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Part 2 – Finland: Competing in elite while in college, Europeans, the first for a Finnish Women on floor and 3 time is a charm at Worlds. In part 2 with Missouri Sophomore Kaia Tanskanen, we talk all about her decision to compete for Finland, how it came to be, and what it was like joining the Finnish National Team. Kaia has some cool stories about her initial experiences and competing for Finland at the beginning. We talked about her freshman season in Part 1 and we continue with 2nd half of her year long gymnastics season with the fall elite competitions. The Risk and Reward of doing new routines and a brand new skill on floor which became the first Finnish women to ever compete. She gives more stories and facts about leading into this season and competing the double double, doing a new bar routine, making Worlds AA final and competing with her boyfriend Robert Kermes, a fellow Finnish National Team member, in the mixed pairs event at Euros. All this and a bit more in this fun part 2 with Kaia.
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In this part 1 of our two part podcast with Kaia, we talk all about Mizzou and the moments that stood out from her freshman year and how she balanced competing in college while still maintaining her elite routines. She gives some BTS insights to the teams and her thoughts during the crazy NCAA Regionals and Nationals experience and of course we take her back to memories of being part of Region 5. That and more in this Part 1 with Kaia.
Podcast Highlights
- How she decided to compete for Finland
- First years of competing for Finland
- Paris World Cup Bronze (Floor)
- First Finnish women to compete a double double
- World Championships 3rd time is a charm
- Mixed Pairs with her Boyfriend Robert
- 2 very interesting questions from people important to Kaia
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