Helsingfors Skridskoklubb (in Swedish, HSK), in FinnishHelsingin Luistinklubi, is the oldest figure skating club in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki in 1875. When spoken in Finnish, the Swedish name is, however, more common than the Finnish, the only abbreviation used is HSK.
In January 2020, the Finnish Figure Skating Association (FFSA) imposed a one-year competition ban on the club's synchronized skating head coach Mirjami Penttinen, for unethical conduct.[37] 12 former junior and senior skaters under Penttinen's coaching had contacted the Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS, in Finnish: Suomen urheilun eettinen keskus, SUEK) and told about their experiences.[38]
The FINCIS had conducted an investigation and handed its findings over to the FFSA, whose Disciplinary Board found that Penttinen had repeatedly violated ethical rules of sports by using abusive language, yelling and humiliating her coachees, and on several occasions, suggesting that some of her coachees making mistakes during practice should commit suicide.[38] The HSK temporarily suspended Penttinen due to the competition ban.[39]
Penttinen's lawyer denied the accusations and told that Penttinen was "extremely upset, sad, and sorry for the situation."[37]
In June 2020 the City of Helsinki decided to reclaim the 2018 subsidies from HSK, totaling approximately €57,000, due to what the City described as "not having abided by good governance and 'fair play' principles."[40]Nasima Razmyar, then-Vice Mayor of Helsinki and then-chair of the Culture and Leisure Committee of the City, deemed the decision as an important precedent demonstrating a "zero tolerance for bullying and humiliation", further adding that "the City has to stick to its principles" when granting subsidies.[41][42][43]
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^"Last editions". Fédération française des sports de glace. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^"Last editions". Fédération française des sports de glace. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^"KILPAILUTULOKSET VUONNA 2007" [Competition results in 2007] (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Figure Skating Association. 2008-03-17. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
^ abOn 17 January 2020, Yle published the competition ban without naming the club or the coach (first link). Later, on 9 March 2020, Yle published a follow-up article (second link) where it named HSK and Penttinen and referred to the 17 January article.