Iida Karhunen

Iida Karhunen

Personal information
Born	(2008-04-05) 5 April 2008 (age 17) Lappeenranta, Finland
Home town	Lappeenranta, Finland
Height	1.48 m (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Finland
Discipline	Women's singles
Coach	Marina Shirshova
Skating club	Lappeenrannan taitoluistelijat
Began skating	2010
Medal record
Finnish Championships 2026 Lahti Singles

Iida Karhunen (born 5 April 2008) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2026 Finnish national champion, the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, and the 56th Volvo Open Cup champion.

At the junior level, she is the 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival champion and a three-time Finnish junior national champion (2023–25).

Personal life

Karhunen was born on 5 April 2008 in Lappeenranta, Finland. ^[1] She has two older sisters, Laura and Henna, who are both former competitive figure skaters. ^[2]

Her figure skating idols include Kaori Sakamoto, Loena Hendrickx, Nathan Chen, and Ilia Malinin. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Early years

Karhunen began learning how to skate in 2010 at the age of two. Her early coaches included Elina Kutznetsova and Jacek Zylski. ^{[5] [2]} Since the age of six or seven, Karhunen has been coached by Marina Shirshova. ^{[3] [6]}

She made her international debut at the 2020 Mentor Toruń Cup as an advanced novice skater, winning the silver medal. ^[7]

2021–22 season

Karhunen made her junior international debut at the 2021 Volvo Open Cup, winning the gold medal. She subsequently followed this up with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 Santa Claus Cup. In December, she made her national debut at the 2022 Finnish Junior Championships, winning the bronze medal. ^[7]

The following month, Karhunen won gold at the 2022 Bavarian Open and silver at the 2022 Nordic Junior Championships. She then closed the season by winning gold at the 2022 Jégvirág Cup. ^[7]

2022–23 season

Making her Junior Grand Prix series debut, Karhunen finished seventh at the 2022 JGP Poland and ninth at the 2022 JGP Italy. She then went on to win gold at the 2022 Volvo Open Cup and at the 2022 NRW Trophy. In December, she won her first junior national title at the 2023 Finnish Junior Championships. ^[7]

Assigned to compete at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, Karhunen won the gold medal. She subsequently followed this up by winning gold at the 2023 Nordic Junior Championships. ^[7]

In late February, Karhunen competed at the 2023 World Junior Championships. She placed twenty-sixth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment. ^[7]

2023–24 season

Karhunen started her season by competing on the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix circuit, placing fifth at 2023 JGP Austria and seventh at the 2023 JGP Hungary. She then went on to win gold at the 2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, at the 2023 Volvo Open Cup, and at the 2023 Tallinn Trophy. ^[7]

In December, she won the junior national title at the Finnish Junior Championships for a second consecutive time. ^[7]

Selected to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, Karhunen finished the event in eighth place. She then closed the season by finishing fourth at the 2024 World Junior Championships. ^[7]

2024–25 season

Karhunen began the season by competing on the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix series, finishing fifth at the 2024 JGP Thailand and seventh at the 2024 JGP Slovenia. She then went on to win silver at the 2024 Volvo Open Cup. A couple weeks later, she competed at the 2024 Tallinn Trophy but withdrew before the free skate. She subsequently competed at the 2024 Bosphorus Cup, finishing in fourth place. ^[7]

At the 2025 Finnish Junior Championships, Karhunen won the national title for a third time. ^[7]

In January, she won the gold medal at the 2025 Volvo Open Cup. The following month, Karhunen finished the season by winning gold at the 2025 Nordic Junior Championships and finishing eleventh at the 2025 World Junior Championships. ^[7]

2025–26 season

Moving up to the senior level, Karhunen opened her season on the 2025–26 ISU Challenger Series circuit, finishing sixth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and eighth at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. She then followed these results up by winning gold at the 2025 Volvo Open Cup. ^[7]

In late November, she made her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2025 Finlandia Trophy, where she finished in sixth place. A couple weeks later, she won the silver medal at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. ^[7]

Making her senior national debut at the 2026 Finnish Championships, Karhunen won the gold medal. ^[7]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2025–2026 [1]	Coupure électrique by Britney Spears Jacquadi by Polo & Pan choreo. by Adam Solya	Swan Lake Op. 20, Act 1: No.4, Pas de trois - I. Intrada (Allegro) Op. 20, Act 4: No. 28, Allegro agitato - Molto meno mosso - Allegro vivace Op.20, Act IV: 29. Finale (Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve - Moderato e maestoso) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Adam Solya
2024–2025 [8]	Le Jazz Hot! (from Victor/Victoria ) by Henry Mancini performed by Glee Cast choreo. by Adam Solya
2023–2024 [9]		Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen choreo. by Anastasia Bunina	Le Jazz Hot! (from Victor/Victoria ) by Henry Mancini performed by Glee Cast choreo. by Adam Solya
2022–2023 [10]	Winter - Genesis (from The Four Seasons ) by Antonio Vivaldi performed by Evgeny Sokolovsky choreo. by Anastasia Bunina
2021–2022 [5]		Cats Overture The Jellicle Ball Memory The Old Gumbie Cat by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Anastasia Bunina

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
• WD – Withdrew from competition

