Emilia Simonen (born 12 January 1996) is a Finnish pair skater. With her partner, Matthew Penasse, she is the 2017 Finnish National Champion. They competed at the 2017 World Championships, becoming the first Finnish pair skaters to compete at World Championships since 1983.
Personal life Simonen's grandparents competed in pair skating in the 1950s and were Finnish National Champions.
Career
Single skating Simonen competed in single skating at the Finnish Championships at the Junior level in 2012 and 2013.Emilia Simonen at RinkResults
Pair skating
Simonen teamed up with Matthew Penasse in the 2016 summer. They won the 2017 Finnish Championships in December 2016. They qualified for the 2017 Worlds at their first international competition together, the 2017 Bavarian Open.Pariluistelijat Emilia Simonen ja Matthew Penasse rikkoivat MM-kilpailuihin vaadittavan rajan at Helsingin sanomat At the World Championships they skated a new personal best i their short program and placed 25th. The Finnish Figure Skating Association stated on 18 May 2017 that Simonen and Penasse had ended their partnership, and both were searching for new partners.Simosen ja Penassen yhteistyö päätökseen at the Finnish Figure Skating Association
Programs (with Penasse)
Season Short program Free program 2016–2017 Dream a Little Dream of Me Nocturne Bohemian Rhapsody
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