Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari

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.

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]

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]		Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Claude Petit performed by The Paris Opera Orchestra
2002–2003 ^[9]	Shark by Piazzola and Nicholson
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

^ ^a ^b "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009.
^ Osborne, Magdalena (2009). "Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari's key to success". AbsoluteSkating.com.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2003.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
^ "Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Ari-Pekka NURMENKARI". International Skating Union.