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2025 Finlandia Trophy
The 2025 Finlandia Trophy is a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Organized and hosted by the Finnish Figure Skating Association, it is the sixth event of the 2025–26 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series: a senior-level international invitational competition series. It will be held 21–23 November at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. Medals will be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters will also earn points toward qualifying for the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final. Entries The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on 6 June 2025. References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Grand Prix of Finland, 2025 2025 in figure skating 2025 in Finnish sport Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by Skating Finland (). The compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Grand Prix Of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, incorporating several previously existing events. Medals are awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix. Summary Competitions Currently, the sanctioned competitions for the Grand Prix are: * Skate America. First held in 1979 as the Norton Skate, this event has been part of the series since 1995 and its location changes yearly. * Skate Canada International. First held in 1973, this event has been part of the series since 1995 and its location changes yearly. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * Cup of China. This event was created in 2003 and joined the Grand Prix series in the same year. It has been held in numerous ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Skating Union
The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international sport governing body, governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands, in July 1892, making it one of the oldest international sport federations. The ISU was formed to establish standardized international rules and regulations for the skating disciplines it governs, and to organize international competitions in these disciplines. It is now based in Switzerland. History The International Skating Union (ISU) was founded in 1892 in the Dutch seaside town of Scheveningen. The meeting was attended by 15 men, as the national association representatives from the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany/Austria, and two clubs from Stockholm (Sweden) and Budapest (Hungary). The ISU was the first international winter sports federation to govern speed skating and figure skating, as it laid dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Rizzo
Matteo Rizzo (born 5 September 1998) is an Italian figure skater. He is a three-time European Figure Skating Championships, European Championship medalist (silver in 2023 European Figure Skating Championships, 2023, bronze in 2019 European Figure Skating Championships, 2019, 2024 European Figure Skating Championships, 2024), a four-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix bronze medalist, the Figure skating at the 2019 Winter Universiade, 2019 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time Italian Figure Skating Championships, Italian national champion (2018 and 2023), and a seven-time silver national medalist (2015-2017, 2019-2022). He has won several ISU Challenger Series medals, including gold at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup and 2022 CS Budapest Trophy. Rizzo represented Italy at the Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics. He is also the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2018 World Junior b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorine Schild
Lorine Schild (born 6 January 2005) is a French figure skater. She is the 2022 Tallink Hotels Cup bronze medalist and the 2024 French Figure Skating Championships, French national champion. On the junior level, she is the Figure skating at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival champion. Personal life Schild was born on 6 January 2005 in Reims, France. She has a younger sister, Maëlle, who previously also competed in figure skating. As of 2022, Schild is a high school student. Career Early career Schild began figure skating in 2009. She won her first national medal, a bronze, at the French Figure Skating Championships, 2019 French Junior Championships. 2019–20 season Schild made her ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix debut at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in France, 2019 JGP France, where she finished seventeenth. She would then go on to place fourth at the Master's de Patinage, 2019 Master's de Patinage. Debuting at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Siao Him Fa
Adam Siao Him Fa (born 31 January 2001), also known as Adam Siao, is a French figure skater. He is the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024 World bronze medalist, the two-time (2023 European Figure Skating Championships, 2023, 2024 European Figure Skating Championships, 2024) European champion, a three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix medalist (3 gold), a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and a two-time French Figure Skating Championships, French national champion. He represented France at the Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2022 Winter Olympics and finished fourteenth overall. At the junior level, he is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix medalist (1 gold, 1 silver) and finished within the top six at the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships. Personal life Siao Him Fa was born on 31 January 2001 in Bordeaux, France. He is the young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iida Karhunen
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Niina Petrõkina
