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National team gymnast
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World Championships
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Northern-European uneven bars Champion
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Academy athlete of the year
Finland Proper
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Finnish all-around Champion
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About

Helmi is a national team artistic gymnast from Finland, who started gymnastics at the age of four. She has represented Turun Urheiluliitto for all her career, but there is also a close co-operation with Tampereen Voimistelijat and their coach Igor Cherepov, and Helmi is also training in Tampere, when needed.

Early & youth years

Helmi's first coaches were Ammi and Roosa with whom she trained two years. After that, she changed under the coaching of her longtime coach and Olympic level judge Lisbet 'Lippe' Heino.

Her first competition was in Tuusula in October 2007. Thus the goal was to achieve more than thirty points, to get "a license" to compete in class competitions, in which she succeeded and finished 14th. Two weeks later in her first "real" competition in Helsinki, she finished 5th. After that, she has won dozens of medals and trophies from pre-junior level competitions.

Finnish Championships

At the age of twelve in May 2013, Helmi was old enough to compete in the Junior Finnish Championships. Because of a minor injury in her ankle, she was forced to ease her floor routine, but she still managed to take bronze on all-around and gold on beam. In 2014 she took gold in all-around and floor among with bronze on beam. Because of suffering a lot of injuries in her last junior year, she had only a few weeks of steady training before Finnish Championships. Despite this, she took gold on beam, and silver medals in all-around, on bars and on floor.

Due to two shoulder injuries, she was unable to compete at all in her first year on the senior level. In 2017 she got silver on floor and bronze both on beam and in all-around. In 2018 she took her first senior all-around title, and also bronze on bars. Unfortunately, on floor exercise, she fell on her last tumbling line and finished fourth with her otherwise hit routine.

International apperance

Helmi's first international appearance was in Mälar Cup 2012, Stockholm, where she finished fourth on floor. A year later, she won the floor final. In 2014 she was selected to Finnish team for European Championships, but could not attend due to an injury.

She has one team gold, three bronzes and one personal silver on floor and bronze on beam in Nordic Championships. In 2013 she was by far the youngest member of the Finnish Team in the Northern European Championships in Lisburn, and in 2017 she won gold on uneven bars when Northern Europeans were in Tórshavn.

In 2017 she participated her first World Challenge Cup in Szombathely. She made a promising international senior debut being 11th on bars and 14th on beam. Three weeks later in Montreal, she finished 42th on bars and 54 in all-around in World Championships. In March 2018 she attended her first World Cup at Baku, where she was 10th on floor. In European Championships held in Glasgow 2018 she badly injured her ankle ligaments in the last training, and could only attend to the bars with an easier routine.

Profile

Bio


NameHelmi Murto
Birthday07/02/2000
NationalityFinnish
ResidenceTurku, Finland
OccupationStudent
 
ClubTurun Urheiluliitto
Started2004
National teamSince 2012 (minors 2010-2012)
LevelSenior International Elite

 

Personal bests (Tokyo)


AA50.10005/19/2018Tuusula, Finland
VT12.93310/21/2017Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
UB12.50010/03/2017Montreal, Canada
BB12.70005/25/2019Turku, Finland
FX12.90006/07/2018Turku, Finland

 

Next competitions


None scheduled

 

Trophies


07/01/2018FloorNordic ChampionshipsFarum, Denmark
06/30/2018TeamNordic ChampionshipsFarum, Denmark
05/27/2018BarsFinnish ChampionshipsTuusula, Finland
05/26/2018A-AFinnish ChampionshipsTuusula, Finland
10/22/2017BarsNorthern European ChampionshipsTórshavn, Faroe Islands
05/14/2017FloorFinnish ChampionshipsJyväskylä, Finland
Beam
05/13/2017A-AFinnish ChampionshipsJyväskylä, Finland
05/23/2015TeamNordic ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland
05/16/2015FloorFinGymTurku, Finland
05/09/2015BeamFinnish ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland
Bars
Floor
05/08/2015A-AFinnish ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland
04/18/2014BeamNordic ChampionshipsHalmstad, Sweden
04/17/2014TeamNordic ChampionshipsHalmstad, Sweden
04/06/2014FloorFinnish ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland
Beam
04/05/2014A-AFinnish ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland
11/18/2013TeamFinnish ChampionshipsTurku, Finland
11/03/2013FloorMälarcupenStockholm, Sweden
05/25/2013TeamNordic ChampionshipsElverum, Norway
05/11/2013BeamFinnish ChampionshipsTampere, Finland
05/10/2013A-AFinnish ChampionshipsTampere, Finland

