2024 Finlandia Trophy: Race Heats Up For Figure Staking Grand Prix Final
Therefore, the 2024 Finlandia Trophy becomes important for the skaters in order to qualify for the Grand Prix Final which will be staged from November 15 to 17 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in the Finnish capital.
2024 Finlandia Trophy: The ongoing figure skating season is nearing its culmination and skaters are battling out in the last hours to secure their spots in the Grand Prix Final, which takes place in France in December.
Only the top six in each of the four events qualify for the finale in Grenoble, so a podium finish is prerequisite for the favourites to make it to the Grand Prix Final, with only the Cup of China remaining.
Therefore, the 2024 Finlandia Trophy becomes important for the skaters in order to qualify for the Grand Prix Final which will be staged from November 15 to 17 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in the Finnish capital. The competition will provide the stakes with an opportunity to improve on their score.
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2024 Finlandia Trophy: Kagiyama Yuma Headlines The Field
Fresh off winning the NHK Trophy, Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama Yuma will look for his second straight win this week in Finland. He could take the opportunity to crack the 300-total-point, replicating his performance past weekend.
Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama will compete in the 2024 Finlandia Trophy, which runs from 15–17 November at the Helsinki Ice Hall in the Finnish capital, and is favoured to improve on his score from the NHK Trophy where he fell during his free skate.
The Japanese will face challenges in the men’s event from France’s Kévin Aymoz, who was runner-up at Skate America in the season’s opening Grand Prix event. Daniel Grassl, who finished second to Kagiyama in Tokyo, is another contender for the podium T 2024 Finlandia Trophy.
South Korea’s Cha Junhwan, who finished third at Skate Canada International, is the other podium finisher from this season to feature in Finland.
In the women’s event, Japanese skaters Yoshida Hana and Matsuike Rino headline a field. They will have a fair chance to finish on top with the withdrawals of Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx and USA’s Isabeau Levito.
In the pairs competition, Canadian world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek/Maxime Deschamps and Italy’s Rebecca Ghilardi/Filippo Ambrosini will seek to book their Grand Prix Final berth with a second podium finish of the season,
Meanwhile, in ice dance, the duo of Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier of Canada and Great Britain’s pair Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson will compete for the second wins of the year. They won the Skate Canada International and Skate America respectively.
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2024 Finlandia Trophy: Schedule
All times local Eastern European Time
Friday, 15 November
- 15:00–16:29: Men’s short program
- 16:45–17:15: Opening ceremony
- 17:30–18:59: Women’s short program
- 19:20–20:25: Pairs short program
Saturday, 16 November
- 12:45–14:32: Men’s free skating
- 15:00–16:47: Women’s free skating, followed by victory ceremony women and men
- 17:35–18:53: Ice dance rhythm dance
Sunday, 17 November
- 13:00–14:17: Pairs free skating
- 14:40–16:12: Ice dance free dance, followed by victory ceremony ice dance and pairs