Musketeers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Formed | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Anu Oksanen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Helsingin Luistelijat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Junior | ||||||||||||||||||||
World standing | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISU team best scores | |||||||||||||||||||||
Combined total | 183.20 2013 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||
Short program | 68.52 2009 Junior World Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
Free skate | 121.63 2013 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Musketeers are a junior-level synchronized skating team representing the figure skating club Helsingin Luistelijat, based in Helsinki, Finland. [1]
Helsingin Luistelijat also fields Marigold IceUnity at the senior level, Starlights at the novice level, Sunlights at the Juvenile level and Creme De Ments at the adult level. [2]
Musketeers are the reigning World Junior Champions. [3] [4] In addition to the 2013 Championship, they have won the Junior World Junior Challenge Cup four times from 2006–2009, the silver medal two times and the bronze medal four times.
The team's motto is “One for all and all for one”.
National | ||||||||||
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Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |||
[5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | ||||
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
[12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | |||||
Finnish Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
[18] | [18] | [19] | [18] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | |
International | ||||||||||
Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
Junior World Challenge Cup | DNQ | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | DNQ | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
Source | [26] | [26] | [26] | [26] | [26] | [26] | [26] | [26] | ||
Cup of Berlin | 5th | |||||||||
Source | [27] | |||||||||
Finlandia Cup | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
Source | [28] | |||||||||
French Cup | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||
Source | [29] | [29] | ||||||||
Prague Cup | 1st | 1st | ||||||||
Source | [30] | [30] | ||||||||
Spring Cup | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||
Source | [31] | [31] | ||||||||
DNQ = did not qualify | ||||||||||
National | |||||
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Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
[32] | [33] | [34] | [35] | [36] | |
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
[37] | [38] | [39] | [40] | [41] | |
Finnish Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
[42] | [43] | [44] | [45] | ||
International | |||||
Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
World Junior Championships | (not held) | 1st | (not held) | ||
Source | [3] [4] | ||||
Junior World Challenge Cup | 2nd | 2nd | (not held) | 3rd | (not held) |
Source | [26] | [46] | [47] | ||
Cup of Berlin | 1st | ||||
Source | [48] | ||||
French Cup | 1st | ||||
Source | [49] | ||||
Spring Cup | |||||
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