 

Results

Finnish Championships (Turku, Finland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2019-05-26 6. 5.
EF - 2019-05-26 10.450 10.600
EF - 2019-05-26 DV=2.1
CR=2.0
 
D=4.1
E=6.350

 
10.450
DV=2.5
CR=1.5
CV=0.1
D=4.1
E=6.500

 
10.600
AA/QF - 2019-05-25 4. 3. 1. 10.
AA/QF - 2019-05-25 48.600 12.200 12.200 12.700 11.500
AA/QF - 2019-05-25 D=3.7
E=8.600

N=0.1



12.200
DV=2.2
CR=2.0
 
D=4.2
E=8.000

 
12.200
DV=2.5
CR=2.0
CV=0.1
D=4.6
E=8.100

 
12.700
DV=2.2
CR=2.0
 
D=4.2
E=7.300

 
11.500
European Championships (Glasgow, Scotland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
QF/TQ - 2018-08-02 16. 39.
QF/TQ - 2018-08-02 143.065 12.000
QF/TQ - 2018-08-02 DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.700

 
12.000
Nordic Championships (Farum, Denmark)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2018-07-01 2.
EF - 2018-07-01 12.850
EF - 2018-07-01 DV=2.5
CR=2.0
 
D=4.5
E=8.350

 
12.850
AA/QF/TF - 2018-06-30 3. 8. 12. 14. 2.
AA/QF/TF - 2018-06-30 145.800 47.500 12.500 11.650 11.000 12.350
AA/QF/TF - 2018-06-30 D=3.7
E=8.800

 



12.500
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.350

 
11.650
DV=2.7
CR=2.0
 
D=4.7
E=6.300

 
11.000
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.150

N=0.1
12.350
Suomi Gymnaestrada (Turku, Finland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2018-06-07 3. 3. 13. 1.
EF - 2018-06-07 47.100 12.700 11.500 10.000 12.900
EF - 2018-06-07 D=3.7
E=9.000

 



12.700
DV=2.2
CR=2.0
 
D=4.2
E=7.300

 
11.500
DV=2.5
CR=1.5
 
D=4.0
E=6.000

 
10.000
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.600

 
12.900
Finnish Championships (Tuusula, Finland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2018-05-27 3. 8. 4.
EF - 2018-05-27 12.400 9.200 11.600
EF - 2018-05-27 DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.100

 
12.400
DV=2.6
CR=1.5
 
D=4.1
E=5.100

 
9.200
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.300

 
11.600
AA/QF - 2018-05-26 1. 1. 7. 1.
AA/QF - 2018-05-26 48.850 12.550 12.250 11.450 12.600
AA/QF - 2018-05-26 D=3.7
E=8.850

 



12.550
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.950

 
12.250
DV=2.6
CR=1.5
CV=0.1
D=4.2
E=7.250

 
11.450
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.300

 
12.600
Federation Championships (Tuusula, Finland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
AA - 2018-05-19 1. 3. 1. 1.
AA - 2018-05-19 50.100 12.700 12.400 12.400 12.600
AA - 2018-05-19 D=3.7
E=9.000

 



12.700
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.100

 
12.400
DV=2.6
CR=2.0
 
D=4.6
E=7.800

 
12.400
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.300

 
12.600
World Cup (Baku, Azerbaijan)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
QF - 2018-03-15 13. 13. 10.
QF - 2018-03-15 9.266 11.300 11.966
QF - 2018-03-15 DV=1.5
CR=1.0
 
