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Did you know that when Laura Lepisto of Finland finished 6th in Vancouver, she become the highest placing Finnish Olympic figure skater in history? She was also the highest placing Europe women’s figure skater at the Games. Laura paved the way to Finland (and Europe) at the Winter Olympics with her strong work ethic and desire to always do her best! Way to go Laura!
Before we officially move on from the 2010 Winter Olympics, we want to extend an official “Congratulations!” to the 5 Riedell skaters who competed beautifully in Vancouver! Joannie, Laura, Rachael, Johnny and Jeremy represented their countries with the true Olympic spirit. We are so happy that they stepped out onto the Olympic ice to represent their amazing countries in Riedells and we are so proud of their accomplishments!
And in case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past three weeks (just kidding!☺), here are how our skaters finished at the Games:
Joannie Rochette (Canada): Bronze Medalist
Laura Lepisto (Finland): 6th
Rachael Flatt (United States): 7th
Johnny Weir (United States): 6th
Jeremy Abbott (United States): 9th
Earlier in the week we posed a question to our Facebook fans, What does the Olympic sprit mean to you? We received some really great answers and now we’ll be posting our thoughts over the next few days on each of the Riedell skaters and how they embodied the Olympic spirit! As we post them, feel free to share your thoughts on each of the skaters!
Did you catch the NHK Trophy excitement? Riedell skaters, Jeremy Abbott, Johnny Weir and Laura Lepisto performed in Japan over the weekend, and all three delivered great routines.
Johnny Weir let out his inner competitor this weekend with an exciting and technically challenging long program performance that catapulted him to a 2nd place finish!
Riedell’s Jeremy Abbott, (also the defending Grand Prix champion) finished 5th. The highlight was Abbott’s short program, where he skated confidently and energetically to a personal best score of 83! Laura Lepisto continued her strong season, finishing 5th at the Trophy.
Congratulations Riedell skaters!
As the Olympic season grows closer, the Grand Prix Series in winding down. This weekend, Japan will host the 2009 NHK Trophy. The Trophy, event 4 out of 6 in the Grand Prix Series, is sure to entertain. Riedell skaters Johnny Weir and Jeremy Abbot will represent Team USA, while Laura Lepisto represents Finland.
Laura is having one of her most electrifying seasons to date. Earlier this season, she won the European title and came in a career-high 6th at the World Championships. With her clean, strong skate, Lepisto is certainly in the running for a medal this weekend!
Both Jeremy Abbot and Johnny Weir are favorites in the US skating circuit, and both have exciting routines to bring to Japan. Abbott will be skating to the Beatles “A Day in the Life” for his short program and his routine is full of strong jumps and crisp edges. Weir’s routine is one of the most difficult you’ll see on the ice this season. Loaded full of spins and jumps, if Weir skates like the champion he is, you’ll be blown away!
Best of luck to the Riedell skaters this weekend!
Check out your favorite skaters this Sunday, November 8th from 2:00-4:00pm EST on NBC. Then tell us what you thought about the competition!