Alisa Drei
Drei in 2007
Born (1978-02-28) 28 February 1978
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFinland
Skating clubRiihimäki Skating Club
Began skating1981
RetiredDecember 2007

Alisa Drei (born 28 February 1978) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She finished in the top ten at seven European Championships.

Life and career

Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently moved to Finland and received Finnish citizenship.[1]

Drei began competing internationally for Finland in 1994.[2] She resided in Riihimäki and her coach was her mother, Elena Drei-Koskinen.[1]

Drei announced her retirement on December 14, 2007 due to knee problems.[1] She has a degree in sport psychology from a sports academy in Saint Petersburg.[1] In February 2008, she began coaching young skaters in Espoo.[3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2007–08
[4]
2006–07
[5][6]
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    by Sergei Rachmaninov
2005–06
[7]
  • Warsaw Concerto
    by Richard Addinsell
2004–05
[8][9]
  • Kismet
    by G.-Y. Westerhoff
    performed by Bond
  • Warsaw Concerto
    by Richard Addinsell
2003–04
[10]
  • Kismet
    by G.-Y. Westerhoff
    performed by Bond
2002–03
[11]
  • Adagio
    by Remo Giazotto, Tomaso Albinoni
2001–02
[12]
  • The Gadfly
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Tango Forever
    by Luis Bravo
2000–01
[13]
  • La cumparsita
  • Tango Forever
    by Luis Bravo

Competitive highlights

International[2]
Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08
Olympics21st
Worlds19th25th14th15th12th
Europeans18th10th9th10th7th7th8th6th
GP Cup of Russia7th11th
GP Lalique/Bompard8th3rd5th9th
GP NHK Trophy9th9th
GP Skate America6th
GP Skate Canada10th6th7th10th11th
GP Sparkassen7th
Finlandia Trophy6th4th5th5th4th7th2nd3rd2nd2nd4th6th
Golden Spin4th1st1st3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy8th9th6th7th7th2nd2nd2nd
Nepela Memorial5th
Nordics7th2nd1st1st
Skate Israel4th
Piruetten2nd
International: Junior[2]
Junior Worlds13th11th
Blue Swords10th J12th J
Gardena2nd J
Ukrainian Souvenir2nd J
National[2]
Finnish Champ.3rd1st1st2nd2nd2nd3rd1st1stWD2nd3rd
GP = Grand Prix; J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alisa Drei päätti uransa" [Alisa Drei announced her retirement]. YLE (in Finnish). 14 December 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Alisa DREI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Saksa, Maija (24 July 2008). "Mitä kuuluu nyt Alisa Drei?" [Where is Alisa Drei now?]. Finnish Figure Skating Association (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 December 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "Alisa DREI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 November 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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