Tomi Pulkkinen

Tomi Pulkkinen (born 2 August 1992) is a figure skater who represented Switzerland until 2012 and began competing for Finland in 2013. Born in Helsinki, Finland, he moved to Switzerland when he was eight years old and became a dual citizen.^[1] After winning the silver medal at the 2009 Swiss Championships, he was sent to the 2009 European Championships, where he placed 33rd. He also competed at two World Junior Championships for Switzerland. In 2013, Pulkkinen began representing Finland and joined the Finnish club Järvenpään Taitoluistelijat (JTL).

Tomi Pulkkinen
Born	(1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 32) Helsinki, Finland
Hometown	Dietlikon, Switzerland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Finland
Coach	Richard Leroy, Sirkka Kaipio
Skating club	EC Küsnacht
Began skating	1997

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–16 [2]	Faust Fantaisie by Henryk Wieniawski	Schindler's List by John Williams
2011–12 [1]	The Bull by Mike Theodore	Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla
2010–11 [3][4]	Arsène Lupin by Debbie Wiseman	Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer The Da Vinci Code by Hans Zimmer Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Claude Petit
2009–10 [5]	Bleach by Shirō Sagisu	Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer The Da Vinci Code by Hans Zimmer
2008–09 [6]	Black Hawk Down by Hans Zimmer	Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot performed by Vanessa-Mae

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event	08–09 (SUI)	09–10 (SUI)	10–11 (SUI)	11–12 (SUI)	13–14 (FIN)	14–15 (FIN)	15–16 (FIN)	16–17 (FIN)
Europeans	33rd
CS Golden Spin						11th	11th
CS Nebelhorn								WD
CS Nepela Trophy								WD
CS Warsaw Cup						10th
Bavarian Open							12th
Crystal Skate							1st
Cup of Nice					16th
Cup of Tyrol							4th
Golden Bear							7th
Ice Challenge		22nd
Merano Cup		18th			10th
Nepela Trophy					10th
Nordics							6th
Skate Helena							1st
Printemps				9th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds	36th		25th
JGP Austria				15th
JGP Czech Rep.	10th
JGP Germany		18th	14th
JGP Italy	17th
JGP Japan			15th
JGP Romania				12th
National[7]
Finnish Champ.						2nd	4th
Swiss Champ.	2nd	10th	5th	5th
Pulkkinen did not compete in the 2012–13 season.

References

1. "Tomi PULKKINEN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.
2. "Tomi PULKKINEN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
3. "Tomi PULKKINEN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011.
4. "Tomi PULKKINEN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011.
5. "Tomi PULKKINEN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010.
6. "Tomi PULKKINEN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009.
7. "Competition Results: Tomi PULKKINEN". International Skating Union.

External links

• Tomi Pulkkinen at the International Skating Union