Lutz Talk About Skating Episode 5: Finlandia Trophy!

The 2024 Finlandia trophy! The second to last competition of the 2024-2025 senior Grand Prix season. We are so close to finding out who will make the final! This GP event was one of the more predictable outcomes we’ve seen this season. However, there were a couple standout performances that still caught our eye. At this Grand Prix event, our house were able to watch some of their favorite skaters like Rino Matsuike. Rino blew us away with a phenomenal performance at the Skate Canada event earlier in the Grand Prix season. She redeemed herself at the Finlandia trophy with a much better short. Her long was still stunning! A truly beautiful program to watch. Laura Naki Gutman was a last-minute addition to this Grand Prix event and we enjoyed seeing her Skate even more than we did at the NHK trophy. She earned her spot on the podium at this event! We saw the return of America’s Sara Everhart. She delivered with consistency and strong skiing skills. Again Yun gave us the best short program to the start the entire weekend. Certainly a hard act to follow after that flawless performance. The winner of the Finlandia trophy was Hana Yoshida. Our hosts love her short program, from the experimental choreography to the unique skating dress. However, our hosts still didn’t enjoy the music selection for the long program. Claiming it feels disconnected from the dress and gives the feeling of background study music. It doesn’t showcase her skating skills to the best of their ability. Regardless, Hana still delivered a winning program earning her gold at this Grand Prix event. Cup of China is next! Will Amber Glenn win her second Grand Prix event? Can’t wait to find out next weekend here on the Lutz Talk About Skating Podcast! YouTube: ‪@LutzTalkAboutSkating‬ Instagram: @lutztalkaboutskating