Finnish skating news 2017/18

[Finnice]

Don't know more than her interviews, but she definitely gets more ice time than that, as do other top ladies. She comes from wealth so if ice time is limited her coach said she buys it. But of course for example I wouldn't learn double axel even if I lived with Eteri Tutbaridze in an ice rink, so it's not just that..

Nice to meet you a new person interested in Finnish figure skating.

 

[ChiquitaBanana]

Regarding Emmi's age, the second peak for women come at 20, so let's be patient. She just needs to control her power.

 

[Sylvia]

I live in Nashville, Tennessee. Emmi Peltonen was born in Nashville when her Dad played for our NHL team, the Nashville Predators. Our local newspaper (the Tennessean/USA Today) is sending a reporter and photographer to Korea to cover the Olympics. I emailed the reporter the figure skating tidbit about Emmi. He promptly responded that he was very excited to know this. He told me that Emmi is the one and only Tennessee connection to the 2018 Olympics and he wants to locate her and write the story.

Emmi Peltonen got her own article in this Tennessee media outlet (eta: thanks to @jkl ): Born in Nashville, daughter of original Predators [hockey] player figure skating in Winter Olympics

 

[Sylvia]

Congrats to Dr. Valtter VIRTANEN on winning the bronze medal at Challenge Cup in Den Haag earlier today!
His total score was 200.10 (4th in SP, 3rd in FS).

 

[Kelvster]

OMG ... can't believe Dr. V actually managed to get the Worlds TES minimum at the last possible competition (like he managed to do last year at the Bavarian Open). This guy has some competitive fire in him. Wish him all the best in Milan!

 

[ballettmaus]

German Eurosport commentators are absolutely in love with Peltonen. They were gushing about her choreography all through the second to last group and even into the first and felt she deserved a much higher score.

That said, I liked her, too. I hope she can gain more confidence and land those jumps!

 

[Jeschke]

Viveca for worlds?

 

[Finnice]

Viveca for worlds?

She has the highest score from the Nordics.
I hope she does not tire herself competing too much: Haag this weekend and both Junior and Senior Worlds.

I am so happy for dr. V!

 

[edwina]

Good for Viveca! Can see her thought bubble: "No Olympics for me huh? Imma do every freaking competition I'm qualified for!"

 

[Catherine M]

Congrats to Dr. V in making the world min scores just in time. Hope he enjoys his time in Milan!

 

[nimi]

Congrats to Dr. Valtter VIRTANEN on winning the bronze medal at Challenge Cup in Den Haag earlier today!

I'm just now reading the write-up about Valtter's competition and it says he landed his first CLEAN QUAD in the free!

https://www.stll.fi/2018/02/25/valtter-virtanen-yli-200-pisteen/

 

[Finnice]

Lindfors will do only the senior worlds, Sofia Sula will compete in juniors. Good for her!
She is coached by Florent Amodio.

 

[nimi]

Lindfors will do only the senior worlds, Sofia Sula will compete in juniors. Good for her!

Oh, that's good to hear!

She is coached by Florent Amodio.

And that's cool too!

 

[Hanna]

Lindfors will do only the senior worlds, Sofia Sula will compete in juniors. Good for her!
She is coached by Florent Amodio.

Justice!

 

[nimi]

YLE article about Viveca going to Worlds: https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10103163

There was another YLE article a couple of days ago about choices Finnish families make to enable & support their kids' skating hobby: https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10085392

 

[alchemy void]

Justice!

Viveca's 3lutz-3toe looked amazing at Challenge Cup: good height, attack, and distance covered. She even got equal GOE to Wakaba for this element. Unfortunately, the rest of the jumping passes were kind of scary and all over the place. I'm optimistic both her and Sula can end their seasons well.

 

[nimi]

I didn't watch the jr men yesterday but Roman ended up in 35th. Looking at the protocol, he had a popped & invalidated combo and a fall in 3Lz plus some lost spin levels. He did rotate & land his 3A (with some -GOE) though, which is nice.

 

[Hanna]

I didn't watch the jr men yesterday but Roman ended up in 35th. Looking at the protocol, he had a popped & invalidated combo and a fall in 3Lz plus some lost spin levels. He did rotate & land his 3A (with some -GOE) though, which is nice.