D=2.5
E=6.766

 
9.266
DV=2.7
CR=1.5
 
D=4.2
E=7.100

 
11.300
DV=2.2
CR=2.0
CV=0.1
D=4.3
E=7.766

N=0.1
11.966
Northern European Championships (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2017-10-22 1. 6.
EF - 2017-10-22 11.950 12.150
EF - 2017-10-22 DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.650

 
11.950
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.850

 
12.150
AA/QF/TF - 2017-10-21 4. 7. 1. 17. 8.
AA/QF/TF - 2017-10-21 145.149 48.533 12.933 12.350 11.050 12.200
AA/QF/TF - 2017-10-21 D=3.7
E=9.233

 



12.933
DV=2.2
CR=2.2
 
D=4.4
E=7.950

 
12.350
DV=2.5
CR=1.5
 
D=4.0
E=7.050

 
11.050
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.900

 
12.200
World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
QF - 2017-10-03 54. 42. 73. 101.
QF - 2017-10-03 45.933 12.433 12.500 10.500 10.500
QF - 2017-10-03 D=3.7
E=8.733

 



12.433
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=8.200

 
12.500
DV=2.5
CR=1.5
 
D=4.0
E=6.600

N=0.1
10.500
DV=2.4
CR=2.0
 
D=4.4
E=6.300

N=0.2
10.500
World Challenge Cup (Szombathely, Hungary)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
QF - 2017-09-08 11. 14. 21.
QF - 2017-09-08 12.166 11.866 11.933
QF - 2017-09-08 DV=2.2
CR=1.5
 
D=3.7
E=8.466

 
12.166
DV=2.4
CR=1.5
 
D=3.9
E=7.966

 
11.866
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.633

 
11.933
FinGym (Turku, Finland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2017-05-27 5. 4.
EF - 2017-05-27 10.800 12.300
EF - 2017-05-27
QF - 2017-05-26 1. 2. 10. 4.
QF - 2017-05-26 48.750 12.900 11.900 11.650 12.300
QF - 2017-05-26 D=0.0
E=12.900

 



12.900
Finnish Championships (Jyväskylä, Finland)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2017-05-14 3. 2.
EF - 2017-05-14 11.100 11.833
EF - 2017-05-14 DV=2.4
CR=1.5
 
D=3.9
E=7.200

 
11.100
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.533

 
11.833
AA/QF - 2017-05-13 3. 7. 2. 1.
AA/QF - 2017-05-13 45.850 12.500 10.100 11.150 12.100
AA/QF - 2017-05-13 D=3.7
E=8.800

 



12.500
DV=2.0
CR=1.5
 
D=3.5
E=6.600

 
10.100
DV=2.3
CR=1.5
 
D=3.8
E=7.350

 
11.150
DV=2.3
CR=2.0
 
D=4.3
E=7.800

 
12.100
Tournoi International du Pas-De-Calais (Arques, France)
TF AA VT UB BB FX
EF - 2015-12-12 8.
EF - 2015-12-12 11.034
12.734
EF - 2015-12-12 D=3.8
E=7.334

N=0.1
D=4.0
E=8.734

 
11.884
AA/QF/TF - 2015-12-11 9. 11. 12. 7.
AA/QF/TF - 2015-12-11 95.500 48.967 12.767 11.133 12.833 12.233
AA/QF/TF - 2015-12-11 D=3.8
E=8.967

 



12.767
DV=1.4
CR=1.5
 
D=2.9
E=8.233

 
11.133
DV=2.1
CR=2.5
 
D=4.6
E=8.233

 
12.833
DV=2.1
CR=2.5
 
D=4.6
E=7.633

 
12.233

 

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  • Einstein and elite gymnast Helmi Murto
    Kauppalehti

    06/19/2018 Tuula Kallio

    According to Einstein, anyone who has thought about as much of the theory of relativity would have come up with it. Helmi Murto, a most talented gymnast, said that more important than talent is to work hard, and one must never give up.

    ...

    The summer opens a lane for new issues and dreams. Enjoy the summer, your own sporting activities and summer nights - but also the rest and idleness that top athletes also need. Let us believe in success, for each of us can be our own life's einstein or helmimurto.

