Top Moments of 2011: May

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Crone and Poirier of Canada announced that they would split citing her desire to retire and set off a partner swapping craze that would last the entire off-season.

Miki Ando announced that she would sit out at least the Grand Prix and possibly the whole season after winning the World title.

Laura Lepisto, who sat out the entire season due to injury, announced that she planned to make a comeback.

Daisuke Takahashi and Nobunari Oda both had surgery to repair knee problems.

Finnish Off-Season News

Kiira Korpi plans to keep her "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" short program but will get a new free skate (she skated to Evita last season).

Laura Lepisto is healthy and back on the ice.  Her first competition this season will be the Nebelhorn Trophy.  Her free skate will be to music from Miss Saigon.

National Team:
Team Sotshi 4
Kiira Korpi
Laura Lepistö
Beata Papp
Juulia Turkkila

Haastaja -ryhmä (challengers) 4
Bela Papp
Cecilia Törn 
Matthias Versluis
Viktor Zubik

Naisten maajoukkue (Ladies) 10
Rosaliina Kuparinen
Piamaria Martikainen
Alisa Mikonsaari 
Minna Parviainen
Noora Pitkänen 
Seidi Rantanen 
Timila Shrestha 
Olivia Tuuva 
Nea Viiri 
Eveliina Viljanen

Miesten maajoukkue (Men) 6
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari
Valtter Virtanen
Julian Lagus
Tino Olenius 
Juho Pirinen
Samuli Tyyskä


Jäätanssi (Ice Dance)
Henna Lindholm - Ossi Kanervo
Olesia Karmi - Max Lindholm