Author: Sampo Pajulampi

Hilla Palviainen took gold in the girls' under 63 kg category at the PM Games held in Malmö, Sweden, on Saturday. In their first match, Hilla defeated Riihimäki's Roosa Torttila with a score of 11-1. In the final, Hilla was met by a training friend from the training center and a fierce competitor, Jenna Partanen (Tapiola Taekwondo Hwang). In her semi-final, Jenna had defeated the tall Swede, Natalie Fogelberg, with a wonderful performance. In the final, the situations varied, but at the end of the game, the score was 8-5 for Hilla. I saw Hilla win the Nordic championship.

Juho Ranta (men -87 kg) took bronze in his series after defeating Aki Tiihonen from Lahti in the quarter-finals. In the semifinals, the score line of the main hits favored Dennis Zorko from Sweden, who won the series, who went on to win the series, defeating Joonas Rynö of Helsinki Taekwondo in the final.

Teemu Heino (men +87 kg) also did not find the right kind of hits in his semi-final match against Sweden's Mustafa Jukovic. Despite Teemu's hard effort, the match ended in favor of the Swede 2-1. In the final, Jukovic defeated Tero Kuorikoski from Lahti and took the series victory.

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Teemu suffered a defeat in his opening match against Slovenian Ivan Trajcovicile with a score of 7-2. The Slovenian got silver, losing to Italy's Leonard Basile with 7-6 points.

Due to the European Championships, VK1 trainings will not be organized from May 2-7.

Taekwondo athletes have a strong representation in the Finnish European Championship team. The tournament will take place in Manchester from 3 to 6 May.

Teemu Heino, men over 87 kilos
Teemu will fight already on Thursday. 3.5.
Teemu's preparation has gone smoothly. Fitness has been maintained and some sports training is also on the schedule. The goal in the competition is to have good matches and a medal is also in mind.

Juho Kostiainen, men under 74 kilos
Juho will compete on the final day of the tournament, Sunday 6 May.
Juho is in great physical shape, and fighting at a higher level than the normal series makes it easier to prepare. In Serbia last year, the match went well even in a bigger series. Mitalia goes after Juhok.

In addition, Juho Ranta as the team's physiotherapist and Sampo Pajulampi as the manager are going on the trip with our club.

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The Finnish Taekwondo Association's Taekwondo Festival will be held in Turku this year as well.

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Vassilaki Sophia, Kadetti girls -41kg
Sophia beat both of her opponents and took the series win. The wins were really clear (20-10 and 11-3).

Feka Vokker, Cadet boys -53kg
Vokker's match was interrupted in the second set due to a mistake made by the opponent. The contact of the opponent's head kick was too hard and thus the match was awarded to Voker. Voker was not allowed to continue competing and he got silver to take home.

Palvianen Hilla, B1-League (B1T) 59-63kg
Palvianen Hilla, Match League (N) 62-67kg
Hilla took silver in both sets. The legs were heavy after the initial laps. Although the match went moderately well, the gas was not enough for series victories.

Kauppinen Petteri, Match League (M) 74-80kg
Petteri didn't fight.

Ranta Juho, Match League (M) 80-87kg
Juho won both his matches. In the final, a little carelessness took the match to overtime, which Juho won relatively easily.

Heino Teemu, Match League (M) +87kg
Teemu routinely won his series. The match was a bit cautious because next week there will be taekwondo EC competitions, where Teemu will represent Finland.
Röyttä Emilia, D2 juniors
Emilia fought well in her first games, although match victories were still waiting for her. Bronze around the neck to go home.
Saha Jaakko, Hobbyists (M) +80
Jaakko didn't fight due to illness.

Laukkanen Markus, +30 (M) +80
Markus took a tight match with his opponent from Tampere. The match was a steady grind and the scores were tight. After numerous warnings, the end result was a stinging 4-5 loss from Markus' point of view.

Thanks on behalf of the team to everyone who participated. Each of you helped in your own way. It's great to be part of a group that is ready to blow on one another.

Results>>

Kim Sinisalo's video summary of the Games>>

30.4. morning workouts are organized as usual. Other trainings are cancelled.

Let's improve the hall and put the seats in order. Welcome to help! We start at ten and hustle until the hustle and bustle is over. Coffee, juice and the like are available.