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Country represented | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Formed | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Laura Spiridovitsh, Kaisa Arrateig, Nina Sandsund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Helsingin Taitoluisteluklubi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World standing | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISU team best scores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Combined total | 205.94 ISU World Junior SYS Championships 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short program | 75.40 2010 Junior World Challenge Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free skate | 132.78 ISU World Junior SYS Championships 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Team Fintastic are a junior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, representing the figure skating club Helsingin Taitoluisteluklubi (HTK). They are the most successful junior team in the world. Team Fintastic are the 2023, 2022 and 2020 World Junior Champions, three-time world silver medalists (2013, 2015 and 2017) and have eight victories at the Junior World Challenge Cup, with seven consecutive victories from 2007 to 2014.
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 | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||
[1] | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | ||||
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | ||||
[8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | |||||
Finnish Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | (N/A) | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st |
[14] | [14] | [15] | [14] | [14] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | |
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 | 1st | 5th | (DNQ) | (DNQ) | (DNQ) | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
[21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [21] | [21] | [21] | [21] | [21] | |
Cup of Berlin | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||
[26] | [27] | |||||||||
Finlandia Cup | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||||
[28] | [29] | [30] | [31] | |||||||
French Cup | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||
[32] | [33] | |||||||||
Prague Cup | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||
[34] | [35] | |||||||||
Spring Cup | 5th | |||||||||
[36] | ||||||||||
DNQ = did not qualify | ||||||||||
National | |||||
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Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
[37] | [38] | [39] | [40] | [41] | |
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
[42] | [43] | [44] | [45] | [46] | |
Finnish Championships | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
[47] | [48] | [49] | [50] | ||
International | |||||
Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
World Junior Championships (WJSSC) or Junior World Challenge Cup (JWCC) | 1st (JWCC) | 1st (JWCC) | 2nd (WJSSC) | 1st (JWCC) | |
[21] | [51] | [52] | [53] | ||
Cup of Berlin | 1st | 1st | |||
[54] | [55] | ||||
French Cup | 2nd | 1st | |||
[56] | [57] | ||||
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