I watched it on the Stream of the Penguin Lord. The axel was actually quite nice. My theory is that he was so surprised to land a decent one that he lost nerve for all the rest. Which is quite typical.

 

[nimi]

I watched it on the Stream of the Penguin Lord. The axel was actually quite nice. My theory is that he was so surprised to land a decent one that he lost nerve for all the rest. Which is quite typical.

Yeah, sounds like a very plausible explanation. File under "valuable learning experience". (Also lol @ "Stream of the Penguin Lord" )

And it's not like Finland has a large horde of jr boys in need of JGP spots next season, so Roman placing that low and Finland probably getting 1 entry in 3 events is okay in my books. Especially since Roman himself is aging out of juniors (born in Aug '98)

 

[nimi]

^ ...and with Sofia not qualifying for the FS but placing in top 30 in SP probably means that in ladies, Finland will get 1 entry in 4 JGP events. I think.

Viveca is born in Jan '99, so I think she's aging out juniors too, like Roman? And same with Jenni Saarinen (March '99). Whereas Emmi (Nov '99) could skate in JGPs next season if she chooses to? (I'm really bad comprehending the age rule and people's ages in general lol)

 

[Sylvia]

Thanks to Teamcessiville on Instagram and Skating Finland on Twitter for this info/link: https://www.stll.fi/liitto/koulutukset/odp/

ISU Olympic Development Project 2018-2021 – ODP

The Finnish Figure Skating Association (FFSA) in co-operation with the International Skating Union (ISU) organize a four-year development project for single and ice dance coaches and skaters. Project includes yearly seminars held at the Finnish Sport Institute (Vierumäki), Finland. The first seminar will be held on May 21.-26, 2018.

 

[Kelvster]

cessiville was soooo close to making the Olympiks this year. I wish them all the very best!!

 

[nimi]

Thanks to Teamcessiville on Instagram and Skating Finland on Twitter for this info/link: https://www.stll.fi/liitto/koulutukset/odp/

This bit sounds good (also, it's about time they do this):

Initiating a new development collaboration between Single Skating and Ice Dance.

 

[nimi]

YLE article about Viveca's, Valtter's and Cessiville's chances of qualifying for the free.

https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10125767

ETA: Viveca's SP (#13, new PB 60.18) https://youtu.be/NAMAUzL0wtI
She'll skate last in the 2nd group on Friday

ETA2: oops the video got blocked, alternative link

 

[nimi]

Joanna Kallela has retired: https://www.facebook.com/kallelajoanna/posts/1983509881677602

Novice Nats results: https://www.stll.fi/2018/03/25/sm-noviisien-sm-kilpailun-tulokset/

 

[maija]

Viveca Lindfors (born 1999, 16. in the Worlds) has also siblings who are promising skaters:
- Monica (born 2000, earlier a single skater) got Senior Ice Dance bronze in Nationals with Juho Pirinen
- Fanny (born 2004) is the Finnish Champion in Novice Ladies
- Matias won the National Final of Debs Boys

 

[nimi]

Viveca Lindfors (born 1999, 16. in the Worlds) has also siblings who are promising skaters:
- Monica (born 2000, earlier a single skater) got Senior Ice Dance bronze in Nationals with Juho Pirinen

Oh, I hadn't realized Viveca and Monica are sisters! Duh. Silly me!

 

[nimi]

Oh look, Finnish media finally found something figure skating related (outside of the Viveca/Emmi rivalry) that they deem actually newsworthy.

A Famous American Adam Dating Some Random Finnish Dude... Redux!
http://www.iltalehti.fi/talviurheilu/201804052200856614_tl.shtml
https://www.mtv.fi/viihde/seurapiir...suomalaisen-poikaystavansa/6846056#gs.X4veayA

(ICYMI: the first installment a few years back involved Adam Lambert and a guy called Sauli.)

 

[Finnice]

I saw that one, too! A handsome couple! Hope to see Adam in Finland soon.

 

[nimi]

Hope to see Adam in Finland soon.

You and I and also Seiska, Iltalehti, Ilta-Sanomat etc. etc.