As always, the Senior Men closed and concluded the competition with their free skate.
Swedish Hugo Bostedt took the gold with 204.57 points after a free skate that was very strong technically and with a powerfull expression. He started with a high triple axel and continued with good combinations, triple jumps, steps, and spins.
Finland got bronze with Arttu Juusola, who delivered an artistically good program at a slightly lower technical level, but with many fine elements. Arttu scored 168.35 points.
The women’s competition was won by 17-year-old Iida Karhunen from Finland, who once again skated an almost flawless and expressive program, earning high scores and strong component points. With her young age, Iida is considered ‘one to watch,’ and she proved it again today with a total score of 193.16 points.
Norway secured a silver medal through Mia Risa Gomez, who recently had placed 14th at the European Championships in Sheffield. Mia was 4th after the short program, but today she placed 2nd with a flawless Free Skate, achieving a total of 167.22 points.
Bronze went to Finland’s Olivia Lisko, who had to move down a place after yesterday’s short program, but with a beautifully executed program, she achieved a total of 167.22 points and could take the bronze home to Finland.
It was especially gratifying to see Anita Ostlund from Sweden, who is back on the ice after a 7-year absence – and she skated her way to 4th place. Anita proved that with a love for the sport and hard work, it is possible to return to the top level.
It is Finnish Iida Karhunen who now leads the competition with 64.69 points. Iida, who just placed 10th at Europeans, skated an almost flawless short program with a beautiful double axel, level-4 spins, and a high technical score in the components.
In a provisional 2nd place is Olivia Lisko, Finland, with 54.56 points after completing a flawless, graceful program with many GOE-points. Unfortunately, Olivia doesn’t get points for her double Lutz, as it becomes an invalid element, which is costly in points.
Sweden’s Josefin Taljegard, who placed 16th at Europeans, skated a powerful program, but unfortunately she got downgraded her triple flip and jump combination. The spins were all level 4 and, as always, she gets a high score in the components. Josefin is in 3rd place with 52.97 points.
The ladies’ Free Skate on Sunday could become really exciting. The competition starts at 11:15 AM.
Hugo Bostedt from Sweden opened the competition with a high triple axel, although he unfortunately lost a few points in the jump combination. He had nice level-4 spins, and the program earned him 68.73 points.
In 2nd place is Finnish Arttu Juusola, who had a rough start by missing his triple axel, but performed a beautiful triple flip with his hands over his head and nice level-4 spins. Arttu scored 57.90 points.
Swedish Casper Johansson sustained an injury during the morning practice and unfortunately had to withdraw from the competition.
In Junior Men, there were 12 skaters from 7 countries, and we are very grateful that more skaters from outside the Nordic countries are choosing to participate in the competition.
Matias Lindfors from Finland won the gold with 200.87 points after a technically strong program with high component scores.
The second place went to Swedish Albin Samuelson with 184.65 points. Albin had actually been in first place after the short program, where he skated cleanly, including a lovely triple-triple combination. He opened his free skate he a beautiful 3Lz+3T+2A+SEQ combo.
In this series, Norway took bronze with Daniil Valanov scoring 170.53 points, who had otherwise been in second place after the short program. Daniel lost points, among other things, by doing a single Axel, but also received high component scores, especially in Skating Skills.
Unfortunately, Danish Wendell Hansson-Ostergaard had to withdraw after the short program, where he had a heavy fall on the ice.
On Saturday, the girls continued the very high technical level in a competition that provided many great experiences for the audience. The Finnish girls swept the board and took the entire podium.
The gold went to Venla Sinisalo of Finland, who completed an exciting Free Skate at high speed. Venla, who was in second place after the Short Program, scored 152.86 points.
Lotta Artimo formåede at forbedre sin 5. plads fra det korte program til nr. 2 i Free Skate, og samlet tager hun sølvet med samlet 141.15 point.
Det gik desværre ikke helt som planlagt for Annika Pellonmaa , der ellers lå i front efter det korte program. Annika bliver nr. 3 i Free Skate og tager bronze med i alt 137.20 point.
Danske Camilla Vinther Poulsen måtte desværre trække sig med en skade.
In the boys’ Advanced Novice category, Lauri Linnakorpi from Finland won the gold decisively with 101.88 points, after a flawless program.
Denmark won the silver medal with Martin Nicolai Kuzin, who was also in 2nd place after the short program. Martin scored 87.93 points.
In 3rd place, Venni Pitko from Finland moved up from 4th place in the short program and thus took the silver to Finland with a total of 79.10 points.
It was lovely to see the good camaraderie among the skaters in the group. Congratulations to all of you.
After a good competition with many strong attempts in the Free Skate – and some that were less successful – there were a lot of changes in the rankings in Advanced Novice Women.
It was Neila Andelin from Finland who won Advanced Noviced Women with 115.55 point. Neila was in 1st place after the short program, but in the Free Skate with many triple jumps, things didn’t quite go her way, which earned her 10th place in the Free Skate.
In second place was Finnish Julia Vaha-Ruohola, who was also in 2nd place after the short program. Julia, who also had a strong technical program, scored a total of 110.18 points.
Sweden took the bronze with Lo Karfors. Lo was in 4th place after the short program, but with another strong performance, she won the Free Skate.
All in all, a very strong competition, which bodes well for the future skating performances of the Nordic countries. Congratulations to all the skaters.
In junior
women, who skated the short program on Thursday evening, we saw a high
technical level. It was a good competition, with several having successful
attempts at triple-triple jumps.
Finnish
Annika Pellonmaa leads the competition with 50.71 points, closely followed by
Venla Sinisalo also from Finland, who scored 50.30 points. In third place is
Lilly Almgren-Lidman from Sweden, who achieved 49.26 points.
The women’s
competition continues with the Free Skating on Saturday at 2:15 PM.
The youngest skaters were on the ice on Thursday, where they performed their short
programs. Many wonderful programs were delivered by the 23 young women
representing the five Nordic countries. Finland has clearly taken the lead with
runners in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Neila Andelin leads with 49.44 points;
Julia Vaha-Ruohola is in second place with 42.44 points, and Tuuli Manttari
with 42.33 points.
In the Advanced Novice Boys category with 5 skaters, Finnish Lauri Linnakorpi is in
first place with 38.15 points. In second place is Martin Nicolai Kuzin from
Denmark with 32.09 points, followed closely by Finnish Venni Pitko with 31.27
points.
It will be exciting to follow the skaters in their free programs friday.