Team Unique

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Team Unique
Team Unique Cup of Berlin 2013.jpeg
Team Unique at the 2013 Cup of Berlin.
Team information
Country representedFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Formed1993
Home town Helsinki, Finland
CoachMirjami Penttinen
Skating club Helsingfors Skridskoklubb
LevelSenior
World standing 2
ISU team best scores
Combined total236.82
2020 Spring Cup
Short program82.53
2019 French Cup
Free skate164,60
2020 Spring Cup
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Synchronized skating
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Boston Synchronized skating
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Zagreb Synchronized skating
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Helsinki Synchronized skating
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Lake Placid Synchronized skating

Team Unique is a senior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, and is one of the best synchronized skating teams in senior level. It is 2013 world champion, silver medalist in 2009 and 2025 and bronze medalist in 2023. Currently, they are ranked second in the world by the International Skating Union. The team won also the Challenger Series in 2020. The same year the team was chosen to represent Finland in the world championships, but due to Covid19, the competions were called off.

Contents

Team Unique is currently Finnish champion. They have won the title also in 2013, 2016 2023 and 2025.

The team represents the figure skating club Helsingfors Skridskoklubb (HSK). It is also the home club to the junior team Team Mystique.

History

Team Unique was established in 1993 and has competed at the senior level since 1996.

Programs

[1]

Short programFree program
2024–25
  • This Is Unique
  • He Had It Coming
2023–24
  • Let It Be
  • Lacrime d’Amore
2022–23
  • It ain’t over
  • Unbearable Lightness of Being
2021–22
  • Merci
  • A star is born
2020–21
  • NOW.
  • Garden of Eden
2019–20
2018–19
  • Muzic makez me... [4]
2017–18
  • NocTUrne
  • Every Inch of You
2016–17
  • TU Goes Ramalama
  • Inside of us
2015–16
  • Peace of Mind
  • Empty Promises
2014–15
  • Free Your Mind
  • The Hunger Games
2013–14
  • Great Balls of Fire
  • Wild and Free
2012–13
  • TU Flow
  • "Living Proof"
    The Help (soundtrack)
2011–12
  • Hallelujah
  • Revenge
2010–11
  • All That Jazz
  • Phantom of the Opera
2009–10
  • Fortune-Tellers
  • La Strada
2008–09
  • W.O.M.A.N.
  • Story of Turandot

Competition results (2020–25)

National
Event 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 ”” ”” ”” ”” ””
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		2nd1st2nd1st2nd
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		2nd2nd3rd1st1st
Finnish Championships (not held)4th1st3rd1st
International
Event2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–252025–262026–272027–282028–292029–30
World Championships (not held)DNQ3rd4th2nd
Budapest Cup4th
Finlandia Trophy (not held)3rd4th3rd(not held)
French Cup 2nd3rd
Lumière Cup1st
Marie Lundmark Trophy2nd
Neuchâtel Trophy 3rd
Spring Cup 2nd
Santa Claus Cup1st
U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic2nd
DNQ = did not qualify

Competition results (2010–20)

National
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd1st
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		3rd2nd1st2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd2nd2nd
[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Finnish Championships 3rd3rd1st3rd3rd1st3rd3rd3rd2nd
[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
International
Event2010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–20
World Championships DNQDNQ1stDNQDNQ4thDNQ4thDNQ(not held)
[24]
Cup of Berlin 1st2nd
[25] [26]
Finlandia Trophy 1st1st3rd4th3rd4th3rd3rd
[27] [28] [29] [30]
French Cup 1st1st1st1st3rd3rd3rd2nd4th
[31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
New England Challenge Cup1st
Leon Lurje Trophy1st2nd
[37]
Mozart Cup4th4th
[38]
Neuchâtel Trophy 3rd2nd
[39]
Hevelius Cup1st
Spring Cup 1st
Winter Universiade 1st
DNQ = did not qualify

Competition results (1998–2010)

National
Event1998–991999–002000–012001–022002–032003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
1st Finnish Championships
Qualifier		2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd1st3rd
[40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]
2nd Finnish Championships
Qualifier		3rd3rd3rd1st3rd2nd3rd
[47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52]
Finnish Championships 3rd3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd
[53] [53] [54] [53] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62]
International
Event1998–991999–002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–10
World Championships (not held)DNQDNQ6th4thDNQDNQDNQ5thDNQ2ndDNQ
[63] [64] [65] [66]
Cup of Berlin 3rd
[67]
Finlandia Cup4th2nd3rd3rd3rd
[68] [69] [70] [71]
French Cup 4th2nd1st2nd2nd3rd1st2nd1st2nd
[72] [73] [73] [73] [73] [73] [73] [73] [73] [74]
Prague Cup 2nd2nd2nd
[75] [76]
DNQ = did not qualify

Media appearances

Team Unique performed on the season one of the Finnish Dancing on Ice on 2 November 2013. [77] They also appeared as background skaters in the December 2013 music video for "Selvästi päihtynyt" by Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen. [78]

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