Vantaa, Finland.

Get well soon, Kiira!

All That Skate Summer 2011

By Timo, on August 14th, 2011

Kiira performed in the All That Skate event in Korea with Yu-Na Kim and others. This post will collect videos and pictures from that event.

You And I

Cry me a river

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p9NSS5xTUY

Kiira on Japanese NHK TV programs

By takashi, on July 21st, 2011

Kiira is frequently appearing on promotional videos for “Nordic Special” TV programs by NHK, Japanese public broadcasting organization – as you know, one of organizers of NHK Trophy (the other organizer is Japan Skating Federation).

In the videos, Kiira says “shi-a-wa-se” which means “Happiness” in Japanese.

“Nordic Special – from countries of happiness -” programs will be started from Sat, 23 to Sun, 31 July and they will introduce the charms of 5 Nordic countries with 70 programs for 80 hours.

Yesterday, I found a really huge poster of Kiira at Shinjuku station in Tokyo! Wow!

Kiira on a huge poster at Shinjuku station, Tokyo, Japan.

Grand Prix 2011-2012 entries

By Northeagle, on June 27th, 2011

ISU announced the entries for next season’s GP: Kiira is selected for NHK Trophy in Sapporo (Japan – 11/13 November) and Rostelecom Cup of Russia in Moscow (25-27 November). Since now, only ten entries are allowed: Laura Lepisto will come back as well, at Skate America in Ontario (California) and TEB in Paris. As everyone already knew, won’t be present Yu-Na Kim and Miki Ando. Each skater has the chance to participate at three events, and only two better results will be considered, as Carolina Kostner and Alena Leonova seem going to do.
Within only two weeks Kiira will decide her future in next Grand Prix: this could be an advantage, if she will be able to get better shape in that period… so, hyvä Kiira, go for a great season!

http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=2687

Numbers of a season

By Northeagle, on May 16th, 2011

SP EXECUTED ELEMENTS	Base Value	Nebelhorn	Finlandia	NHK	Bompard	Nationals	Euros	Worlds
2T+3T	5.50	5.90
2T+3T<	4.30			3.90
3T+3T	8.20		7.92		9.10	9.10	9.00
3T+Combo	4.10							2.00
3Lo	5.10	6.10	5.10		4.20	5.00	6.10	5.70
3Lo<	3.60			2.70
FSSp3	2.60	3.17
FSSp4	3.00		3.50	3.43	3.64	3.57	3.79	3.71
2A	3.30	3.94	3.80	3.59	4.01	3.80	3.94	3.87
LSp2	1.90	2.54		2.33
LSp3	2.40				2.90	2.90	2.90	3.11
LSp4	2.70		3.40
SISt2	2.30					2.94	3.09	2.94
SISt3	3.30	3.94	3.80	3.80	3.94
CCoSp4	3.50	4.43	4.10	4.14	4.29	4.29	4.36	4.50
PROGRAM COMPONENTS	Factor/Average	S c o r e s
Skating Skills	0.80 / 7.11	7.11	7.10	7.18	7.25	7.39	7.50	7.57
Transitions	0.80 / 6.75	6.75	6.80	6.86	7.07	7.07	7.25	7.32
Performance / Execution	0.80 / 7.29	7.29	7.45	7.29	7.46	7.57	7.71	7.64
Choreography	0.80 / 7.18	7.18	7.20	7,18	7.39	7.75	7.57	7.57
Interpretation	0.80 / 7.21	7.21	7.45	7.39	7.46	7.57	7.86	7.71

FS EXECUTED ELEMENTS	Base Value	Nebelhorn	Finlandia	NHK	Bompard	Nationals	Euros	Worlds
2T+3T	5.50	6.00	5.78	5.90
3T+3T	8.20				8.90			9.10
3T+3T<	7.00					5.40
3T	4.10						2.80
2Lz+2T	3.50							3.50
3Lz+2T	7.40		7.40	6.70
1Lz	0.60	0.57				0.50
3Lz	6.00				3.90		4.40
FSSp3	2.60				3.24
FSSp4	3.00	3.50	3.40	3.36		3.86	3.57	3.50
2Lo	1.80		1.80	1.89
3Lo	5.10	5.80			6.20	5.10		5.90
3Lo<	3.60						1.50
1F	0.50		0.48	0.44	0.47
2F	1.80	1.76
3F	5.30					4.00
3F<	3.70						2.50
3F<<	1.80							0.90
ChSp1	2.00	3.14	3.00	2.71	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
2S	1.54x		1.62					1.63
2S<<	0.44x			0.15
3S	4.62x	5.32			5.22	5.32
3S+2T	6.16x						6.56
3Lo+2T+2Lo	9.13x	9.43	9.41			8.93		9.43
3Lo+2T+2Lo<	8.58x				7.48		7.68
3Lo<+2T+2Lo<	6.93x			5.73
SISt2	2.30	2.21		2.59	2.59		2.87
SISt3	3.30		3.70			3.87		3.87
2A	3.63x	3.92	3.93	3.63				4.20
2A+2T	5.17x				5.53	5.24	5.10
LSp2	1.90	2.47			2.19		2.26
LSp3	2.40			2.90		2.90
LSp4	2.70		3.20					3.41
CCoSp2	2.50		3.00
CCoSp3	3.00						3.50
CCoSp4	3.50	4.14		4.00	4.00	4.07		4.21
PROGRAM COMPONENTS	Factor/Average	S c o r e s
Skating Skills	1.60 / 7.18	7.18	7.15	7.18	7.11	7.36	7.43	7.32
Transitions	1.60 / 6.79	6.79	6.75	6.68	6.79	6.75	7.07	6.93
Performance / Execution	1.60 / 7.00	7.00	7.15	6.89	7.07	7.43	6.96	7.29
Choreography	1.60 / 7.07	7.07	7.25	7.11	7.21	7.64	7.39	7.32
Interpretation	1.60 / 7.07	7.07	7.25	7.04	7.21	7.54	7.50	7.43

This is a summary of all Kiira’s performances in whole season: which has been a great season, indeed, even if it could have been more successful. Now, in the ISU’s world ranking Kiira is number 4 (!), and number 5 in this season: her target was being in first six best skaters in the world, so it seems goal’s been reached…