Olesia Karmi

Olesia Karmi (born 23 May 1992) is a Finnish former ice dancer. With partner Max Lindholm, she is the 2015 CS Ice Challenge bronze medalist, 2014 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time (2013 and 2015) Finnish national champion. The duo reached the free skate at two ISU Championships – 2013 Europeans in Zagreb and 2015 Europeans in Stockholm. They were 22nd at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario.

Olesia Karmi
Karmi and Lindholm at the 2015 Finlandia Trophy
Born	(1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 33) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Hometown	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Finland
Partner	Max Lindholm
Coach	Elena Sokolova
Skating club	Arctic Edge FSC
Began skating	1999

Karmi and Lindholm ended their partnership in February 2016.^[1] They reconsidered a few months later and on 20 April 2016 announced that they would continue competing together.^[2]

Programs

(with Lindholm)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2016–17 [3]	Blues Jive	Maybe I, Maybe You by the Scorpions
2015–16 [4]	Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich Ping Champagne by Rauno Lehtinen	Where's the Man The Good Life Teddy the Sweeper by Timo Lassy
2014–15 [5]	Espana Cani by Pascual Marquina Narro Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
2013–14 [6]	Man With the Hex Maddest Kind of Love Mr. Pinstripe Suit	Finlandia Op. 26 Valse Triste Op. 44 Symphony No. 2 Allegro Moderato by Jean Sibelius
2012–13 [7]	Säkkijärven Polka Kesäillan Valssi	Titanic by James Horner Southampton My Gal Sal Party in the 3rd Class My Heart Will Go On
2011–12 [8]	Mira pa dentro by Carlos Jean and Amaparanoia Quando Pienso En Ti by Jose Feliciano Swing Da Cor by Daniela Mercury	Angelica by Hans Zimmer, Rodrigo y Gabriela Mermaids South of Heaven's Chanting Mermaids On Stranger Tides by Hans Zimmer
2010–11 [9]	Autumn in Paris Burnt by the Sun by Jerzy Petersburski	Caruso by Lucio Dalla Angelina by Il Divo

Competitive highlights

with Lindholm

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
Worlds				22nd
Europeans				19th		19th
CS Finlandia						6th	8th	10th
CS Golden Spin						6th	5th
CS Ice Challenge							3rd
Bavarian Open			8th	7th	8th	7th
Cup of Nice				6th	7th
Finlandia Trophy			8th	9th	9th
Ice Challenge					5th
Nebelhorn Trophy			13th
NRW Trophy			8th			3rd		8th
Pavel Roman			6th	12th
Toruń Cup					5th
Volvo Open Cup					15th
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds		12th P
JGP U.K.		14th
NRW Trophy		11th J
National[10]
Finnish Champ.	1st J	1st J	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd
J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round