The 2005 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were the Nordic Figure Skating Championships

Nordic Figure Skating Championships

The Nordic Championships are an annual invitational elite figure skating competition, open only to skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters compete in three levels: senior , junior, and novice...

 of the 2004–2005 season. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic Countries

Nordic countries

The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...

. Skaters competed in four disciplines, ladies 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...

, 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...

, 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....

, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior. Pairs and ice dancing competitions were held only at the junior level.

The 2005 Nordics were held in the Askerhallen Ice Rink  in Asker, Norway from February 11th through 13th, 2005.

Competition notes

• In the Junior Ladies free skating event, Anna Heinonen of Finland and Natasha Lee Dann of Denmark tied for 14th place.
• The Junior compulsory dance was the Argentine Tango.

Senior Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Kristoffer Berntsson Kristoffer Berntsson Johan Kristoffer Berntsson is a Swedish figure skater. He is an eight-time Swedish national champion and the five-time Nordic Champion. Berntsson was the first Swede to land a triple Axel.-Career:Berntsson began skating at age 5...		1.5	1	1
2	Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2006 Swedish national champion, the 2004–2005 Swedish junior national champion, and the 2006 Nordic Champion. He is the first Swedish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event, which he did in 2005.-Career:Adrian...		3.5	3	2
3	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...		5.0	4	3
4	Filip Stiller Filip Stiller Filip Stiller is a Swedish figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal three times at the Swedish Figure Skating Championships.-Results:-External links:*...		5.0	2	4
5	Kalle Strid		7.5	5	5
6	Joni Juvonen		9.5	7	6
7	Michael Felding		10.0	6	7
8	Matias Piispanen		12.0	8	8
WD	Duran O'hara Lindblom Duran O'Hara Lindblom Duran O'Hara Lindblom is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2003 Swedish silver medalist and 2004 and 2005 bronze medalist.-References:...

Senior Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	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	Tytti Tervonen		5.5	5	3
4	Josephine Ringdahl		6.5	3	5
5	Elina Vesamäki		7.5	7	4
6	Sari Hakola		9.0	6	6
7	Malin Hållberg-Leuf Malin Hållberg-Leuf Malin Hållberg-Leuf is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2006 Swedish national champion.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level, Y = Youth level, J = Junior level-External links:*...		9.0	4	7

Junior Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Michael Chrolenko Michael Chrolenko Michael Chrolenko is a Norwegian figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 Norwegian National Champion and the 2003-2005 Norwegian Junior National Champion. He has competed four times at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and once at the European Figure Skating Championships...		1.5	1	1
2	Justus Strid Justus Strid Justus Strid is an Danish figure skater.-Results:...		4.0	4	2
3	Tommi Piiroinen		4.5	3	3
4	Kristoffer Bierich		5.0	2	4
5	Otto Kumpulainen		8.5	7	5
6	Samuli Tyyskä Samuli Tyyskä Samuli Tyyskä is a Finnish figure skater. He is the two time Finnish junior national champion. He is the 2007 Nordic junior silver medalist and has competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.-Competitive highlights:...		9.0	6	6
7	Jarkko Koivisto		9.5	5	7
8	Jarno Perkorpi		12.5	9	8
9	Samuli Kiskola		13.0	8	9

Junior Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Isabelle Nylander Isabelle Nylander Isabelle Nylander is a Swedish figure skater and currently resides in Älta. Her coach is Marie Olsson. Her twin sister is Amanda Nylander, who is also a figure skater.-Results:-External links:...		1.5	1	1
2	Laura Lepistö Laura Lepistö Laura Anneli Lepistö is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 European Champion and 2008 & 2010 Finnish national champion.-Personal life:Lepistö was born in Espoo, Finland....		4.0	2	3
3	Amanda Nylander Amanda Nylander Amanda Nylander is a Swedish figure skater and currently resides in Älta. Her coach is Marie Olsson. Her twin sister Isabelle Nylander is also a figure skater.-Results:* J = Junior level-External links:...		4.5	5	2
4	Matilda Rang		5.5	3	4
5	Mia Brix Mia Brix Mia Brix is a Danish figure skater. She is the 2009 Danish national bronze medalist. She did not compete internationally in the 2007-2008 season.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; QR = Qualifying Round...		8.0	4	6
6	Victoria Helgesson		9.5	9	5
7	Henrikka Hietaniemi		12.0	8	8
8	Linnea Mellgren Linnea Mellgren Linnea Mellgren is a Swedish figure skater. She is a two-time Nordic silver medalist and the 2009 Swedish national silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...		13.0	6	10
9	Melisa Lähdeoja		14.5	15	7
10	Krista Suhonen		16.0	14	9
11	Sara Twete Sara Twete Sara Twete is a Danish figure skater. She is the 2007 Danish junior national champion. She is a three time competitor at the Nordic Championships. Twete is coached by Henrik Walentin, who was a Danish national champion and competed at the World level.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior...		18.5	15	11
12	Ina Seterbakken		18.5	13	12
13	Madeleine Daleng Madeleine Daleng Madeleine Daleng is a Norwegian figure skater. She is the 2003-2004 & 2006-2007 Norwegian national champion. She placed 25th at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.-External links:*...		19.0	12	13
14	Anna Heinonen		19.0	10	14
15	Natasha Lee Dann		19.5	11	14
16	Camilla Andersen Camilla Andersen Camilla Andersen is a Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She is World champion from 1997, and two times European champion, from...		19.5	7	16
17	Ingrid Rebekka Paulsen		25.5	17	17
18	Maria Lykke Kristensen		27.0	18	18
19	Erle B. Harstad		28.5	19	19
20	Audrey Freya Clarke		30.0	20	20

Junior Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	SP	FS
1	Angelika Pylkina Angelika Pylkina Angelika Pylkina is a Swedish pairs figure skater. She competes with partner Niklas Hogner. They are the first Swedish pairs team to compete internationally since 1962. They twice placed 5th at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and have won three bronze medals on the Junior Grand Prix...  / Niklas Hogner Niklas Hogner Niklas Hogner is a Swedish figure skater. Until 2003, he competed as a singles skater, winning four Swedish junior national titles and competing at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships....		1.5	1	1
2	Rebecca Handke Rebecca Handke Rebecca Handke is a German pair skater. She previously competed with Daniel Wende. They were the 2005-2006 German national silver medalists.-Biography:...  / Daniel Wende Daniel Wende Daniel Wende is a German pair skater. He teamed up with Maylin Hausch in 2008. They are the 2010 German national champions and represented Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They won their first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard.- Career :After starting out as a singles...		3.0	2	2
3	Klara Zoubkova / Miroslav Verner		4.5	3	3

Junior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Fact. Places	CD	OD	FD
1	Grete Grûnberg / Kristjan Rand		3.0	2	2	1
2	Tanja Kolbe Tanja Kolbe Tanja Kolbe is a German ice dancer. She currently competes with Stefano Caruso since 2010. The couple will represent Germany....  / Paul Boll Paul Boll Paul Boll is a German ice dancer. With former partner Tanja Kolbe, he is the 2006 German junior national champion. They placed 16th at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....		3.0	1	1	2
3	Anna Thomsen / Nikolaj Sørensen		6.0	3	3	3