| Nella Pelkonen | |
|---|---|
 Nella Pelkonen after Finnish championship contest in Joensuu 2022 | |
| Full name | Nella Julia Pelkonen |
| Born | 13 March 2005 Tampere, Finland |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2,25in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Susanna Haarala |
| Skating club | Tappara FSC |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Nella Julia Pelkonen (born 13 March 2005 in Tampere) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a women's singles Nordic and Finnish champion.[1][2]
Career
Pelkonen started training figure skating in 2010 at the age of 5 in the Koovee figure skating school in Tampere. Koovee head coach Minna Järvinen was impressed by her attitude and enthusiasm right from the beginning, and Pelkonen was quickly moved to higher level groups.[3] Pelkonen stayed with Koovee up until the summer of 2023 and being coached by Järvinen and Christina Wendelin, achieved gold in junior Finnish championship, silver in senior Finnish championship and won the Nordic championship.
In the summer of 2023 Pelkonen transferred to Tappara FSC and is now being trained by Susanna Haarala. Pelkonen had decided on the club change earlier that year, seeking to get new insight and momentum into her training. The results during fall season 2023 proved this to be a successful move. Minor adjustments yielded better balance for training and rest, and training related injuries that had previously prevented her form gaining full potential have now subsided.[4]
Pelkonen is noted for her versatility as a figure skater. She is a skilled and mature presenter, her jumping technique is elegant and economical and she is superb in arc skating and pirouettes.[3] Pelkonen is motivated by tough competition, and she is described as extremely demanding towards herself, even stubborn when it comes to training.[3][4]
Pelkonen was chosen to Finnish Figure Skating Association's junior national team in 2019,[5] and she has been a member of the senior national team since 2020.[6] She has represented Finland in the 2020 Youth Olympics in Lausanne, being 14th in singles competition and fourth in mixed team competition as a part of the Team Determination.[7]
Current programs and ISU personal bests
The coreographer for Pelkonen's current programs is Elina Ikonen.
Music for short Program is Lo Vas A Olvidar by Billie Eilish with Rosalía, and for free Skating Tourner Dans Le Vide (version orchestrale) by Indila.
| ISU category | Points | competition |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 179,31 | Finlandia Trophy 2023 |
| Short program | 58,78 | Finlandia Trophy 2023 |
| Free skate | 120,53 | Finlandia Trophy 2023 |
International ISU competition performances
| Year | Competition | Standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ISU GP Grand Prix Espoo, Espoo | 6. |
| 2023 | ISU CS Finlandia Trophy, Espoo | 4. |
| 2023 | World University Games Winter, Lake Placid, NY | 9. |
| 2023 | Nordics Open at RIG 2023, Reykjavik | 1. |
| 2022 | ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022, Espoo | 14. |
| 2022 | ISU JGP Riga Cup, Riga | 11.n |
| 2022 | ISU JGP Courchevel 2022, Courchevel | 7.n |
| 2021 | Santa Claus Cup, Budapest | 14.n |
References
- ↑ "Nella Pelkonen ja Makar Suntsev Suomen mestareiksi".
- ↑ "Nella Pelkonen Pohjoismaiden mestariksi".
- 1 2 3 "Huippulupaus Nella Pelkoselta, 18, voi odottaa suomalaisittain jotain ennennäkemätöntä, sanoo ex-valmentaja".
- 1 2 "Nella Pelkonen, 18, selviytyi terveysmurheista ja teki rohkean päätöksen – nyt hän on lähellä EM-paikkaa".
- ↑ "Yksinluistelun maajoukkueet nimetty".
- ↑ "Maajoukkueen untuvikot valmiina haasteisiin".
- ↑ "Olympedia - Nella Pelkonen".
External links
Media related to Nella Pelkonen at Wikimedia Commons
- Nella Pelkonen at the International Skating Union
- Nordic Figure Skating Championships (in English)
- Nella Pelkosen ISU-profiili (in English)
- Nella Pelkosen parhaat ISU-pisteet (in English)
- Nella Pelkosen ISU kilpailutulokset (in English)
- Skatingfinland Instagram - Nella Pelkonen(in Finnish)
- STLL arkistot - tagi: Nella Pelkonen(in Finnish)
- Nella Pelkonen, 18, loisti ylivoimaisena SM-jäällä: ”Tiedän, että pystyn vielä parantamaan”(in Finnish)
- Nella Pelkonen, 18, selviytyi terveysmurheista ja teki rohkean päätöksen – nyt hän on lähellä EM-paikkaa(in Finnish)
- Huippulupaus Nella Pelkoselta, 18, voi odottaa suomalaisittain jotain ennennäkemätöntä, sanoo ex-valmentaja(in Finnish)
- Äiti ei aluksi innostunut, kun tamperelainen urheilijalupaus Nella Pelkonen, 18, aloitti harrastuksensa – ”Tämä on raaka laji”
- PM2023 - Nella Pelkonen on uusi PM-mestari(in Finnish)