#Matthias Versluis

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Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis

2023 Grand Prix Espoo - Free Dance

[erinaonice]

so this article (helsingin sanomat 19.3.2024) interviews juulia turkkila and matthias versluis on some changes that they've made to their free dance as well as talks about matthias's side hustle as a music editor (summarized and translated by yours truly)

an assisted lift in the free dance step sequence was over the allowed 3.10 seconds by 0.1 seconds and led to juulia and matthias lose the fifth place by 0.07 points

as such they edited the overly long move out of the program.

"we changed the move so we don't make the same mistake, not taking unnecessary risks," says turkkila at pirkkola ice rink, where she and versluis prepare for the worlds

turkkila and versluis arrived to toronto, canada, early on to recover from jet lag and to polish their programs. their rink mates there are the canadian piper gilles and paul poirier

on music: versluis plays the guitar and knows how to edit music, so he has arranged the pair's rhythm dance medley

"we're on version 15 now," versluis laughs

versluis has arranged music to other skaters as well, like a finnish synchronized skating team and the latvian deniss vasiljevs (!!)

vasiljevs premiers a new free program in the worlds with music arranged by versluis

"a request came from deniss. arranging is a bit of a side hustle, I get small compensations from it," tells versluis

in montreal turkkila and versluis compete for the fifth time on worlds level. a year ago the pair was ninth. the placement brought finland a second spot in ice dance, represented by world championships first-timers yuka orihara and juho pirinen, who were tenth in europeans

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Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis (FIN) RD Rebelado, Wicked Game, Banto || ISU European Championships 2023

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Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis Rhythm Dance, 2023. Photographed by Joosep Martinson.

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Marvelous mesmerizing amazing spellbinding

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Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis skating to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 for their free dance at the 2019 World Championships and 2019 European Championships.

(Sources: Skates U.S. and David W. Carmichael)

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JUULIA TURKKILA MATTHIAS VERSLUIS EUROOPANMESTARUUSKISOJEN PRONSSIMITALISTIT 2023

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Turkkila/Versluis - Grand Prix Espoo 22 - Free Dance - FIN

Elements:

OFS 3+2 (very solid) | SLL 3 (?? This was beautiful) Twizzles 3+3 (just some slight bobbles for both of them on the exits of the last 2 Twizzles) | Choreo Jump + 2.28| StaLi 4+ RoLi 4(tv but stunning, +4 goe) | MiSt 2+3 (and close to 3+3!!) | Spin 3 | ChSt +2.21 (wish it was longer)| Choreo Lift +3.15 (really lovely!!)

Program: Four Impromptus , Piano Sonata 20 (Schubert)

I appreciate how understated and soft this program is and how well it works with their individual style. This feels like a genuine and unforced version of what Sinitsina/Katsalapov tried and failed to do year after year. They have such a refreshing quality to their skating that I just love <3

I would give them honestly an 8.75 in Composition because this was great. (Edit after looking at the protocols, they got an 8.64! Which is .5 higher than any other category of theirs. I feel vindicated and I’m glad the judges agree 😤)

I know I said it last event, but I love this dress and color on Juulia 💜 and I don’t think I noticed the details in Matthias’ tunic before, but I do really enjoy the cut and how the navy compliments Juulia

Also, what a great showing Finland had in Mens and Ice Dance 💜 (and both Jenni and Janna had one STUNNING program) they should be so proud as a host nation!! 🥺

Score: 116.73 (!!!), 191.79 into 1st — AND their first Grand Prix medal!! 🥉 which is Finland’s first in Ice Dance, and the first GP medal since 2012!

what a way to cap off The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Espoo 💜 🇫🇮 💜

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[wanderlustinwonderland18]

NUMBERS ARE JUST NUMBERS, BUT BRILLIANT ART LIVES FOREVER!

SO PROUD OF JUULIA & MATTHIAS!

🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵

[lunalilith19]

it's cancer season

[erinaonice]

juulia and matthias sublime beautiful amazing brilliant

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Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis free dance lifts

+ choreo assisted jump

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Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis Free Dance, 2023. Photographed by Joosep Martinson and Pablo Morano.

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God that was beautiful

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Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis 2023 Nebelhorn Trophy FD

📷: yoriko suzuki