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Shanghai Trophy 2024: a great kickoff for the season, according to teams captains
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Shanghai Trophy 2024: a great kickoff for the season, according to teams captains
Team captains of Helsinki Rockettes Juuli Tikkinen (centre) and Petra Viitanen (left) and Aida Aleskerova (right) of Team Berlin 1 took part in the post-competition press conference and spoke about their experience in Shanghai. (Credits: Roy Ng - 2024)
The Shanghai Trophy 2024 officially launches the 2024-25 synchronized skating season. Following the summer break, teams are ready to show their new programs. During the event, several teams shared insights into their preparation and outlook for this competition and the season ahead.
During the post-competition press conference team captains of Helsinki Rockettes (FIN) Juuli Tikkinen and Petra Viitanen, and the German Team Berlin 1’s captain Aida Aleskerova shared their views on their performances:
Juuli: "This is our first competition of the season and it is a good beginning. We did the two programs well. There were some mistakes but we are proud of ourselves."
Petra: "We have trained a lot, but it is the beginning of the season. Shanghai Trophy is our first competition and we are proud of what we did. We have shown our new programs to the big audience in Shanghai and we are happy to be here."
Aida: "Shanghai Trophy is also the first competition for Team Berlin 1 and we showed our new programs, which were built just one month ago. So I am very proud of our team and the result. And it is a good experience to be here in China."
Juuli: "This is our first competition of the season and it is a good beginning. We did the two programs well. There were some mistakes but we are proud of ourselves."
Petra: "We have trained a lot, but it is the beginning of the season. Shanghai Trophy is our first competition and we are proud of what we did. We have shown our new programs to the big audience in Shanghai and we are happy to be here."
Aida: "Shanghai Trophy is also the first competition for Team Berlin 1 and we showed our new programs, which were built just one month ago. So I am very proud of our team and the result. And it is a good experience to be here in China."
Aida of Team Berlin 1 spoke about her feeling returning to Shanghai Trophy. (Credits: Roy Ng - 2024)
As we look further into the new season, Juuli and Petra were asked how they were preparing for the 2025 World Championships, which will take place in their own city in April 2025.
Juuli: "We will keep training hard and having fun. We continue enjoying skating and trying our best in training and competitions."
Petra: "Of course hard work, and as Juuli said, we will try our best in every competition and performance. But firstly we will enjoy every moment with team because when we enjoy it we are doing our best."
Juuli: "We will keep training hard and having fun. We continue enjoying skating and trying our best in training and competitions."
Petra: "Of course hard work, and as Juuli said, we will try our best in every competition and performance. But firstly we will enjoy every moment with team because when we enjoy it we are doing our best."
Synchro teams alongside men's single skaters Deniss Vasiljevs (far left) and Junhwan Cha (second from left). (Photo credits: Roy Ng - 2024)
Team Berlin 1's Aida then explained to journalists why her team was so keen on the Shanghai Trophy.
Aida: "We really enjoyed skating here in the last season, which was the second time we came to China. The first time was in 2016. Since then we tried to return to this competition.
Shanghai Trophy is a special event where we enjoyed meeting other disciplines. We wanted to start the season as early as possible and Shanghai Trophy is the first opportunity for us to take part in a competition. So we decided to come here. We also found the competition well organized, such as hotel, transportation, and press conference which is not arranged in every competition. We thank the organizing committee for this event."
Aida: "We really enjoyed skating here in the last season, which was the second time we came to China. The first time was in 2016. Since then we tried to return to this competition.
Shanghai Trophy is a special event where we enjoyed meeting other disciplines. We wanted to start the season as early as possible and Shanghai Trophy is the first opportunity for us to take part in a competition. So we decided to come here. We also found the competition well organized, such as hotel, transportation, and press conference which is not arranged in every competition. We thank the organizing committee for this event."
The Helsinki Rockettes debut their Free Skate at Shanghai Trophy (Credits: Roy Ng - 2024)
The Shanghai audience appreciated Team Ice Fire Senior's group lift. (Credits: Roy Ng - 2024)
The Shanghai Trophy 2024 has concluded, but the excitement and optimism for the new season remain strong. As we reflect on the competition in China, attention now turns to how the Finnish teams will perform in the Finnish national series, which begins on November 2-3 with the first qualification event.
Results - TOP 3
Shanghai Trophy
Shanghai (CHN)
OCT 03, 2024 - OCT 05, 2024
| TEAM | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helsinki Rockettes (FIN) | 208.71 |
| 2 | Team Berlin 1 (GER) | 176.02 |
| 3 | Team Passion (HUN) | 154.25 |
