Finlandia Trophy - Challenger Series Event - 6-10 Oct. 2021

[Elizabeth]

This event has seen an "up tick" in entries this year due to the cancellation of a previous Challenger Series event (the Nepala Memorial) in SVK. I understand the originally planned schedule of competition has been expanded to deal with the extra entries.

The list of entries by discipline, including alternates, has now been posted here: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00110970.htm
There is Canadian representation in each discipline.

[Elizabeth]

The latest entries (and alternates), by discipline, are here: https://results.isu.org/events/fsevent00110970.htm
Canada has entries in all four disciplines.

Men: https://results.isu.org/events/csfin2021_Men.htm

Women: https://results.isu.org/events/csfin2021_Women.htm

Pairs: https://results.isu.org/events/csfin2021_Pairs.htm

Ice Dance: https://results.isu.org/events/csfin2021_IceDance.htm

The schedule (in local time): https://www.finlandiatrophy.com/wp-cont ... 0-2021.pdf
Espoo, Finland is 7 hours ahead of EDT.

From the event website (as of Aug. 27th - subject to change - all times local):
Thursday 7.10. starting at 13

• 13.00 Special Olympics skaters
  14.30 Pair skating, short program
  17.25-21.25 Men, short program

Friday 8.10. starting at 13

• 13.00 Pair skating, free skating
  16.00-20.55 Men, free skating

Saturday 9.10. starting at 13

• 13.00 Ice dance, rhythm dance
  16.05 Women, short program
  20.20-21.20 Synchronized skating, short program

Sunday 10.10. starting at 13

• 13.00 Ice dance, free dance
  16.30-21.25 Women, free skating

Live streaming, for a fee, will be available but it will only be possible to watch LIVE; there will be no delayed or archived viewing available

[Elizabeth]

Here's Danielle Earl's time conversion



Danielle had hoped to be there in person in her photographer role but "life became too complicated"

[Elizabeth]

The Entries/Start Orders/Results page is now available: http://www.figureskatingresults.fi/resu ... /index.htm

[Elizabeth]

Skate Canada's press release about our team in Espoo: https://skatecanada.ca/2021/10/ten-cana ... ia-trophy/

[Elizabeth]

The Pairs and Men competitions are now complete and medals have been awarded. The Dance and Women begin tomorrow and go through Sunday.

Out of the 17 ice dance couples, the Ice Academy of Montreal has 7 couples, representing 6 different countries, competing at Finlandia!

[Elizabeth]

An article from Skate Canada after completion of the first two days of competition - contains SPOILER information if you don't yet know results.....

You've been warned

https://t.co/r1IGw0gNNc?amp=1

[Elizabeth]

I understand the type of dancing with all the quick, synchronized hand movements is called waacking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er-a_tOzw3I&t=55s


"After the waack!"

[Elizabeth]

A single young Russian woman broke three world records today in winning the gold medal:

» Free Skate Technical Score: 102.89
» Free Skate Total Score: 174.31
» Event Total Score: 249.24

[Elizabeth]

A Skate Canada press release after today's competition: https://t.co/VVnMKdMSeI?amp=1