Helsingfors Skridskoklubb (in

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, HSK), in

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Helsingin Luistinklubi, is the oldest

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club in

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. It was founded in

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in 1875. When spoken in Finnish, the Swedish name is, however, more common than the Finnish, the only abbreviation used is HSK.

HSK in figure skating

HSK trains athletes and non-professionals in three figure skating disciplines:

single skating Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

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and

synchronized skating Synchronized skating is an ice skating sport where between 8 to 16 skaters perform together as a team. They move as a flowing unit at high speed over the ice, while performing elements and footwork. This complex sport originated in 1956 and was ...

. The club's most successful skaters include the

pair

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/ Petri Kokko, who are the 1995 European champions and 1995 World silver medalists. HSK has synchronized skating teams at all competitive levels:

Team Unique Team Unique is a senior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, representing the figure skating club Helsingfors Skridskoklubb (HSK). Established in 1993 and competing at the senior level since 1996, Team Unique are the 2013 worl ...

at the senior,

Team Mystique Team Mystique are a junior-level synchronized skating team from Helsinki, Finland, representing the figure skating club Helsingfors Skridskoklubb. The club is also home to the senior team, Team Unique Team Unique is a senior-level synchronized ...

at the junior, Team Dynamique at the novice and Team Sympatique at the intermediate level. The club trains beginners' teams and teams in the open leagues as well.

Team Unique

The senior team

are the

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and Finnish Champions.

Team Mystique

The junior team

are the 2004 and 2005 silver medalists at the Junior World Challenge Cup.

Team Dynamique

The novice team Team Dynamique are the

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and

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Finnish Champions.

Competitive results (2002–12)

Competitive results (2012–14)

HSK in ice hockey

HSK had a successful

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team during the 1930s which won the SM-sarja twice (

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). The Ice hockey team ceased to exist in early 1950s.

References

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External links

HSK's homepage (in Finnish)
Figure skating clubs Sports clubs in Helsinki Figure skating in Finland 1875 establishments in Finland Sports clubs in Finland