2003 Finnish Figure Skating Championships
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The Finnish Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating national championship
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

 held annually to determine the national champions of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. Skaters compete at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, women's singles
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of Junior and Senior.

The 2003 competition took place between January 10 and 12, 2003 in Turku.

The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2003 European Figure Skating Championships
2003 European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

.

Men

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari is a Finnish figure skater. He is a seven-time Finnish national champion and has represented Finland at the World Figure Skating Championships...

2.0 2 1
2 Mikko Minkkinen
Mikko Minkkinen
Mikko Minkkinen is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2008 Finnish national champion and the 2002 Junior national champion. He placed 15th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships. He is the 2002 Nordic junior silver medalist and 2008 senior silver medalist.-Results:-Navigation:...

2.5 1 2
3 Antti Aalto 4.5 3 3
4 Visa Tuominen
Visa Tuominen
Visa Tuominen is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2002 Finnish national silver medalist. He competed for three seasons on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.-External links:...

6.5 5 4
5 Joni Juvonen 7.0 4 5
6 Max Rautiainen 9.0 6 6

Ladies

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Alisa Drei
Alisa Drei
Alisa Drei is a Finnish figure skater.Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently moved to Finland and received Finnish citizenship. She resided in Riihimäki, Finland and her coach was her mother, Elena Drei-Koskinen.Drei announced her retirement on December...

1.5 1 1
2 Elina Kettunen
Elina Kettunen
Elina Kettunen is a Finnish retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2001 Finnish national champion. She placed 11th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:...

3.0 2 2
3 Miia Marttinen 5.0 4 3
4 Sanna Remes 7.0 6 4
5 Tytti Tervonen 7.5 5 5
6 Henna Hietala 10.0 8 6
7 Karoliina Kokko 10.5 7 7
8 Tuuli Suomela 12.5 9 8
9 Mari Hirvonen 15.0 10 10
10 Iina Potaseff 15.5 13 9
11 Marjut Turunen 16.5 11 11
12 Katja Lintunen 18.0 12 12

Pairs

Rank Name TFP SP FS
1 Suvi Asikainen / Riku Pötry 1.5 1 1

Ice dancing

Rank Name TFP CD OD FD
1 Jessica Huot
Jessica Huot
Jessica Huot is a Finnish retired ice dancer. She competed with Juha Valkama. They teamed up in 1999 and are the 2002-2004 Finnish national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 18th at the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-External links:*...

 / Juha Valkama
Juha Valkama
Juha Valkama is a retired Finnish ice dancer. He competed with Jessica Huot. They teamed up in 1999 and are the 2002-2004 Finnish national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 18th at the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-External links:*...

2.0 1 1 1
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