Niina Petrõkina (born August 14, 2004) is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2025 European Figure Skating Championships, 2025 European champion, 2023 Skate America bronze medalist, a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a three-time Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Estonian national champion (2022, 2023, 2025). Petrõkina has represented Estonia at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior, European Figure Skating Championships, European, and World Figure Skating Championships, World championships, notably finishing ninth at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships, 2023 World Championships. She is the first Estonian skater to win a medal on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU Grand Prix. Personal life Petrõkina was born on August 14, 2004, in Tallinn, Estonia. She graduated from high school in 2023, with plans to begin studying for a coaching diploma, and eventual pursuit of university education. Career Early years Petrõki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihhail Selevko
Mihhail Selevko (born 20 November 2002) is an Estonian figure skater. He is a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist and a four-time Estonian national champion (2019, 2023–25). Personal life Selevko was born on November 20, 2002, in Tallinn, Estonia, to Ukrainian immigrants Galina and Anatoli Selevko. His mother is an accountant and his father is a computer programmer. Selevko's older brother Aleksandr also represents Estonia internationally in figure skating. He can speak Estonian, Russian, and English fluently, and is also learning Finnish. He is a student at the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences in Kouvola, where he studies game design. Career Early career Selevko began figure skating in 2005, following his older brother into the sport. He won the Estonian Novice Championships in 2015 and 2016. 2016–17 season Beginning his season on the junior level at the 2016 Lombardia Trophy, Selevko finished in ninth place. He went on to make his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeline Schizas
Madeline Schizas (born February 14, 2003) is a Canadian figure skater. She is a two-time ISU Challenger Series bronze medalist, the 2020 International Challenge Cup bronze medalist, and a three-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion (2022–23, 2025), and represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Personal life Schizas was born on February 14, 2003, in Oakville, Ontario. She is the daughter of economist Linda Nazareth, and former broadcaster Lou Schizas. Her mother is of Indian Canadian ancestry while her father is Greek Canadian and French Canadian. Schizas attended White Oaks Secondary School in Oakville. She was accepted to study Urban Planning at the University of Waterloo beginning in the fall of 2021 and stated her long-term aim was to become a physician. She subsequently transferred to McMaster University. Career Early years Schizas began learning to skate in 2006. As a child, she attended the 2010 Winter Olympics skating competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Sadovsky
Roman Sadovsky (born May 31, 1999) is a Canadian figure skating, figure skater and YouTuber. He is the 2019 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a two-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Canadian national champion (2020, 2025). He represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. On the junior level, he is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, and placed fourth at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. Personal life Sadovsky was born on May 31, 1999, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents moved to Canada from Ukraine. His idol is Jeffrey Buttle, whom he credits as being the most important inspiration in his skating career; as a boy, Sadovsky wanted to emulate Buttle's skating style. After attending Christ The King CES, he continued his education at Bill Crothers Secondary School. Career Early years Sadovsky began learning to skate at the age of five years to play hockey. Tracey Wainman started coaching him when he was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loena Hendrickx
Loena Hendrickx (; born 5 November 1999) is a Belgian figure skater. She is a two-time World Figure Skating Championships, World medalist (2022, 2023), the 2024 European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European champion, the 2023 European Figure Skating Championships, 2023 European silver medalist, the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships, 2022 European bronze medalist, a two-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, ISU Grand Prix Final medalist (2022–23, 2023–24), a two-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix gold medalist, a two-time ISU Challenger Series, Challenger series gold medalist, a two-time International Challenge Cup champion (2017, 2021), and a five-time Belgian Figure Skating Championships, Belgian national champion (2017–2019, 2022–2023). Hendrickx has finished within the top ten at five European Figure Skating Championships, European Championships (2017–2018, 2022–2023) and five World Figure Skating Championships, World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Dance
Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. According to the International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of figure skating, an ice dance team consists of one woman and one man. Ice dance, like pairs skating, pair skating, has its roots in the "combined skating" developed in the 19th century by skating clubs and organizations and in recreational social skating. Couples and friends would skate waltzes, marches, and other social dances. The first steps in ice dance were similar to those used in ballroom dancing. In the late 1800s, American Jackson Haines, known as "the Father of Figure Skating", brought his style of skating, which included waltz steps and social dances, to Europe. By the end of the 19th century, waltzing competitions on the ice became popular throughout the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
