Team Fintastic

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Team Fintastic
Team information
Country representedFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Formed1986
Home town Helsinki, Finland
CoachLaura Spiridovitsh
Skating clubHelsingin Taitoluisteluklubi
LevelJunior
World standing 1
Season's bests 3 ( 2014–15 )
1 ( 2013–14 )
2 ( 2012–13 )
ISU team best scores
Combined total192.63
2010 Junior World Challenge Cup
Short program75.40
2010 Junior World Challenge Cup
Free skate118.68
2013 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Synchronized skating
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Nottingham Synchronized skating
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Innsbruck Synchronized skating
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Angers Synchronized skating
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Helsinki Synchronized skating
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Zagreb Synchronized skating
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Mississauga Synchronized skating

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.

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Competitive results (2000–10)

National
Event2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		3rd4th1st3rd1st2nd1st
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		3rd1st1st2nd1st3rd
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Finnish Championships 1st1st2nd(N/A)2nd2nd1st4th2nd1st
[14] [14] [15] [14] [14] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
International
Event2000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–10
Junior World Challenge Cup 1st5th(DNQ)(DNQ)(DNQ)2nd1st1st1st1st
[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [21] [21] [21] [21] [21]
Cup of Berlin 1st2nd
[26] [27]
Finlandia Cup1st2nd1st1st
[28] [29] [30] [31]
French Cup 1st2nd
[32] [33]
Prague Cup 2nd2nd
[34] [35]
Spring Cup 5th
[36]
DNQ = did not qualify

Competitive results (2010–14)

National
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		1st1st1st2nd2nd
[37] [38] [39] [40] [41]
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		2nd1st1st1st2nd
[42] [43] [44] [45] [46]
Finnish Championships 1st2nd2nd2nd
[47] [48] [49] [50]
International
Event2010–112011–122012–132013–142014–15
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 1st1st
[54] [55]
French Cup 2nd1st
[56] [57]

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