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A last minute team for this weekend's Challenger Series
After Poland and the Netherlands, the third stage of the Challenger Series of synchronized skating will start on Saturday in the big Gatorade Center in Turku.
Finland: three gold national medals in the same club
The competition was tough on Sunday night. The three gold medal teams finally came from the same club - Helsingin Taitoluisteluklubi - with the victories of the Helsinki Rockettes, Team Fintastic and Finettes.
Team Unique and Team Fintastic took the top spots in the short program competition
The second qualification competition of Finnish synchro teams is taking place this weekend in Espoo. On Saturday, Seniors and Juniors competed with their short programs. Team Unique in Seniors and Team Fintastic in Juniors are leading the competition after the first day. The differences between the points of the top teams are small, so the free program competition will be fascinating.
Great competition in Finland: here are the results
About 40 synchro teams competed this weekend in Helsinki, the Finnish capital. After a year of waiting due to the Covid pandemic, the competitive atmosphere was there, and the skaters were eager to skate in front of an audience again.
Team Unique and Team Mystique are leading Finland's first qualification competition in Helsinki
The entire ice rink rejoiced along with the skaters when this competition with 39 teams was finally allowed to take place on Saturday. One of the happiest was Mirjami Penttinen, the coach of Team Unique (HSK) and Team Mystique (HSK): “I have secretly hoped for the last 21 years that both my teams would be winners in the same competition. Now it came true”. Team Finettes (HTK) won the Novice competition on Saturday. The second group of Novices will skate on Sunday.
Team Paradise (RUS) returned to the top of the podium!
The synchronized skating audience of Metro-Areena in Espoo, Finland, received a wonderful reward for their patience as six skilled teams presented their stunning short programs after a long break. This time, the best team was Team Paradise, from Russia, which opened this season’s winning scores with 75.39 points.
Team Unique (FIN) will skate to "Merci" and "A Star is Born"
"Bradley and Gaga ;)" for the free skate and a short program in French called "Merci". The Senior Team Unique from Helsinki, Finland, unveiled their programs' themes for the upcoming season.
The very first clues about the new programs
Several senior teams have started to unveil their program themes for the upcoming season. One month away from their first competition, Finnish teams have been the most communicative.
Elite 12: What are these coaches thinking?
The ISU has announced its decision to try out next winter the Elite 12 project, a competition with teams of 12 skaters. In a recent article of the Finnish Figure Skating Association, the coaches of the Finnish senior teams say they are open to the project, but also with slight doubts.
How TikTok highlights synchronized skating
There are more and more synchronized skating videos on TikTok. Famous synchro teams create accounts and share their daily lives and training.
The Helsinki Rockettes confirmed their lead in a thrilling event
On Sunday morning, the four ISU senior teams from Finland presented with emotions their free program in a competition specially organized by the Finnish Skating Association.
The Helsinki Rockettes are first after the Short Programs
This weekend, the Finnish Skating Association is organizing a special competition allowing ISU senior teams to compete once again in this very special season. Discover the first results!
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