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First Senior Elite 12 medals awarded in Finland
For the first time in synchronized skating history, ISU Senior Elite 12 was part of the national qualifications in Finland with Lumineers Synchronized Skating pioneering this section.
Suomi, Finland!
After a very tight short program competition, the two teams, the winner Helsinki Rockettes and the silver medalist Team Unique took a clear lead in the Senior division. They both had perfect executions and no errors. In Junior competition, Musketeers had the best success. It was enough for the second position whereas Team Fintastic won the gold medal.
Helsinki Rockettes dominate at the Finlandia Trophy
Helsinki Rockettes kickstarted the competition season by winning the gold medal in Espoo on Saturday night.
Lumineers is Finland’s first ISU Senior Elite 12 team
Team Lumineers Synchronized Skating from Finland is paving the way for synchronized skating to become an Olympic sport in the future. With twelve skaters on the ice, there is more space allowing increased speed and faster transitions.
The season resumes in Finland; here's what we know about the new themes
With October upon us, the Finlandia Trophy is just around the corner. The international competition that launches each year the synchro season, will take place on Saturday, October 8th in Finland. Senior teams will compete with their short programs only.
A first place that is worth more than gold... a qualification for the Worlds in Hamilton
The national championships in Finland ended on Sunday in Tampere. If Dream Edges, the new senior team, made its entry on the senior podium, the disappointment was total for Team Unique, which finished 4th and therefore did not qualify for the Worlds.
Helsinki Rockettes and Team Fintastic are leading the Nationals
The long-awaited competition of the Finnish National Championships, which is the ultimate selection for the Senior Worlds, started on Saturday in Tampere, Finland. The Helsinki Rockettes lead the senior series after the short programs, and Team Fintastic dominates the junior competition.
Pandemic: a few teams cancel their international trip
With the resurgence of the pandemic, this is to be expected. Several of the world's top teams announced this week that they would be withdrawing from upcoming international competitions.
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.
Finland lives this weekend its second national qualifications
ISU teams from Finland are skating this weekend in Espoo. Today, let's focus on the local teams, Valley Bay Synchro (Junior) and Valley Bay Synchronics (Novice), that keep on impressing the public with their improvement and creative programs.
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.
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