  • "One must never give up."
    Helsingin Sanomat

    05/25/2018 Elisa Mäki

    Helmi Murto, a young talented artistic gymnast, says that to work hard is more important than being talented.

    Helmi Murto, who is a member of the Finnish national team in artistic gymnastics, is often asked if she is a relative of pole vaulter Wilma Murto. She is not. Still, both Murtos are hopes for the future of Finnish sport. They also go to the same sport high school, and train in the Alfa sports center in Turku. They have even been at the same courses. 18-year-old Helmi Murto won Northern European Championships on uneven bars in 2017, and she is one of the essential members of the Finnish national team in artistic gymnastics. She was only 13-years-old when she attended first time the Northern Europeans with the Finnish senior team. In artistic gymnastics, the age for seniors is 16. Murto has lots of medals from Finnish Championships. "She is pliable and light, and her lines are clean. She perceives herself infinitely well, that is, where she spins, whether it is about the transverse or longitudinal axis. And then, really, what she does, she does cleanly in tune", says the manager of Finnish WAG team Satu Murtonen.

    Murto practices six days a week. Only Sunday is free. On weekdays she trains two times a day, two hours in the morning and three and a half or four hours in the evening. She studies in the Kerttuli sport high school, there it is easy to combine studies and training. "I go through in four years, making it little easier", says Murto. There are still two years of studies, and Murto is not yet sure what to do after high school. Instead, the intentions in gymnastics career are clear. "I would like to represent Finland in Europeans, Worlds, Nordics and Northern Europeans this year. And the biggest dream would be to attend the Olympics", Murto says. Her career has not been easy. Just before 2014 junior European Championships she was injured on beam, and could not attend due to a fracture in metatarsus.
    "It was really hard. It was a preparation camp for Europeans where I injured. But it gave me just more motivation to try again."
    According to Murto, after the recovery session, it's first a little scary to come back to train with the apparatus the injury has happened. Courage to try again to meet the goals and eagerness to learn more and more keeps her going on. "After a couple of succesfull session, it is again easier though", she says. Two years after the metatarsus injury the she could not compete at all due to two shoulder injuries. First there was a fracture and when it was healed she suffered a rupture in the rotator cuff of the same shoulded.

  • Murto has a Rauma background too - Do you remember judoka-Granö?
    Länsi-Suomi

    10/06/2017 STT-Länsi-Suomi

    Länsi-Suomi has already told on several occasions that the member of Finnish national team in artistic gymnastics World Championships, Franz Card, has family roots in Rauma. There is another Finnish gymnasts in the World Championships in Montreal, whose mother has also a Rauma backround. She is Helmi Murto.
    Her mother, former judoka Ullamari Murto won lots of medals in Finnish Championship with maiden name Granö.
    - I am usually training six times a week. I would like to go as far as I have the capacity. For the time being, I'm going to do this seriously, Granö the Finnish junior champion, told Länsi-Suomi in October 1986.
    And indeed, she did have the capacity. Among others, Ullamari Murto, who represented Kaigan, was Finnish champion both in junior and senior, bronze medalist in Nordic Championships and represented Finland in European Championships in the late eighties. She moved to Turku because of her studies and settled there.

  • Further gold medals in Finnish Championsips to the city of Turku
    Turun Sanomat

    05/10/2015 Joni Hilden

    Also, the artistic gymnastics was successful for the city of Turku, when Helmi Murto won on beam (12.80) and was second both on uneven bars and floor exercise. The competition was very tight, and there was only 0,05 point difference to the winner both on bars and floor. Murto did not compete on vault.

  • Promising artistic gymnast Helmi Murto of TuUL is drudging for success
    Turun Sanomat

    03/11/2014 Juuso Hämäläinen

    Helmi Murto has spent most of his life with artistic gymnastics. The young athlete nicknamed "Hessu" will be fourteen in July, but she started the gymnastics at the age of four. Murto remembers very well the time when she first walked into the world of gymnastics.
    - It was immediately fun, and there was a friendly group. My mom brought me to try in the gym, and I loved it here, Murto says.
    Of course, the training now compared to the training once she started, has naturally changed.
    - The number of weekly training has, of course, increased and now it is also in other ways harder, the girl representing Turun Urheiluliitto tells.

