Ms. Namita Nayyar:
In Finland your nickname is Jääprinsessa (Ice Princess) and “widely regarded as the most beautiful woman in figure skating”. You have glowing skin and gorgeous hairs. Do you take some kind of skin treatment to keep it young and glowing and secondly what you do to your hairs to make them look so stunning? Any special treatment to protect your skin in cold conditions?
Ms. Kiira Korpi:
I don’t actually use a lot of cosmetics or hair products but the ones I use are always natural and reliably tested. My favorite cosmetic brand is Lumene Finland and Saravio from Japan.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You had sustained a foot injury (to the metatarsus) in July 2011 and later won the 2012 Finnish Figure Skating Championships. You won your third medal at the Europeans, finishing second behind Carolina Kostner despite hurting your upper leg a few weeks before the championships. How you were able to overcome such a physical injury/setback and what advice you can give to fellow sports person in a similar situation?
Ms. Kiira Korpi:
I don’t know exactly. I think I just wanted to compete so much and my doctor said it’s ok to participate, so I thought I’ll just go there, try to enjoy and do my best. Athletes are usually very tough and as long as it’s nothing serious we tend to push ourselves to the limit. Sometimes the risk works, sometimes it doesn’t. But at least you can be happy if you tried your best and you have no regrets. Sometimes when you are injured you appreciate more that you are able to train or compete and you might feel that you have already won because you are there.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words to the young figure skating girls who want to make a career in field of Figure Skating?
Ms. Kiira Korpi:
I advice all young skaters to take care that besides training they can still handle the school well. Skating like any other sport in the top level has always many risks, so that’s why it’s important to finish the school if something were to happen or you would get injured. To be able to keep up a good motivation it is important to try to enjoy even the little things you succeed to learn in training. The big success or winning a championship should not be the only goal and reason why you are skating. It’s good to have little goals in training on a daily basis and see the learning process as a fun journey.
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