Alisa Drei

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Alisa Drei
Drei in 2007
Born (1978-02-28) 28 February 1978 (age 46)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
Skating clubRiihimäki Skating Club
Began skating1981
RetiredDecember 2007

Alisa Drei (born 28 February 1978) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She finished in the top ten at seven European Championships.

Life and career[edit]

Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently moved to Finland and received Finnish citizenship.[1]

Drei began competing internationally for Finland in 1994.[2] She resided in Riihimäki and her coach was her mother, Elena Drei-Koskinen.[1]

Drei announced her retirement on December 14, 2007 due to knee problems.[1] She has a degree in sport psychology from a sports academy in Saint Petersburg.[1] In February 2008, she began coaching young skaters in Espoo.[3]

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2007–08
[4]
2006–07
[5][6]

  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
2005–06
[7]
  • Warsaw Concerto
    by Richard Addinsell
2004–05
[8][9]
  • Kismet
    by G.-Y. Westerhoff
    performed by Bond
  • Warsaw Concerto
    by Richard Addinsell

2003–04
[10]
  • Kismet
    by G.-Y. Westerhoff
    performed by Bond
2002–03
[11]
  • Adagio
    by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni
2001–02
[12]
  • The Gadfly
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Tango Forever
    by Luis Bravo
2000–01
[13]
  • La cumparsita
  • Tango Forever
    by Luis Bravo

Competitive highlights[edit]

International[2]
Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08
Olympics 21st
Worlds 19th 25th 14th 15th 12th
Europeans 18th 10th 9th 10th 7th 7th 8th 6th
GP Cup of Russia 7th 11th
GP Lalique/Bompard 8th 3rd 5th 9th
GP NHK Trophy 9th 9th
GP Skate America 6th
GP Skate Canada 10th 6th 7th 10th 11th
GP Sparkassen 7th
Finlandia Trophy 6th 4th 5th 5th 4th 7th 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 6th
Golden Spin 4th 1st 1st 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 9th 6th 7th 7th 2nd 2nd 2nd
Nepela Memorial 5th
Nordics 7th 2nd 1st 1st
Skate Israel 4th
Piruetten 2nd
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds 13th 11th
Blue Swords 10th J 12th J
Gardena 2nd J
Ukrainian Souvenir 2nd J
National[2]
Finnish Champ. 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st WD 2nd 3rd
GP = Grand Prix; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Alisa Drei päätti uransa" [Alisa Drei announced her retirement]. YLE (in Finnish). 14 December 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Alisa DREI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ Saksa, Maija (24 July 2008). "Mitä kuuluu nyt Alisa Drei?" [Where is Alisa Drei now?]. Finnish Figure Skating Association (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Alisa DREI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 November 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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