All posts tagged "Susanna Poykio"
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Figure Skating News
2004 Skate Canada: Ladies Highlights
Canada’s Cynthia Phaneuf, who won silver at Skate America last week, became the first woman to win gold at a Skate Canada...
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Figure Skating News
2004 Skate America: Ladies Highlights
USA’s Angela Nikodinov won her first gold medal in a senior Grand Prix event at her fifth visit to Skate America. Canada’s...
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Figure Skating News
2003 Finlandia Trophy: Highlights
Finlandia Trophy is a rather popular fall competition in the friendly city of Helsinki and took place from October 10 to 12....
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Figure Skating News
Finland’s Poykio Makes Skating History
Susanna Poykio made history in 2001 when she became the first Finnish woman ever to win a medal at an ISU championship...
Did you Know?
Jackson Haines (1840–1875) was an American ballet dancer and figure skater who is regarded as the father of modern figure skating. He was the inventor of the sit spin—one of the three basic spin types, and was inducted into both the World and United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1976.