Laura Lepistö

Laura Lepistö
Lepistö at 2009 Skate Canada.
Personal information
Country represented	Finland
Born	(1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 28) Espoo
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Coach	Virpi Horttana
Choreographer	Maria McLean Miia Nirhamo
Skating club	Espoon Jäätaiturit
Began skating	1992
Retired	March 2012
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	187.97 2010 Winter Olympics
Short program	64.30 2010 Worlds
Free skate	126.61 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record Figure skating: Ladies' singles Representing  Finland World Championships 2010 Turin Ladies' singles European Championships 2009 Helsinki Ladies' singles 2010 Tallinn Ladies' singles 2008 Zagreb Ladies' singles

Laura Anneli Lepistö (born 25 April 1988) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 world bronze medalist, the 2009 European champion, and a two-time (2008 and 2010) Finnish national champion.

After missing two seasons with various injuries, Lepistö announced in March 2012 that she would not return to competitive skating.

Lepistö was born in Espoo, Finland. In September 2010, she started her higher education studies at the Aalto University School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. She married her longtime boyfriend, Tommi Huovinen, on July 11, 2015.

Lepistö started skating at the age of four, following her older sister's lead. She trained in Espoo and Vierumäki in Finland, Boston in the United States, and Tallinn and Tartu in Estonia.

In the 2002–03 season, Lepistö won the silver medal on the junior level at the Gardena Spring Trophy and the junior gold medal at the Warsaw Cup. She won the gold medal on the junior level at the 2003 Finnish Championships.

In the 2003–04 season, Lepistö debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. She placed 12th at the 2003–04 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Bulgaria and 8th at the event in Croatia. She placed 5th on the junior level at the 2004 Finnish Championships and won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2004 Nordic Championships.

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