Musketeers (synchronized skating team)

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Musketeers
Team information
Country representedFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Formed1996
Home town Helsinki, Finland
CoachAnu Oksanen
Skating clubHelsingin Luistelijat
LevelJunior
World standing 2
Season's bests 4 ( 2014–15 )
4 ( 2013–14 )
1 ( 2012–13 )
ISU team best scores
Combined total183.20
2013 Junior Worlds
Short program68.52
2009 Junior World Challenge Cup
Free skate121.63
2013 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Synchronized skating
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Helsinki Synchronized skating
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Zagreb Synchronized skating
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Mississauga Synchronized skating

Musketeers are a junior-level synchronized skating team representing the figure skating club Helsingin Luistelijat, based in Helsinki, Finland. [1]

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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”.

Competitive results

Seasons 2000–10

National
Event2000–012001–022002–032003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		1st1st2nd4th3rd1st2nd
[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		1st2nd3rd1st2nd2nd
[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Finnish Championships 2nd3rd1st1st1st1st3rd2nd1st3rd
[18] [18] [19] [18] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
International
Event2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–10
Junior World Challenge Cup DNQ3rd1st1st1st1stDNQ3rd3rd3rd
Source [26] [26] [26] [26] [26] [26] [26] [26]
Cup of Berlin 5th
Source [27]
Finlandia Cup2nd1st2nd2nd
Source [28]
French Cup 2nd1st
Source [29] [29]
Prague Cup 1st1st
Source [30] [30]
Spring Cup 3rd2nd
Source [31] [31]
DNQ = did not qualify

Seasons 2010–15

National
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		2nd2nd2nd1st1st
[32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		1st2nd2nd2nd1st
[37] [38] [39] [40] [41]
Finnish Championships 2nd1st1st1st
[42] [43] [44] [45]
International
Event2010–112011–122012–132013–142014–15
World Junior Championships (not held)1st(not held)
Source [3] [4]
Junior World Challenge Cup 2nd2nd(not held)3rd(not held)
Source [26] [46] [47]
Cup of Berlin 1st
Source [48]
French Cup 1st
Source [49]
Spring Cup
Source

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