    And indeed, Murto trains as a professional. Only on Sunday, she has no training at all.
    - I have training seven times a week. On Mondays, I train twice, before and after the school.
    It takes time to be in the gym; the morning training takes about two hours, in the afternoon three and on Saturday for as long as four hours. According to a quick calculation, Murto spends around 21 hours in the Alfa Center in a week. She trains all four apparatus, but the young athlete's favorite is the floor. She admits that from time to time she is a bit tired after training, but training is also rewarding.
    - It's great to learn new drills and here I have also good friends.

    But, of course, she doesn't practice in the gym only for the joy of training. Murto is also a tough competitor. She attended the first international competition a few years ago in Sweden. The best memories are, however, over the past year and Northern Ireland, where Northern European Championships took place.
    - We were there as a team and finished fourth, Murto recalls.
    The next international competition can be very soon, as about a month away, qualifying for the Junior Nordic Championships will be held.
    - Those Nordics would be nice to be selected, "Hessu" sets her qualifying goal.
    And getting to the Nordics is not her only goal for this season. Murto would also like to attend the Junior European Championships in May.

  • The Breakthrough Stars of 2017
    The Gymternet

    12/28/2017 Lauren Hopkins

    I didn’t know much about Helmi when I first saw her compete this year, but when she won the bronze medal at Finnish nationals — her first competition in two years — she definitely piqued my curiosity. Helmi missed her senior debut season due to injury, but when she returned it was as one of the country’s best, making the worlds team and winning the bars title at Northern Euros in the process.

    Many of Finland’s best gymnasts tend to peak when they’re a bit older, and the country’s top three international competitors are all in their early-to-mid 20s. For Helmi to compete at their level at 17 is huge, and as she continues to grow in the sport, I think she can do big things for this country. At the moment, her routines when hit are NCAA-esque, with clean and polished skills. I especially love what she can do on bars, and hope that’s where she continues to shine as she adds to her difficulty in the future.

More important than being talented is to work hard.
One must never give up.

Testimonials

  • For Helmi to compete at their level at 17 is huge, and as she continues to grow in the sport, I think she can do big things for this country.

    Lauren Hopkins, The Gymternet

  • She is pliable and light, and her lines are clean. She perceives herself infinitely well, that is, where she spins, whether it is about the transverse or longitudinal axis. And then, really, what she does, she does cleanly in tune.

    Satu Murtonen, Finnish Gymnastics Federation

  • @Helmi Murto speaks wisely in the @HSUrheilu article: "One must never give up. If you have dreams and set objectives, you need to work hard to achieve them."

    Sanna Tuominen, Digita

  • Let us believe in success, for each of us can be our own life's einstein or helmimurto.

    Tuula Kallio, Dagmar

  • Yes. I do see that she has a potential to be a finalist, in any competition.

    Satu Murtonen, Finnish Gymnastics Federation

Team

Jenni

Coach

Jenni is responsible for my daily coaching and seasonal planning. She is most likely with me in competitions and camps also.

Andrei

Coach

Andrei, who is responsible for our club's MAG-team, is also helping Jenni to coach me, especially in morning training.

Igor

Coach (Tampere)

Igor is a professional coach in Tampereen Voimistelijat WAG-team but is always willing to take me to train under his coach, if needed.

Lippe

Judge

Lisbet was my first professional coach. She is an Olympic level judge and still helping to make my routines as clean as possible.

Sannakaisa

Physiotherapy

Sannakaisa is responsible of my fysiotherapy. She works in a close co-operation with my doctor Harri and the coaches.

Harri

Doctor

Harri is responsible of any medical advice, and tests I need durign the seasons..

Reima

Electrotherapy

Reima has treated me with electricity and laser many times to help me to recover from injuries. He is also responsible of my isokinetic testing.

TYA

Massage

I use TYA sport massage therapists, when needed.

Tuire

Ballet

Tuire is a ballet teacher, who trains me once or twice a week if I'm not in training camps or competitions.

Hansu

Choreography

Hanna-Riikka is a professional dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She is responsible of my floor exercise choreography.

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