Team Mystique | |
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Team information | |
Country represented | Finland |
Home town | Helsinki, Finland |
Coach | Mirjami Penttinen |
Skating club | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb |
Level | Junior |
World standing | 15 |
ISU team best scores | |
Combined total | 182.04 2010 Finlandia Cup |
Short program | 72.57 2010 Finlandia Cup |
Free skate | 110.03 2014 French Cup |
Team Mystique are a junior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, representing the figure skating club Helsingfors Skridskoklubb. The club is also home to the senior team, Team Unique. [1] They have placed second twice at the Junior World Challenge Cup. [2] [3]
National | ||||||||||
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Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | ||||
[4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | ||||||
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | |||||
[9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | |||||||
Finnish Championships | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
[13] | [13] | [14] | [13] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | |||
International | ||||||||||
Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 |
Junior World Challenge Cup | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
[19] | [2] | [3] | ||||||||
Cup of Berlin | 2nd | 4th | ||||||||
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Finlandia Cup | 5th | 3rd | 4th | |||||||
[22] | [23] | [24] | ||||||||
French Cup | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||
[25] | [26] | [27] | ||||||||
North American International Synchronized Skating Competition | 4th | |||||||||
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Prague Cup | 2nd | |||||||||
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Spring Cup | 1st | |||||||||
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DNQ = did not qualify | ||||||||||
National | |||||||
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Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
[31] | [32] | [33] | [34] | [35] | [36] | [37] | |
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th |
[38] | [39] | [40] | [41] | [42] | [43] | [44] | |
Finnish Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |
[45] | [46] | [47] | [48] | [49] | [50] | ||
International | |||||||
Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
Cup of Berlin | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
[51] | [52] | [53] | |||||
Finlandia Cup | 3rd | ||||||
[54] | |||||||
French Cup | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
[55] | [56] | [57] | [58] | ||||
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