Beata Leppilampi (

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Papp (born 22 April 1995) is a Finnish former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She placed 15th at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won two medals at the Finnish Championships.

Personal life

Beata Papp was born on 22 April 1995 in

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

, Finland and moved to Canada in the summer of 2007. She is the daughter of a figure skating coach, Ulla, and has three siblings who have competed in the sport—

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, Bettina, and Benjam. Her American-born father is of Hungarian descent and had moved to Finland when he was five years old.

Career

Papp won the Finnish national junior title in the 2009–10 season and was assigned to the 2010 World Junior Championships in

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, Netherlands. Ranked 20th in the short program, she qualified for the free skate where she placed 14th, pulling her up to 15th overall. The following season, she made her senior international debut, at the

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in December 2010. She also competed on the senior level at the Finnish Championships, winning silver behind

Kiira Korpi Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi (; born 26 September 1988) is a Finnish figure skater. She is a three-time European medalist (bronze in 2007 and 2011, silver in 2012), the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion, the 2012 Rostelecom Cup champion, a two-ti ...

. Papp debuted on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

series in September 2011, finishing seventh in

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, Australia and tenth in

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, Austria. She trained in

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, British Columbia under Joanne McLeod until the end of the 2011–12 season. In the summer of 2012, she relocated to

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, Ontario, where she was coached by

Brian Orser Brian Ernest Orser, (born 18 December 1961) is a Canadian former competitive and professional figure skater and coach to Olympic champions. He is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medallist, 1987 World champion and eight-time (1981–88) Can ...

. After moving back to British Columbia, she joined Bruno Delmaestro and Kelly Champagne, who coach her in

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. Papp announced her retirement from competitive skating on October 24, 2015.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP:

Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papp, Beata 1995 births Finnish female single skaters Living people People from Kuopio Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Finnish people of American descent Finnish people of Hungarian descent Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from North Savo 21st-century Finnish women