Sporty Finns, part 2: Show on ice

As I mentioned before Finns seem to be a very sporty nation. There are numerous fitness clubs, sports associations, hobby clubs etc. The most popular sport is ice-hockey - no doubt. But because ice-hockey is so popular there are many ice-rinks and ice-halls to train other forms of ice-skating related sports.

Today's post will be about something related to my hobby - figure ice-skating. There are two big clubs in Kuopio where you can learn figure ice-skating: KuTa and KuLs. Additionally KuLs offers a possibility of joining speed-skating team or synchronized skating. Both of those clubs organise various types of events throughout the year. In the spring it is time for the show on ice. Last year Cinderella was enacted, this year's topic was Circus. The show took place last Sunday, 18th of April.

Anyone who wanted to act in the show was welcome, all of the groups could have their part: amateurs and professionals, children and adults, synchronised and figure ice-skaters, no matter what the skill level or intensity of trainings are. The point was to get together, do something nice and have fun. And maybe also show parents that their kids are doing great :)

On the Circus show you could see almost anything that circus has to offer. There must be the circus director naturally, clowns, and various animals (a bear is a must). Respect for all "animals" who had to perform in furs :) Being on ice in skates is already a challenge, but being in skates, wearing special animal "overall" and still make the jumps and spins is amazing. I hope I can upload some pics soon when I finally get them.

The show itself was nice, but my absolute favourites were bunnies. 5 little girls in white bunnies' outfits with pointy ears and round scuts were adorable. Watching them jumping, spinning and playing around with their carrots just made me grin all the time.

The second best part in my opinion was the part with precision skaters, all dressed in black, with white masks on. The music choice was perfect, the movements and choreography were full of drama, tension and kept me staring and wanting more. The whole performance was brilliant, like on a stage of a good theatre. Really well done!

This kind of ice-show is an annual event therefore I can't wait to see what kind of show will the next year bring!

Until next post!