ISU Challenger Series - Event #5 - Finlandia Trophia - 6-9 October in Espoo

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The entries (& alternates) have now been posted: https://t.co/B1Q85Zy7KS

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Apparently there will be live streaming via: https://t.co/rElko6GL86

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Skate Canada press release about the CDN team going to this CS event: https://t.co/OZFVoyvzpv

Six Canadian Skaters to Represent Canada at the Finlandia Trophy
September 29, 2022/by Skate Canada

OTTAWA, ON (September 29, 2022) – After successful stops in the United States and Germany, Team Canada is sending a team of six skaters to the 2022 Finlandia Trophy as part of the 2022-23 Figure Skating Challenger Series. The event is set to take place from October 5-9, 2022 in Espoo, Finland.

Highlighting the women’s category will be 18-year-old Lia Pereira, who returns to international competition after opening the season with a gold medal at the 2022 Cranberry Cup International and finishing 6th at the Courcheval Junior Grand Prix.

National Team member Conrad Orzel will be the sole man representing Canada at the event. Orzel showcased his talent last season, finishing among the top-10 at the 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and claiming gold at the 2021 Autumn Classic International.

Making their senior international debut are promising youngsters Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar who will be competing in the pair discipline. The duo had a breakout season last year, stepping on the podium at every event they competed in, including winning the top honors at the 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and finishing third at the 2022 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships®.

Olympic ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen will bring experience to the Canadian contingent, with the duo finishing 10th at the Beijing Olympic Games earlier this year. The pair also claimed a silver medal at the 2022 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and a bronze medal at 2021 Skate America.

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The live streaming will come at a cost - either by the day or by the event see: https://t.co/mssmJ7NFwM

The Entries/Start Orders/Results link: https://www.figureskatingresults.fi/res ... /index.htm

The first two events:

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Result after the Pairs SP has several of the top teams with very close scores:



McIntosh & Mimar happily sitting in 3rd place

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The SP results for the Men



The first skater to break the 90 point barrier in the SP so far this season

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The Pairs final results


Happy Canadian Bronze medalists






The Men FS results:


The overall results:

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Today the ice dancers and the women start their competitions.

The RD results with a personal best score for the CDN team:

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The last discipline to begin competition - the Women did their SPs today - the results:

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Canadian success in Ice Dance = a gold medal








The podium selfie retweeted by I.AM - it features two of their teams


The other side of the selfie

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The last event was the free skate for the women brought a 2nd CS gold for Yelim Kim. The results: