| Nella Pelkonen | |
|---|---|
 Nella Pelkonen at the 2020 Youth Olympics | |
| Full name | Nella Julia Pelkonen |
| Born | 13 March 2005 Tampere, Finland |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2,25in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Susanna Haarala |
| Skating club | Tappara FSC |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Nella Julia Pelkonen (born 13 March 2005 in Tampere) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2023 Nordic champion and Finnish champion. [1] [2]
Pelkonen started training figure skating in 2010 at the age of 5 in the Koovee figure skating school in Tampere. Koovee head coach Minna Järvinen was impressed by her attitude and enthusiasm right from the beginning, and Pelkonen was quickly moved to higher level groups. [3] Pelkonen stayed with Koovee up until the summer of 2023 and being coached by Järvinen and Christina Wendelin, achieved gold in junior Finnish championship, silver in senior Finnish championship [4] and won the Nordic championship. [5]
In the summer of 2023 Pelkonen transferred to Tappara FSC and is now being trained by Susanna Haarala. Pelkonen had decided on the club change earlier that year, seeking to get new insight and momentum into her training. The results during fall season 2023 proved this to be a successful move. Minor adjustments yielded better balance for training and rest, and training related injuries that had previously prevented her form gaining full potential have now subsided. [6]
Pelkonen is noted for her versatility as a figure skater. She is a skilled and mature presenter, her jumping technique is elegant and economical and she is superb in skating and pirouettes. [3] Pelkonen is motivated by tough competition, and she is described as extremely demanding towards herself, even stubborn when it comes to training. [3] [6]
Pelkonen was chosen to Finnish Figure Skating Association's junior national team in 2019, [7] and she has been a member of the senior national team since 2020. [8] She has represented Finland in the 2020 Youth Olympics in Lausanne, being 14th in singles competition and fourth in mixed team competition as a part of the Team Determination. [9]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | by Billie Eilish & Rosalía |
by Indila | |
| 2023–2024 |
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| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 24th | ||
| European Championships | 21th | ||
| GP Finland | 6th | TBD | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 14th | 4th | |
| Cup of Nice | WD | ||
| Nordics | 1st | WD | |
| University Games | 9th | ||
| Finnish Championships | 2nd | 1st |
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Olympics | 16th | |||
| JGP France | 7th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 11th | |||
| Coupe de Printemps | 3rd N | |||
| Nordics | 18th | |||
| Open d'Andorra | 4th | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 14th | |||
| Finnish Championships | 1st |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 179.31 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 62.60 | 2024 Europeans |
| TES | 34.02 | 2024 Europeans | |
| PCS | 28.58 | 2024 Europeans | |
| Free skating | TSS | 120.58 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy |
| TES | 62.00 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | |
| PCS | 58.53 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 5-9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 | 55.44 | 16 | 87.00 | 14 | 142.44 |
| Oct 18-23, 2022 |  2022 Cup of Nice | 7 | 48.26 | - | WD | - | WD |
| Dec 16-18, 2022 | 2023 Finnish Championships | 3 | 53.35 | 2 | 104.22 | 2 | 157.57 |
| Jan 12-16, 2023 |  2023 Winter Universiade | 14 | 52.37 | 8 | 100.21 | 9 | 152.58 |
| Feb 1-5, 2023 |  2023 Nordics Open | 3 | 57.57 | 1 | 119.24 | 1 | 176.81 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 4-8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 7 | 58.78 | 1 | 120.53 | 4 | 179.31 |
| Nov 17-19, 2023 | Grand Prix Espoo | 8 | 58.12 | 5 | 114.76 | 6 | 172.88 |
| Dec 15–17, 2023 | 2024 Finnish Championships | 2 | 59.44 | 1 | 120.29 | 1 | 179.73 |
| Jan 8-14, 2024 |  2024 European Championships | 7 | 62.60 | 23 | 87.41 | 21 | 150.01 |
| March 18–24, 2024 |  2024 World Championships | 21 | 56.82 | 24 | 88.63 | 24 | 145.45 |
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