Mikko Minkkinen | |
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Born | Vantaa, Finland | 23 May 1984
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Finland |
Skating club | Helsinki Skating Club |
Mikko Minkkinen (born 23 May 1984 in Vantaa) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. He is the 2008 Finnish national champion and the 2002 Junior national champion. He is the 2002 Nordic junior silver medalist and 2008 senior silver medalist.
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2009–2010 [1] | ||
2008–2009 [2] |
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2007–2008 [3] |
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2003–2004 [4] |
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2002–2003 [5] |
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2001–2002 [6] |
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Results [7] | |||||||||
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International | |||||||||
Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
Worlds | 31st | ||||||||
Europeans | 28th | ||||||||
Crystal Skate | 3rd | ||||||||
Finlandia | 11th | 12th | 14th | 19th | |||||
Merano Cup | 6th | ||||||||
Nebelhorn | 15th | 20th | |||||||
Nordics | 2nd J. | 2nd J. | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
NRW Trophy | 12th | ||||||||
Ondrej Nepela | 15th | ||||||||
Triglav Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||
International: Junior | |||||||||
Junior Worlds | 15th | ||||||||
JGP China | 10th | ||||||||
JGP France | 11th | ||||||||
JGP Japan | 5th | ||||||||
JGP Netherlands | 16th | ||||||||
Golden Bear | 4th J. | ||||||||
National | |||||||||
Finnish Champ. | 2nd J. | 3rd J. | 1st J. | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level |
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