Yourrnteam won the Finnish Championship last weekend. What was your road tornthe victory?
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rnEmma:rnDuernto the high level in Finland, it is really challenging to win anyrncompetition, so we have worked hard for it.
rnKarita:rnWernpractice the same way we compete to get a routine for race.
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rnThernJunior Worlds will take place in Nottingham next week. How are yournpreparing for the competition?
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rnEmma:rnJustrnlike for any other competition. In nationals, we didn’t reach thernhighest level in intersection element, so we are focusing on that,rnbut nothing more serious. On Sunday, we get to perform our programsrnto our close ones.
rnKarita:rnWerncontinue to maintain our level.
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rnEmma:rnDuernto the high level in Finland, it is really challenging to win anyrncompetition, so we have worked hard for it.
rnKarita:rnWernpractice the same way we compete to get a routine for race.
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rnThernJunior Worlds will take place in Nottingham next week. How are yournpreparing for the competition?
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rnEmma:rnJustrnlike for any other competition. In nationals, we didn’t reach thernhighest level in intersection element, so we are focusing on that,rnbut nothing more serious. On Sunday, we get to perform our programsrnto our close ones.
rnKarita:rnWerncontinue to maintain our level.
Yournwere selected for Worlds based on the highest average score (192,98) of three competitions. These criteria are used for the first time this season. What do you think about it?
rnrnEmma:rnThere are many different opinions about it.rnWe were lucky as the third qualification wentrnbad for us, but we had already succeeded [in previous competitions].rnHowever, it is better than just season’s bestrnbased.
The winner of the third qualification (Team Mystique) was selected as FIN1 and FIN2 (Team Fintastic) was selected based on the average score of three competition, the qualification for Juniors and the two best scores at any ISU or Finnish Figure Skating Association competitions. In previous seasons, the second team was selected by the highest season’s best score.
Duringrnthe season you have competed at two international competitions, onernof which was Leon Lurje Trophy which is part of ISU ChallengerrnSeries. Whatrndo you like about the new series?
rnKarita:rnIt is nice thatrnthere are bigger competitions other than just Worlds. Anyway, thernprograms and preparationsrnare the same.
rnEmma:rnNone of the Finnish Junior teams competed in more than onern[Challenger Series] competition,rnso nobody got the chance to boast about results. It may be differentrnfor Seniors.
TeamrnFintastic earned 193.35rnpoints in Leon Lurje Trophy in Sweden, and was placed 14th in Challenger Seriesrnranking beingrnthe best Finnish Junior team.
rnrnEmma:rnThere are many different opinions about it.rnWe were lucky as the third qualification wentrnbad for us, but we had already succeeded [in previous competitions].rnHowever, it is better than just season’s bestrnbased.
The winner of the third qualification (Team Mystique) was selected as FIN1 and FIN2 (Team Fintastic) was selected based on the average score of three competition, the qualification for Juniors and the two best scores at any ISU or Finnish Figure Skating Association competitions. In previous seasons, the second team was selected by the highest season’s best score.
Duringrnthe season you have competed at two international competitions, onernof which was Leon Lurje Trophy which is part of ISU ChallengerrnSeries. Whatrndo you like about the new series?
rnKarita:rnIt is nice thatrnthere are bigger competitions other than just Worlds. Anyway, thernprograms and preparationsrnare the same.
rnEmma:rnNone of the Finnish Junior teams competed in more than onern[Challenger Series] competition,rnso nobody got the chance to boast about results. It may be differentrnfor Seniors.
TeamrnFintastic earned 193.35rnpoints in Leon Lurje Trophy in Sweden, and was placed 14th in Challenger Seriesrnranking beingrnthe best Finnish Junior team.
Last weekend, Team Fintastic won the Finnish Championship in Juniors. (Credits: Santtu Jaakkola - 2020)
Your team has participated in official Junior Worlds every year and has won silver three times. Last year you were placed fifth. What is your goal this year?
Emma: Our goal is to skate our two best performances. Definitely we are aiming for the podium, but let’s see what are good performances enough for. We want to improve the results from previous years.
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Emma: Our goal is to skate our two best performances. Definitely we are aiming for the podium, but let’s see what are good performances enough for. We want to improve the results from previous years.
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