Competition placements at senior level  ^{[7] [11]}

Season	2025–26
European Championships	10th
Finnish Championships	1st
GP Finland	6th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy	6th
CS Trialeti Trophy	8th
Volvo Open Cup	1st

Competition placements at junior level  ^{[7] [11]}

Season	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
Winter Youth Olympics			8th
World Junior Championships		26th	4th	11th
Finnish Championships	3rd	1st	1st	1st
JGP Austria			5th
JGP Hungary			7th
JGP Italy		9th
JGP Poland		7th
JGP Slovenia				7th
JGP Thailand				5th
Bavarian Open	1st
Bosphorus Cup				4th
European Youth Olympic Festival		1st
Jégvirág Cup	1st
Nordic Championships	2nd	1st		1st
NRW Trophy		1st
Santa Claus Cup	5th
Tallinn Trophy			1st	WD
Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur			1st
Volvo Open Cup	1st	1st	1st	2nd
Volvo Open Cup [a]				1st

1. 53rd Volvo Cup Open

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System  ^[7]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	187.05	2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program	TSS	64.64	2024 World Junior Championships
	TES	36.96	2024 World Junior Championships
	PCS	27.68	2024 World Junior Championships
Free skating	TSS	126.93	2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
	TES	69.66	2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
	PCS	57.27	2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb

Senior level

Results in the 2025–26 season   ^[7]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 25–27, 2025	2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	8	54.50	5	119.51	6	174.01
Oct 8–11, 2025	2025 CS Trialeti Trophy	7	56.73	12	105.58	8	162.31
Nov 5–9, 2025	56th Volvo Open Cup	3	56.69	1	119.58	1	176.27
Nov 21–23, 2025	2025 Finlandia Trophy	9	60.03	6	120.14	6	180.17
Dec 3–6, 2025	2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	4	60.12	2	126.93	2	187.05
Dec 12–14, 2025	2026 Finnish Championships	1	63.60	1	130.50	1	194.10
Jan 13-18, 2026	2026 European Championships	16	53.73	7	120.76	10	174.49

Junior level

Results in the 2021–22 season   ^[7]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 3–7, 2021	44th Volvo Open Cup	3	47.70	1	94.79	1	142.49
Dec 6–12, 2021	2021 Santa Claus Cup	3	61.44	11	97.09	5	158.53
Dec 17–19, 2021	2022 Finnish Junior Championships	2	55.01	2	95.54	3	150.55
Jan 18–23, 2022	2022 Bavarian Open	1	58.19	2	101.20	1	159.39
Jan 27–30, 2022	2022 Nordic Junior Championships	2	52.58	1	96.43	2	149.01
Feb 11–13, 2022	2022 Jégvirág Cup	1	56.21	1	104.57	1	160.78

Results in the 2022–23 season   ^[7]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 30 – Oct 1, 2022	2022 JGP Poland	9	57.53	6	116.22	7	173.75
Oct 11–15, 2022	2022 JGP Italy	9	55.88	9	104.11	9	159.99
Nov 3–4, 2022	47th Volvo Open Cup	1	58.96	1	112.90	1	171.86
Nov 24–27, 2022	2022 NRW Trophy	4	48.79	1	103.25	1	152.04
Dec 16–18, 2022	2023 Finnish Junior Championships	1	58.12	1	97.97	1	156.09
Jan 24–26, 2023	2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival	1	57.37	1	114.42	1	171.79
Feb 1–5, 2023	2023 Nordic Junior Championships	1	62.20	1	106.86	1	169.06
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023	2024 World Junior Championships	26	47.82	–	–	26	47.82

Results in the 2023–24 season   ^[7]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2023	2023 JGP Austria	4	57.88	5	103.81	5	161.69
Sep 20–23, 2023	2023 JGP Hungary	12	56.01	6	106.54	7	162.55
Oct 18–22, 2023	2023 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur	1	52.96	1	113.05	1	166.01
Nov 2–5, 2023	50th Volvo Open Cup	1	60.25	1	118.17	1	178.42
Nov 21–24, 2023	2023 Tallinn Trophy	10	46.29	1	112.81	1	159.10
Dec 15–17, 2023	2024 Finnish Junior Championships	1	57.00	1	110.48	1	167.48
Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2024	2024 Winter Youth Olympics	11	55.04	7	111.84	8	166.88
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024	2024 World Junior Championships	4	64.64	4	121.68	4	186.32

Results in the 2024–25 season   ^[7]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 11–14, 2024	2024 JGP Thailand	4	55.51	8	110.67	5	166.18
Oct 2–5, 2024	2024 JGP Slovenia	7	57.69	9	108.73	7	166.42
Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2024	52nd Volvo Open Cup	2	58.68	2	115.63	2	174.31
Nov 12–17, 2024	2024 Tallinn Trophy	1	63.74	–	WD	–	WD
Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2024	2024 Bosphorus Cup	3	58.19	4	105.05	4	163.24
Dec 13–15, 2024	2025 Finnish Junior Championships	1	61.09	1	105.70	1	166.79
Jan 16–19, 2025	53rd Volvo Open Cup	1	66.20	1	121.76	1	187.96
Feb 6–9, 2025	2025 Nordic Junior Championships	1	62.78	1	111.92	1	174.70
Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2025	2025 World Junior Championships	11	60.24	10	116.60	11	176.84

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