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The 2023 Finlandia Trophy is the fifth in a series of nine events of the 2023-24 Figure Skating Challenger Series and is scheduled to take place in Espoo, Finland, Oct 4-8, 2023. There were originally 10 events planned for this season, however, IceChallenge was cancelled.
The event will feature all four figure skating disciplines (Men, Women, Ice Dance, and Pairs) and will be conducted in accordance with the 2022 ISU Constitution and General Regulations, the ISU Special Regulations & Technical Rules for Single & Pair Skating, the Technical Rules for Ice Dance 2023/24 (ISU Communication 2560), and relevant ISU Communications.
The event will count towards ISU World Standing Points, Minimum Total Technical Score, Challenger Series in Figure Skating Ranking and Prize Money.
The Challenger Series is an International Figure Skating Series, introduced during the 2014-15 season. Through ISU support, the objective is to ensure the proper and consistent organization and conduct of up to 10 International Competitions linked together within the Challenger Series. The Series gives adequate opportunities for many skaters to compete at the international senior level and earn World Standing Points. The Series also increases the opportunity for Officials to officiate at an international level.
To be considered for the Challenger Series, the competition must have at least three disciplines (Men, Women, Pair Skating, Ice Dance) from a minimum of 10 different ISU Members in all disciplines combined.
The event will feature all four figure skating disciplines (Men, Women, Ice Dance, and Pairs) and will be conducted in accordance with the 2022 ISU Constitution and General Regulations, the ISU Special Regulations & Technical Rules for Single & Pair Skating, the Technical Rules for Ice Dance 2023/24 (ISU Communication 2560), and relevant ISU Communications.
The event will count towards ISU World Standing Points, Minimum Total Technical Score, Challenger Series in Figure Skating Ranking and Prize Money.
The Challenger Series is an International Figure Skating Series, introduced during the 2014-15 season. Through ISU support, the objective is to ensure the proper and consistent organization and conduct of up to 10 International Competitions linked together within the Challenger Series. The Series gives adequate opportunities for many skaters to compete at the international senior level and earn World Standing Points. The Series also increases the opportunity for Officials to officiate at an international level.
To be considered for the Challenger Series, the competition must have at least three disciplines (Men, Women, Pair Skating, Ice Dance) from a minimum of 10 different ISU Members in all disciplines combined.
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. I hate Finlands fed have to put synchro in everything, without it the schedule would be more sensible for us who don't live nearby. I don't care to watch syncrhro live. But, there are lot of audience just then, so they want to keep it at prime time.
Charlton Doherty (AUS)
Mark Gorodnitsky (ISR)
Lindsay van Zundert (NED)
Diana Davis & Gleb Smolkin (GEO) - ice dance field is down to 9
Sihyeong Lee (KOR)
Tara Prasad (IND)
Sophia Schaller & Livio Mayr (AUT)
. Must be at office on Sunday and last train to get home at sensible time leaves station at 17.20. There is still one train after that, but it would be over midnight to get home and still should skip the last group of women to be at station in time. I once asked why they finish so late because we who don't live near cannot make it to our last trains. I didn't buy Sunday ticket just because of less than 10 ID pairs. The answer was the amount of skaters and the time they need for practice at Sunday morning. This is my own thought_ As there are also special Olympics first at Sunday and synchro SP on Saturday evening, there is not enough time. I think it is ok to have special Olympics and the skaters deserve that opportunity, but I would put synchro last on Sunday and change RD to Friday, FD to Saturday so women could start earlier on Sunday. Most of the people who come to see synchro are, IMO, other synchro skaters and their families and teams are mostly from southern Finland so this could be a sensible change. But I will on place Friday and Saturday and watch women live through TV (local only in Finland internet channel which I ordered last year) and ID if I get home, it will be close.
