Helsingfors Skridskoklubb (in Swedish, HSK), in Finnish Helsingin Luistinklubi, is the oldest figure skating club in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki in 1875. When spoken in Finnish, the Swedish name is, however, more common than the Finnish, the only abbreviation used is HSK.
HSK trains athletes and non-professionals in three figure skating disciplines: single skating, ice dance and synchronized skating. [1] The club's most successful skaters include the ice dance pair Susanna Rahkamo/Petri Kokko, who are the 1995 European champions and 1995 World silver medalists. HSK has synchronized skating teams at all competitive levels: Team Unique at the senior, Team Mystique at the junior, Team Dynamique at the novice and Team Sympatique at the intermediate level. The club trains beginners' teams and teams in the open leagues as well. [2]
The senior team Team Unique are the 2013 World and Finnish Champions. [3] [4]
The junior team Team Mystique are the 2004 and 2005 silver medalists at the Junior World Challenge Cup. [5] [6]
The novice team Team Dynamique are the 2014 and 2016 Finnish Champions.
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Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | (no Finnish championships for novices) | 2nd (division II) | 3rd (division I) | 3rd (division I) | ||||||
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2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 1st (division II) | 1st (division I) | 1st (division I) | |||||||
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Finnish Championships | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
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International | ||||||||||
Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
Finlandia Cup | 4th | 2nd | ||||||||
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French Cup | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |||
[18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | ||||
Leon Lurje Trophy | 8th | 5th | 4th | |||||||
[25] | [26] | [27] | ||||||||
Swiss Trophy | 1st | |||||||||
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National | ||
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Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd (division II) | 1st (division II) |
[29] | [30] | |
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd (division II) | 1st (division II) |
[31] | [32] | |
Finnish Championships | 2nd | 1st |
[33] | [34] | |
International | ||
Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
French Cup | 1st | 1st |
[35] | [36] | |
HSK had a successful ice hockey team during the 1930s which won the SM-sarja twice (1933 & 1934). The Ice hockey team ceased to exist in early 1950s.
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