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Top Finnish Teams Will Travel Around the World to Participate in the Challenger Series


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Team Musketeers will travel to France for the French Cup 2020. (Credits: Mihail Lefler - 2019)

Where will the Marigold IceUnity compete this season? What competition will the Team Mystique Juniors take part in? The Finnish Skating Federation has published a first draft of the Challenger Series calendar for the best teams from Finland.

For the first time this season, the Synchronized Skating world will be able to count on a Challenger Series. Scattered around the world, five stages will host the best teams for exciting competitions.

California Cup, Irvine (USA)
Junior: Team Mystique

Asia Trophy, Hong Kong (HKG) 
Senior: Marigold IceUnity HL, Helsinki Rockettes

Leon Lurje Trophy, Gothenburg (SWE)
Senior: Team Unique, Lumineers
Junior: Team Fintastic, Valley Bay Synchro

French Cup, Rouen (FRA)
Senior: Marigold IceUnity, Helsinki Rockettes 
Junior: Dream Edges, Musketeers

Spring Cup, Milan (ITA) 
Senior: Team Unique
Junior: Stella Polaris, FireBlades

Each season, the stages of Challenger Series will be held in different cities in Europe, in North America, and in Asia. Teams will only be able to compete in two Challenger Series legs per season and there is a quota per country for each event. 

This season, synchro teams will strive to collect points. A different number of points will be awarded to the team depending on the type of competition. For the first time, prize money will be given to the best synchro Senior and Junior teams. 

Results - TOP 3

California Cup
Irvine, CA (USA)
NOV 06, 2019 - NOV 09, 2019

Senior
TEAM Score
1Helsinki Rockettes (FIN)211.57
2Haydenettes (USA)203.60
3Les Suprêmes (CAN)191.58

Junior
TEAM Score
1Team Mystique (FIN)185.24
2Skyliners (USA)181.17
3Nexxice (CAN)154.35

Junior
TEAM Score
1Sunrise 1 (RUS)202.46
2Crystal Ice (RUS)196.81
3Team Fintastic (FIN)193.35

Senior
TEAM Score
1Team Paradise (RUS)231.85
2Team Unique (FIN)227.61
3Crystal Ice (RUS)223.44

Novice A
TEAM Score
1Sunrise 2 (RUS)102.75
2CrystalBlades (FIN)76.49
3Blue Arrows (FIN)72.01

Novice A
TEAM Score
1Finettes (FIN)81.44
2Starlights (FIN)71.98
3Ice Dreams (GBR)43.75

Junior
TEAM Score
1Junost (RUS)205.21
2Dream Edges (FIN)191.02
3Musketeers (FIN)186.55

Senior
TEAM Score
1Helsinki Rockettes (FIN)227.48
2Marigold IceUnity (FIN)224.08
3Les Suprêmes (CAN)219.39

Junior
TEAM Score
1Junost (RUS)207.26
2Teams Elite (USA)184.73
3Lexettes (USA)175.20

Senior
TEAM Score
1Team Unique (FIN)236.82
2Marigold IceUnity (FIN)232.29
3Nexxice (CAN)220.61