Finland’s gold streak at the World Championships in cheerleading was broken when the United States won the championship in Orlando.
Matti Lehtisaari,
STT Sports
The Finnish women’s cheerleading team won silver at the World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, USA. Finland had won four championships in a row, but now the golden chain was broken.
– It’s not what we came for. We came to win the championship, and the program was accordingly. Now the risks materialized and there were a couple of mistakes that surprised us a little, said the team’s head coach Maria Wahlroos In the video of the Finnish Cheerleading Association.
The winning team USA collected 94.0 points, Finland 88.14 points and Norway 82.71 points.
– Of course, it’s a really sad feeling. We had a really good race day and feeling until that performance, and it was really nice on the race mat. As Maria said, the mistake at the end was so surprising, commented the team captain Tuuve Häkkinen.
Cheerdance World Cup bronze for Finland
Finland achieved bronze in cheer dance. The victory in the cheer dance series was won by the United States and silver by Japan.
– You have to be proud of the team. There is no such thing as a perfect performance, but the team made two really successful performances this year and enjoyed what they did, commented the head coach of the national cheer dance team Mila Tanttu in the bulletin.
– We were able to show really great skills on the World Cup stage and bring out the visuals of the choreography nicely. We showed how Finnish cheer dancing has taken a leap forward again, he continued.
The Finnish mixed national team was sixth in its series and failed to repeat its medal position from last year.
Finland achieved a total of three medals in the cheerleading World Championships. In addition to the World Cup silver in the women’s cheer series and the World Cup bronze in cheer dance, Finland achieved World Cup silver in the girls’ cheer series.