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![]() Team Unique at the 2013 Cup of Berlin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Formed | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mirjami Penttinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World standing | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Combined total | 236.82 2020 Spring Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Short program | 82.53 2019 French Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Free skate | 164,60 2020 Spring Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Team Unique is a senior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, 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.
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.
Team Unique was established in 1993 and has competed at the senior level since 1996.
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2023–24 |
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2022–23 |
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2021–22 |
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2020–21 |
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2019–20 |
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2018–19 |
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2017–18 |
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2016–17 |
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2015–16 |
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2014–15 |
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2013–14 |
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2012–13 |
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2011–12 |
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2010–11 |
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2009–10 |
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2008–09 |
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National | ||||||||||
Event | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | ”” | ”” | ”” | ”” | ”” |
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1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |||||
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | |||||
Finnish Championships | (not held) | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | |||||
International | ||||||||||
Event | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | 2027–28 | 2028–29 | 2029–30 |
World Championships | (not held) | DNQ | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | |||||
Budapest Cup | 4th | |||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | (not held) | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | (not held) | |||||
French Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||
Lumière Cup | 1st | |||||||||
Marie Lundmark Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
Neuchâtel Trophy | 3rd | |||||||||
Spring Cup | 2nd | |||||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 1st | |||||||||
U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic | 2nd | |||||||||
DNQ = did not qualify | ||||||||||
National | ||||||||||||
Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | ||
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1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | ||
[6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | |||||||
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
[12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | |||||||
Finnish Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | ||
[18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | |||||||
International | ||||||||||||
Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | ||
World Championships | DNQ | DNQ | 1st | DNQ | DNQ | 4th | DNQ | 4th | DNQ | (not held) | ||
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Cup of Berlin | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||
[25] | [26] | |||||||||||
Finlandia Trophy | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | ||||
[27] | [28] | [29] | [30] | |||||||||
French Cup | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | |||
[31] | [32] | [33] | [34] | [35] | [36] | |||||||
New England Challenge Cup | 1st | |||||||||||
Leon Lurje Trophy | 1st | |||||||||||
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Mozart Cup | 4th | 4th | ||||||||||
[38] | ||||||||||||
Neuchâtel Trophy | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||
[39] | ||||||||||||
Hevelius Cup | 1st | |||||||||||
Spring Cup | 1st | |||||||||||
Winter Universiade | 1st | |||||||||||
DNQ = did not qualify | ||||||||||||
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 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
1st Finnish Championships Qualifier | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | |||||
[40] | [41] | [42] | [43] | [44] | [45] | [46] | ||||||
2nd Finnish Championships Qualifier | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
[47] | [48] | [49] | [50] | [51] | [52] | |||||||
Finnish Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
[53] | [53] | [54] | [53] | [55] | [56] | [57] | [58] | [59] | [60] | [61] | [62] | |
International | ||||||||||||
Event | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
World Championships | (not held) | DNQ | DNQ | 6th | 4th | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 5th | DNQ | 2nd | DNQ |
[63] | [64] | [65] | [66] | |||||||||
Cup of Berlin | 3rd | |||||||||||
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Finlandia Cup | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||
[68] | [69] | [70] | [71] | |||||||||
French Cup | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | ||
[72] | [73] | [73] | [73] | [73] | [73] | [73] | [73] | [73] | [74] | |||
Prague Cup | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||
[75] | [76] | |||||||||||
DNQ = did not qualify | ||||||||||||
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]